Songs → Last Flowers
Song released on In Rainbows Disc 2. Appears on the MiniDiscs as various rough demos and band rehearsal recordings
The following lyrics were included in the OKNOTOK notebook:
Recording Chronology
May - July 1996: Ideas + Rehearsals
- Not All Angels Have Wings
- Not All Angels Have Wings II
- Not All Angels {take 1}
- Not All Angels {take 2}
- Not All Angels {take 3}
- The Cupboard Monster?
- Hospital 2
- Hospital 1
- (Guitar Octaves)
- (Hospital Delay)
- Easy Line For 'Hospital' {end of deleted take}
- Easy Line For 'Hospital'
Recordings → Not All Angels Have Wings
Rough Thom solo demo. This version of the song includes 2 verses
Discs → MD116 → Not All Angels Have Wings <aka Last Flowers>
Transcription
If I'm gonna talk / I just want to talk / No evaluations / No deliberations / Tearing me to bits / Before I even started / [?] / And if I'm gonna talk / I just want to talk / Please don't interrupt / Sit back and listen / And if you're gonna laugh / Please leave the room / Not all angels have wings
Recordings → Not All Angels Have Wings II
Rough Thom solo demo. This version has the most resemblance to the final version of the song. Includes 2 verses and a long refrain.
Discs → MD116 → Not All Angels Have Wings II * <aka Last Flowers>
Transcription
If I'm gonna talk / I just want to talk / Please don't interrupt / Just sit back and listen / And if I'm gonna talk / I just want to talk / No evaluations / No deliberations / You're tearing it to bits / Before it's even been / Half way to the sun / They're blasting it to bits / Watch it shower down / Flames and parachutes / Appliances have stopped / [?] / Lazy on the ground / Thank you, I am fine / No one else could know / What I know / Believe / Believe / Believe / Believe / Believe / Believe / Believe / Believe / Believe / Believe
Recordings → Not All Angels {take 1}
Full band rehearsal. Recording begins and ends abruptly.
Discs → MD117 → Not All Angels {take 1} <aka Last Flowers>
Transcription
Appliances have all [?] / Never know what you mean / They're never gonna see it back / [?] / [?] what you do to [?] / [?] / I've just seen an angel / [?]
Recordings → Not All Angels {take 2}
Full band rehearsal. Recording begins and ends abruptly.
Discs → MD117 → Not All Angels {take 2} <aka Last Flowers>
Transcription
(Yeah.) / Everything's moving too fast / I cannot keep up / Teeth bit down so hard / I'm so excited / [?] / [?]
Recordings → Not All Angels {take 3}
Full band rehearsal. Recording begins and ends abruptly.
Discs → MD117 → Not All Angels {take 3} <aka Last Flowers>
Transcription
Appliances have gone berserk / Smashing up the kitchen / Everything's moving too fast / I cannot keep up / Teeth bit down so hard / Eyes popping out / I'm excited to go out / Not all angels have wings
Recordings → The Cupboard Monster?
Full band rehearsal. This seems to be an alternate version or a short improvisational jam based upon Last Flowers.
Discs → MD117 → The Cupboard Monster?
Transcription
I just want a cupboard monster / I just want a cupboard monster / We don't want to let him out / [?] / I just want a cupboard monster
Recordings → Hospital 2
Full band rehearsal. Seems to be complete or mostly complete song.
Discs → MD119 → <tape blip: rewinding Hospital 2>
Transcription
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Discs → MD119 → Hospital 2 <aka Last Flowers>
Transcription
Appliances have gone berserk / Don't come home from work / I don't want to see you again / [?] / Of chases and of heart attacks / [?] / Makes me [?] someone else / [?] from hell / [?] / [?] / I can't face the evening straight / Can't get no escape / Like losers in a game show / [?] / Don't let it get to you / [?] / [?] / Last flowers till hospital / [?] / [?] / [?]
Recordings → Hospital 1
Full band rehearsal. Complete song.
Discs → MD120 → Hospital 1 <aka Last Flowers>
Transcription
Appliances have gone berserk / [?] / No one's [?] / Don't bother coming home / [?] / [?] / Nothing at the [?] / [?] / What you do to me / Is what [?] / [?] / I can't face the evening straight / Offer me some escape / I am so turned on / I am so alone / Wake me with [?] / [?] / [?]
Recordings → (Guitar Octaves)
Short recording clip, just guitar playing a part from Last Flowers
Discs → MD120 → (Guitar Octaves) <aka Last Flowers>
Transcription
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Recordings → (Hospital Delay)
Incomplete recording, present on the MiniDiscs as multiple clips. Full band rehearsal. Lots of experimenting/playing around with a guitar delay effect.
Discs → MD120 → <tape blip: (Hospital Delay)>
Transcription
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Discs → MD120 → <tape blip: rewinding (Hospital Delay)>
Transcription
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Discs → MD120 → (Hospital Delay) {part 1} <aka Last Flowers>
Transcription
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Discs → MD120 → (Hospital Delay) {part 2} <aka Last Flowers>
Transcription
[?] when you can / [?] / [?]
Discs → MD120 → (Hospital Delay) {part 3} <aka Last Flowers>
Transcription
[?] / [?] / Last flowers till the hospital / There's another way to take / [?] / Last flowers till the hospital / [?] / [?] / Last flowers till the hospital
Recordings → Easy Line For 'Hospital' {end of deleted take}
Rough demo. Thom solo, guitar and vocals. Recording begins abruptly -- this was likely recorded over with another take leaving just a short fragment from the end of the 1st take following the 2nd.
Discs → MD120 → Easy Line For 'Hospital' {end of deleted take} <aka Last Flowers>
Transcription
They're standing [?] /
Recordings → Easy Line For 'Hospital'
Rough demo, Thom solo guitar and vocals. Just one section of the song is played. It seems this version was likely recorded over a previous take, leaving a small fragment of the previous take on the MiniDisc following the end of this recording.
Discs → MD120 → Easy Line For 'Hospital' <aka Last Flowers>
Transcription
[?] / [?] / Last flowers till the hospital / [?] standing up / [?] standing up / Last flowers till the hospital / To / I'm standing [?] / I'm standing at / Last flowers till the hospital / I'm standing [?] / I'm standing at / Last flowers till the hospital