The Cup Of Pestilence (2023)

[Verse 1]
One day in a hundred you do what you can
But everyone around you thinks that you're Superman

[Verse 2]
You buy them some chips for the screams in the van
This soap opera's not easy, most just don't understand

[Chorus]
So, pull out the bottle, sterilise the lids
And put on your sports shoes and scoop out the mids
See you in the beer garden let's have a rinse
Let's meet at the place where the drug dealers take their kids
Take their kids

[Verse 3]
The loves and the losses the joy and the hurt
Well it's all the same
Some just have more money to burn

[Chorus]
So, pull out the bottle, sterilise the lids
And put on your sports shoes and scoop out the mids
See you in the beer garden let's have a rinse
Let's meet at the place where the drug dealers take their kids
Take their kids
Take their kids
Take their kids
Take their kids

[Verse 1]

I paid 36 bucks for a jug of beer
And there's nothing fucken special about being in here
One hundred percent got nothin' to say to you
Don't sell me 18 dollar chips and serve 'em in a shoe

[Chorus]
This place has gone to the dogs
Gone to the dogs
Gone to the dogs
This place has gone to the dogs
Gone to the dogs
Gone to the dogs
This place has gone to the dogs

[Verse 2]
They freed the greyhounds then they locked 'em back up
Pulled over for RBT now I'm pissing in a cup
Let's dig the biggest hole and run it from a phone
Get on your knees and beg until they throw a bone

[Chorus]
This place has gone to the dogs
Gone to the dogs
Gone to the dogs
This place has gone to the dogs
Gone to the dogs
Gone to the dogs
This place has gone to the dogs
Gone to the dogs

[Verse 3]
And when the human race is finally gone and dead
The animals will make everything right again

[Chorus]
This place has gone to the dogs
Gone to the dogs
Gone to the dogs
This place has gone to the dogs
Gone to the dogs
Gone to the dogs
This place has gone to the dogs
Gone to the dogs

[Verse 1]
Hey there man remember when we had been up for days
And then using different voices called and shut down the rave?
And when we hid in the balcony, and then we called the cops
On our neighbours who did nothing but live next door to us?

[Chorus]
And now as we sift through the wreckage again, and work out what's busted and which bits will mend
Our favourite human and my oldest friend
And you act like a cunt but my love never ends

[Verse 2]
We called that guy on the radio at one or two AM
And then wrote songs on amphetamines, performed them for him
Our houses they were sanctuaries of soap operas and lies
And funerals were balanced out by laughing til we cried

[Chorus]
We speak to each other through dick jokes and songs
We will recover but don't take too long
I am impotent but I'll try and I'll try
When you act like a cunt but my love it goes on
My love it goes on
You act like a cunt but my love it goes on

[Chorus]
And now as we sift through the wreckage again
And work out what's busted and which bits will mend
Our favourite human and my oldest friend
And you act like a cunt
My love it goes on
You act like a cunt
My love it goes on
You act like a cunt
But my love it goes on

[Verse 1]
In the op shop I can't stand still
So much chafing my legs I can't feel
I'm so excited for the big date planned tonight

[Verse 2]
The lost memories all the broken dreams
They all look like falling apart at the seams
I just need some items that are not too dank
And it would be really helpful not to break the bank

[Chorus]
I'm walkin round in a dead man's underpants
Second hand but I thought I'd take a chance
Should avoid anything close to romance
At the time when off they peel

[Verse 3]
The lost memories all the broken dreams
They all look like falling apart at the seams
I just need some items that are not too dank
And it would be really helpful not to break the bank

[Chorus]
I'm walkin round in a dead man's underpants
Second hand but I thought I'd take a chance
Should avoid anything close to romance
At the time when off they peel

[Outro]
I'm walkin round
I'm walkin round
I'm walkin round in a dead man's underpants
At the time when off they peel

[Verse 1]
I catch you on CCTV
Doin' your shit graffiti
Talk like you've had a lobotomy
But there's a familiarity

[Pre-Chorus]
Something 'bout that stance
Something 'bout that face

[Chorus]
Lil Deadshit
Well get the fuck away from me
Lil Deadshit
Throw you as far as I can see
Lil Deadshit
And I see my reflection in your eyes
You fucken deadshit

[Verse 2]
Throw food on my neighbour's wall
I was just like you after all
You keep me up til after four
Like a hundred times I've done before

[Bridge]
I was just like you but with better music

[Chorus]
Lil Deadshit
Well get the fuck away from me
Lil Deadshit
Throw you as far as I can see
Lil Deadshit
And I see my reflection in your eyes
You fucken deadshit

