22-Pistepirkko
Finnish rock band
22-Pistepirkko (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkɑkskytkɑks ˈpistepːirkːo]) is a Finnish band formed in 1980 in a small rural village of Utajärvi in Northern Finland but moved to Helsinki, the capital of Finland, in 1985. The band now produces music in English, though at first their main language was Finnish.
- MOTORCYCLEMAN:
- everybody was excited
- everyone wanted to see the man
- the man with the motorcycle
- soon to be coming to our town
- I was scared, when he came
- I saw him very clear
- he was black, tall and the bike
- was the biggest I'd ever have seen
- he took the best looking girl in town
- with him to the hotel
- that girl was Frank's girlfriend
- Frank is my best friend
- I heard , he'd been shopping
- he took things, but didn't pay nothing
- everyone became furious
- but nobody said nothing
- he'd only eat, drink and fuck
- laugh loudly, when we said bath
- promised to burn the town to the ground
- if we don't give him a crown
- I was going home to sleep
- when I met him in the street
- he was bigger than what I'd thought
- his face was ugly and dirty
- he smelled of bull and booze
- he said he don't like my face
- I was thinking, what shall I do
- he said: "just keep going " and walked through me
(From The Kings of Hong Kong, BARE BONE BUSINESS 1987)
- SNOWY DAVE:
- I'm in love with the girl downtown
- I'm in love with the girl downtown
- she dont know that I am
- I dont know where she usually moves
- Saw her one summer day
- now the snow is on my way
- I'm riding in snowy downtown
- feeling like, like a loose toon
- I'm in love with the girl downtown
- I'm in love with the girl downtown
- she dont know that I am
- I dont know where she usually moves
- I'm riding in snowy downtown
- dont cry wolf, it's a Christmas time
- She dont know that...
(From CD Rumble City, LaLa Land, PolyGram Finland 1994)
- STAY:
- I won't do any cleaning, cooking or washing.
- 'Cos I like games, sports and gambling.
- You would like some company. I don't want guests.
- Pour me a drink. I just want to be at home.
- Stay.
- Oh baby stay.
- You'd like to sell the bike and buy an RV.
- Holidays ain't for me. I hate to travel.
- I can't stand still. I don't want to drive.
- You'd like to discuss; well I'd rather not.
- You'd like to have children, kissing and hugging.
- I don't want those things to mess up my world.
- No candlelight dinners no memory lanes.
- That's too sentimental; I hate that stuff.
- Stay.
- I smashed our phone. I killed every plant.
- I bought new locks - but where's the cat?
- The TV's not working; the poker night is off.
- You need a new dress, as if we were rich.
- No romantic evenings, no cheese and crackers.
- No crossword puzzles no trips to the in-laws.
- No shower today, I won't change my socks.
- I don't speak to the neighbors; I bought a navy-blue robe.
- Stay.
- I have a pain in my back.
- I have a pain in my head.
- I have a pain in my heart.
- I have a pain everywhere.
- Stay.
- Something's wrong with my eyes.
- Something's wrong with my ears.
- Something's wrong with my brain.
- Something's wrong in my pain.
- Stay.
(From CD Drops & Kicks, PGMCD 26, 2005)
- X-(WO)MEN:
- X-men and women,
- X-women and men,
- no super powers,
- just trying to make their days,
- in the way their ways made them.
- The ghosts in new homes,
- bite like X-rays,
- echo X-days,
- breaking the new circles,
- making new rings so heavy to wear.
- Teach the old dog a new trick,
- try to keep your good old friends,
- accept that they may never call again.
(From CD Drops & Kicks, PGMCD 26, 2005)
