Needle in The Red
from Swallowing The Sun by Steve Robinson
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Features another thrilling cameo from XTC's maestro, Dave Gregory. Whether it’s a bit of a dig at organized religion or an anti-drug song has yet to be determined.
lyrics
Is your God precious?
Is your God good?
And does he help you
Like no other would?
When he sees you falling down
Does he lift/pick you up?
When he hears you cry for help
Do you get the answer that you need?
When the wheels come off
and you hit the ground
Running for your life
with the same old voices in your head
Another needle in the red
Oh no…
Is your God angry?
Is your God loud?
Does he make you pray like hell
and does he push you around?
When he sees you riding high
Does he trip you up?
When he hears you cry for help
Does he make you get down on your knees?
CHORUS
See my slip it starts to show
I fall down on my face, you know
and you show me a beautifully clean pair of heels
Words are running off the page
I keep on falling off the stage
Do you think I should sing it again?
Do you think I should try?
When he sees you on your knees
Does he lift you up?
When he hears you cry for help
Does he make you ask the question again?
CHORUS
On the brink and in the drink
Just another shot of a love gone sour
A weed in flower, washed and scoured
Cleansed of pain in the midnight hour
Wallow in hell (just for a spell)
there's no way out and it's just as well
One more time you reach for the light
Your big chance comes but you're hands are tied
Is your God good?
And does he help you
Like no other would?
When he sees you falling down
Does he lift/pick you up?
When he hears you cry for help
Do you get the answer that you need?
When the wheels come off
and you hit the ground
Running for your life
with the same old voices in your head
Another needle in the red
Oh no…
Is your God angry?
Is your God loud?
Does he make you pray like hell
and does he push you around?
When he sees you riding high
Does he trip you up?
When he hears you cry for help
Does he make you get down on your knees?
CHORUS
See my slip it starts to show
I fall down on my face, you know
and you show me a beautifully clean pair of heels
Words are running off the page
I keep on falling off the stage
Do you think I should sing it again?
Do you think I should try?
When he sees you on your knees
Does he lift you up?
When he hears you cry for help
Does he make you ask the question again?
CHORUS
On the brink and in the drink
Just another shot of a love gone sour
A weed in flower, washed and scoured
Cleansed of pain in the midnight hour
Wallow in hell (just for a spell)
there's no way out and it's just as well
One more time you reach for the light
Your big chance comes but you're hands are tied
credits
from Swallowing The Sun,
released February 16, 2021
Steve Robinson: acoustic guitars, piano, lead and background vocals
Ed Woltil: acoustic guitar, bass, programming
Dave Gregory: electric and slide guitars.
Steve Robinson: acoustic guitars, piano, lead and background vocals
Ed Woltil: acoustic guitar, bass, programming
Dave Gregory: electric and slide guitars.
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Steve Robinson Hendersonville, North Carolina
Strangled folk and mangled pop from a transplanted Englishman lost in America.
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