==== 2006 Whatever People Say I Am ==== 01 The View from the Afternoon [Verse 1] Anticipation has the habit to set you up For disappointment in evening entertainment, but Tonight there'll be some love Tonight there'll be a ruckus, yeah, regardless of what's gone before I want to see all of the things that we've already seen The lairy girls hung out the window of the limousine Of course it's fancy dress And they're all looking quite full on in bunny ears and devil horns and how [Verse 2] Anticipation has the habit to set you up For disappointment in evening entertainment, but Tonight there'll be some love Tonight there'll be a ruckus, yeah, regardless of what's gone before I want to see all of the things that we've already seen I wanna see you take the jackpot out the fruit machine And put it all back in You've got to understand that you can never beat the bandit, no [Chorus] And she won't be surprised and she won't be shocked When she's pressed the star after she's pressed unlock And there's verse and chapter sat in her inbox And all that it says is that you've drank a lot [Post-Chorus 1] And you should bear that in mind tonight, bear that in mind Yeah, you should bear that in mind tonight, bear that in mind And you can pour your heart out but her reasonin' will block Owt you send her after nine o' clock [Verse 3] Anticipation has the habit to set you up For disappointment in evening entertainment, but Tonight there'll be some love, oh Tonight there'll be a ruckus, yeah, regardless of what's gone before [Chorus] And she won't be surprised and she won't be shocked When she's pressed the star after she's pressed unlock And there's verse and chapter sat in her inbox And all that it says is that you've drank a lot [Post-Chorus 2] And you should bear that in mind tonight, bear that in mind Yeah, you should bear that in mind tonight, bear that in And you can pour your heart out around three o' clock When the two-for-one's undone the writer's block ==== 02 I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor [Verse 1] Stop makin' the eyes at me I'll stop makin' the eyes at you What it is that surprises me Is that I don't really want you to [Pre-Chorus] And your shoulders are frozen (Cold as the night) Oh, but you're an explosion (You're dynamite) Your name isn't Rio, but I don't care for sand And lighting the fuse might result in a bang, b-b-bang-oh [Chorus] I bet that you look good on the dancefloor I don't know if you're lookin' for romance or I don't know what you're lookin' for I said, I bet that you look good on the dancefloor Dancin' to electro-pop like a robot from 1984 Well, from 1984 [Verse 2] I wish you'd stop ignorin' me Because it's sending me to despair Without a sound, yeah, you're calling me And I don't think it's very fair [Pre-Chorus] That your shoulders are frozen (Cold as the night) Oh, but you're an explosion (You're dynamite) Your name isn't Rio, but I don't care for sand And lighting the fuse might result in a bang, b-b-bang-oh [Chorus] I bet that you look good on the dancefloor I don't know if you're lookin' for romance or I don't know what you're lookin' for I said, I bet that you look good on the dancefloor Dancin' to electro-pop like a robot from 1984 Well, from 1984 [Bridge] And no, there in't no love, no Montagues or Capulets Just banging tunes and DJ sets and Dirty dancefloors and dreams of naughtiness [Chorus] Well, I bet that you look good on the dancefloor I don't know if you're lookin' for romance or I don't know what you're lookin' for I said, I bet that you look good on the dancefloor Dancin' to electro-pop like a robot from 1984 Said, from 1984 ==== 03 Fake Tales of San Francisco [Verse 1] Fake tales of San Francisco Echo through the room More point to a wedding disco Without a bride or groom And there's a super cool band, yeah With their trilbies and their glasses of white wine And all the weekend rockstars are in the toilets Practicing their lines [Chorus] I don't want to hear you (Kick me out, kick me out) I don't want to hear you, no (Kick me out, kick me out) I don't want to hear you (Kick me out, kick me out) I don't want to hear you, I don't want to hear your [Verse 2] Fake tales of San Francisco Echo through the air And there's a few bored faces at the back, all Wishin' they weren't there And as the microphone squeaks, a young girl's telephone beeps Yeah, she's dashin' for the exit, oh, she's runnin' to the streets outside "Oh, you've saved me," she screams down the line "The band were fuckin' wank and I'm not havin' a nice time" [Chorus] I don't want to hear you (Kick me out, kick me out) I don't want to hear you, no (Kick me out, kick me out) [Post-Chorus] Yeah, but his bird said it's amazing though, so all that's left Is the proof that love's not only blind, but deaf [Bridge] He talks of San Francisco, he's from Hunter's Bar I don't quite know the distance, but I'm sure that's far Yeah, I'm sure it's pretty far And yeah, I'd love to tell you all my problem You're not from New York City, you're from Rotherham So get off the bandwagon, and put down the handbook Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah [Outro] Get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook