Manic street preachers - Soul contamination

Soul contamination, rare B-side from the stay beautiful single by the manic street preachers. No video, sorry
Lyrics
Everyone is staring with the glaze of obsession
Interlocking cartels bypassing the bone
The empty statement of art school dissension
Institutionalised expression of mass control

And when America fills in the hole
Your pile of misery where centuries be
And he does win a holiday after a poll
One per cent interest stand up with glee

Soul contamination spreads the germs of finance
Making weak minds think this is what they want
Power facts are brutally sold to worn darkened skin
Arise the new scum arise to the sound of a drum

With your desk degrees in civil engineering
They're drawing up plans for a future for themselves
And sweet daddy buys up a university
On a mission tied next to suits

Soul contamination
Die because you crossed by fire
Soul contamination
Poverty expressed in your heart
Soul contamination
Arise, surrender, burn
Soul contamination
Do you rise up

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Manic
• street
• preachers
• soul
• contamination
• stay
• beautiful
• side
• 1991
• Richey
• Edwards
• Nicky
• Wire
• James
• Dean
• Bradfield

[ahagestedt]

i first got hooked on these guys when their first album showed up in the states about 91, FINALLY got to see them live in seattle last month. nearly 20 years later. Was ready to fly over to see them. thank god they came here....'bout fucking time. Met nicky and shook his hand, and it turned out i still had this cold that i haven' yet shaken. Heard they got sick later in the US tour....hope it wasn't ME!!!

[Tuuli22]

I wanna turn back the time and be old enough to attend an early 1991-gig ;)

Unfortunately I was only 12 at the time ...

[wandamolko]

I first saw the Manics at Legends in Warrington, can't remember if it was Jan 1991 or 92 but they were amazing and was immediately hooked, seen them countless times since but I too wish I could turn back time and relive that gig!

[wandamolko]

I first saw the Manics at Legends in Warrington, can't remember if it was Jan 1991 or 92 but they were amazing and was immediately hooked, seen them countless times since but I too wish I could turn back time and relive that gig!

[importedmusic]

i have this on a bootleg of mine they played it live as well as dead yankee drawl

[RandyPrincePhilip]

Thank you. I'm having a JDB revival.

[totalstranga]

damn they took daown Never Want Again!! F@###

[totalstranga]

yeah Love Torn Us Under is a great song. I just mentioned it over on the Patrick Bateman video. fromdespair2where should def. put that one up. Lucky for me I still have the She Is Suffering single with it on there

[selfhealed]

you're a star, thanks!!! do you have 'too cold here'? or 'love torn us under'?? can't find them anywhere x

[heyaevery1x]

i have never heard this before! i can tell it's old when is this from?