We Have the Technology



1. Scared of Skill

I didn't mean to call you a liar
Except when you said you loved me
I've been thinking of the father of sounds
I saw his picture in a magazine
John Swingle said, baby
"I took a pin and pricked my skin"
That gives me no reason to hang on!
Absolutely no reason to hang on!
I've been wondering about the beast in the water
I've been wondering about those fires at night
I've been thinking that the beach is a desert
I've been diagnosed: Always scared of skill!
Scared of skill x 3

2. Memory Man (instrumental)

3. Very Biased

Citrussy and lemony
The lights went out on the border town
And they rock! x 2
All the bands are making friends with bands
m. o. c. a. t. g.
And they rock! x 2
All their dreams are broken
Their boyfriends are going home
From the top of the pops
Oh oh oh AM/FM has gone for another year

4. Anatomically Correct

I have noticed that all the little sounds
Gather round her and bring my volume down
She has got all I need
Anatomically correct
And I forget!
There'd be days like these
I can hardly breathe
This is not what I need
I should stop her
'Cause she's pissing on my lawn
And the lights are out
I guess all my fuses are blown
Turn the hose
On my house
Adams Family pinball begins to reset
This is not what I need
I can hardly breathe
No more days like these
I followed her down
Into the garbage can
With the noise that she makes
She keeps my profits down
And all associated corporations
And my home appliances sleep,
Take vacations
And they lie and they steal and they cheat
She has got all I need
Anatomically Correct
And I forget!
There'd be days like these
I can hardly breathe
This is not what I need

5. Hello Machine

Hello Machine
I used to think that we have the technology
but now I'm trapped within this song
My love Machine
The sun shines brightly on you today
We can can can can't get it wrong
How do you play like a Jumbo Jet? x 2
Of all the Machines
And equipments that I have come to know you as
This form you've chosen is close to ideal
This one is the best
My one true love
I'm not that worried about the future
You can't be beaten
You won't be superseded
How do you play like a Jumbo Jet? x 2

6. Totally Confused

I'm totally confused by you x 2
There's a ten foot man
Making my lunch
I'll never understand why I want you so much
And I never ever wanted x 3
I'm totally confused by you x 2
Whisper in my face
Scream in my ear
Pack me in a suitcase
With a can of beer
And I never ever wanted x 3

7. Piece of Shit

I called my baby a Piece of Shit
She hated it, I hated it
Funny thing is now we both feel fine
She let go and I caught it
I hated it, She hated it
I hope it doesnt happen all the time
Ripping up the Carpet Tiles
Greeted by a loaded smile
And the foundations seemed so solid
But the roof was always leaking
If you call my name I'll come strolling
Because I've falling In the flame
If you think I'm all that you want
The restaurant is in your name
I called my baby a Piece of Shit
She hated it, I hated it
Funny thing is now we both feel fine
She let go and I caught it
I hated it, She hated it
I hope it doesnt happen all the time

8. Pinball Lez

Pinball Lez is shacked up with Nan's girlfriend
Re-Conditioning pinballs, He farms them out again
The word on the street is suggesting things aren't so great
At the St. Lucia residence things are pretty quiet at night
And no one seems to be answering the phone
Oh Lez come home the pinballs need ya
Oh Lez come home I promise the school kids won't tease ya
Oh Lez come home the cops will understand everything
Oh Lez come home the casinos are rigged to beat ya
Lez has given up, he is moving out to Stanthorpe
Swidden agriculture
Things are pretty quiet at night
Out in the fields today
No one seems to be answering the phone
Oh Lez come home the pinballs need ya
Oh Lez come home I promise the school kids won't tease ya
Oh Lez come home the cops will understand everything
Oh Lez come home the casinos are rigged to beat ya

9. Sons and Daughters

If I could read their writing I would let you know
All about their records and the places they go
I don't get it
But I see it in the sons
And the aerosols they use are never captured by security
Cameras talking and the lenses are walking
All of it is funky just to let me know
I don't get it
But I get it from the sons and daughters
We spent all of our money on groceries from Seeseel's
I fell asleep in the morning light
I fell asleep in the very first light
And as the day had just begun, with you
Lying in the Sun
Lying in the very last Sun
Lying in the Sun
Lying in the very last Sun
If I could read their writing I would let you know
Progress from colouring to outlining to piecing on their own
I like you because you are just the right height

10. Nice Bird

I've got a nice bird x 2
I understand that a bird in my hand is worth two in the bush
Understand that the bird is the word that I use to describe you
I've got a nice bird x 3
This world divides into people who think there's two kinds of folks
And those who don't
Trey's got the Feathers and a 12-gauge shotgun
Volkswagons from the Reich!
I've got a nice bird x 2
There's a stretch of road out past The Gap
Where they are taking some snaps, stick to the music champ
The words are important x 2
I've got a nice bird x 10
N. I. C. E. B. I. R. D. bird

