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Hung, Gifted & Slack

by Chocolate

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Junior F 02:25
JUNIOR FIRESETTER Feeling ugly. Hanging around. Getting desperate. Burn it down. Junior firesetter you're so on your own. Junior firesetter always on your own. It's getting warmer. Watch it grow And burst into flames. Shoot your load. Junior firesetter you're so on your own. Junior firesetter always on your own. I've been walking through shadows lately. Scared of too much. Scared to be touched. I guess I thought you would change that... Junior firesetter you're so on your own. Junior firesetter always on your own.
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WORKING FOR AN IDIOT It was fun here before your time. I can't respect you and your empty mind. You think you're good with people but you're not. So get off my back or else I'M OFF. Working for an idiot. Working for a fucking fool. If you liked school then you'll love work.
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Open Season 01:57
OPEN SEASON It wasn’t planned but now you’ve got a war. Your empty ideas aren’t how I see my life. All in a day’s work the look in your eyes And a run of days until we die. I know it’s hardly fair to hang this all on you, But I feel unreasonable now so fuck you... Yeah you. There was a time I would have fought you over this and won. There was a time when losing wouldn’t seem like so much fun. But now there’s too much surrounding me. It’s been a perfect year you made it complete. I know it’s hardly fair to hang this all on you, But I feel unreasonable now so fuck you... Yeah you. Playtime is your time And your time is no time to waste Time is work, time is safe, Time goes by, time to lie Time to not show your face And I’d just like to say that you’re too expensive.
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Blue Streak 02:17
BLUE STREAK You're talking a blue streak And you're making my knees weak. You're pulling funny faces. And you're taking me places That I could only dream about. But I don't wanna talk about it, talk about it. You dress like a scarecrow. Too good to be true though. You're wound up so tight. You're spinning right out of your mind. You, you're wound up so tight. And you, you're living at the end of your mind.
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BREAK THE MOULD Like Jef Costello I’m a Samourai I got sharp headgear and I wear a tie I got a bird at home that I keep in a cage My room is bugged, but I always get paid. Now what I do is what I do And I don’t stay long because I’m on the move But there’s time enough living off the cuff To clear out surplus belly-button fluff. It’s getting late and I should try to sleep. I’m like Chow Yun Fat and I’m dead on my feet Because I work hard, no time for gloating And like incense...I’m best when I’m smoking. Break the mold - go your own way. Now Tom Cruise is a sad motherfucker And I’d rather move in with a fat old trucker Than waste my time watching “Days Of Thunder” ‘Cos shit like that just drags me under. I read crime books, I’ve got a big collection We get strange looks, but on closer inspection We’re just people the same as you. Crazy? Maybe, but what does that prove? Break the mold - go your own way. Now some here read and some watch TV And some like to smoke a little thing or three But our way of life’s not in the public eye We’re doing it to ya way out of style. You music hacks are wack and we know it You peddle fake shit to keep the cash flowing But it’s lies, damn lies beneath a veil of cool And I could see through you when I was still in school. Break the mold - go your own way.
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DON'T NEED YOU I'm all alone here in my room. There's a storm outside, it's blowing my mind. I'm a lonely phoney lost in time. My cage is pretty small but it's getting bigger. So if I give it out I might as well give up. There's too much Pepsi in my loving cup. But I've got my shimmy. I've got my shuffle. Check this out it won't burst your bubble. Don't say it's hard if you ain't even tried Because fucking up bad let's you know you're alive. I'm up and at them not rotting in bed. Keep on keeping on like I'm sick in the head.
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Butt Hickey 00:51
BUTT-HICKEY I want to give you a butt-hickey. People think it is, but it's really not TRICKY. All I've got to do is get my tongue in right. I'll keep you coming, coming all night. Butt-hickey. I want to give you a good BUTT-LICKING. Get down there where it's hot and sticky. All I've got to do it get my mindset right And get stuck in where it's really tight. Butt-hickey.
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Dead Skin 01:54
DEAD SKIN YOU make me feel like dead skin Just flaking off, white on the floor. You make me want to give in And come back no more. But I try, can't you see how hard. There's sweat in my eyes. I guess now is the time, time to decide, Whether you want me. Do you want me at all? Should I stay, or am I just a bad call in your game? Do you want me? Do you want me to stay? Do you want me to play in your game? It must be hard for you DEALING when I won't change. And if I slip up or if I give up I'll just take the BLAME. But you don't see things the way I do And it's so hard avoiding you. I guess now is the time. It's up to you to choose, Whether you want me. Do you want me at all? Should I stay, or am I just a bad call in your game? Do you want me? Do you want me to stay? Do you want me to play in your game?
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Tyndale 02:13
