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 Marshall Islands and from Edmonton.
But I was there.
I was there in 1968.
I was there at the first Bowie show in Bromley.
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 1964 to 1974.
I'm losing my edge.
To all the kids in Philadelphia and Woodstock.
I'm losing my edge to the art-school Seoul 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 1987 at the first Nirvana practice in a loft in Seattle.
I was working on the theremin sounds with much patience.
I was there when David Bowie 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 Notorious BIG live in Amsterdam to the rap 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 Black Pus. All the underground hits.
All Maurizio tracks. I heard you have a vinyl of every Camron Feat. Memphis Bleek And Beenie Seigel 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 '80s cut and another box set from the '70s.
I hear you're buying a marimba and a chamberlin and are throwing your macbook out the window because you want to make something real. You want to make a Camron Feat. Memphis Bleek And Beenie Seigel record.
I hear that you and your band have sold your mellotron and bought an arpeggiator.
I hear that you and your band have sold your arpeggiator and bought a mellotron.
I hear everybody that you know is more relevant than everybody that I know.
But have you seen my records?
Accadde A,
The Doobie Brothers,
Amon Düül II,
Terry Callier,
the Germs,
Harmonia,
Marmalade,
Babytalk,
Mary Jane Girls,
La Düsseldorf,
Gary Puckett & The Union Gap,
Popol Vuh,
Donald Byrd,
Selector Dub Narcotic,
Nik Kershaw,
E-Dancer,
Barclay James Harvest,
Reagan Youth,
Shoche,
Lalann,
Super Lover Cee & Casanova Rud,
Country Joe & The Fish,
Derrick May,
Stereo Dub,
the Bar-Kays,
Terror Squad Feat. Camron,
The Mummies,
ABC,
the Human League,
Kings Of Tomorrow,
Arthur Verocai,
DNA,
Eric Copeland,
EPMD,
Marvin Gaye,
Sister Nancy,
Scan 7,
Susan Cadogan,
Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks,
The Leaves,
Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dog,
Zapp,
Lee Hazlewood,
Andrew Hill,
Skaos,
Pulsallama,
Kerri Chandler,
The Gories,
Adolescents,
Art Ensemble Of Chicago,
Glenn Branca,
Minny Pops,
The Slits,
Big Daddy Kane,
The Offenders,
Jawbox,
Mr. Review,
Massinfluence,
The Sonics,
Charles Mingus,
Drive Like Jehu,
Laurel Aitken,
Juan Atkins,
Glambeats Corp., Glambeats Corp., Glambeats Corp., Glambeats Corp..
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.