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'expose it!' plastic head records, gilp2 (vinyl album)

    album track listing includes:

  • no man is an island - screaming head eternal (4.50)
'Expose It!' was a compilation album showcasing various bands releasing material via Plastic Head Records and Distribution.The album had a short pressing run and was soon deleted. Other contributing artists were Passion Of Ice, The Keatons, Bordello, Gadgets, Pows, Revolution, Kick Ass, Cybernauts, New English, Tall Americans and Sinister Family.

Screaming Head Eternal was one of the first two tracks Steven and Tim recorded together, and can be considered one of the first true No-Man songs (although the band was still called No Man Is An Island at that stage). It's best described as "a piece of messy punk-jazz" and was the polar opposite of the other track recorded in the same session (Faith's Last Doubt). When released on 'Expose It!', it featured a version of French Tree Terror Suspect as an intro (a track later released in its own right on 'Speak').

musicians:

tim bowness - vocals, words
ben coleman - violin
steven wilson - guitar, bass, keyboards, programming

song by tim bowness/steven wilson
(intro: ben coleman/steven wilson)

lyrics:

screaming head eternal

head so stupid lies bleeding on the floor,
body broken and crushed against the door,
fevered moments that move without control,
all aggression pulled tight round naked limbs,
pulled tight!

screaming, screaming,
screaming head eternal.

head so stupid lies bleeding on the floor,
body broken and crushed against the door,
almost like prayers when all the faith is gone,
lips that would kiss form prayers to broken stones.
almost like prayers when all the faith is gone,
lips that would kiss form prayers to broken stones.

burning brightly, and ever brighter still.
screaming, screaming, screaming,
screaming head eternal.

almost like prayers when all the faith is gone,
lips that would kiss form prayers to broken stones.

(repeat x 2)

almost like prayers when all the faith is gone...