Songs from the Pink Death is the fourth album by composer and producer Kramer, released on February 17, 1998 through Shimmy Disc. The album features backup musicians including drummer Damon Krukowski of Galaxie 500 and guitarist Sean Eden of Luna. The album is replete with obscure and obvious references ("pink death" itself referring to the swine flu) such as to "Sunday Morning" in "Don't Come Around", John Malkovich's character's theory in The Convent in "The Opium Wars Have Long Ceased", and the sample from "Wipe Out (instrumental)" in "The Pink Death Song of Love". The album also includes a cover of The Beatles's "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away".
All songs written and composed by Kramer, except "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" by John Lennon.
You sit on your knees in front of him
And you feel ashamed.
Now it's time to face your past mistakes?
The gun is in his hands.
It's barrel's aiming at you now,
You got nowhere to go
Nowhere is the rescue now...
Your mind runs riot
The blood stumbles in your
Vains, and you got no
Way to return
There's no return now
And nowhere to hide
You feel him...
The death is running out, screaming out, laughing out
Of your head? it's time to leave...
Leave a family right behind as they are...
Now you're lying there in the emergency hall
The medics around you.
All you can hear is silence and the voice of your wife...
She's crying over you!
Some last kisses and wishes, but he lays the dishes
It's time for delicious...
I'm the executioner from above
I'm the squeamish judge of hate and love...
You feel me coming when it's already too late
I am...
The death is running out, screaming out, laughing out
Of your head? it's time to leave...