Corrugated Iron:
Daryn Higginson - vocals,
Gary Herselman – acoustic guitar,
Albert Frost – electric guitar,
James Cross - guitar,
Syd Kitchen – acoustic guitar,
Tyla Burnett – bass, Kenan James - drums,
Colin Peddie and Michael Cross – production.
lyrics
CORRUGATED IRON.
JUST BECAUSE YOU THINK I’M MADE OF IRON, DON’T THINK YOU CAN BEND ME
JUST BECAUSE YOU THINK I’M BROKEN OPEN, DON’T THINK YOU CAN MEND ME
MAYBE YOU’RE STAINLESS STEEL, BUT YOU’RE TOO EXPENSIVE
AND YOU MAKE TOO MANY RULES AND YOU TREAT ME LIKE SHIT
LIKE I’M CORRUGATED IRON, THAT’S IT
I’M A CAR AFTER A CAR SMASH, I’M A ROOF, WAITING FOR THE EGGS TO HATCH
I’M A WALL, I CAN FALL - I CAN BE MOVED
SOMETIMES IN A STACK AND SOMETIMES I AM THIN - I’M CORRUGATED IRON IN THE DUSTBIN
MAYBE YOU’RE STAINLESS STEEL, BUT I DON’T REALLY KNOW
I AM CORRUGATED IRON……………… SO?
JUST BECAUSE YOU THINK I’M TOO FAR GONE. DON’T THINK YOU CAN SEND ME
WHEN YOU REQUIRE MORE DESIRE, DON’T THINK YOU CAN EXTEND ME
MAYBE YOU’RE STAINLESS STEEL, BUT YOU’RE TOO EXPENSIVE
AND YOU MAKE TOO MANY RULES AND YOU TREAT ME LIKE SHIT, I AM CORRUGATED IRON
THAT’S IT!
INSTRUMENTAL.
I’M A SQUATTER CAMP, PEOPLE LIVE IN ME
I’M A FLYING PIECE OF TIN, I CUT ONE INTO THREE
I’M BENT, I’VE BEEN IN THE FIRE AND THE ICE
WHEN I’M AGAINST THE WALL, I AM WAITING ‘TIL YOU SEE
WHERE, OR WHEN, YOU CAN USE ME.
MAYBE YOU’RE STAINLESS STEEL, BUT I DON’T REALLY KNOW
I AM CORRUGATED IRON…..SO…….SO…….. SO……. S-S-S-SO-SO-OOOH,
SO, WHAT!?
Gary Herselman, a prolific songwriter, has produced albums across genres, from tight, punkish Chrome Sweet Chrome
(www.sjambokmusic.com) to his recent House for Sale, which is an intelligent and contemporary dance-oriented album (Bandcamp page Gary Herselman). He was part of the conscientising Voëlvry movement, and the founding director of Tic Tic Bang, S.A's first independent record company....more