The The - Angels Of Deception Lyrics






Well its high noon at the U.K. corral,
& its high time I got myself back on the rails,
I'm the lonesome cowboy, ridin across the range,
with just a hand held radio--to keep me sane,
ridin through the f.m. stations, the tumbleweed,
& the petrol stations,
Will all on board this yankee station
Prepare themselves for battle stations--

[Chorus:]
Jesus Wept. Jesus CHRIST.
I can't see for the tear gas, & the dollar signs in my eyes.
Well, whats a man got left to fight for
when he's bought his freedom
by the look of this human jungle
It ain't just the poor who'll be bleeding!

Most everyone round here thinks they're something special
that destiny will be kind--
While they're digging for gold, diving for pearls,
& aiming for heaven from this man made world.

Come on down--the devil's in town
He's brought you sticks and stones
to bust your neighbors bones,
he's stuck his missiles in your gardens,
& his theories down your throat--
& god knows what your gonna do with him
Cos I certainly don't

[Chorus]

Down by the river, I've been washing out my mouth,
cos deep in the heart of me
there's a frightened man breaking out.
Oh I was just looking for paradise
anywhere in this world
While they're gunning for heaven--
from this man made hell!!!

God knows because they don't
Come on down, the Devil's in town

Angels of Destruction.
Angels of Destruction!!!





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  1. m.... ....

    His albums held up remarkably well, still sounding fresh, not dated at all - or is that my old dude bias?

  2. A.... Z....

    Well its high noon at the U.K. corral,
    & its high time I got myself back on the rails,
    I'm the lonesome cowboy, ridin across the range,
    With just a hand held radio--to keep me sane,
    Ridin through the f.m. stations, the tumbleweed,
    & the petrol stations,
    Will all on board this yankee station
    Prepare themselves for battle stations--
    CHORUS
    Jesus Wept. Jesus CHRIST.
    I can't see for the tear gas, & the dollar signs in my eyes.
    Well, what's a man got left to fight for
    When he's bought his freedom
    By the look of this human jungle
    It ain't just the poor who'll be bleeding!
    Most everyone round here thinks they're something special
    That destiny will be kind--
    While they're digging for gold, diving for pearls,
    & aiming for heaven from this man made world.
    Come on down--the devil's in town
    He's brought you sticks and stones
    To bust your neighbors bones,
    He's stuck his missiles in your gardens,
    & his theories down your throat--
    & god knows what your gonna do with him
    'cause I certainly don't
    CHORUS
    Down by the river, I've been washing out my mouth,
    'cause deep in the heart of me
    There's a frightened man breaking out.
    Oh I was just looking for paradise
    Anywhere in this world
    While they're gunning for heaven--
    From this man made hell!!!
    Angels of Destruction.
    Angels of Destruction!!!!

  3. R.... w....

    The absolute dog's bollocks....truly amazing

  4. B.... B....

    Van Gogh was un recognised in his lifetime. I just hope the world 'gets' Matt in his. A truely unacknowledged talent..

  5. a.... ....

    *This video achieved its goal.*  🦇🥶
    It gave me nightmares about that desolate city set for years.
    And that head on a pike at the end... *brrrr.* 
    It was certainly *groundbreaking* like the album itself...

    I was about 20 and was ready for some gritty angst yet
    intelligent music and along came The The's *Infected*.
    Oddly, it was all the videos I saw first! They showed them
    together as a film on the old Night Flight show!

  6. l.... ....

    When I look back i loved his albums when they came out, but it's not till now I realise even more how brilliant they are, he his a fucking prophet of music

  7. L.... F....

    What's a man got left to fight for when he's lost his freedom... Well that's that. I'm off. See yous later !

  8. A.... F....

    Someone else uploaded a better quality video of this and Out of the Blue. I enjoy both videos. Both have been taken down and not uploaded by the official The The channel. :(

  9. D.... K....

    Boom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What more can I say?

    D.... K....

    went the drugs, lol. just way to available and way to good to say No, thanks Nancy. She would of been a prescription kind of Gal anywho lol PEACE!

  10. �.... S....

    I met the guy who made dis!

  11. K.... B....

    This whole album is a masterpiece lyrically, creatively and musically.
    ‘Most everyone round here thinks there something special that destiny will be kind. While their digging for gold, diving for pearls and aiming for heaven in this man made world’ has to be one of my favourite lyrics of all time.

  12. t.... g....

    Love The The. For me the most powerful tracks are on mind bomb. But I still love infected

  13. 1.... ....

    Way ahead of their time fucking amazing . They would be huge right now

  14. P.... M....

    The infected, also a brilliantly made video/music

  15. p.... ....

    The most advanced single album of the 1980's. Get it in any form you can.

  16. P.... W....

    The pop music scene was never more dead than at this time; even the smith's were washed up. Matt Johnson's music truly was a lone voice in a "tumbleweed of FM stations"

  17. K.... B....

    Pure class!

  18. B.... O....

    Pure genius

  19. f.... ....

    God Knooooooows - cos theyyyyyyyyyyy DON'T come on girl...the Devil's in town....whole album reminds me so much of tripping on purple ohms, white lighning, window panes and microdots in the mid 80's

    f.... ....

    Me, too!

    f.... ....

    What u thnk he was doing ,lol

  20. M.... ....

    This album was his finest work imo. Pure brilliance

  21. k.... ....

    Genius.

  22. T.... ....

    I've got a VHS and a VCD of the film album. A masterpiece.

  23. M.... S....

    anyone remember channel four showing album in film?

    M.... S....

    I do. Late night C4 it was. Groundbreaking stuff.

    M.... S....

    hell yeah, great to put a face to the songs I'd been listening to for a couple of years.

    M.... S....

    Been a fan since that night

    M.... S....

    @Andrew Cleal Yeah, I still have the video also/ Played to to death and still great!

    M.... S....

    It was *USA* of all channels! They had a late Saturday night program called *Night Flight* that showed weird animation, cult Sci-Fi, unseen or banned music videos and Roman Polanski films... LOL it was great!