Lyrics Fish Below the Ice (12″ version) - Shriekback

Well the mouth is open
And the noise comes out
Ain't no reason for it
Just a need to shout
It's malnutrition
We could fall apart
It's never delicate
Just something from the iron age

We shake it up
And we break it down
The sound of a satellite
Saying get me down
Yeah we shake it up
And we break it down
Hear the voice of America
In your home town

Well the film is forming
'Til the film runs out
There's no point of focus
It zooms in and out
It's information
And it leaves no mark
It's just as permanent
As painting in the iron age

I'm plugged in and loaded
Don't forget to phone in
The self destruct is holding
I'm counting, I'm counting, but only to three

We get it right sometimes
We shine a light sometimes
We see the fish below the ice sometimes
Stand up and fight sometimes
We get the fright sometimes
How will we ever pay the price this time

We shake it up
And we break it down
The sound of a satellite
Saying get me down
Yeah we shake it up
And we break it down
It's east European, west European
It's moving so fast
It goes all the way round

We shake it up
And we break it down
Yeah we shake it up
And we break it down
Yeah we shake it up / Yeah he's on a mission from god
And we break it down / But he don't know whose and he don't know why
Yeah we shake it up
And we break it down
Yeah we shake it up / Says I'm not a light in the darkness
And we break it down / More like a shadow on the lungs
Yeah we shake it up
And we break it down
Yeah we shake it up / I'm balanced here on the edge of anger
And we break it down / I'm standing here on an empty page
Yeah we shake it up / Sooner or later I'll start receiving
And we break it down / I've been standing here for days
Yeah we shake it up
And we break it down
Hear the voice of America
In your home town
Yeah we shake it up
And we break it down
It's east European, west European
It's moving so fast
It goes all the way round

We get it right sometimes
We shine a light sometimes
We see the fish below the ice sometimes
Stand up and fight sometimes
We get the fright sometimes
How will we ever pay the price this time

We shake it up
And we break it down
The sound of a satellite
Saying get me down
Yeah we shake it up
And we break it down
It's east European, west European
It's moving so fast
It goes all the way round

We get it right sometimes
We shine a light sometimes
We see the fish below the ice sometimes
Stand up and fight sometimes
We get the fright sometimes
How will we ever pay the price this time

We get it right sometimes
We shine a light sometimes
We see the fish below the ice sometimes
Stand up and fight sometimes
We get the fright sometimes
How will we ever pay the price this time

We get it right sometimes
We shine a light sometimes
We see the fish below the ice sometimes
Stand up and fight sometimes
We get the fright sometimes
How will we ever pay the price this time

We get it right sometimes
We shine a light sometimes...