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Soulwax – Tales of a dead scene (1996) | Track profile | Dork

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Leave the Story Untold
Tales of a dead scene

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Tales of a dead scene

Release date: 10th May 1996

From Leave the Story Untold

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"Tales of a dead scene" is a track by Soulwax, from the album Leave the Story Untold, released 10th May 1996. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Soulwax.

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Soulwax

Soulwax

Lyrics

Tales of a dead scene

[Verse 1]

Can I wash your hair underneath that wig?

Takes a minute, try and get to the other side

Can I peal the skin of your face?

Takes a minute, try and get to the other side

We better skip the old routine

[Verse 2]

Can I pick you up on your way down?

Takes a minute, try and get to the other side

Can I come on in and feel at home?

Takes a minute, try and get to the other side

Until the time finally comes

[Chorus]

There'll be no breath, you will smell it

There'll be no death, you will die it

There'll be no breath, you will smell it

There'll be no death, you will die

[Verse 3]

By the time you read this line I'll be gone

We're gonna have a splendid time

As I sing the songs we'll never write

We gonna have a splendid time

It didn't have to be like this

[Chrous]

There'll be no breath, you will smell it

There'll be no death, you will die it

There'll be no breath, you will smell it

There'll be no death, you will die it

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Track details

From Leave the Story Untold

1996

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Leave the Story Untold

Release year

1996

—Intro
—Acapulco Gold
—Long Distance Zoom
—Spending the afternoon in a slowly revolvin' door
—Soul Simplicity
—The About It Song
—Tales of a dead scene
—Rooster
—Hammer & Tongues (Album version)
—Vista Grande

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