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The Stranglers – Manna Machine (1981) | Track profile | Dork

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The Gospel According to the Meninblack
Manna Machine

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Manna Machine

Release date: 7th February 1981

From The Gospel According to the Meninblack

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About This Track

"Manna Machine" is a track by The Stranglers, from the album The Gospel According to the Meninblack, released 7th February 1981. Full lyrics are available below.

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Lyrics

Manna Machine

After forty years and after forty nights

Making some food for the Israelites

Out on a limb inside the Heights

Lies a machine out of sight

Not much air, breathing still

Sleeping mummy who did you kill?

They closed your eyes and left you to rust

Many prayed for you to turn to dust

You need a man from hereabouts

To find where you are and dig you out

To find where you are and dig you out

And just one thing

If you're let loose

Can you still make cookies in your caboose?

Sleeping mummy

Sleeping mummy

Sleeping mummy who did you kill?

And one more thing

If you can hear

Don't go out again and disappear

And one more thing

If you can hear

Don't go out again and disappear

Disappear

Disappear

Disappear

Disappear

Disappear

Disappear

Disappear

Disappear

Disappear

Disappear

Disappear

Disappear

Disappear

Disappear

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Track details

From The Gospel According to the Meninblack

1981

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Album

The Gospel According to the Meninblack

Release year

1981

—Turn the Centuries, Turn
—Manna Machine
—Four Horsemen
—Maninwhite
—Top Secret
—Tomorrow Was the Hereafter
—Waltzinblack
—Waiting for the Meninblack
—Second Coming
—Two Sunspots
—Hallow to Our Men

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