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PJ Harvey
PJ Harvey


Background information
Birth name Polly Jean Harvey
Born October 9, 1969
Born place Bridport, Dorset, United Kingdom
Genre(s) Alternative Rock
Indie Rock
Experimental Rock
Art Rock
Electronica
Piano Rock
Punk Blues
Years active 1987—present
Label(s) Island Records
Website Website



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PJ Harvey Lyrics

"Written on the Forehead" lyrics


People throwing dinars at the belly-dancers
In a sad circus by a trench of burning oil
People throw belongings; a lifetime's earnings
Amongst the scattered rubbish and suitcases on the sidewalk

Take palms and orange and tangerine trees
With eyes that're crying for everything
(Let it burn! Let it burn, burn, burn...)

So I talked to an old man by the generator
He was standing on the gravel by the fetid river
He turned to me and answered, "Baby, see."
Said, "War is here in our apartment--let it sleep."

So I jumped in at the riverhead and tried to swim away
Through tons of sewage; they had written on their foreheads
Take palms and orange and tangerine trees
With eyes that're crying for everything

Let it burn, let it burn!
Let it burn, let it burn!
Let it burn, let it burn!
Let it burn, let it burn!

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