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Porcupine Tree - Pure Narcotic
[Written by Steven Wilson]
You keep me waiting
You keep me alone in a room full of friends
You keep me hating
You keep me listening to the Bends
No amount of pointless days
Can make this go away
You have me on my knees
You have me listless and deranged
You have me in your pocket
You have me distant and estranged
No narcotics in my brain
Can make this go away
I'm sorry that, I'm sorry that I'm not like you
I worry that I don't act the way you'd like me to
You find me wanting
You find me bloodless but inspired
You find me out
You find me hallucinating fire
No narcotics in my brain
Can make this go away
Have we ever been here before?
Running headlong at the floor
Leave me dreaming on a railway track
Wrap me up and send me back
Pure Narcotic is the third single from the album "Stupid Dream" . This track featured acoustic guitars, close harmony vocals, glockenspiel, pastoral piano and lyrics. The CD single also featured a live version of "Tinto Brass", another track from this album. Also, the lyrics make a reference to Radiohead's album The Bends: "You keep me hating, You keep me listening to 'The Bends'." The track has been performed live regularly between 1999-2003. A live in studio version can be found on XM II. A live recording from Shepherd's Bush Empire from 2001 was planned to be released on a live album in 2001, which was subsequently abandoned.
