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 Trinidad & Tobago and from Philadelphia.
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 1967 to 1974.
I'm losing my edge.
To all the kids in Mexico City and Winnipeg.
I'm losing my edge to the art-school Spokane 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 1975 at the first Ubu practice in a loft in Cleveland.
I was working on the mellotron sounds with much patience.
I was there when Nile Rodgers 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 F. McDonald to the dance kids.
I played it at the 40 Watt.
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 Stooges. All the underground hits.
All Heavy D & The Boyz tracks. I heard you have a vinyl of every Notorious Big And Bone Thugs record on German import.
I heard that you have a white label of every seminal rap hit - 1985, '86, '87.
I heard that you have a CD compilation of every good '60s cut and another box set from the '80s.
I hear you're buying a mellotron and a chamberlin and are throwing your macbook out the window because you want to make something real. You want to make a Steve Hackett record.
I hear that you and your band have sold your synthesizer and bought a güiro.
I hear that you and your band have sold your güiro and bought a synthesizer.
I hear everybody that you know is more relevant than everybody that I know.
But have you seen my records?
Echospace,
U.S. Maple,
Pylon,
The Buckinghams,
The Dirtbombs,
Brand Nubian,
Coldchain, Rosco P., Featuring Pusha T from Clipse & Boo-Bonic,
Gong,
Rekid,
The Birthday Party,
Guru Guru,
Man Parrish,
Intrusion,
Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth,
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo,
The Stooges,
The Flesh Eaters,
Joy Division,
Black Bananas,
Accadde A,
The American Breed,
Trumans Water,
Harry Pussy,
Vladislav Delay,
New Order,
Lou Reed & Metallica,
Oblivians,
Monks,
Camouflage,
Kauko Röyhkä ja Narttu,
Flash Fearless,
Jerry's Kids,
Art Ensemble Of Chicago,
FM Einheit,
ABBA,
the Normal,
Camron Feat. Jay Z And Juelz,
Agitation Free,
Roy Ayers,
Amon Düül II,
Gerry Rafferty,
Quadrant,
Strawberry Alarm Clock,
Alphaville,
Main Source,
Nils Olav,
Ronan,
The Black Dice,
Dave Gahan,
Fad Gadget,
Metal Thangz,
Lebanon Hanover,
Leonard Cohen,
Gastr Del Sol,
Anthony Braxton,
The Zeros,
Pulsallama,
New York Dolls,
Agent Orange,
The Saints,
Mark Hollis,
Suburban Knight, Suburban Knight, Suburban Knight, Suburban Knight.
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.