Uploaded by anathemaarienette on Nov 17, 2009
The Shankill butchers ride tonight,
You better shut your windows tight.
They're sharpening their cleavers and their knives,
And taking all their whiskey by the pint.
'Cause everybody knows,
If you don't mind your mother's words,
A wicked wind will blow your ribbons from your curls.
Everybody moan,
Everybody shake,
The Shankill butchers wanna catch you,
Awake.
They used to be just like me and you,
They used to be sweet little boys.
But something went horribly askew,
Now killing is their only source of joy.
'Cause everybody knows...
If you don't mind your mother's words,
A wicked wind will blow your ribbons from your curls.
Everybody moan,
Everybody shake,
The Shankill butchers wanna catch you,
Awake.
The Shankill butchers on the rise,
They're waiting till the dead of night.
They're picking at their fingers with their knives,
And wiping off their cleavers on their thighs.
'Cause everybody knows...
If you don't mind your mother's words,
A wicked wind will blow your ribbons from your curls.
Everybody moan,
Everybody shake,
The Shankill butchers wanna catch you,
The Shankill butchers wanna cut you,
The Shankill butchers wanna catch you,
Awake.
Awake.
Awake.
Awake.
Uploader Comments (anathemaarienette)
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@aterrorxx I dont think people are complaining about the song per se...theyre complaining about the inevitable and crassly delusional idiots who glorify the events it represents. Tbh mate youre the asshole if you cant see that.
7 months ago 12
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All Comments (201)
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Sparkle Pony!!!!
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biggest load of sh@
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What a beautifully, dangerously atmospheric song...
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@frogman249 are you talking about the decemberists? colin meloy, the lead singer, is from montana and the other members are from my hometown portland, or
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english fags
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I'm pretty sure the Decemberists aren't supporting the Shankill Butchers by playing a song about them, they're just telling a story. It gives you chills, just as the actions of Lenny Murphy and his gang of blood-thirsty beast-men did.
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TheMellobear 9 months ago 18
@TheMellobear I agree, they really don't have a bad song to their name.
anathemaarienette 9 months ago 8