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King of Ghosts

from Early Volume by Slug

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NOTE: The original tapes for this track are lost, so this recording was digitized and re-mastered from 7" vinyl.

Recorded in January 1993.

Released with "Hambone City" on 7" single by Sympathy for the Record Industry.

lyrics

The gates have been broken we're off for the feast,
lend me your hand and we'll lift up this beast.
Light up your lantern the hour is late,
what's in his belly will be on our plate
 
Voices fill those who need to be fed,
stare at the king with a fistful of bread.
What's in the stomach has burst into flame:
our throats have learned that nothing has changed.
 
Our mouths have shrunken and shriveled in size.
Stretched by consumption when we were alive.
This passion and trust - not easily earned.
We'll take you with us, when we return.

The gates have been broken we're off for the feast,
lend me your hand and we'll lift up this beast.
Light up your lantern the hour is late,
what's in his belly will be on our plate
 
Voices fill those who need to be fed,
stare at the king with a fistful of bread.
What's in the stomach has burst into flame:
our throats have learned that nothing has changed.
 
Our mouths have shrunken and shriveled in size.
Stretched by consumption when we were alive.
This passion and trust - not easily earned.
We'll take you with us, when we return.
 
This racket and ruckus, I've seen it before.
Inflicting persuasion you can not ignore.
'Cause nothing can fill what's empty inside.
Slamming the gates - forever denied.

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from Early Volume, released November 18, 2016

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Slug Los Angeles, California

Active from 1988 to 1996, Los Angeles based experimental noise-rock sextet Slug recorded three albums, a half-dozen singles, and tracks on several compilations, and played hundreds of shows in Los Angeles, the northwest and throughout the US.

Their entire discography has been digitally remastered and is now available here on Bandcamp. ... more

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