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Wailing Paddle Lyrics by Rudiments

Psychoska: The First Three Years (1990-1993)

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Hangin' up the old wailing paddle
Pull the splinters out of your skin
Ice your knuckles, vow revenge, corporal gruel, teaching cruel
Hard times, you missed a grand crime
Ingrained acceptance, invisible scars
Take a whippin' like a man and you'll be a winner, yeah
Don't you wanna shine like the stars?
Good boys do, good girls don't
Double standards feeding off the rusty remains of the past
The things we learn from consequence
We're all just figures messed up in coincidence
You live your life by foolishness
The things we least require take priority

Who listens to the mudrakers anymore?
Spit the fire like before, just like Mark Twain
Play the roles away, play the roles away
Play the roles away, play the roles away
Play the roles away, play the roles away
Play the roles away, play the roles away
Play the roles away, play the roles away
Play the roles away, play the roles away
Play the roles away, play the roles away
Play the roles away, play the roles away
Driving past the billboards with the legs that sell
Get yourself a new car and a bottle and the babes will follow you
It's all just fun you see, no one gets hurt
Why should we question what is commonplace?
The things we learn from consequence
We're all just figures messed up in coincidence
You live your life by foolishness
The things we least require take priority

Play the roles away, play the roles away
Play the roles away, play the roles away
Play the roles away, play the roles away
Play the roles away, play the roles away
Play the roles away, play the roles away
Play the roles away, play the roles away
Play the roles away, play the roles away
Play the roles away, play the roles away
Play the roles away in the classroom
In the back row, same old lecture
Play the roles away in the locked room
There's an asshole yellin' at your mom
Play the roles away on the bar stool
Tryin' not to be, but it's hard to change
Play the roles away, but in the end
Wondering who ever stared all the roles that we play?
Woah-oh-oh-oh-e-oh-oh
Woah-oh-oh-oh-e-oh-oh
Woah-oh-oh-oh-e-oh-oh
Woah-oh-oh-oh-e-oh-oh
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About “Wailing Paddle” by Rudiments

Read the complete lyrics to "Wailing Paddle" by Rudiments from the album "Psychoska: The First Three Years (1990-1993)". On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Pop.

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"Wailing Paddle" appears on "Psychoska: The First Three Years (1990-1993)".

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