New Test Leper - Live From John Peel Public Session On BBC Radio 1 / 1998

Lyrics

[Intro] We're actually gonna do- uh, we're actually gonna do quite a few new songs off our new record, "Up". We're gonna do a bunch from, uh, the record for that "New Adventures In HI-FI". Just because, uh, we like it a lot So this is called "New Test Leper" [Verse 1] I can't say that I love Jesus That would be a hollow claim He did make some observations And I'm quoting them today "Judge not, lest ye be judged" What a beautiful refrain The studio audience disagrees Have his lambs all gone astray? [Chorus] You call me a leper You call me a leper You call me a leper [Verse 2] "You are lost and disillusioned" What an awful thing to say I know this show doesn't flatter It means nothing to me I thought I might help them understand What an ugly thing to see "I am not an animal" Subtitled under the screen [Chorus] You call me a leper You call me a leper You call me a leper [Verse 3] When I tried to tell my story They cut me off to take a break I sat silent five commercials I had nothing left to say The talk show host was index-carded All organized and blank The other guests were scared and hardened What a sad parade What a sad parade [Chorus] You call me a leper You call me a leper You call me a leper You call me a leper [Outro] Thank you, thank you a lot I understand there's significantly more- uh- people listening than the two hundred present in this room. Uh, I don't think- I can't think about that right now because I'll lose my voice, probably