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 Macedonia and from London.
But I was there.
I was there in 1977.
I was there at the first Mistral show in Amsterdam.
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 1971.
I'm losing my edge.
To all the kids in Cairo and Toronto.
I'm losing my edge to the art-school Mumbai 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 1962 at the first Guess Who practice in a loft in Winnipeg.
I was working on the mellotron sounds with much patience.
I was there when Captain Beefheart 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 Sun Ra to the disco kids.
I played it at Trash.
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 Rhythm & Sound. All the underground hits.
All The Monochrome Set tracks. I heard you have a vinyl of every Masta Ace, Craig G, Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane record on German import.
I heard that you have a white label of every seminal rock hit - 1985, '86, '87.
I heard that you have a CD compilation of every good '70s cut and another box set from the '90s.
I hear you're buying a snare and a synthesizer and are throwing your macbook out the window because you want to make something real. You want to make a It's A Beautiful Day record.
I hear that you and your band have sold your snare and bought a theremin.
I hear that you and your band have sold your theremin and bought a snare.
I hear everybody that you know is more relevant than everybody that I know.
But have you seen my records?
Gregory Isaacs,
Gil Scott Heron,
Public Image Ltd.,
the Swans,
Brick,
Circle Jerks,
Unwound,
Banda Bassotti,
The Human League,
The Music Machine,
Vladislav Delay,
MC5,
Q and Not U,
The Fuzztones,
Eli Mardock,
Yaz,
Juan Atkins,
the Bar-Kays,
Minny Pops,
D'Angelo,
Rhythim Is Rhythim,
Vainqueur,
The Buckinghams,
The United States of America,
Ice-T,
Skriet,
Scott Walker + Sunn O))),
Röyhkä ja Rättö ja Lehtisalo,
The Residents,
Adolescents,
Deepchord,
The Remains,
The Fire Engines,
Flamin' Groovies,
Sister Nancy,
Scott Walker,
Ossler,
The Detroit Cobras,
Deakin,
Letta Mbulu,
Junior Murvin,
Monolake,
Accadde A,
June of 44,
June Days,
The Young Rascals,
Pussy Galore,
Q65,
The Misunderstood,
Basic Channel,
Iggy Pop,
The Raincoats,
Wings,
Patti Smith,
Shuggie Otis,
the Germs,
Aural Exciters,
Bill Wells,
Gang Gang Dance,
Danielle Patucci,
David Bowie,
Bob Dylan,
The Divine Comedy,
Royal Trux, Royal Trux, Royal Trux, Royal Trux.
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.