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kill the messenger

from western roll (1996) by Phil Smith & Corsage

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Video - Live on Soundproof 1994:

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kill the messenger

all around the cities
the lights are burning bright
everyone's out for the evening
trying to make it all right
but I know things ain't so lilywhite
no they're not so ivory-pure
but when the bad news finally comes
you kill the messenger
you kill the messenger

now there's a sunset off in the distance
laugh at the state of their minds
as they crumble to dust
all the lies that they trust
in the heat of the warpath behind
there is no way around it
things won't be what they were
but when the bad news finally comes
you kill the messenger
you kill the messenger

oh once in a while an oasis
heroes they come and they go
everyone wants to be loved and adored
but they're crushed when they see it ain't so
so when someone stops you
and says they've got the cure
you tell them when the bad news comes
you'll kill the messenger
you'll kill the messenger

now we will praise this year's martyr
they each get a wonderful cheer
cause they're one and the same
in our great hall of fame
and you can't help but grin ear to ear
but all the while you're laughing
something sleeping stirs
so when the bad news finally comes
kill the messenger
kill the messenger!

credits

from western roll (1996), released June 1, 1996
Phil Smith - vocals
Bill Napier-Hemy - guitars
Ron Allan - bass
John Cody - drums

Written by P.Smith/R. Graham.

Recorded at CBC Studios, Vancouver for "Nightlines with David Wisdom"

Engineered by Gary Heald Produced by Tod Elvidge

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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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