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The Monochrome Set – Flamen Dialis (1995) | Track profile | Dork

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The Monochrome Set
Trinity Road
Flamen Dialis

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The Monochrome Set

Flamen Dialis

Release date: 25th September 1995

From Trinity Road

About This Track

"Flamen Dialis" is a track by The Monochrome Set, from the album Trinity Road, released 25th September 1995. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

The Monochrome Set

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Lyrics

Flamen Dialis

He sleeps inside a burlap sack

A clothes peg on his nose

He gathers rusty carpet tacks

To scatter for the crows

One hand erect, the other hangs limply

One could suspect this man is just simply

The greatest Flamen Dialis in the world

He breaks his fast on stainless steel

And dines on sunlight soap

He sits on piles of orange peel

To wink at passing Popes

One eye is closed, the other is winking

One could suppose the man is just sinking

The greatest Flamen Dialis in the world

He wears a red straitjacket when he's picking blackberries

He vomits in a packet which he sells as liturgies

One finger cocked, the other is wagging

One would be shocked to see him sagging down

He's just the greatest Flamen Dialis in the world

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From Trinity Road

1995

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The Monochrome Set

Release year

1995

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