Get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook Get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook Get off the bandwagon and put down the handbook, yeah ==== 04 Dancing Shoes [Verse 1] Get on your dancing shoes There's one thing on your mind Hopin' they're lookin' for you Sure you'll be rummagin' through Oh and the shit, shock, horror You've seen your future bride Yeah, but it's oh so absurd For you to say the first word, so you're waitin' and waitin' and [Chorus] The only reason that you came So what you scared for? Well, don't you always do the same? It's what you're there for, don't you know? [Verse 2] The lights are flashin' Down in here tonight And some might exchange a glance But keep pretendin' to dance Don't act like it's not happening As if it's impolite To go and mention your name Instead you'll just do the same as they all do and hope for the best [Chorus] The only reason that you came So what you scared for? Well, don't you always do the same? It's what you’re there for, but no [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3] Get on your dancing shoes You sexy little swine Hopin' they're lookin' for you Sure you'll be rummagin' through And I said, the shit, shock, horror You've seen your future bride, yeah Yeah, but it's oh so absurd For you to say the first word, so you're waitin' and waitin' ==== 05 You Probably Couldn't See for the Lights But You Were Staring Straight at Me [Verse 1] One look sends it coursin' through the veins, oh, how the feelin' races Back up to their brains to form expressions on their stupid faces They don't want to say hello like I want to say hello Well, the heartbeat's at its peak when you're coming up to speak [Hook 1] And oh, I'm so tense, never tenser, could all go a bit Frank Spencer And I'm talkin' gibberish, tip of the tongue but I can't deliver it Properly, oh, it's all gettin' on top of me And if it weren't this dark, you'd see how red my face has gone, yeah [Verse 2] Everybody's tryin' to crack the jokes and that to make you smile Those that claim that they're not showin' off are drownin' in denial But they're not half as bad as me, say anything and I'll agree 'Cause when it comes to acting up, I'm sure I could write the book [Hook 2] And now that you're more than a part in the play It's slightly easier to think what to say You had us all standin' on our heads Doing our best tricks, yeah [Outro] Never again, well, never again, no Will there be another one quite as desirable as you One look sends it coursin' through the veins, oh, how the feeling races Back up to their brains to form expressions on their stupid faces ==== 06 Still Take You Home [Verse 1] Well, it's ever so funny 'Cause I don't think you're special, I don't think you're cool You're just probably alright But under these lights you look beautiful And I'm strugglin' I can't see through your fake tan Yeah, and you know it for a fact That everybody's eatin' out of your hands [Chorus] But what do you know? Oh, you know nothin' Yeah, but I'd still take you home Oh, yeah, I'll still take you home So what do you know? Said, you don't know nothin' [Verse 2] Well, fancy seein' you in here You're all tarted up and you don't look the same Well, I haven't seen you since last year Yeah, and surprisingly you have forgotten my name But you know it Yeah, and you knew it all along Oh, and you say you have forgotten But you're fibbing, go on, tell me I'm wrong [Chorus] So what do you know? Oh, you know nothin' Yeah, but I'll still take you home Oh, yeah, I'll still take you home So what do you know? Oh, you don't know nothin', no [Bridge] Oh-woah, woah, woah Oh-woah, woah, woah Da-da, da-da-da, da-da, da-da, da-da, da-da, da-da-da Oh-woah, woah, woah [Chorus] Oh, so what do you know? Yeah, you don't know nothin', no Yeah, but I'd still take you home Oh, yeah, I'll still take you home I said, what do you know? Oh, you don't know nothin' [Verse 3] I fancy you with a passion Oh, you're a Topshop princess, a rockstar too But you're a fad and you're a fashion And I'm havin' a job tryin' to talk to you But it's alright Yeah, I'll put it on one side Oh, 'cause everybody's looking You've got control of everyone's eyes, includin' mine ==== 07 Riot Van [Intro] So up rolls a riot van and sparks excitement in the boys But the policemen look annoyed Perhaps these are ones they should avoid [Verse 1] Got a chase last night from men with truncheons dressed in hats We didn't do that much wrong, still ran away, though, for the laugh Just for the laugh And please just stop talkin' 'cause they won't find us if you do Oh, those silly boys in blue Well, they won't catch me and you [Verse 2] "Have you been drinking, son? You don't look old enough to me" "I'm sorry, officer, is there a certain age you're supposed to be? 