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 Tokyo.
But I was there.
I was there in 1971.
I was there at the first Neu! show in Düsseldorf.
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 1969 to 1978.
I'm losing my edge.
To all the kids in Copenhagen and Mumbai.
I'm losing my edge to the art-school Taipei 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 sitar sounds with much patience.
I was there when Holger Czukay 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 Kool Moe Dee 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 Cybotron. All the underground hits.
All Sound Behaviour tracks. I heard you have a vinyl of every Negative Approach 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 '60s cut and another box set from the '80s.
I hear you're buying a spring reverb and a harpsichord and are throwing your macbook out the window because you want to make something real. You want to make a Notorious BIG live in Amsterdam record.
I hear that you and your band have sold your organ and bought a theremin.
I hear that you and your band have sold your theremin and bought an organ.
I hear everybody that you know is more relevant than everybody that I know.
But have you seen my records?
Michelle Simonal,
Connie Case,
Pagans,
Camron Feat. Memphis Bleek And Beenie Seigel,
Groovy Waters,
Nirvana,
Scott Walker,
Tears for Fears,
Henry Cow,
Grey Daturas,
Metal Thangz,
The Peanut Butter Conspiracy,
Boogie Down Productions,
Whodini,
Shoche,
Big Daddy Kane,
Gong,
Pussy Galore,
Gang Green,
Moby Grape,
Ossler,
Delta 5,
Marvin Gaye,
Lungfish,
Depeche Mode,
10cc,
Soul Sonic Force,
Hasil Adkins,
ABC,
Notorious BIG live in Amsterdam,
N.O.R.E. Featuring Pharrell,
Fort Wilson Riot,
It's A Beautiful Day,
Smog,
the Human League,
Lafayette Afro Rock Band,
Skriet,
Anakelly,
Aural Exciters,
The Flesh Eaters,
DJ Sneak,
Liaisons Dangereuses,
Stockholm Monsters,
Blake Baxter,
Wire,
Slick Rick,
the Normal,
Suburban Knight,
Q and Not U,
Masta Ace, Craig G, Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane,
Davy DMX,
Ken Boothe,
Pharaoh Sanders and the Fire Engines,
Minor Threat,
The Pop Group,
Lyres,
Tom Boy,
Ralphi Rosario,
Fat Boys,
Scratch Acid,
Intrusion,
Reuben Wilson, Reuben Wilson, Reuben Wilson, Reuben Wilson.
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.