Mansun
Mansun was formed in Chester in 1995 by vocalist/rhythm guitarist Paul Drap… Read Full Bio ↴Mansun was formed in Chester in 1995 by vocalist/rhythm guitarist Paul Draper, lead guitarist/ backing vocalist Dominic Chad, bassist Stove King and drummer Andie Rathbone. Arriving on the Britpop-dominated scene as a beat-driven art rock band, Mansun liberally mixed progressive rock, psychedelia, art pop, shoegaze, 80's noir and electronic elements; instead of singles releasing numerous multi-format EPs bookended by concept albums, often changing their style (and peculiar uniforms) each release. Along with this they were a renowned live act who often drastically rearranged their songs on tour: extending some into heavy jams, combining others into epic suites. Non-stop touring and devotion to their fans took them to many distant places bands rarely travelled.

Mansun came to prominence in the mid-nineties British indie/ guitar-rock resurgence, despite pursuing their own path away from any of the emerging scenes. Their first album Attack of the Grey Lantern could easily have been lost amidst the wave of new music in the British (Britpop) scene at that time if it had not been for the majestic Wide Open Space. The single charted at number 15 in the UK. The album then went on to reach no. 1 in the UK charts. Many of the tracks from the album and the associated EP's formed part of a grand concept piece. The band created a twisted town inhabited by bizarre characters such as "Dark Mavis", "Stripper Vicar", "Flourella" and "Egg-Shaped Fred".

Between their 1st and 2nd album they released the Closed for Business EP which departed from the themes that had run through all Mansun's previous releases, while musically very similar to the tracks from Attack of the Grey Lantern.

The band's second album Six was a radical departure from the first album. The tracks segued into each other creating two musical sections which were separated by an "intermission". Musically, the songs were far more produced in sound. The album artwork was also very complex containing many references to the cult (and often surreal) 60's TV show "The Prisoner". This perfectly suited the music which had the feeling of a nonsensical prog extravaganza. The artwork together with the way that the complex structure of the songs/time signatures blended into each other gave the impression of a very ambitious progressive rock concept album, though lyrically there is little to suggest that there is a central theme to the album. While generally critically appreciated, Six was not a huge commercial success, though the album did reach no. 6 in the UK album charts.

For their third album, Little Kix, Mansun again changed direction. This time the songs were slickly produced (over-produced in some senses) with strong pop sensibility. The album was obviously an attempt by the band to produce an album with more maturity, but was perhaps too polished. Little Kix reached no. 12 in the UK charts.

Mansun disbanded in May 2003. This was a culmination of band tensions which had seen one of the original members leave (Stove King). Disappointed by the poor reception of their 3rd album, the band folded with little fanfare of their passing.

Due to pressure from their fans, EMI released the posthumous "4th album", Kleptomania, which was a three CD set containing rough recordings of tracks slated to be on the unfinished 4th album, b-sides and rarities.
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Mansun Lyrics


01.Everyone Must Win We cold boot the brain stem We start to get pissed We're…
08. Until The Next Life Oh, don't throw me away Am I weak for saying that…
10. We Are The Boys And twenty one was over the hill you feel To pick…
An Open Letter To The Lyrical Trainspotter Since the dawn of time I've rolled across the earth Spinning…
Anti Everything Anti everything (live in Richard Rogers' doorways) I care no…
Been Here Before So what do I believe in I walked away…
Being A Girl Being a boy's like sucking on a lemon And I judge…
But the Trains Run on Time This room's dimensions I know them off by heart by now They'…
Butterfly The beauty of a butterfly that turns into something new And…
Can I traveled from Dublin, you said you'd change the world You…
Can't Afford To Die Fingers severed on a mirrors edge Isolated with no…
Cancer My book of Mormon Wrapped in Turin And it seems inferior and…
Can’t Afford to Die Fingers severed on a mirrors edge Isolated with no…


