Prick Up Your Ears (single)

by The Gerunds

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From "Hitsville, PA," the debut double-LP from The Gerunds.
Limited edition vinyl available now at TheGerunds.com.

lyrics

Somebody pull the plug on me
And do my family a favor
Can't scratch the surface without some blood
For the truth you'll need a razor
See doctor, it's like this:
I've been waiting to hear this voice in my ear
Turn the TV and the radio off
Live transmission loud and clear

And just like that she said
comes the time to wake the dead
Prick up your ears, she said
Can you hear the sound?

The slumbering beast awoke
Pissed he didn't get the joke
(Prick up your ears)
He's heading for your town
Signal if you hear the sound
(Prick up your ears)

Heard your voice outside the door
And I'd offer to let you stay
But somebody has rubbed you wrong
Who are you telling to go away?
Each day it just gets worse
Yeah, like you give a damn
Can't keep a grip any longer
The razor falls right from my hand

And just like that she said
comes the time to wake the dead
Prick up your ears, she said
Can you hear the sound?

I try to talk it out
(It doesn't mean a thing)
It won't change anything
I brought my friends around
(It only brings them down)
Useless anyhow
But then I heard the sound
(Can you hear it now)
Calling the whole thing off
I heard it just in time

End it now because
Nothing's like you said it was
Prick up your ears
Nothing is okay
And it's never gonna be that ay
Prick up your ears

And just like that she said
comes the time to wake the dead
Prick up your ears, she said
Can you hear the sound?

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released September 17, 2021
Written by Peter Cortner and Hunter Bennett

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The Gerunds Washington, D.C.

Featuring Peter Cortner (Dag Nasty / Field Day) and Hunter Bennett (Dot Dash / Julie Ocean).

For fans of Wire / Spoon / Franz Ferdinand / New Order / TV on the Radio / Joy Division / B-52s

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