The following are my translations of the lyrics (not official).
I presume all lyrics (except "Scarecrow" and "Downtown") are by Ogre.
Any suggestions, complaints, etc ... mail me

Rx "Bedside Toxicology"

Scarecrow
K Y Re:amin
Reuptake
Downtown
Imago
Crackhead Waltz
The Daze
And When
Idle Contact
Exfoliate
For Dust and Mists

---

"Scarecrow" (Syd Barrett)

The black and green scarecrow
that everyone knows
stood with a bird on his head
and straw everywhere he didn't care

He stood in a field
where barley grows

His head did no thinking
his arms didn't move
except when the wind cut up rough
and mice ran around on the ground

He stood in a field
where barley grows

The black and green scarecrow
is sadder than me
but now he's resigned to his fate
'cause life's not unkind
he doesn't mind

He stood in a field
where barley grows

---

"K Y Re:amin"

Doo do do do doo
do do do do doo do do do doo

Doo do do do doo
do do do do doo do do do doo

Lip ammunition
verbal salt on the wound
the lick of spit
frontal insertion
through the hole
from without within

Mr. Distraction
what a heart
open valve the kiss of death
show the spreadsheet
buried fire blaze the dailys in

Distinct reaction
of a large non-cultured slob
bring on deficit concoction
what a best friend blow out like the wind

Simple deduction
from the top
in pieces took away
skimming little mother
foam froth the greem(?) on face and chin

the smell remains the same
the smell remains the same
the smell remains the same
the smell remains the same

Co-independent
weezing choking on the bone
? scheming diversion
hide away inside what cannot hide
pocket bitter sweets
overcoated bloated
kissing from behind
the red hot chocolate
burned the meat ? ? ? even dried

the smell remains the same
the smell remains the same
the smell remains the same
the smell remains the same

Darkest corner of the house
the smell of you the drain is
out of order bleaching (breeching?) promises
to dust and clean them out

Darkest corner of the house
the smell of you the drain is
out of order bleaching (breeching?) promises
to dust and clean them out

the smell remains the same
the smell remains the same
the smell remains the same
the smell remains the same

Doo do do do doo
do do do do doo do do do doo

Doo do do do doo
do do do do doo do do do doo

Doo do do do doo
do do do do doo do do do doo

Doo do do do doo
do do do do doo do do do doo

<fucked up/chopped up section>

??????

denial ... darkest corner ...

Doo do do do doo
do do do do doo do do do doo

Doo do do do doo
do do do do doo do do do doo

Doo do do do doo
do do do do doo do do do doo
  (combined with "and the smell remains the same")

Doo do do do doo
do do do do doo do do do doo
  (combined with "and the smell remains the same")

---

"Reuptake"

As when we cross each other
more time than any other
time for another bother
why bother taking time
when clocks alarm unwinding

That seems a lot to ask for
more talk and not a lot for
since making many changes
designs all turned around
the writing on the wall

Sign after time devours
all sense of any wonder
wonder and split refraction
toward a mere (mirror?) reflective
magnified and burning

Fallen(?) heard of so deserving
Fallen(?) heard of so unnerving
Fallen(?) heard of so disturbing
Fallen(?) heard of so unnerving

Fallen(?) heard of so deserving
Fallen(?) heard of so disturbing
Fallen(?) heard of so disturbing
Fallen(?) heard
Fallen(?) heard
Fallen(?) heard

it's savagery
it's savagery
it's savagery
it's savagery
it's savagery
it's savagery
it's savagery

oooh oooh oooh oooh woooh we woooh we oooh
oooh oooh oooh oooh woooh we woooh

---

"Downtown" (Tony Hatch)

When you're alone and life is
making you lonely
you can always go ...

downtown
downtown

When you've got worries
all the noise and the hurry
seems to help I know

downtown
downtown

Just listen to the music
of the traffic in the city
here(?) on the sidewalk
where the neon signs are written

How can you lose?
How can you lose?

The lights are much brighter there
you can forgot all your troubles
forget all your cares
and go

downtown
downtown
downtown
downtown

Don't hang around unless your
problems surround you
there are movie shows

downtown
downtown

Maybe you know some little places to go to
where they never close

downtown

Just listen to the rhythm
of the candle
bossanova
you'll be dancing with her too
before the night is over

Happy again!
Happy again!

The lights are much brighter there
you can forget all your troubles
forget all your cares
and go

downtown
where all the lights are bright
downtown
waiting for you tonight
downtown
I'm going to be all right
downtown

Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!

