Barely under control, the Toadstools rail against God and Gnomes. If you're listening, downloading, or just visiting please leave feedback!

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The song was written as a ripost to an earlier number composed by Paul and Figgy, a punked-up ode to Garden Gnomes. I took the chords of the original (C-D-F-G) and reversed them (G-F-D-C), then took the concept of loveable garden gnomes and turned them into malevolent creatures intent on all sorts of depravity.

The fish are dying in the garden stream,
There’s something dead in the water
So if you go down to see the gnomes,
Watch out my darling daughter
Because innocence is dying
Your daddy is corrupt
Your mummy is a whore
And you’re going to eat dirt

The poison is tasteless but it still kills you
If you don’t watch out you’ll drink it
And if you die then the gnomes will too,
You will see the truth but won’t think it
Because innocence ...

So don’t go down to the garden stream
If you don’t want to know the facts;
And don’t be surprised if you see dear God
Coming after you with a shiny axe
Because innocence ...