'Cause nobody told me" And up rolls the riot van and these lads just wind the coppers up They ask why they don't catch proper crooks They get their address and their names took But they couldn't care less [Outro] Thrown in the riot van, and all the coppers kicked him in And there was no way he could win Just had to take it on the chin ==== 08 Red Light Indicates Doors Are Secured [Verse 1] We'll ask if we can have six in If not we'll have to have two Well, you're comin' up at our end, aren't ya? So I'll get one with you Won't he let us have six in? Especially not with the food He could have just told us no, though He didn't have to be rude You see her with the green dress? She talked to me at the bar Well, how come it's already two-pound fifty? We've only gone about a yard Didn't you see she were gorgeous? She were beyond belief But this lad at the side drinkin' his Smirnoff Ice Came and paid for her Tropical Reef [Chorus 1] And I'm sitting, going backwards And I didn't want to leave I said, "It's High Green, mate Via Hillsborough, please" [Verse 2] Well, how funny were that sketch earlier Up near that taxi rank? Oh no, you would have missed it Think it were when you went to the bank These two lads squarin' up, proper shoutin' 'Bout who were next in the queue The kind of thing that'd seem so silly But not when they've both had a few [Bridge] Well, calm down, temper, temper You shouldn't get so annoyed Well, you're actin' like a silly little boy Oh, they wanted to be men And do some fightin' in the street He said, "No surrender, no chance of retreat" [Instrumental Break] [Chorus 2] And so why are they in the taxi? 'Cause I didn't wanna leave I said, "It's High Green, mate Via Hillsborough, please!" [Verse 3] Drunken plots hatched to jump it Ask around, "Are you sure?" Went for it, but the red light was showin' And red light indicates doors are secure ==== 09 Mardy Bum [Verse 1] Well, now then, mardy bum I've seen your frown and it's like lookin' down the barrel of a gun, and it goes off And out come all these words Oh, there's a very pleasant side to you, a side I much prefer [Chorus] It's one that laughs and jokes around Remember cuddles in the kitchen, yeah, to get things off the ground And it was up, up, and away Ah, but it's right hard to remember that on a day like today When you're all argumentative, and you've got the face on [Verse 2] Well, now then mardy bum Oh, I'm in trouble again, aren't I? I thought as much 'Cause you turned over there Pullin' that silent disappointment face, the one that I can't bear [Chorus] Well, can't we just laugh and joke around? Remember cuddles in the kitchen, yeah, to get things off the ground And it was up, up, and away Ah, but it's reight hard to remember that on a day like today When you're all argumentative, and you've got the face on [Bridge] And yeah, I'm sorry I was late But I missed the train and then the traffic was a state And I can't be arsed to carry on in this debate that reoccurs Oh, when you say I don't care But of course I do, yeah, I clearly do [Instrumental Break] [Chorus] So laugh and joke around Remember cuddles in the kitchen, yeah, to get things off the ground And it was up, up, and away Oh, but it's reight hard to remember that on a day like today When you're all Argumentative, and you've got the face on ==== 10 Perhaps Vampires Is a Bit Strong But... [Verse 1] I've seen your eyes as they fix on me "What is he doin'? What on earth's the plan, has he got one?" You better give me some pointers Since you are the big rocket launcher and I'm just the shotgun I ain't got no dollar signs in my eyes That might be a surprise but it's true, said, I'm not like you And I don't want your advice or your praise Or to move in the ways you do and I never will [Chorus] 'Cause all you people are vampires And all your stories are stale And though you pretend to stand by us I know you're certain we'll fail [Verse 2] I've seen your eyes as they fix on me, full of confusion Your snarl is just so condescending! Trying to explain that we're on to a win If the fee we get in near recoups what we're spendin' He said, "I can't believe that you drove all that way Well how much did they pay ya? How much did they pay ya? You'd have been better to stay round our way" Thinkin' 'bout things but not actually doing the things [Chorus] 'Cause all you people are vampires And all your stories are stale And though you pretend to stand by us I know you're certain we'll fail 'Cause all you people are vampires And all your stories are stale And though you pretend to stand by us I know you're certain we'll fail [Instrumental Break] [Interlude] (All you people are vampires!) [Instrumental Outro] ==== 11 When the Sun Goes Down [Intro] I said, who's that girl there? I wonder what went wrong so that she had to roam the streets She don't do major credit cards, I doubt she does receipts It's all not quite legitimate And what a scummy man Just give him half a chance, I bet he'll rob you if he can Can see it in his eyes, yeah, that he's got a drivin' ban Amongst some other offences And I've seen him with girls of the night And he told Roxanne to put on her red light They're all infected but he'll be alright 'Cause he's a scumbag, don't you know? I said, he's a scumbag, don't you know? [Instrumental Break] [Verse 1] Although you're trying not to listen Avert your eyes and starin' at the ground She makes a subtle proposition "I'm sorry, love, I'll have to turn you down" And oh, he must be up to summat What are the chances? Sure it's more than likely I've got a feelin' in my stomach And start to wonder what his story might be What his story might be, yeah [Chorus] 'Cause they said