TYNDALE Going nowhere ';cos I like where I'm at. Doing nothing much Locked in tight & on track. And I'm worthless in the eyes of some. But if you make me try Then nothing gets done. Thinking 'bout Tyndale and all that other stuff. Tried to make a claim, But the world got too messed up. I guess I'm hiding. Too much of not enough. Ground down, turned out. You make you're own luck. I wear a uniform, it's one you'd recognise. You wear a uniform, not one you'd recognise. Thinking 'bout Tyndale and all that other stuff. Tried to make a claim, But the world got too messed up. I bear witness to the witless. I hope they get theirs in time.
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BRAGGING & GAGGING I can do what I want and I frequently do 'Cos everybody knows that I'm better than you Now there's a queue behind me waiting for a slice I've got a rule that if it's cool I always do it twice. I play the guitar not the violin And I don't work out but I stay real slim. If you take me home we can do anything Get "Bound And Gagged" just like Ginger Lynn. If they gave awards for what we do We'd win every damn one before the evening was through And we don't tour unless it's abroad 'Cos we've got quick hips just like TRACI LORDS. As the rivers wind and flow to the sea. All kinds of people are attracted to me. And always after the show the conversation flows, But I always get the dumb guy with the big nose. We're coming at ya big like we were set on fire If I said we were second place I'd be a liar Holding pole position like Johnny Wadd Step inside & come face to face with god. Last time out we thrilled the people that saw us We've got more to say than the biggest thesaurus And everything we do leaves a trail of style Never been with a lady that didn't smile. She came across the room like she was Teri Diver Got me in a hold I wondered would I survive her? Didn't have a clue that her mind was driving on one track But you gotta pay for supreme cool and I'm going back. When Saturday comes I need split second news And I never place a bet that's likely to lose. If you don't believe me just listen to the waxing, 'Cos we're in full control and we never find it taxing. I've been away for a while so you think I'm a goner But I'm harder to catch than an in swinging corner And I'll find my way into the back of your net 'Cos this brand of chocolate candy's the best yet. Nothing stays hidden from the slick insider 'Cos I'm silky smoothe just like Holly Ryder Putting it about...I mean knowledge Please sir could I have some more porridge? Like Kaiser Franz I make smoothe passes To observe my style you don't need to wear glasses 'Cos I'm a slick trick right beneath your eyes. And I if score again...well it's no surprise. The way I look you think maybe I'm well dumb And every time I get on a train it's the wrong one. So maybe you're right maybe you wanna fight. But you talk real funny 'cos your trousers are too tight. I'm like Anna Nicole [Smith], I've got big hits And any ladies that see me are thrilled to bits. They all think I'm sexy 'cos I use my wits I got a soft-shoe shuffle and a gallon of bullshit. Smoothe and creamy looking from the outside Like a deep through ball that isn't ruled offside. This type of chocolate's all you need One bite and your mind and body will be freed. This life of glamour is so hard to fathom Anything I sees, I wants, I just grabs 'em. And I won't explore your philosophy But I'm here if you wanna get naked with me. I make a telling pass from a hundred yards And split your defence just like a house of cards. 'Cos when it comes to having knowledge of skills on the ball You've got a million questions...I can answer them all.
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Stupid Jerk 00:24
STUPID JERK You stupid jerk. Ican't take it no more. You stupid jerk And your mother's a whore. Aaaaaah, you stupid jerk!
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Dumb Fuck 02:00
DUMB FUCK I don't know where we're gonna live this year. Don't know what I'm gonna do. Had a load of plans but they all got shot down in flames. Seems like there's too much to prove. And I'm burned out - rusting. Dumb fuck - trusted you. We've been up and down too many times recently. It's bad for my head, Going over what you said. We could play for England At getting up and dusting off. But we've got it sorted now. We've got you pegged. And I'm burned out - rusting. Dumb fuck - trusted you.
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ONE FOR THE BEAR When he was 16 years he looked forward to Saturday night. But now he's 25 it's the loneliest night of his life. He keeps passing the open windows. It's not worth a look outside. KEEP PASSING THE OPEN WINDOWS. Call me just don't call me useless And I'll show you pieces of my dreams. I get by on my illusions Of sunflowers, diamonds, smiles and screams. Keeps passing the open windows. It's not worth a look outside. Keep passing the open windows. Every day it's the same. He'll open a bottle of wine. Get a headache and then fall asleep. He says it's the only way.
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FAKE SENSE OF CALM You try & try & try & try to help me. Put me back on the right track. But I got off at the station And I'm not coming back. What's mine? What are my rights? The right not to be lied to. Don' take away my right to lie. So which way do I turn? You cry & try & say you'd die to love me. Enfold me in your caring arms. But I don't need your brand of attention. I don't need this fake sense of calm. So whatcha gonna do? (X2) When they... Whatcha gonna do?
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about

