Scratch The Image by Critical Error.
Album: Critical Error.
Bonus track!

SCRATCH THE IMAGE
You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours
I’ll scratch yours with my metal claws
You’ll scratch mine, with love divine
Cos your in a dream and I’m in a mime
You see an image, I see a fool
You love an idol, I play the cool

 And when the act’s over, I’ll take a bow
Leaving a black rose, for then and for now

I was then young and now I am old
I am alone and I think of you
Cos I was false and you were true

Cos your in a dream and I’m in a mime
You see an image, I see a fool
You love an idol, I play the cool

And when the act’s over, I’ll take a bow
Leaving a black rose, for then and for now

Lyrics by Rosie Mullin.
Music by Critical Error.

Performers:
Rosie Mullin - vocals
Steve Mavin - acoustic guitar
Aidan Whiteley - acoustic guitar
Allan Veal - bass
Stuart "The Amazing Blind Screaming Blue Stu" Cannon - harmonica

This recording is a live bootleg, taken from the mixing desk to a cassette.

Cassette salvage by Aidan Whiteley.
Logistics and co-ordination by Rosie Mullin.
Audio cleaned and mastered at Wud Records Studio One, February 2021.

Cover photo by Emma Waters.

Copyright ℗ 1987 Parsnip Music.
Copyright © 2022 Wud Records.

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https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/news/critical-error-three-bonus-tracks/
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