it changes when the sun goes down Yeah, they said it changes when the sun goes down And they said it changes when the sun goes down Around here, around here [Verse 2] Look, here comes a Ford Mondeo Isn't he Mr. Inconspicuous? And he don't even have to say owt She's in the stance ready to get picked up Bet she's delighted when she sees him Pullin' in and givin' her the eye Because she must be fucking freezin' Scantily clad beneath the clear night sky It don't stop in the winter, no [Chorus] And they said it changes when the sun goes down Yeah, they said it changes when the sun goes down And they said it changes when the sun goes down Around here Well, they said it changes when the sun goes down Over the river, goin' out of town And they said it changes when the sun goes down Around here, around here, oh [Outro] And what a scummy man Just give him half a chance, I bet he'll rob you if he can Can see it in his eyes, yeah, that he's got a nasty plan I hope you're not involved at all ==== 12 From the Ritz to the Rubble [Verse 1] Well, last night these two bouncers And one of 'em's alright, the other one's a scary'un His way or no way; totalitarian He's got no time for you looking or breathin' How he don't want you to, so step out the queue He makes examples of you, and there's nowt you can say Behind they go through to the bit where you pay And you realise then that it's finally the time To walk back past ten-thousand eyes in the line And you can swap jumpers and make another move Instilled in your brain you've got somethin' to prove To all the smirkin' faces and the boys in black Why can't they be pleasant? Why can't they have a laugh? He's got his hand in your chest, he wants to give you a duff Well, secretly I think they want you all to kick off They want arms flying everywhere and bottles as well It's just something to talk about, a story to tell, yeah [Chorus] Well, I'm so glad they turned us all away, we'll put it down to fate I said a thousand million things that I could never say this mornin' Got too deep, but how deep is too deep? [Verse 2] Well, this town's a different town today Said, this town's a different town to what it was last night You couldn't have done that on a Sunday And that girl's a different girl today Said, that girl's a different girl to her you kissed last night You couldn'ta done that on a Sunday Of course not [Chorus] Well, I'm so glad they turned us all away, we'll put it down to fate I thought a thousand million things that I could never think this mornin' Got too deep, but how deep is too deep? [Bridge] Last night, what we talked about It made so much sense But now the haze has ascended It don't make no sense anymore I said, last night, what we talked about It made so much sense But now the haze has ascended It don't make no sense anymore, oh [Outro] Da-da, da-da-da Da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da-da Da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da-da-da ==== 13 A Certain Romance [Verse 1] Well, oh, they might wear classic Reeboks Or knackered Converse, or tracky bottoms tucked in socks But all of that's what the point is not The point's that there in't no romance around there And there's the truth that they can't see They'd probably like to throw a punch at me And if you could only see 'em then you would agree Agree that there in't no romance around there [Chorus] You know? Oh, it's a funny thing, you know We'll tell 'em if you like, we'll tell 'em all tonight They'll never listen, because their minds are made up And course it's all okay to carry on that way [Verse 2] 'Cause over there there's broken bones There's only music so that there's new ringtones And it don't take no Sherlock Holmes To see it's a little different around here Don't get me wrong though, there's boys in bands And kids who like to scrap with pool cues in their hands And just 'cause he's had a couple of cans He thinks it's all right to act like a dickhead [Chorus] Don't you know? Oh, it's a funny thing, you know We'll tell 'em if you like, we'll tell 'em all tonight They'll never listen, because their minds are made up And course it's all okay to carry on that way [Bridge] But I said no, oh no Well, you won't get me to go Not anywhere, not anywhere No, I won't go, oh, no, no [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3] But over there, there's friends of mine What can I say? I've known 'em for a long long time And they might overstep the line But you just cannot get angry in the same way No, not in the same way Said, not in the same way Oh no, oh no, no [Instrumental Outro] ==== 2007 Favourite Worst Nightmare ==== 01 Brianstorm [Verse 1] Brian, top marks for not trying So kind of you to bless us with your effortlessness We're grateful and so strangely comforted And I wonder, are you putting us under? 