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Suede

Elephant Man

Release date: 3rd May 1999

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"Elephant Man" is a track by Suede, from the album Head Music, released 3rd May 1999. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 7 articles about Suede.

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Suede

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Lyrics

Elephant Man

[Verse 1]

I love that deafening, thundering sound

That sounds like buildings tumbling down

And people wish that they weren't around

When we all rock and roll into town

[Verse 2]

We hear those fearful, piercing screams

The kind you find on cinema screens

As if they're fit to burst at the seams

If they could say what all of this means

[Chorus 1]

I am, I am the elephant man

It is incredible how I can

Look just like, just like an elephant, man

Just like, just like my elephant fans

[Verse 3]

We love that satisfying, rattling crash

The sound of registers full of cash

We'll be all over your town like a rash

We'll steal your children and smoke all your hash

[Chorus 1]

I am, I am the elephant man

It is incredible how I can

Look just like, just like an elephant, man

Just like, just like my elephant fans

[Verse 4]

I love that deafening, thundering sound

That sounds like buildings tumbling down

And people wish that they weren't around

When we all rock and roll into town

[Chorus 1]

I am, I am the elephant man

It is incredible how I can

Look just like, just like an elephant, man

Just like, just like my elephant fans

[Chorus 2]

We are, we are the elephant men

Take heed, we'll be stampeding again

Look out all of you fair-weather friends

Because elephants never forget

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From Head Music

1999
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1999
  1. —Head Music
  2. —Crack in the Union Jack
  3. —Savoir Faire
  4. —Hi-Fi
  5. —Elephant Man
  6. —Down
  7. —Asbestos
  8. —He's Gone
  9. —Can't Get Enough
  10. —Indian Strings

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