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Mile End (From 'Trainspotting' Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Pulp
Pulp
Performer
Jarvis Cocker
Jarvis Cocker
Vocals
Candida Doyle
Candida Doyle
Synthesizer
Mark Webber
Mark Webber
Guitar
Steve Mackey
Steve Mackey
Bass Guitar
Russell Senior
Russell Senior
Violin
Nick Banks
Nick Banks
Drums
Anne Dudley
Anne Dudley
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jarvis Cocker
Jarvis Cocker
Composer
Candida Doyle
Candida Doyle
Composer
Mark Webber
Mark Webber
Composer
Steve Mackey
Steve Mackey
Composer
Russell Senior
Russell Senior
Composer
Nick Banks
Nick Banks
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Chris Thomas
Chris Thomas
Producer
Julie Gardener
Julie Gardener
Assistant Engineer
Tim Burrell
Tim Burrell
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
We didn't have nowhere to live
We didn't have nowhere to go
Till someone said, "I know this place off Burdett Road"
It was on the fifteenth floor
It had a board across the door
It took an hour to prise it off and get inside
It smelt as if someone had died
The living room was full of flies
The kitchen sink was blocked
The bathroom sink not there at all
[Verse 2]
Ooh, it's a mess alright
Yes it's, Mile End
[Verse 3]
And now we're living in the sky
I'd never thought I'd live so high
Just like heaven, if it didn't look like hell
The lift is always full of piss
The fifth floor landing smells of fish
Not just on Friday, every single other day
Below the kids come out tonight
They kick a ball and have a fight
And maybe shoot somebody if they lose at pool
[Verse 4]
Ooh, it's a mess alright
Yes it's, Mile End
Ooh-ooh
[Verse 5]
Nobody wants to be your friend
'Cause you're not from 'round here, ooh-ooh
As if that was something to be proud about
The pearly king of the Isle of Dogs
Feels up children in the bogs
Down by the playing fields
Someone sets a car on fire
I guess you have to go right down
Before you understand just how
How low, how low a human being can go
[Verse 6]
Ooh, it's a mess alright
Yes it's, Mile End, Mile End
Ooh-ooh (La, la, la)
Ooh-ooh (La, la, la)
Ooh-ooh (La, la, la)
(La, la, la, la, la)
(La, la, la, la, la)
(La, la, la, la, la)
Written by: Candida Doyle, Jarvis Cocker, Mark Webber, Nick Banks, Russell Senior, Steve Mackey

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