[Outro]
Deadshit
Deadshit
Deadshit
Lil Deadshit
Deadshit
Deadshit
Lil Deadshit
Lil Deadshit
And I see my reflection in your eyes
You fucken deadshit

[Verse 1]
The doors are closed
The chilled wind blows in from the East
And whispers memories of a time in the sun
Then I see a light through the cracks turn on
And hear the sound of a good time rising up

[Chorus]
And here stands Laneway Dave
Silhouette in the haze
Been gone for 40 days
It's time for Laneway
Laneway Dave
Laneway Dave

[Verse 2]
Extreme laneway darts is the order of the evening
As the chandelier reflects off the bikes
We're playing air drums along with the experience
As the lights behind the bookshelf turn on

[Chorus]
And hang with Laneway Dave
It's where I'll rest my brain
Inside that perfect cave
And learn from Laneway
Laneway Dave
Laneway Dave

Dave

[Verse 1]
Early retirement's killing me slow
Sliding down that long plateau
I sold my TV and my stereo
But it won't last very long

I got no postman getting me high
Top shelf gotta say goodbye
Stone broke and starry eyed
But I know what's going wrong

[Verse 2]
I wanna see you, meet at the pub
Not in the bistro, I'm sitting out the front
With a bottle and a smile and a "what do you want?"
Gonna sit here for a while

[Chorus]
I'm back on instant coffee
No fancy dinners for me
I've got the secret
And I'm living out my life happily
I'm back on instant coffee
Still get my good times for free
I'm in the gutter
And I'm living like exiled royalty

[Verse 3]
And if you see me, don't pass me by
Yeah I remember that look in your eye
There by the grace of your nine to fucken five
Yeah and I've got a plan and I'm doing alright
Got a teaspoon and a smile

[Chorus]
I'm back on instant coffee
No fancy dinners for me
I've got the secret
And I'm living out my life happily
I'm back on instant coffee
Still get my good times for free
I'm in the gutter
And I'm living like exiled royalty

[Outro]
I'm back on instant coffee
I'm back on instant coffee
I'm in the gutter and I'm living like exiled royalty
I'm in the gutter and I'm living like exiled royalty

[Verse 1]
I feel the monsters at 4 in the afternoon
I know anxiety will overcome me soon
So many mental benefits of living with a pet
I think she's feeling scared
She's really got a mess

[Chorus]
Dog Tranquiliser
Dog Tranquiliser
I need a Dog Tranquiliser

[Verse 2]
I've been rejected from all the human doctors and their meds
I gotta get all my ups and downers from the vet
Two different body weights so I'll adjust the dose
It should be pretty damn close
She's kinda well fed

[Chorus]
Dog Tranquiliser
Dog Tranquiliser
I need a Dog Tranquiliser
Now her incisor gives me pain
We might need something stronger to be more humane

[Bridge]
Dog Tranquiliser
Dog Tranquiliser

[Outro]
Dog Tranquiliser
Dog Tranquiliser
I need a Dog Tranquiliser
I need a Dog Tranquiliser
Dog Tranquiliser
Dog Tranquiliser
Dog Tranquiliser
Dog Tranquiliser
Dog Tranquiliser

[Verse 1]
I hear a voice whisper my name
I don't know yours it is my one enduring shame
I hear a noise of rustling leaves
And I pray to hell that you are far away from me
Should have listened to the warning bells
The kind of guy they say kept to himself

[Chorus]
I think my neighbour is planning to kill me
I'm not a hundred percent as to why
I think my neighbour is planning to kill me
Coz I've seen that dark look in his eye
In his eye

[Verse 2]
I know he cooks amphetamines
I'm not here to judge it's got nothing to do with me
Thought things were better, he fell in love
I didn't think I'd be the one he's dreaming of
Now I hear him creeping 'round my house
As the re-enactment writes itself

[Chorus]
I think my neighbour is planning to kill me
And I wonder what's taking so long
I think my neighbour is planning to kill me
And I hope and I pray that I'm wrong

[Chorus]
I think my neighbour is planning to kill me
And I wonder what's taking so long
I think my neighbour is planning to kill me
And I shouldn't have written this song

[Outro]
I think my neighbour is planning to kill me
And I hope and I pray that I'm wrong
That I'm wrong
That I'm wrong
That I'm wrong
That I'm wrong

[Verse 1]
He's got some real good, facial grooming
New t-shirt every day
He went from cocaine to parachuting
Played some golf on the way

