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Wire

A Touching Display

Release date: 23rd September 1979

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"A Touching Display" is a track by Wire, from the album 154, released 23rd September 1979. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Wire

Wire

Lyrics

A Touching Display

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]

With all the front and more besides

Bitch, thrust and parry and a few asides

With considerable charm

You chose not to decide

I really like you, becomes my massage

I really want you, becomes my decision

[Bridge]

How long can we

Sustain ourselves apart?

The pressure's increasing

It squeezes my heart

[Verse 2]

I bought a ticket, you took a walk

So much to say, we're unable to talk

Suffering in silence, our eyes give it away

So close as we part, a touching display

Colouring my thoughts, predominately grey and fighting bravely

[Bridge]

Oh, will she save me?

From what or who

I do not know

[Instrumental Outro]

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Track details

From 154

1979
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154
154
Wire
1st September 1979
Release year
1979
  1. 1I Should Have Known Better (2006 Remastered Version)
    3:52
  2. 2Two People In a Room (2006 Remastered Version)
    2:11
  3. 3The 15th (2006 Remastered Version)
    3:05
  4. 4The Other Window (2006 Remastered Version)
    2:08
  5. 5Single K.O. (2006 Remastered Version)
    2:24
  6. 6A Touching Display (2006 Remastered Version)
    6:56
  7. 7On Returning (2006 Remastered Version)
    2:06
  8. 8A Mutual Friend (2006 Remastered Version)
    4:28
  9. 9Blessed State (2006 Remastered Version)
    3:28
  10. 10Once Is Enough (2006 Remastered Version)
    3:23
  11. 11Map Ref 41 Degrees N 93 Degrees W (2006 Remastered Version)
    3:40
  12. 12Indirect Enquiries (2006 Remastered Version)
    3:37
  13. 1340 Versions (2006 Remastered Version)
    3:29
  14. —Two People in a Room
  15. —Map Ref 41 Degrees N 93 Degrees W - 2006 Remastered Version
    3:40
  16. —Once Is Enough
  17. —A Mutual Friend
  18. —The 15th
  19. —A Touching Display
  20. —I Should Have Known Better
  21. —Indirect Enquiries
  22. —40 Versions
  23. —Blessed State
  24. —Single K.O.
  25. —On Returning
  26. —The Other Window

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