La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la ...

downtown

La la la ... La la la ...

so happy again!
so happy again!
so happy again!
so happy again!
so happy again!
so happy again!
so happy again!
so happy again!
so happy again!

---

"The Daze"

I'm litter strewn about
detached internal ghetto way
thumb(?) infant death inertia
crowded streets with urine alleyways
affected more directed
to somewhere sometime delayed

Words often feel neglected
crumpled paper in a daze

a daze
a daze
my daze
the daze
a daze
the daze
go on and on (and on and on ...)
the daze
my daze
it's stays and stays
so everyday goes on and on (goes on an on ...)

With soupbone clear infected
ice the broth and feed the mass decay
world sickness so injected
microwave the tv dinner place
relate to simple concepts
right and wrong want more of yet wont pay
it's little known effect on
leading bye the nose towards a daze

a daze
a daze
my daze
the daze
a daze
the daze
go on and on
the daze
my daze
it's stays and stays
so everything goes on and on (goes on an on ...)

<cool vocal effect comes in, very hard to make out the lyrics here ...
  get's increasingly noisy 'til the end>

So with this ? distraction
more and more(?) ? ? ? away
toward the new extraction
life without the ? reasoning
instead the ? ? living
lower higher I accept the rage(?)
adjust the ? fire
bring it on these other final(?) daze

On and on and on and on
    the daze
    a daze
    my daze
    the daze
On and on and on and on
    a daze
    my daze
    the daze
    a daze
On and on and on and on
    my daze
    the daze
    a daze
    my daze
On and on and on and on
    a daze
    the daze
    my daze
    a daze
On and on and on and on
    a daze
    my daze
    the daze
    a daze
On and on and on and on
    a daze
(and on and on and on and on and on ...)

note - he might be saying "my days" instead of "my daze" in some places ... too close to call ...

---

"And When"

Are you home?
Are you home?
Are you there?

And when you pray
I'll pray with you
and when you sleep
then I'll sleep too

And when you read the book
I'll read it too
and if you lie to me
I'll find you

Are you home?
Are you there?
Are you home?
Are you there?
Are you home?
Are you there?
Are you home?
Are you there?
Are you home?
Are you there?

And when you walk the streets
I'll walk with you
and when you're looking from
I'll look in too

And when you close the door
be very sure you do
and when you reawake
then this will all be true

And when you hear of me
you will understand
and when you feel the dirt
I will wash my hands

And in that special place
I'll keep apart from you
that's where I'll find myself
the piece I kept from you

Are you home?
Are you there?
Are you home?
Are you there?
Are you home?
Are you there?
Are you home?

Are you there?

---

"Idle Contact"

Twitch scratch rip it off every night
suck the power out of sight
desperate measures measuring
see through circles dealing in

he puts his face on
he puts his face on
he puts his face on
he puts his face on ... love to make-up

puts his face on
he puts his face on
he puts his face on
he puts his face on ... love to make-up

Slip crash piss-pot(?) pass me by
rearview mirrorball wave goodbye
have to take him for a ride
no mistaken I'm alive!

feed the hunger
feed the hunger
feed the hunger
feed the hunger ... no(?) more wait on

feed the hunger
feed the hunger
feed the hunger
feed the hunger ... no(?) more wait on

twitch scratch
Six pack lets you tell no lies
twitch scratch
bitter break your tears on fire
twitch scratch
learn the darkness smell the light
twitch scratch
no one to catch your high

he puts his face on
he puts his face on
he puts his face on
he puts his face on ... love to make-up

puts his face on
he puts his face on
he puts his face on
he puts his face on ... love to make-up

twitch scratch
tripped up free-fall into place
twitch scratch
farther way out outer space
twitch scratch
this concludes within the mind
twitch scratch
curtains fall closing their eyes

inside of
to be inside of
inside of
to be inside of ... the ? ? live for

inside of
to be inside of
inside of
to be inside of ... the ? ? live for

to be denied
a place to hide
a refuge
without hope divided

feel the feeler(?)
smoking years with
that what feels best for the moment

to be denied
a place to hide
a refuge
without hope divided

feel the feeler(?)
smoking years with
that what feels best for the moment

to be denied
a place to hide
a refuge
without hope divided

feel the feeler(?)
smoking years with
that what feels best for the moment

to be denied
a place to hide
a refuge
without hope divided

feel the feeler(?)
smoking years with
that what feels best for the moment

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