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Originally released by Blanche Whitman on Queen of Hysteria (1982)

Cover Photo: "Standing Subject Writing" by Neil Wedman

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Dark Ages

What can I do
when I can't think clearly?
Go up to my room
so dark and so dreary
there's nothing to do
in this sleepy city,
just slouch on the couch
and watch too much tv

(just slouch on the couch
and watch too much tv)

Out of a job
phone never ringing
TV is dead
windows are broken
everything's late
but what does it matter?
turn out the lights
the party's over....

Listen Phil, these are the dark ages
We're all waiting 'till the roof caves in
Shaking it up inside these dark cages

And as for my friends
if that's what you'd call them
they've given up
quit without warning
Cathy quit school
to live with a doctor
yeah, Cathy quit school
to live with a doctor...

Went to the church
watched them get married
a fight on the bus
drunks in the alley
in churches and bars
answers demanded
now is the time
when heartaches are standard

Listen Phil, these are the dark ages
We're all waiting 'till the roof caves in
Shaking it up inside these dark cages

credits

from the phil smith album (1983), released May 15, 1983
Scout Farelaine - vocals, drums
Rodney Graham - guitar, keyboards
Phil Smith - keyboards
Bob Petterson - bass
Kitty Byrne - drums, back-up vocals

Written by P. Smith.

Recorded by Tracy Marks at Ocean Sound, Vancouver

Mixed by Ron Obvious at Little Mountain Sound, Vancouver

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Phil Smith & Corsage Vancouver, British Columbia

Emerging out of Vancouver during the post-punk era, the musical collective Corsage features the core group of Phil Smith (vocals), Bill Napier-Hemy (guitar), Ron Allan (bass) and John Cody (drums). Over 7 albums and numerous live performances and broadcasts, they have collaborated with some of Vancouver's finest musical and artistic talents on songs that run from trance to hard pop to techno-folk. ... more

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