11. No Rock and Roll Record

No Rock'n'Roll singer is going to sing my song
Same stupid words going over and over
The dropout turned out trashing my sound
Rub the lines off the back of my hand now
I cut my teeth on the end of my bed
I never ever sang in a highschool band
Somehow you'd think i would have figured it out by now, by now
No Rock'n'Roll record made no difference to me
No seven inch twelve inch cassette/CD
Not wasting my time on a dumb pop song
Cut my hair going back to my bank job
The radio could have been kinder to me
But I never looked good on a colour TV
Somehow you'd think I would have figured it out by now, by now
I got a message from the other side
It came to me last night in semaphore
But I can't play the minor chords
No Rock'n'Roll record made no difference to me
No seven inch twelve Inch cassette/CD
Not wasting my time on a dumb pop song
Cut my hair going back to my bank job

12. Sinatra Theory

I walk these corridors
Don't think I'm ever coming home
One time to be your friend
I killed off everything you owned
Losing the money was the hardest thing to own
I'm coming home
I had some money once
I hear I spent it all on you
One time your Christmas lights
I threw my body on the lawn
I'm smashing bugs with a ping pong bat at home
I'm coming home
My skeleton falls down
I'm coming home
Community radio station rock gets played in the parking lots
These speakers amplify the tones
I'm coming home
My skeleton falls down
I walk these corridors

13. Schtum

I'm remaining Schtum
I'm not going to speak out anymore
I'm going to be quiet
So quiet
Almost silent like the floor
Now that you are missing
I've called the searching off
I'll blame it on the light
And I'm so tired
We will resume it at dawn
Floating in the water
The floor is far below
I'm heading for Japan
If I don't get snagged first
As the water overflows
Floating in the water
The floor is far below
I'm heading for Japan
If I don't get snagged first
As the water overflows

14. The Truth about Drugs
All the junkies are piling in their cars
And the kids can stay home from school
Pick up the firesticks
Pick up the guns
We got some CD's and some tape's to tape it on
It seems the bitumen was laid for me
And the lines in the middle too
Enables travelling from A to B
And I love only you
We got to stop at a chemist I know
And that is the last of the car lighter
I got a headache and my headache won't go
We're only eating places truck drivers go
It seems the bitumen was laid for me
And the lines in the middle too
Enables travelling from A to B
And I love only you
This is called the truth about drugs x 2

15. Music is Crap

Red eyes blue gaze
You look like hell today
Step out on parade
You do it so well
Your favourite shirt
Those shoes that you bought in Perth
Dumb hair, Smart slacks
That's rock apparel
Music is crap aliens told us so
Better than that we're going to let you know
Just listen up become a receiver
And then space out when you're a believer
That's what religion is for
Music is crap
Think of your friends
Then put one on the door
Everything's free
But we're still poor
Don't matter what you like
Aliens hate it
Rock pop metal shop
They just berate it and I've found
They dig the silence hate the sound
So pick up your telescopes put your guitars down
That's what I've found
Music is crap aliens told us so
Better than that we're going to let you know
Just listen up become a receiver
And then space out when you're a believer
That's what religion is for
Music is crap x 4

16. The Drum

After the show yeah we had to go
You don't like it I don't like it
Write me a note about all of the folks
You have lied to and you sold to
Has anybody seen my guitar in case
'Cause it seems out of place
Won't you be so kind to find it
I had my amp there as well but I think that it fell
Left to the stage right behind it
You won't find it
Just like that blow that went right to your head
You don't show it x 2
So off to the station we had to go
You don't like it oh We don't like it
Has anybody seen my guitar in case
'Cause it seems out of place
Won't you be so kind to find it
I had my amp there as well but I think that it fell
Left to the stage right behind it
You won't find it
I don't like it
Guitar in case yeah!
Is not in it's place yeah!
My amp is there as well
I think that it fell yeah! yeah!
Yeah after the show yeah we had to go
You don't like it Oh you don't like it
Write me a note about all of the folks
You have lied to oh you have lied to
Has anybody seen my guitar in case
'Cause it seems out of place
Won't you be so kind to find it
I had my amp there as well but I think that it fell
Left to the stage right behind it
You won't find it
No you don't like it
Like it x 2
Guitar in case yeah!
Not in its place
My amp is there as well oh!
I think that it fell yeah! yeah! yeah!
Get off the stage x 3
Yeah!

17. Eight Years of Rock and Roll has Completely Destroyed My Memory

I've got no memories
That's what I need
I've got no past or yesterdays
Memories are what I need
But these memories are made for speed
I forgot this morning
Forgot this evening too
I'll have to beg your pardon
Your name starts with a cue
Oh no it is something I've missed
My memory's missed
I understand about your tan so let me sleep tonight
If there is a song in my throat then it is something I ate
And I guess I must be throwing up
So kiss me
Snd make me Believe in ideologies
And the streets of Sesame
I've got a good idea
To write my memories down
Then I'll have nothing to fear
When mine lets me down
I'll find names and addresses on paper on the ground
I'm good with faces no good with names

Loneliness (Secret Track)

Never meet again
Never meet my loneliness
I can hardly wait
Never meet again
Never meet my loneliness
I am a perfect example of
Somebody without your love but honey
I can never win against the television
Like a moth to your flame
Over and over and over and over again
Metamorphise
Comon' baby realise that honey
I can never win against the television