The Magnetic Fields - '89: The 1989 Musical Marching Zoo Lyrics

The Magnetic Fields Lyrics

"'89: The 1989 Musical Marching Zoo"

Anonymous figures with animal heads
Are they human or are they quadrupeds?
Are they psychotics who have gone off their meds and away

The 1989 Musical Marching Zoo
Are coming to play
Inside of your mind

The 1989 Musical Marching Zoo
Are coming to stay
Don't be left behind

And this is the band that I wanted to be
No names and faces and no history
Particularly no pictures of me

The 1989 Musical Marching Zoo
Are coming to play
Inside of your mind

The 1989 Musical Marching Zoo
Are coming to stay
Don't be left behind

If only musicians were invisible
Or, like the Residents, identical
Sod MTV, show me a tractor pull
And the 1989 Musical Marching Zoo

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Writer(s): Stephin Merritt

album: "50 Song Memoir" (2017)

The Magnetic Fields - 50 Song Memoir album cover

'66: Wonder Where I'm From

'67: Come Back As A Cockroach

'68: A Cat Called Dionysus

'69: Judy Garland

'70: They're Killing Children Over There

'71 I Think I'll Make Another World

'72: Eye Contact

'73: It Could Have Been Paradise

'74: No

'75: My Mama Ain't

'76: Hustle 76

'77: Life Ain't All Bad

'78: The Blizzard Of '78

'79: Rock'n'roll Will Ruin Your Life

'80: London By Jetpack

'81: How To Play The Synthesizer

'82: Happy Beeping

'83: Foxx And I

'84: Danceteria!

'85: Why I Am Not A Teenager

'86: How I Failed Ethics

'87: At The Pyramid

'88: Ethan Frome

'89: The 1989 Musical Marching Zoo

'90: Dreaming In Tetris

'91: The Day I Finally...

'92: Weird Diseases

'93: Me And Fred And Dave And Ted

'94: Haven't Got A Penny

'95: A Serious Mistake

'96: I'm Sad!

'97: Eurodisco Trio

'98: Lovers' Lies

'99: Fathers In The Clouds

'00: Ghosts Of The Marathon Dancers

'01: Have You Seen It In The Snow?

'02: Be True To Your Bar

'03: The Ex And I

'04: Cold-Blooded Man

'05: Never Again

'06: "Quotes"

'07: In The Snow White Cottages

'08: Surfin'

'09: Till You Come Back To Me

'10: 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea

'11: Stupid Tears

'12: You Can Never Go Back To New York

'13: Big Enough For Both Of Us

'14: I Wish I Had Pictures

'15: Somebody's Fetish

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"'89: The 1989 Musical Marching Zoo" lyrics

The Magnetic Fields Lyrics