Infinitely Losing My Edge
Yeah, I'm losing my edge.
I'm losing my edge.
The kids are coming up from behind.
I'm losing my edge.
I'm losing my edge to the kids from Solomon Islands and from Bologna.
But I was there.
I was there in 1973.
I was there at the first Television show in New York.
I'm losing my edge.
I'm losing my edge to the kids whose footsteps I hear when they get on the decks.
I'm losing my edge to the internet seekers who can tell me every member of every good group from 1965 to 1977.
I'm losing my edge.
To all the kids in Madrid and Houston.
I'm losing my edge to the art-school Calgary kids in little jackets and borrowed nostalgia for the unremembered nineties.
I'm losing my edge.
I'm losing my edge.
I can hear the footsteps every night on the decks.
But I was there.
I was there in 1976 at the first Buzzcocks practice in a loft in Bolton.
I was working on the linndrum sounds with much patience.
I was there when Lou Reed started up his first band.
I told him, "Don't do it that way. You'll never make a dime."
I was there.
I was the first guy playing The Moleskins to the disco kids.
I played it at Cafe Wha.
Everybody thought I was crazy.
We all know.
I was there.
I was there.
I've never been wrong.
But I'm losing my edge to better-looking people with better ideas and more talent.
And they're actually really, really nice.
I'm losing my edge.
I heard you have a compilation of every good song ever done by anybody.
Every great song by Camron Feat. Memphis Bleek And Beenie Seigel. All the underground hits.
All Negative Approach tracks. I heard you have a vinyl of every Roger Hodgson record on German import.
I heard that you have a white label of every seminal crunk hit - 1985, '86, '87.
I heard that you have a CD compilation of every good '80s cut and another box set from the '70s.
I hear you're buying a synthesizer and a harpsichord and are throwing your macbook out the window because you want to make something real. You want to make a Swans record.
I hear that you and your band have sold your synthesizer and bought a sitar.
I hear that you and your band have sold your sitar and bought a synthesizer.
I hear everybody that you know is more relevant than everybody that I know.
But have you seen my records?
Gang Green,
Moby Grape,
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap,
The Birthday Party,
Manfred Mann's Earth Band,
Theoretical Girls,
The Sisters of Mercy,
Jandek,
New Age Steppers,
The Moleskins,
Erasure,
Erykah Badu,
Maleditus Sound,
Masters at Work,
the Fania All-Stars,
Soul Sonic Force,
Cabaret Voltaire,
Qualms,
Livin' Joy,
Sonic Youth,
Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks,
Sarah Menescal,
Alphaville,
The Zeros,
Sixth Finger,
Avey Tare,
Nico,
Grey Daturas,
DNA,
Newcleus,
Kas Product,
The Moody Blues,
Gerry Rafferty,
Quadrant,
Freddie Wadling,
Kevin Saunderson,
Eddi Front,
Rhythm & Sound,
Liliput,
Rufus Thomas,
Bluetip,
This Heat,
Visionaries,LMNO, T- Love & Iriscience,
Bill Near,
JFA,
These Immortal Souls,
the Normal,
Vainqueur,
Drive Like Jehu,
Wire,
Metal Thangz,
kango's stein massive,
Yazoo,
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band,
The Monks,
Amazonics,
the Swans,
Pussy Galore,
Simply Red, Simply Red, Simply Red, Simply Red.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.