Manic Street Preachers - Pretension / Repulsion (with lyrics)

[AtticusStount]

I simply love the three songs I have heard from this album so far.

[Duenderelojero]

they rocking!

[SamWicks515]

GOT THIS ON LP :)

[lhowl]

thanks for posting the lyrics i always thought it was pornographic this is pornographic not Born a graphic versus pornographic

Born a graphic

[BigCherylFan]

@lhowl

so did i

[TheeReturn]

Class.

[jadam112]

i heard blurs colin zeal around the end

[BejnXander]

It's "Extra bones for sale"

It seems the be about the idea of natural beauty vs pornography.

[cantforgetyou]

I've listened to the whole album, but it's too rough for me. I like more emotional melodies. This is more screaming than singing to me.

[Splitfire3]

thats wierd, wierdo. stop being wierd.

[street00preacher]

you're stupid.

[fuckamericanidiot]

@cantforgetyou he's screaming a tune, so he's singing, and how is this not emotional? and the melodies are great, listen to the album with headphones. Try facing page: top left at least

[cantforgetyou]

@fuckamericanidiot I'm gonna try it again.

[fuckamericanidiot]

@cantforgetyou good man/woman :)

[0TAKE99]

Wow, thanks for posting the lyrics. Now I actually know what the song's about, lol.

[animalroxanna]

rockin' tune !

[ae5115]

os manic continuam os maiores

[PhilipHuertas]

back to indy rock, great!

[psychomaji]

@PhilipHuertas The manic's are my favourite band in the world, but they aren't indy. They have even said in interviews that they aren't.

[goldsaj]

Short and Sweet. LOVE IT.

[fuckamericanidiot]

@goldsaj there's no fat on this track and i love it

[testcardgirl26]

oh this has to be my fav track from JFPL , love it! =)

[braddersthemod]

riff at the start reminds me a bit of reckoner ere REM

[jameyinegypt]

Sound's like a track off Hole's Live Through This, saying that it's bloody great! just missing Courtney love on vocal's! great track yet again.. 9/10

[adolfhardon]

It's actually "Shards oh shards".

[BejnXander]

Shards and Chards

tis what is on th lyric sheet

[MANICSGNR]

yh but nicky did edit some of the lyrics

[toyoboeIII]

Nice touch of Blur's Colin Zeal.

[lylaEmber]

i bought CD today... god, this song, the lyrics, just blew me out!! Especially at 'Jackie collins...', 'all is vanity' and 'pretension/repulsion'... i miss you Richey.

[friendofidiocy]

I like it, very different from what I was expecting. I said I was going to wait to buy it, but whatever. Thaks for posting!

[Partoftheratpack]

Feel on the album gets better on each listen.

[jameyinegypt]

I agree, amazing album partoftheratpack. Got it on vinyl and the deluxe version too signed by the band! well chuffed! so which is your favourite manic's album dude?

[Partoftheratpack]

Depends on what mood i'm in to be honest. Think they've got such a range of styles, love them all. As a collective album i'd say everything must go, the bible, journal for plague lovers and lifeblood are my favourites at this present time.

[gosunkugi]

Lyrics should be

"Shards, oh shards

The androgyny fails

Odalisque by Ingres

Yet your bones for sale

Born.a.graphic versus porn.a.graphic"

[BejnXander]

I bought the limited edtion cd n the lyrics sheet inside read "extra bones for sale"

[funmaster8000]

lyrically as obscure and abstract as anything off the bible.

good work apples

[asongforvictims]

I could of sworn it was born a profit vs born on profit.

born a prophet-pretension

born on prophet-repulsion

But I guess born a graphic vs porn a graphic fits in the context of the song.

[spark82]

born.a.graphic vs. porn.a.graphic

I bought my copy of the CD today

[PeeledApples]

good good, thanks

[jameyinegypt]

Yeah i know what you are saying, what a track though she bathed herself in a bath of bleach is so much like teen spirit in the chorus i think and peeled apple's a bit nevermind sounding too but with manic's written all over it.

[PeeledApples]

yeah she bathed in a bath of bleach is awesome, im off to see the manics in june in Brighton, so that should be good =D

[jameyinegypt]

well enjoy dude! i am seeing them on 1st june at wolves civic hall can't wait!

[PeeledApples]

yeah me neither its gonna be fucking amazing =D

[jameyinegypt]

I wondered why you hadn't taken it down, but you have now well done fella! i thought what a nasty guy! he must be envious of richey's talent. what do you make of the new album then? i love it!

[PeeledApples]

yeah i think its definately the best since holy bible, erm im not too keen on nicky wire singing williams last words. But i guess it adds some slight variation.

[superfurry92]

Having Nicky sing WLW adds much more emotion to it, I feel. It just seems like perfect closure.

Apparently, the demos will have Nicky singing She Bathed Herself and Marlon J.D., which should prove pretty interesting!

[BejnXander]

Who d'ya think "William" is?

[toyoboeIII]

William is the one who took Marlon JD's virginity.

[PeeledApples]

haha i love these people...

[gosunkugi]

Thanks for the catch, you're right of course, it is "extra bones". As for William, nobody really knows except for Richey. None of the other band got the reference. They concluded the song itself is Richey comparing himself to Olivier in 'The Entertainer' it is pretty autobiographical and really quite sad when you put it in context.

[BejnXander]

Ok then, what d;ya reckon Jackie Collins Existential Question Time is about?

[gosunkugi]

Classic 70's really. The two sisters Jackie and Joan Collins, the "sisterhood" doing a talk show "Question Time". Two different approaches to the same goal, sex, god and the breakdown and subversion of love and relationships. The Sex Pistols line is thrown in as an extra nod to the end of an era? The pathetic end of the Pistols and the slogan that was thrown about during the 1970's.

[BejnXander]

U probably r one of the most intelligent ppl on here (I'm not being sarcastic btw).

Most ppl leave a lame remark e.g. toyoboell

[ThinkSarcasmic]

Didn't loads of people have badges saying "oh Mummy, what's a Sex Pistol?" I vaguely remember reading..

[BejnXander]

Yh same here, NME i think...

[jameyinegypt]

So you could come up with better lyric's then? you can't even dream of what talent he had.

[PeeledApples]

yeah i removed his comment =) HOW DARE HIM INSULT RICHEY! =D

[hathaway37]

Are you sure its " Pornographic, this is pornographic" I think I'm hearing "Born a graphic this is pornographic" Refering to the painting?

[PeeledApples]

born a graphic / porn a graphic

literally no difference to me, but im not sure... this was a risky website i got them from.

[Xofdre]

It's definitely pornographic.

[ahoarsedummy]

where did u get richey's lyrics from? amazing. did u decipher them or was there a leak somehwere??

[PeeledApples]

erm i got them from some website, but im pretty sure they are not accurate, i will update them when i can =)

[flicker77]

it reminds me mausoleum riff !

awesome !!!

[jameyinegypt]

Sound's nothing like bruce springsteen! more like Hole it's clearly the hole sound from their live through this album. that's the influence over this track. 9/10

[voskat]

yet another uninspired Springsteen chorus.

[TheoStenner]

Short, sweet