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ULTRAPOP
The Music Becomes a Skull

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The Music Becomes a Skull

Release date: 16th April 2021

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"The Music Becomes a Skull" is a track by The Armed, from the album ULTRAPOP, released 16th April 2021. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 4 articles about The Armed.

About the Artist

The Armed

The Armed

Lyrics

The Music Becomes a Skull

To those men, he appears as a God

From his post

He descends to applause

Congratulatory handshakes

For some time

A short-lived after-glow

Compliments

And goodwill overflow

What a brilliant show

What a brilliant show

Now get off

You have been dethroned

What a brilliant show

Now get off

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Track details

From ULTRAPOP

2021

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Album

16th April 2021

Release year

2021

1ULTRAPOP
2:43
2ALL FUTURES
3:05
3MASUNAGA VAPORS
2:30
4A LIFE SO WONDERFUL
3:07
5AN ITERATION
2:53
6BIG SHELL
3:17
7AVERAGE DEATH
4:32
8FAITH IN MEDICATION
3:46
9WHERE MAN KNOWS WANT
2:56
10REAL FOLK BLUES
3:39
11BAD SELECTION
3:45
12THE MUSIC BECOMES A SKULL (feat. Mark Lanegan)
2:38
—The Music Becomes a Skull

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The Armed — Broken Mirror (from THE FUTURE IS HERE AND EVERYTHING NEEDS TO BE DESTROYED)
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Credits

Credited: Ben Chisholm, Dan Greene, Mark Lanegan