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The Van Pelt – We Are the Heathens (1997) | Track profile | Dork

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The Van Pelt
Sultans of Sentiment
We Are the Heathens

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We Are the Heathens

Release date: 1997

From Sultans of SentimentTrack 73:20

Alternative Music Rock Adult Alternative

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About This Track

"We Are the Heathens" is a track by The Van Pelt, from the album Sultans of Sentiment, released 1997. The track is 3:20 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about The Van Pelt.

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The Van Pelt

The Van Pelt

Lyrics

We Are the Heathens

Good-bye child, you were born in america
though you'll never see its shores again
your formula was traded for a case knocked down at noon
but i'll remember you
as i kick aside the lychee pits
as they drag their feet and never cease to stare
as i carefully place my steps, avoiding kittens and phlegm
on my way up to the landsey

We are the psychos, the quitters, the all-time loser
we are the low-class, the unclean, the unkempt
we are the cretins, uncivilized millions, second-rate human beings
we are the heathens!
we are the heathens!

Those the origins change, they all pass through Hester Street...
we all have.
i would not have put my money on this horse, but it won anyway,
and sent its competitors into shock
yield to the Mongol hordes, flee from the Celtic lore
set sail for the foamy shores
because the Heathens have won again
the Heathens have won again
The Heathens Have Won Again!

We are the psychos, the quitters, the all-time losers
we are the low-class, the unclean, the unkempt
we are the cretins, uncivilized millions
second-rate human beings
we are the heathens
we are the heathens!

Grab your spears and head for the hills!
the heathens have won again!

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Track details

From Sultans of Sentiment

3:201997

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Album

Sultans of Sentiment

Track number

7

Release year

1997

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2The Good, The Bad, And the Blind
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3Yamato (Where People Really Die)
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The Van Pelt — We Gotta Leave (from Artisans & Merchants) [4:24]
The Van Pelt — Old Souls (from Artisans & Merchants) [3:29]
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The Van Pelt — Same Song (from Artisans & Merchants) [5:00]
The Van Pelt — Punk House (from Artisans & Merchants) [3:55]
The Van Pelt — Cold Coconuts (from Artisans & Merchants) [4:07]
The Van Pelt — Artisans & Merchants (from Artisans & Merchants) [3:39]
The Van Pelt — Democratic Teacher's Union (from Imaginary Third) [0:57]
The Van Pelt — Three People Wide at All Times (from Imaginary Third) [5:10]
The Van Pelt — Evil High (from Imaginary Third) [2:29]
The Van Pelt — The Speeding Train (from Imaginary Third) [4:02]
The Van Pelt — The Betrayal (from Imaginary Third) [2:09]
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The Van Pelt — His Steppe Is My Prarie (from Stealing From Our Favorite Thieves) [3:38]
The Van Pelt — Turning Twenty into Two (from Stealing From Our Favorite Thieves) [4:17]

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