[Chorus]
When he fell off the wagon was quite the leap
He went from mushroom burgers straight to horse meat

[Verse 2]
Sick and tired of, chips and Red Bull
He dreamt of Phar Lap instead
Don't even cook him, straight on the table
And crack a raw quail egg

[Chorus]
When he fell off the wagon was quite the leap
He went from tofu salad straight to horse meat

[Outro]
When he fell off the wagon was quite the leap
He went from tofu salad straight to horse meat
He went straight to horse meat

[Verse 1]
Step one: go to the shops
Then get home and boil that pot
And yeah that's pretty much it
You just stir a bit
Then just stir a bit

[Chorus]
I said yeah
Who's gonna buy the Gravox?
Who's gonna buy the Gravox?
Who's gonna buy the Gravox?
Who's gonna buy the Gravox?
Who's gonna buy the Gravox?
Who's gonna buy the Gravox?

[Verse 2]
Well the tin it stinks of hocks
But it's vegan in the box
And I promise I'll visit soon
Yeah I still miss you
But I reckon we'll make do

[Chorus]
I said yeah
Who's gonna buy the Gravox?
Who's gonna buy the Gravox?
Who's gonna buy the Gravox?
Who's gonna buy the Gravox?
Who's gonna buy the Gravox?
Who's gonna buy the Gravox?

Yes !

[Chorus]
I said yeah
Who's gonna buy the Gravox?
Who's gonna buy the Gravox?
Who's gonna buy the Gravox?
Who's gonna buy the Gravox?
Who's gonna buy the Gravox?
Who's gonna buy the Gravox?

[Verse 1]
I picked up the fight with you right where I should have left it
And I never liked you until you were on your deathbed
Calculated the times we hated in the room of no belief

[Chorus]
So put down your guns and let's enjoy the sun a bit

[Verse 2]
We got on so well once we stripped away the lying
An armchair and a fountain and the best drugs known to science
Read you headlines, with no timeline
And that room was filled with peace and dust and Hawkwind in your hair

[Chorus]
So put down your guns and let's enjoy the sun a bit

[Chorus]
So put down your guns and let's enjoy the sun a bit

[Verse 1]
Found the sand
But I haven't seen the sea for a month
Touch my hand
But my skin is crawling out of the door
Then I see some friends I know
Thought we at least agreed on enemies

[Chorus]
Tontined
And if you see me on the streets
Waving flags with the well Nazis
I consent to taking me in my sleep

[Verse 2]
Take a rest
Take the rest of time to fill me with doubt
What a mess
To have come this far to throw it all out
I may not have far to go
So can someone softly light the road

[Chorus]
Tontined
And if you see me on the streets
Waving flags with the well Nazis
I consent to taking me in my sleep

[Chorus]
Tontined
And if you see me having fun
With the likes of the proud boy scum
I consent to taking me in my sleep

Tontined

[Chorus]
And if you see me having fun
With the likes of the proud boy scum
I consent to taking me in my sleep

[Outro]
Tontined
Tontined
Tontined
I consent to taking me in my sleep

[Verse 1]
They cancelled the fireworks on New Year's Eve
Somewhere between the burning eyes and the blackened trees
Hose off your roof tell your family to leave, just try to breathe
Come out of retirement and get on the tools
Elvis lives and he's sucking up your swimming pool
From the 12 days of crisis-wrapped Christmas to April fools

[Pre-Chorus]
The streets are all empty
You're stuck here at home
The radio's off it's too close to the bone
"Just you fucken wait till I get you alone"

[Chorus]
There's a little piece of heaven for the lucky some
Out of the frying pan and into to the searing sun
The fuse burning down and it's fireworks for every one

[Verse 2]
From the safest suburbs to the tidiest towns
Hear the blunt force trauma as the sun goes down
From the starter pistol to the golden point try
The neighbours said he seemed like a nice enough guy

[Chorus]
There's a little piece of hell saved for everyone
Trapped between the locked window and the loaded gun
The fuse burning down and it's fireworks for everyone

[Verse 1]
Came to entertain you and rest my head
But I don't want to eat and then end up dead
In a stormwater drain just outside of town
Let's not argue my friend

[Chorus]
The only difference we have is... I'm right
So, I better sit in silence
Is that foot you put forward your best?

[Verse 2]
Now we're best mates we get on so nice
Ten drinks and you wanna rip out my eyes
And the older I get the less folks I like
Let's not argue my friends

[Chorus]
The only difference we have is... I'm right
So, I better sit in silence
So proud of what you're famous for
Hospitality and violence
Is that foot you put forward your best?

