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The Monochrome Set – The Man With The Black Moustache (1983) | Track profile | Dork

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The Monochrome Set
Volume, Contrast, Brilliance... (Sessions & Singles Vol. 1)
The Man With The Black Moustache

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The Monochrome Set

The Man With The Black Moustache

Release date: 1983

From Volume, Contrast, Brilliance... (Sessions & Singles Vol. 1)

About This Track

"The Man With The Black Moustache" is a track by The Monochrome Set, from the album Volume, Contrast, Brilliance... (Sessions & Singles Vol. 1) , released 1983. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

The Monochrome Set

The Monochrome Set

Lyrics

The Man With The Black Moustache

When he speaks he's never loud

You could lose him in a crowd

Changing colour with the clouds

Self-effacing at the start

Oh so well he plays his part

Secret violence in his heart

Something stirring deeper down

This man is no children's clown

Leads you on to shaky ground

All good things, they have to end

Only so much you can spend

Broken faith is slow to mend

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Track details

From Volume, Contrast, Brilliance... (Sessions & Singles Vol. 1)

1983

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Volume, Contrast, Brilliance... (Sessions & Singles Vol. 1)

The Monochrome Set

Release year

1983

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The Monochrome Set — The Man With The Black Moustache

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