Chad Who Loved Me All come crashing down, your desperate icon You've got to go…
Check Under The Bed You see my fear looks like laughter That's why…
Church of the Drive Thru Elvis And there's someone always laughing over me A taste of my…
Closed For Business Roll on up and queue in line All you need is…
Closed Yor Business Roll on up and queue in line All you need is…
Comes As No Surprise In the sand you used to lay You'd be there at…
Cry 2 My Face It's the final straw, Here's my notice that I quit, Though…
Dark Mavis Wait around, I'll be walking quite a while Don't be late,…
Decisions These monkey faces are laughing at me Easy, one of life's…
Disgusting Back off, off You're the stranger in here, with your strange…
Drastic Sturgeon Shop at Kwik Save and you make a good saving Difference…
Drones Blame me, cos you know I'll absorb the things you…
Duchess Photographic duchess, Cousin of the queen I've been infatuat…
Egg Shaped Fred Na na na nah na nah na na …
Electric Man You were the seven deadly sins Making sense in…
Electric Man (Acoustic Versio You were the seven deadly sins Making sense in your 'screw…
electric man [acoustic version You were the seven deadly sins Making sense in…
Everyone Must Win We cold boot the brain stem We start to get pissed We're…
Fall Out To ask anybody what I'm doing here (It never) It…
Flourella Wake up flower you're smelling of roses Drawing posies to…
Fool (I've been a fool) I've been a fool, again Doesn't matter…
Forgive Me You said that every man must stand alone And now you…
Fragile In future days with riot squads, I simply want to…
Getting Your Way So pleased if you're getting your way, If you're coming uns…
Golden Stone Nothing is here for me Just the music on the inside Meaning…
Good Intentions Heal The Soul Wireless tells us all, looks like there's a war Both of…
Goodbye The stiller the tongue then the happier the life So here's…
Grey Lantern Look, frankly you're a star tonight Standing under grey lig…
GSOH Hello? Oh, yeah, uh Shy male 25 seeks blond girl 18…
Harris On my estate was a man with a flag in…
Home I'm so ordinary, It's a shame about you, It's so…
I I hang glass from the wall, it makes my life…
I Can Only Disappoint U I traveled from Dublin, you said you'd change the world You…
I Can Only Disappoint You I traveled from Dublin, you said you'd change the world You…
I Can Only Dissapoint U I traveled from Dublin, you said you'd change the world You…
I Care I hang glass from the wall, it makes my life…
I Deserve What I Get I'm not getting sleep at night My insomnia's a pain Problems…
I've Seen the Top of the Mountain All this built up passion burnt out anyway Didn't see it…
Impending Collapse Of It All Needing, dying, parasite the same Just to be removed from al…
Inverse Midas Everybody helps me make my own mistakes If I'm left alone…
It I wish you were greedy I wish you were cold I wish…
It's OK I wish you were greedy, I wish you were cold, I wish…
K.I.Double.S.I.N.G John and Jackie are up the tree K. I. double S.…
Keep Telling Myself Keep telling myself, Day after day I go on and on, So…
King of Beauty Feed this insect inside me Watch my time drippin' off from…
Legacy If you fear transition to your other life Don't need money…
Lemonade Secret Drinker Bigger head, you got no bread in our house Now look…
Live Open Space I'm in a wide open space, I'm standing I'm all alone…
Love Is Love is everything I want, I never knew it Love is…
Love Is .... Love is everything I want, I never knew it Love is…
Love Is. Love is everything I want, I never knew it Love is…
Love Is.. Love is everything I want, I never knew it Love is…
Love Is... Love is everything I want, I never knew it Love is…
Love Is.... Love is everything I want, I never knew it Love is…
Love Remains So nothing remains, Only the scar and it hurts like hell, …
Mansun If I start this small debate The centre of the…
Mansun's Only Live Song If I start this small debate The centre of the…
Moronica 2 foot long and your neck keeps growing 10 foot tall,…
My Idea Of Fun Day one, concentrate my energy My victim's loser personality…
Naked Twister To be twisted To be naked To be broken To be free Tell me…
Negative Stop, you're looking miserable Can't be bothered getting up …
No One Knows Us Verse One Bigger head, you've got no bread in our…
No Signal/No Complaints These days I don't look back, All my fears are…
Promises We were a joke, we were fools Such a disgrace, but…
Railings I'll press my face up to your railings I'll listen, you've…
Rebel Without A Quilt Got to find the rebel within A pawn in the sea…
Repair Man Call the repairman and he'll sort you out with his…
Right To the End of the Earth The bigger you come The harder you fall I'll be waiting What…
Rock 'n' Roll Loser His mother wept for him they call him Solomon Friendly…
Secrets Bigger head, you got no bread in our house Now look…
Serotonin My migraine makes me ill My electricity is low My laceration…
She Makes My Nose Bleed Hi, hi, hi, Hi, hi, hi, Hi, hi, hi. She makes me bleed,…
Shot By Both Sides This and that, they must be the same What is legal…
Shotgun I fully understand the shotgun in my pillow Is no uncarved…
Six And you see, I kind of shivered to conformity …
Ski Jump Nose I'm gonna sit on my own, maybe all alone …
Skin Up Pin Up Sniffle this, sniff on this My skin up pin up, oh…
Slipping Away No no no this isn't happening, So I drink myself into…
Soundtrack 4 2 Lovers And it's the stillness of enjoyment wells up in me Happiness…
Spasm of Identity La la la laaaaa! La la la laaaaa! La laaaaa, La la la…
Special _ Blown It I've blown it in every single way Screwed every single chan…
Stripper Vicar Dear Mavis I'm compelled to write this letter In the hope…
Stupid Open Space I'm in a wide open space, I'm standing I'm all alone…
Take It Easy Chicken Yeah, I'm sick of this England's sh** It's…
Taxlo$$ He'll be your taxloss lover from Liverpool Taxloss lover if …
Taxloss He'll be your taxloss lover from Liverpool Taxloss lover…
Television On top of the hour (Compulsive my behaviour) I see my…
The Chad Who Loved Me All come crashing down, your desperate icon You've got to go…
The Duchess Photographic duchess, Cousin of the queen I've been infatuat…
The Edge Cast your stone now he who never sins Clearly all your…
The Gods Of Not Very Much Safety in numbers together Nobody can tell us if we're thick…
The Greatest Pain The greatest pain that I have felt Is hidden deep within…
The Holy Blood And The Holy Grail The cup that caught your blood was stained Destroyed, taken …
The Impending Collapse of It All Action, feeling, need in spite of pain Fear is in it's…
The Most To Gain I know you're different from the boys who went to…
The World Quiet morning nothing moves and We can hear you breathe Earl…
The World's Still Open Quiet morning, nothing moves and we can hear you breathe Ea…
These Days These days I don't look back All my fears are gone I…
Thief You make my skin crawl You make my eyes sore You make…
Things Keep Falling Off Buildings Things keep falling off buildings Things keep falling into …
Until The Next Life Oh, don't throw me away Am I weak for saying that…
Vision Impaired Stand up, you sit down 'cos your ceiling's too low, there's…
Wanted So Much I've lived by mountains, I've looked at trees, I took…
We Are The Boys And twenty one was over the hill you feel To pick…
What It's Like To Be Hated I had to sing this for me Watch myself pilloried Ugly, scr…
When The Wind Blows Wireless tells us all Looks like there's a war Both of us…
Wide Open Space I'm in a wide open space, I'm standing I'm all alone…
Witness To A Murder All my life What I mistook for friendly pats on the…
You You're a child, you are weak You are precious, you won't…
You Who Do You Hate? You're a child, you are weak You are precious, you won't…


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