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 Zambia and from Sao Paulo.
But I was there.
I was there in 2001.
I was there at the first Tiga show in Montreal.
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 1967 to 1971.
I'm losing my edge.
To all the kids in Tehran and Tehran.
I'm losing my edge to the art-school Lyon 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 harpsichord sounds with much patience.
I was there when Robert Palmer 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 Jesper Dahlback to the dance kids.
I played it at CBGB's.
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 The Divine Comedy. All the underground hits.
All Dual Sessions tracks. I heard you have a vinyl of every The Mojo Men record on German import.
I heard that you have a white label of every seminal disco hit - 1985, '86, '87.
I heard that you have a CD compilation of every good '60s cut and another box set from the '70s.
I hear you're buying a güiro and a harpsichord and are throwing your macbook out the window because you want to make something real. You want to make a Be Bop Deluxe record.
I hear that you and your band have sold your 808 and bought a theremin.
I hear that you and your band have sold your theremin and bought a 808.
I hear everybody that you know is more relevant than everybody that I know.
But have you seen my records?
Popol Vuh,
These Immortal Souls,
The Cowsills,
The Sonics,
Kas Product,
Black Flag,
Jerry Gold Smith,
Radio Birdman,
Camron Feat. Jay Z And Juelz,
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap,
Tom Boy,
Stetsasonic,
Swans,
The Sisters of Mercy,
Fugazi,
Camouflage,
Jeru the Damaja,
Marvin Gaye,
June of 44,
Drive Like Jehu,
Dennis Brown,
Surgeon,
The Cosmic Jokers,
Gang Green,
Rahsaan Roland Kirk,
Supertramp,
The Remains,
London Community Gospel Choir,
Agitation Free,
The Moleskins,
Motorama,
The Slackers,
Mars,
Junior Murvin,
Echo & the Bunnymen,
Flash Fearless,
Peter & Gordon,
The Walker Brothers,
Harmonia,
Pagans,
kango's stein massive,
Visage,
Sunsets and Hearts,
Camron Feat. Memphis Bleek And Beenie Seigel,
Andrew Ashong & Theo Parrish,
Quando Quango,
X-102,
OOIOO,
Al Stewart,
Bootsy Collins,
Gerry Rafferty,
Jawbox,
Dave Gahan,
The New Christs,
Fatback Band,
Fela Kuti,
Oblivians,
Frankie Knuckles,
Hardrive,
Kurtis Blow,
Scrapy,
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry,
Johnny Clarke, Johnny Clarke, Johnny Clarke, Johnny Clarke.
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.