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Artist: The Damned
Canonical path: /damned/lively-arts
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Lively Arts
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Lively Arts
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I'm gonna stay in bed all day
I'm not gonna hear a word you say
It's gonna be a life of style for me
Electric blankets, pillows, fire and TV
Take a look outside
Those lively arts are on the slide
And culture's just a bore
When you're angry young and poor
And if I got my way
Those idle rich would pay
When the discussion starts
On the lively arts
I'm gonna be a lazy slob
Sod the folks and sod the job
And tell the foreman that I'm ill
And in a week I'll be here still
Yes I will
Take a look outside
Those lively arts are on the slide
And culture's just a bore
When you're angry young and poor
And if I got my way
Those idle rich would pay
When the discussion starts
On the lively arts
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