This is the debut release from the 2nd Chocolate line-up and the first of what would be several releases on Out Of Step. Simon Finbow of Ippo Rock City's premier industrial post-punk noise merchants, Optimum Wound Profile, was recruited to take over from Ed on lead vocal duties and add some bite to proceedings. The band also added some funk and hip hop flavour to proceedings - because we all wanted to be in the Beastie Boys. Not everyone liked it at the time, but y'know....fuck 'em. Jason Whittaker (also from Optimum Wound Profile) was our enabler on the hip hop front and spent many, many hours in his bedsit working like a hero with Ed to assemble the loops and samples into a set of cohesive backing tracks. None of us had done this sort of thing before and we think it came out pretty well.

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released January 1, 1995

This taste sensation was brought to you by:

Simon Finbow (aka Chico Cleeto aka "The Optimum Boy") - Lead Vocals
Ed Wenn (aka Denneray Pilcon aka "The Heartbreak Kid") - Guitar, keyboards & vocals
Wolfie Retard (aka Cochese Chasco aka "The Wolfman") -Bass & vocals
John Ruscoe (aka Flyin' Brian Hernandez) - Drums, lead guitar & vocals
Jason Whittaker (aka Hugo De Sancho-Culo aka "The Dynaflex Kid") - Sample stitcher extraordinaire
DJ Vincenzo F - Scratching and more scratching

Recorded over 4 days in March 1995 at Purple Studios, Great Yarmouth
Engineered by Richard Hammerton
Sequenced and mastered at Air Lyndhurst by Roop

CD art layout by Stephen Constable
Cover photography by Barry Smith
Inlay photography by Claire Howe

Songs written by Ed Wenn & arranged by Chocolate except:
Stupid Jerk - written by Angry Samoans
Working for an Idiot - written by Ed Wenn and Tom Withers
Bragging and Gagging - written by Ed Wenn and Wolfie Retard

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Chocolate was put together by Ed Wenn in late 1992 and survived, in a variety of configurations, until 1999; filling the years between the end of Sink and the start of K-Line. Successive line-ups featured members of Elmerhassel, Stupids, Optimum Wound Profile, Sink, Yardman, Understand & Big Ray. ... more

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