Eraserheads was formed in 1989 by four students from the University of the Philippines taking its name after the David Lynch movie Eraserhead. The group performed regularly at campus gigs and at Club Dredd on Timog Avenue, Quezon City, Metro Manila, a now-defunct club popular in the '90s which served as a breeding ground for many Filipino Alternative Rock acts. The group submitted a demo to RJFM, but were immediately turned down as their music did not fit the classic pop-rock format of the station. Fortunately, BMG Records-Pilipinas snatched them up and released their debut affort "ultraelectromagneticpop" under their newly formed "Musiko" label. Their debut album was comprised mainly of ska-tinged pop hooks layed down on a traditional guitar-bass-drums foundation.
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I.I know a man who had nothingHe was a poor man all his lifeHe lived in a shack by the roadsideWith starving kids and a loving wifeII.He went to church every SundayHe prays from morning until night, he saidGood Lord, why have you forsaken meWhen everything I did I thought was rightRefrain:Now my Life is coming to an end There's only one thing I'm wishing forAll my days I have never sinnedSo I hope you wont ignore What I'm asking for...Chorus I:Oh honey when I dieDress me up in a coat and tieGive my feet a pair of shoesThat I haven't wore in a long timePut me in a golden boxNot a cross on a pile of rocksBury me where the grass is green And the gates are shining...Chorus II:Oh honey when I dieGive me a bed of roses Where I could lieI'm gonna use up all the money that I saved'Coz I dont wanna lie in a poor man's grave...III.I know a man who had nothingHe dreamed of satin sheets all his lifeHe lived and worked like a dogLicking every boot he sees just to surviveIV.He comes home drunk every nightWakes up the kids and talks to his wife, he saidHoney you have been so good to meI only wish we had a better lifeRefrain II:And now my lifes coming to an endThere's only one thing I'm wishing forAll my days I have lived in shameSo I hope you wont ignoreJust what I'm asking for...Chorus I:Oh honey when I dieDress me up in a coat and tieGive my feet a pair of shoesThat I haven't wore in a long timePut me in a golden boxNot a cross on a pile of rocksBury me where the grass is green And the gates are shining...Chorus III:Oh honey when I dieGive me a bed of roses Where I could lieI'm gonna use up all the money that I saved'Coz I dont wanna lie in a poor man's...Oh honey when I dieGive me a bed of roses Where I could lieI'm gonna use up all the money that I saved'Coz I dont wanna lie in a poor man's grave...~RJZ~