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 Taiwan and from Columbus.
But I was there.
I was there in 1977.
I was there at the first Zapp show in Hamilton.
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 1973.
I'm losing my edge.
To all the kids in Houston and Philadelphia.
I'm losing my edge to the art-school Bologna 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 1973 at the first Television practice in a loft in New York.
I was working on the güiro sounds with much patience.
I was there when Michael McDonald 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 Soul Sonic Force to the rap kids.
I played it at the Roxy.
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 These Immortal Souls. All the underground hits.
All Roxette tracks. I heard you have a vinyl of every Michelle Simonal record on German import.
I heard that you have a white label of every seminal electroclash hit - 1985, '86, '87.
I heard that you have a CD compilation of every good '70s cut and another box set from the '80s.
I hear you're buying a guitar and a chamberlin and are throwing your macbook out the window because you want to make something real. You want to make a Niagra record.
I hear that you and your band have sold your 808 and bought a spring reverb.
I hear that you and your band have sold your spring reverb and bought a 808.
I hear everybody that you know is more relevant than everybody that I know.
But have you seen my records?
Max Romeo,
The Gap Band,
The Toasters,
The Human League,
Pagans,
Morten Harket,
Shuggie Otis,
Tommy Roe,
Gang Green,
Gabor Szabo,
One Last Wish,
Brass Construction,
The Smiths,
Hot Snakes,
Bob Dylan,
Delon & Dalcan,
The Buckinghams,
John Holt,
Joensuu 1685,
Lindisfarne,
Basic Channel,
The Monks,
Coldchain, Rosco P., Featuring Pusha T from Clipse & Boo-Bonic,
Aural Exciters,
De La Soul & Jungle Brothers,
Sunsets and Hearts,
Matthew Halsall,
Amon Düül II,
Mary Jane Girls,
The Remains,
Tres Demented,
Johnny Clarke,
Bad Manners,
The Vogues,
Chris Corsano,
Lou Reed,
Dave Gahan,
Agent Orange,
Quando Quango,
Metal Thangz,
Terror Squad Feat. Camron,
Nils Olav,
Duran Duran,
Mantronix,
Grauzone,
Joyce Sims,
Traffic Nightmare,
Skriet,
Henry Cow,
Shoche,
Depeche Mode,
N.O.R.E. Featuring Pharrell,
Jesper Dahlback,
Ossler,
Larry & the Blue Notes,
Ken Boothe,
London Community Gospel Choir,
Yazoo,
Carl Craig,
Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dog,
Agitation Free,
Yaz,
The Move,
Lightning Bolt, Lightning Bolt, Lightning Bolt, Lightning Bolt.
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.