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cocteau twins
turn the reverb all the way to ten
i bet they’ve never left the vocals dry
i bet their mixer never even tried
i don’t know why oh the

cocteau twins
can’t tell where one word ends and one begins
incomprehensibility’s their jam
they’re impossible to understand
and no one can

and when she sings it’s a meme
or a fever dream
like talking backwards
with a mouthful of valvoline

is it a secret code
latin prose
no one knows but the

cocteau twins
enunciation’s not their acumen
never tire of their reverb plate
making lyrics indeterminate
they think it’s great

mi ne komprenas kion illi diras malbenite
dankon al google por helpi min pri la esperanto

cocteau twins
marble-mouthin’ vowels and consonants
believe that clarity is for the birds
their biggest fans don’t even know the words
it’s so absurd

and when she’s singing
the meaning’s obscure and dark
their teleprompters
will only show question marks

some cryptic gibberish
maybe just
a grocery list oh the

cocteau twins
sound like they drank too much cough medicine
a glossolaliac’s favorite band
articulation isn’t part of the plan
i’m not a fan of the

cocteau twins
a-bargle nargle zargle
cocteau twins
banana hama flamma
cocteau twins

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from August 2020: Cocteau Twins, released August 31, 2020

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Here's the scoop: A band is picked at the start of the month. Musicians have the full month to record songs by that band, or about that band, or in the style of the band - it's real loose! At the end of the month, we vote for our top three recordings. The winning entry selects the next month's band. Good times and killer recordings since 2014! ... more

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