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If You Don't Want to Know Me, Just Say

from Spinehead (1999) by Cosmic Mind Warp

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RICHARD: YOU'VE DONE A LOT OF THINGS FOR ME EMMA - A LOT OF THINGS. I JUST CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU'RE WILLING TO THROW IT ALL AWAY. WHAT HAVE I DONE WRONG?

EMMA: IT'S WHAT I WANT...LOOK I'VE GOT TO GO.

RICHARD: LOOK I WAS NEVER A PART WAS I? - A PART OF YOU.

EMMA: I'VE GOTTA GO

RICHARD: TELL ME...

EMMA: I'VE GOTTA GO.

RICHARD: EMMA PLEASE...

EMMA: I'VE GOTTA GO.

RICHARD: JUST TELL ME. DON'T PUT THE PHONE DOWN ON ME.

EMMA: RICHARD I...

RICHARD: JUST TELL ME - WAS I EVER A PART OF THIS YOU GOING UP THERE & ME STAYING DOWN HERE?

EMMA: YES, BUT THINGS CHANGE. OK NOW I'VE GOTTA GO.

RICHARD: PLEASE DON'T SAY THAT, PLEASE JUST LET ME...LET'S MAKE ANOTHER GO. PLEASE...WHY?

EMMA: NO, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO.

RICHARD: WHY NOT, WHY CAN'T WE JUST MAKE ANOTHER GO? TRY IT...

EMMA: I'VE GOT TO GO.

RICHARD: TRY IT AT CHRISTMAS.

EMMA: I'M GONNA GO NOW.

RICHARD: EMMA, DON'T PUT THE PHONE DOWN.

EMMA: I'LL PUT IT DOWN WHEN I WANNA PUT IT DOWN.

RICHARD: DON'T...WHY CAN'T WE HAVE ANOTHER GO EMM?

EMMA: BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT...YOU WON'T LEAVE ME ALONE

RICHARD: I LEFT YOU ALONE FOR A WEEK.

EMMA: OH WOW - A WEEK!

RICHARD: A WEEK.

EMMA: NO RICHARD, NOT GOOD ENOUGH! I'VE GOT...

RICHARD: ALRIGHT, THIS WHAT YOU WANT, RIGHT?

EMMA: YES...

RICHARD: ALRIGHT, THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT. I LEAVE YOU ALONE FOR GOOD & YOU CAN STAY UP THERE & YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU LIKE. EMMA, I'VE BEEN TRYING MY HARDEST TO GET BACK WITH YOU & TRY & TRY & TRY & LEAVE YOU ALONE & IT'S WORKING, BUT THE TROUBLE IS IT'S REALLY KILLING ME INSIDE & Y'KNOW EVERYONE KEEPS SAYING TO ME "SHE'LL THINK, SHE'LL STOP & THINK & SEE WHAT'S GOING ON", BUT YOU HAVEN'T AT-ALL. YOU HAVEN'T STOPPED & THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITH ME & WHAT I WANT &....I CAN'T GET OVER IT EMMA - THIS WHAT I'M TRYING TO TELL YOU.

EMMA: ???

RICHARD: I CAN'T, I NEED YOU. THAT'S WHY I LOVE YOU EMMA, 'CAUSE I WANT TO SPEND MY LIFE YOU - HAVE A CAR, HAVE KIDS, GET MARRIED...

EMMA: OH JESUS CHRIST! WELL, I DON'T WANT THAT, I'M AFRAID.

RICHARD: WELL I KNOW YOU...

EMMA: I'M 18 YEARS OLD, DO YOU REALLY THINK I WANT KIDS, DO YOU?

RICHARD: NOT NOW...

EMMA: RICHARD, I'VE GOTTA GO.

RICHARD: EMMA, YOU SAID EVERYTHING THAT YOU WANTED TO DO WITH ME, OR DO - YOU WANTED TO GET MARRIED THE LOT, BUT NOW YOU'VE CHANGED.

EMMA: WELL, YEAH, THINGS DO CHANGE, IT IS POSSIBLE YOU KNOW.

RICHARD: YOU'VE JUST HAVEN'T GOT A CLUE WHAT YOU WANT. I CAN'T, I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE WILLING TO RUIN A GOOD RELATIONSHIP. EVERYTHING WAS GOING FINE DOWN HERE & THEN, ON YOUR PART EVERYTHING'S CHANGED.

EMMA: YEAH.

RICHARD: WHY?!

EMMA: I'VE GOTTA GO.

RICHARD: WRITE TO ME.

EMMA: WELL, IF IT MEANS YOU'LL STOP RINGING ME, I WILL!

RICHARD: LOOK, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW ME, THEN JUST SAY SO.

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from Spinehead (1999), released March 8, 1999

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Cosmic Mind Warp UK

Deep, dark electronica from the sunny isle of wight.
Like Boards of Canada, we are two blokes churning out deeply textured, lovingly hand-crafted atmospheric underground electronica.
We don't SOUND like BOC - who could? But the ethos is the same...
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