[Chorus]
The only difference we have is... I'm right
So, I better sit in silence
So proud of what you're famous for
Hospitality and violence
Is that foot you put forward your best?

[Verse 1]
We went for one beer at 12 in the afternoon
Ten minutes later things turned ugly with these dudes
The cops that showed up said that
"You can't call those people cunts"

[Chorus]
And when you said you can't call those people cunts
Well you can't call those cunts "those people"
Yeah when you said you can't call those people cunts
Well you can't call those cunts "those people"
You can't call those cunts "those people"
You can't call those cunts

[Verse 2]
They threw a bottle at our heads but it was plastic
The game was stacked against them right from the start
And they were photographed
And we copped a slap on the back

[Chorus]
And when you said you can't call those people cunts
Well you can't call those cunts "those people"
Yeah when you said you can't call those people cunts
Well you can't call those cunts "those people"
You can't call those cunts "those people"
You can't call those cunts

[Outro]
And when you said you can't call those people cunts
Well you can't call those cunts "those people"
Yeah when you said you can't call those people cunts
Well you can't call those cunts

You can't call those cunts "those people"
You can't call those cunts "those people"
You can't call those cunts "those people"
You can't call those cunts "those people"
You can't call those cunts "those people"

[Verse 1]
Tuesday morning can
Gotta hide the memory of your raised hand
Still got no one to be
Still sinking in that endless open sea

[Chorus]
So hit the road get your toes in the sand
Even when life hasn't quite worked out as planned
No one here knows the story that burns in your hand
And it's always the guys with the neck tattoos
That hold you close and say "I love you"

[Verse 2]
Where desperation reigns
And it's fitting in these blood-soaked open plains
Where nothing makes much sense
Looking through this dusty broken chain link fence

[Chorus]
So hit the road get your toes in the sand
Even when life hasn't quite worked out as planned
No one here knows the story that burns in your hand
And it's always the guys with the neck tattoos
That hold you close and say "I love you"

[Bridge]
So take it like a man and run
And cower underneath the southern stars of this stolen land

[Chorus]
So hit the road get your toes in the sand
Even when life hasn't quite worked out as planned
No one here knows the story that burns in your hand
And it's always the guys with the neck tattoos
That hold you close and say "I love you"

[Verse 1]
Living in shadow's never fun
I never wanted anything from anyone
Make an impression leave a mark
Blow up a waterslide amusement park
I know I've got it coming and I know I can't be free
But I got my face on the TV
Now you might just notice me

[Chorus]
'Coz I can finally get arrested in this town
Took a while for me to get arrested in this town
All apologies for turning your life upside down
But I can finally get arrested in this town

[Verse 2]
Public Enemy life on the run
I always wanted to be number one
I never made the wanted list
Until I fell in with the motorbike enthusiasts
My knees are broken and my tattoo scars are sore
I'm hurting but my life is so much more
Than that boring prick next door

[Chorus]
'Coz I can finally get arrested in this town
Such a fantasy to live my life guest of the crown
Aren't you proud of me, I fucked myself into the ground
'Coz I can finally get arrested in this town

[Chorus]
I can finally get arrested in this place
Come on, can't you see this satisfied look on my face
It's the end of me, but you will not see me frown
'Coz I can finally get arrested in this town
Finally get arrested in this town
Finally get arrested in this town

[Verse 1]
You said it would be nice this time in life
We steer towards a world more sensible
Awake before midday, said "namaste"
And then you seemed a bit more flexible

[Verse 2]
I passed you on the stairs said
Over there I'll help you be aware
Don't be scared 'cause it's all just natural

[Chorus]
Thought it was yoga, but it was Ketamine
Thought you were sober, the room began to spin
Thought it was mindfulness but it was Valium

[Verse 3]
The conversation's deep you feel asleep
And then I blamed it on Valerian
I should have got a clue you lost your shoe
And fell asleep in the solarium

[Verse 4]
Thought it was yoga, but it was Ketamine
You pulled me closer to wipe the drool from off your chin
Said you were sober, the room began to spin
The time is over to operate heavy machines
Thought it was vitamins but it was Valium

[Chorus]
Thought it was yoga, but it was Ketamine
Thought you were sober, the room began to spin
Not yoga, but it was Ketamine
Not sober, but Valium

[Outro]
You said it would be nice this time in life
We steer towards a world more sensible