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The Riots, the Shots and the Pious (selection)

by Belter

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1.
Cannibals 02:44
I’m trying to be more like you That’s what you want me to I don’t want to be me Don’t want people to see Trying to wear me down See how depraved I can be I consider myself To be unreasonably free Bloody typical people are cynical Bloody cynical people are typical So predictable people are miserable Typical they’d rather I’m invisible Feel like a man on a fire Turning round on a spit First they fattened me up Stuffed me up full of figs Beat me down with a stone Dragged me back to their home Then danced round the fire Trying to eat my desire I’ve met so many cannibals That wanted to eat us all I’ve met so many cannibals Longing to eat us all up I’m the miracle child I’m so fuck’n inspired I’ve been lying awake Thinking how to escape Let’s get a little wild But let’s do it with style Take a gun to our head Let them feast on our brains
2.
Borderline 02:50
Whispering love songs in the park In the hope that you think I'm as sensitive as my art Cruel bitch you're tearing me apart Cold bitch can't penetrate that heart Strung-out at the gates outside your school Thought the role of the dedicated father would make me seem cool Cruel mob you're tearing me apart This child's got a pistol to my heart As the priests play with boys The police are redeployed Trying to cordon off the thoughts spilling out our minds You know that she's thirteen But you don't think it obscene That you can Google search and download her on line There's no borderline Oh Fritz Lang what have I done? I've got a double page feature and my picture’s on the front of the Sun Cruel law you're tearing me apart Depict a monster without a heart You hope that this would never happen to me When Uncle Ray sat you on his knee Why did you let him suck your thumb Run to the kitchen and tell your Mum To a deafening silence Blame my genes they made me Kill my dog rape me Please don't forsake me I'm the victim here save me I begin to understand That your morals are a sham
3.
Cupid 03:21
You shoot me in the back then you raise your hands Oh come on. You laid my love down on the railroad tracks, now she's gone. You raised my hopes you dashed them back I'm floating down the river like a cat in a sack Cupid wont give in until he's broken this old heart once again. I'm sore I can't take anymore When love comes a knocking and a scratching at my door I want to ignore the pills in the drawer But I'm soul sick, con tricked, a bad trip And I don't want to score You offer me a smoke then you dowse me with kerosene You poisoned my liver and very near ruptured my spleen This old jalopy ain't gonna go far It's heading off the cliff you better find a new car Cause cupid wont give in until he's broken this old heart once again
4.
Inch 02:08
They don't always mean what they say Sticks and stones are softer that way You never admit that it hurt you You don't give an inch They think that you've swallowed their lies They think that you compromised That your nerve would dessert you They could never reverse you You don't give an inch No never give in You don't give an inch No never give in They say that everyone has a price They can even turn virtue to vice Dig up dirt in the hope to expose you They don't want to risk you on trial Eventually you'll go out of style They try their best to ignore you When they come to implore you You don't give an inch Don't bend or you'll break Wont take anything on faith Though your shoulders ache Put your back to the gate And never ever ever ever ever ever give in No Never give in You don't give an inch No never give in You don't give an inch
5.
Efexor XL 02:16
Venlafaxine Enters the mainstream The Ritalin Nation Gives standing ovation In pursuit of a new dream Venlafaxine Smothering our scream(s) Are my emotions A chemical ocean Caught in a moonbeam? I tried it once I took it twice The side effects Are very (oh so) nice. Venlafaxine Emotional vaccine Striped of emotion Love is a notion Pain is a bee's sting I tried it once I took it twice The side effects Are very (oh so) nice. Venlafaxine My doctor's wet dream Placating his patience And pharmacy's agents And governments are pleased. I tried it once I took it twice I took it us the ass It was oh so nice!
6.
Blood 02:40
I know you so well I know you so well You say you’re in heaven But you’re clearly in hell I leave a bitter sweet Taste when I flow into you Forget all the things I’ve put you through Shivering on the couch by the telephone Addicted to love but you’re on your own Feeling sorry for yourself won’t help cause I’m in your blood In your blood. I know you so well I know you so well I’ve seen you at your best And the worse you can smell I know the things you like and the people you hate I watch you self destruct with the ones that you date You’ve got a cynical streak for those in love with you Trying to breakdown your resistance and infecting you Feeling sorry for yourself won’t help cause I’m growing so attached but you think I’m a leech And each kick is another kick in the teeth Well tonight we can be alone You can blame me for never achieving your dreams Experience a world in which you can’t conceive Resent me for all that you are I know you so well I know you so well Your hormones are surging And your tummy will swell Take a hot bath with a bottle of gin You think that I’ll leave but I know how to swim I’m tugging at your heart with all of my might Just like with your mum you had to put up a fight Feeling sorry for yourself won’t help cause

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This is a selection from Belter's first album "The Riots, the Shots and the Pious" (2009)

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released December 2, 2009

Vocals: Rob Eijkman
Guitar: Angelo K
Keyboard: James Chappell
Bass: Odette Dillon
Drums: Catherine Pate

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Belter UK

With lyrics sharper than razor-wire and tunes that stick the boot in, Belter is punk for grown-ups who like a dance.

Their first single "TV Junkie" was released in 2012, gaining worldwide airplay and acclaim.

It was followed in January 2013 by a 3-track EP, ‘Invisible Cat’, which sees the band’s trademark sound expanded with a little help from their friends on strings, brass and slide guitar.
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