Infinitely Losing My Edge
Yeah, I'm losing my edge.
I'm losing my edge.
The kids are coming up from behind.
I'm losing my edge.
I'm losing my edge to the kids from Germany and from Bremen.
But I was there.
I was there in 1977.
I was there at the first Zapp show in Hamilton.
I'm losing my edge.
I'm losing my edge to the kids whose footsteps I hear when they get on the decks.
I'm losing my edge to the internet seekers who can tell me every member of every good group from 1968 to 1976.
I'm losing my edge.
To all the kids in Winnipeg and Calgary.
I'm losing my edge to the art-school Toronto kids in little jackets and borrowed nostalgia for the unremembered nineties.
I'm losing my edge.
I'm losing my edge.
I can hear the footsteps every night on the decks.
But I was there.
I was there in 1983 at the first Art of Noise practice in a loft in London.
I was working on the mellotron sounds with much patience.
I was there when Donald Fagen started up his first band.
I told him, "Don't do it that way. You'll never make a dime."
I was there.
I was the first guy playing Cameo to the punk kids.
I played it at the 40 Watt.
Everybody thought I was crazy.
We all know.
I was there.
I was there.
I've never been wrong.
But I'm losing my edge to better-looking people with better ideas and more talent.
And they're actually really, really nice.
I'm losing my edge.
I heard you have a compilation of every good song ever done by anybody.
Every great song by Ultramagnetic MC's. All the underground hits.
All Nas tracks. I heard you have a vinyl of every Janne Schatter record on German import.
I heard that you have a white label of every seminal crunk hit - 1985, '86, '87.
I heard that you have a CD compilation of every good '80s cut and another box set from the '90s.
I hear you're buying a 808 and a spring reverb and are throwing your macbook out the window because you want to make something real. You want to make a Pole record.
I hear that you and your band have sold your rhodes and bought a mellotron.
I hear that you and your band have sold your mellotron and bought a rhodes.
I hear everybody that you know is more relevant than everybody that I know.
But have you seen my records?
Bauhaus,
Sam Rivers,
Pantytec,
Danielle Patucci,
Avey Tare,
Sparks,
Terry Callier,
Goldenarms,
Zero Boys,
Freddie Wadling,
Masta Ace, Craig G, Kool G Rap, Big Daddy Kane,
Metal Thangz,
Camron Feat. Memphis Bleek And Beenie Seigel,
Neu!,
Television Personalities,
kango's stein massive,
Roger Hodgson,
Judy Mowatt,
The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band,
Throbbing Gristle,
Bill Wells,
Mandrill,
Mission of Burma,
Sticky Fingaz feat. Raekwon,
Kaleidoscope,
Jawbox,
The Moody Blues,
MC5,
Sun Ra Arkestra,
Von Mondo,
Fear,
Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dog,
Bob Dylan,
The Angels of Light,
Tres Demented,
One Last Wish,
The Red Krayola,
Minutemen,
Popol Vuh,
Adolescents,
R.M.O.,
Grandmaster Flash,
The Jesus and Mary Chain,
Circle Jerks,
PIL,
Neil Young & Crazy Horse,
Shuggie Otis,
Johnny Clarke,
The Count Five,
Rod Modell,
Stockholm Monsters,
Joy Division,
Franke,
Radiopuhelimet,
Eric Dolphy,
Brand Nubian,
June of 44,
Patti Smith,
Visionaries,LMNO, T- Love & Iriscience,
Skarface,
Grey Daturas,
Accadde A, Accadde A, Accadde A, Accadde A.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.
You don't know what you really want.