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HISS

by TEN BENSON

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1.
Robot Tourist 04:30
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I am the robot tourist I have a bulky frame I do not hang around I have seen your town I am the robot tourist Well, I am the robot tourist I have a wiry brain Gone and broke my anchor Each eye a camera I have seen your town I have seen your town I have seen your town Robot tourist... I'm on the move now I have seen your town I have seen your town I have seen your town Well, the worst thing about all of this is... I'll never feel like an ordinary automaton But you ask me why Then I'll tell you why How can you feel When you're made of steel? I am made of steel I am the robot tourist I travel around, I have photographed your town I have photographed your town I am the robot tourist I am the robot tourist
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I Don't Buy It 03:38
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So the man says to me This will change the way you live It'll satisfy your needs Kill weeds Entitle me to more for free More for free More for free I don't buy it The makers claim it beats all others Makes your mothers look obsolete Stops smelly feet Tastes better than meat Kills weeds Entitles me to more for free More for free I don't buy it I don't buy it They say it goes faster than the one before It does more than sweep the floor It's cleaner, crisper, quiet as a whisper Fluffy, tough, more than enough It kills weeds Entitles me to more for free I don't buy it I don't buy it I don't buy it
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Raggedy Man 04:45
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Raggedy trousers, stove-pipe head Orange-peel cheeks, he really reeks of Fish and cabbage, his hair in knots Teeth like clothes pegs Old shoes, no socks Grown-ups fear him, children stare At his long white face, and greasy hair They all walk across the street When they hear those shuffling feet Of the raggedy man, Oh he's the raggedy man Yeah raggedy man Oh he's the raggedy man Long days, short days Cold black nights He walks the streets of orange lights Where pigeons huddle against the dark Through the trees the foxes bark... He's the raggedy man Oh he's the raggedy man Oh he's the raggedy man Yeah he's the raggedy man
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The Emperor 04:00
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The Emperor shows no mercy His compassion is incomplete Enemies perish, heretics burn Slaves lie prostrate at his feet Many men have tried oppose him But found their brawn no match for brain Their spirits crushed the game was over Their puny efforts were all in vain Their puny efforts were all in vain The Emperor makes lordly decisions His priests support his rule He feels God-like, immortal This kind of power is not for fools. Oh no, this kind of power is not for fools.
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Dr Hemlock 02:20
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6.
Rock Cottage 03:42
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Hmmm... Rock cottage Hmmm... High wattage Hmmm... Bugs bite All night Hmmm... Hot cottage Hmmm... Hot sausage Hmmm... High wattage Hmmm... Rock Cottage Roof leaks Floor creaks Bugs bite All night Roof leaks Floor creaks Bugs bite All night
7.
Magical Moon 04:21
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Moon, moon, coming soon Crickets call and night flowers bloom You move the tides, seas collide One face we see, and one you hide Mooooonn, Mooooonn Moon, moon, claire de lune Forests bow and night clouds loom Children of the night, what strange delight To dance beneath your starry light Moooon, Moooonn Girls and boys, come out to play We like the night, we don't need the day Master of the night, what strange delight To dance beneath your starry light Moooonn, Moooonn
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Stern 04:21
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Stern daddy, blackened face Leather belt and a leather brace Steam powered tall black hat Sword-stick through a sewer rat Stern daddy, trousers long Teeth grinding on a lambs bone Coal gas, hissing snake His red face like a raw steak. Stern daddy, trousers long! Stern daddy, sword-stick through a sewer rat!
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Dirty Job 01:53
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Bell rings, up at five And he goes to work With a gun Down his pants Narrow cut Now he's got, orders from above Orders from above It's a dirty job and he gets no thanks And when he squeeze the trigger he ain't shooting blanks He's always cleaning up someone elses mess. But all he needs is cash and the right address. Bell rings, up at five And he goes to work With a gun And he keeps it in Vera's box Now he's got, orders from above Orders from above It's a dirty job and he gets no thanks And when he squeeze the trigger he ain't shooting blanks He's always cleaning up someone elses mess. But all he needs is cash and the right address.
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Under Heavy Riffage 03:01
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Shells are dropping thick and fast In this kind of heat we'll never last A few good men is all that's left The others packed their bags and left We're under heavy riffage In the shadow of noise Though we've dug our trenches deep And our barracades are tall and steep Their cannons fire and never cease Is this the war to end all peace? We're under heavy riffage! We're under heavy riffage! We're under heavy riffage! We're under heavy riffage! The captain says we must hold fast Defend our homes until the last But this ain't plain old TNT We're talking sound artillery We're under heavy riffage In the shadow of noise We're under heavy riffage In the shadow of noise The TV says we're doing fine We're holding onto the front line But getting shot at's just the drill And dying here don't need no skill We're under heavy riffage! We're under heavy riffage! We're under heavy riffage! We're under heavy riffage!

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HISS was first released in 2000 on CD and 12" vinyl.
Some of the tracks on HISS also feature on the album BENSON BURNER (which is a kind of 'Best Of' for the USA). However, several tracks on BENSON BURNER were edited to make them shorter.
On HISS they are in their original, un-edited form.

Note: the tracks I DON'T BUY IT and UNDER HEAVY RIFFAGE are different recordings to those on BENSON BURNER.
If you're looking for I DON'T BUY IT (single version) as it sounds on the original video, you'll find it on BENSON BURNER.

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released January 3, 2023

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