Manic Street Preachers - Strip It Down Lyrics
(Take it off
Take it off
Take it off
Strip it down)
Slicked back injustice sits nicely next to smiles
Paranoia at the heels of too much greed
Obedience an art form while the sad bleed
Success and love dictate while skin touches fashion
Consumerism beauty for cheap appeal
I don't wanna dance for people to watch
Smother my life in interest accounts
Outside life brings down genocide
Here is art and we steal cars
Decaying flowers in the playground of the rich
You can launch sweetly and say nice things
But I ain't ever on the way up
My only way is down on disease that tries to suffocate
The pure ideals that turn to hate
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Manic Street Preachers Strip It Down Comments
Thanks for putting this together. It's worth preserving for posterity~ Modern art if I've ever seen it. Also somehow more headache inducing than this Oasis performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Or8QahwlC4 (I think their first on tv). This was such a late 80s/early 90s aesthetic, haha.
Ain't no fun at the government hall
Slicked back injustice sits nicely next to smiles
Paranoia at the heels of too much greed
Obedience an art form while the sad bleed
Success and love dictate while skin touches fashion
Consumerism beauty for cheap appeal
I don't wanna dance for people to watch
Smother my life in interest accounts
Outside life brings down genocide
And consumer self-hate leads to designer bullshit
Here is art and we steal cars
Decaying flowers in the playground of the rich
You can launch sweetly and say nice things
But I ain't ever on the way up
My only way is down on disease that tries to suffocate
The pure ideals that turn to hate
Clash wannabes, as original as a wet turd.
👍🏿
Wow.Love this thanks. Had to get better and so it did. I remember seeing them by accident in a pub in Crumlin about 89 I think. 30 yrs ffs!!? The next time was the Heineken beer festival in 1993- banging. Mind you I still play generation terrorist in the car- love it LOUD.
dead snow, unstripped
Great song...still love listening to it now 29 years later.
Lyrically, it has some great lines - much better than most of the latter stuff.
Arguably, the live version at Bath Moles is better than the studio version...IMO
Omg!! Thank you so so much x
I can't help but smile throughout this:) great tune. JDB also showing here some signs of his talent...
oh my god, look at James! Look at Richey! Look at Wire! Look at Sean! lol.
guessing this was '89?
Rudie 1990 if I'm right, but close enough.
thanks.
Yeah 1990. Track 2 of the New Art Riot EP
Says on James t shirt...
@Steven Cooke lol yes
Jesus! From there on, things could only get better...
love this song x
musically thats not too bad!
oh god <3