It’s been a couple of months, so why not: I present the last five tracks that came forth from my ever-shuffling iPod. As always, I throw in the lyrical snippet as a bonus.

A change from past editions of this mini-feature: I’ve chopped the tracklist from 10 down to 5. It was getting mighty impractical to come across a string of ten songs in a row that a) I actually would listen to without impatiently skipping over one or two, and b) wouldn’t include at least one instrumental track, which throws off that inclusion of a lyric per song. Besides, this is the InterWeb: Short and snappy is king!

And with that:

1. “Mercenary”, Go Go’s - I never meant to break you.

2. “Looking for the Perfect Beat”, Afrika Bambaataa - We are the future, you are the past.

3. “Stop (12 Inch Remix)”, Erasure - Stand there where you are.

4. “Heartbeats (Rex the Dog Mix)”, The Knife - Mind is a razorblade.

5. “Busy Child”, The Crystal Method - I guess I didn’t know.