'Cause we can't take our eyes off the t-shirt and ties combination Well, see you later, innovator [Verse 2] Some want to kiss, some want to kick you There's not a net you couldn't slip through Or at least that's the impression I get, 'cause you're smooth and you're wet And she's not aware yet, but she's yours She'll be saying, "Use me, show me the jacuzzi" I imagine that it's there on a plate, your whole rendezvous rate Means that you'll never be frightened to make 'em wait for a while [Bridge] I doubt it's your style not to get what you set out to acquire The eyes are on fire, you are the unforecasted storm [Verse 3] (Brian) Calm, collected and commanding (Top marks for not trying) You leave the other story standing With your renditions and jokes, bet there's hundreds of blokes That have wept 'cause you've stolen their thunder Are you putting us under? 'Cause we can't take our eyes off the t-shirt and ties combination Well, see you later, innovator ==== 02 Teddy Picker [Verse 1: Turner] They've sped up to the point where they provoke The punchline before they have told the joke Plenty of desperation to be seen Staring at the television screen They've sped up to the point where they provoke You to tell the fucking punchline before you have told the joke Well sorry, sunshine, it doesn't exist It wasn't in the Top 100 list [Chorus: Turner] And it's the thousandth time that it's even bolder Don't be surprised when you get bent over They told you, but you were dying for it [Post-Chorus: Helders] She saw it and she grabbed it and it wasn't what it seemed The kids all dream of making it, whatever that means [Verse 2: Turner] Another variation on a theme A tangle on the television and the magazine D'you reckon that they do it for a joke? D'you reckon that they make 'em take an oath That says that "We are defenders of any poser Or professional pretender around" [Chorus: Turner] And when did your list replace the twist and turn Like a fist replaced a kiss? Don't concern us with your bollocks, I don't want your prayer Save it for the morning after [Guitar Solo] [Chorus: Turner] And it's the thousandth time that it's even bolder Don't be surprised when you get bent over They told you, but you were gagging for it [Bridge: Turner] Let's have a game on the teddy picker Not quick enough, can I have it quicker? Already thick and you're getting thicker Let's have a game on the teddy picker Not quick enough, can I have it quicker? Already thick and you're getting thicker [Outro: Turner] Presuming that all things are equal Who'd want to be men of the people When there's people like you? ==== 03 D is for Dangerous [Verse 1: Helders, Turner, & Helders & Turner] He knew what he wanted to say But he didn't know how to word it The dirty little Herbert was seeking an escape But the place was well-guarded The guiltiness that started Soon as the other part had stopped [Chorus: Helders & Turner] 'D' is for delightful and try and keep your trousers on I think you should know you're his favourite worst nightmare [Verse 2: Helders, Turner, & Helders & Turner] 'D' is for desperately trying to simulate What it was that was alright Three quarters of an hour ago That had led him to be in a position On the brink of a mission And every other episode [Bridge: Turner, & Turner & Helders] He's nearing the brink but he thinks first A parallel universe perhaps could be the perfect scene He's nearing the brink but he thinks first A parallel universe perhaps could be the perfect scene He's nearing the brink but he thinks first A parallel universe perhaps could be the perfect scene He's nearing the brink but he thinks first A parallel - I think you should know you're his favourite worst nightmare [Chorus: Turner & Helders] 'D' is for delightful and try and keep your trousers on You should know you're his favourite worst nightmare ==== 04 Balaclava [Verse 1] Running off over next door's garden before the hour is done It's more a question of feeling than it is a question of fun The confidence is the balaclava, I'm sure you'll baffle 'em good Will the ending reek of salty cheeks and runny makeup alone? Or will blood run down the face of a boy bewildered and scorned And you'll find yourself in a skirmish where you wish you'd never been born? You tie yourself to the tracks and there isn't no going back And it's wrong, wrong, wrong, but we'll do it anyway 'cause we love a bit of trouble [Verse 2] Are you pulling her from a burning building or throwing her to the sharks? Can only hope that the ending is as pleasurable as the start The confidence is the balaclava, I'm sure you'll baffle 'em straight And it's wrong, wrong, wrong, but she can hardly wait [Chorus] That's right, he won't let her out his sight Now the shaggers perform and the daggers are drawn Who's the crooks in this crime? That's right, he won't let her out his sight Now the shaggers perform and the daggers are drawn Who's the crooks in this crime? [Instrumental Break] [Chorus] That's right, he won't let her out his sight That's right, he won't let her out his sight That's right, he won't let her out his sight Well, you'll be able to boast Of the day of the most flawless heist of all time [Outro] You knew that it'd be trouble right before the very first kiss Quiet and unassuming but you heard that they were the naughtiest She pleaded with you to take it off but you resisted and fought But sorry, sweetheart, I'd much rather keep on the balaclava ==== 05 Fluorescent Adolescent [Verse 1] You used to get it in your fishnets Now you only get it in your night dress Discarded all the naughty nights for niceness Landed in a very common crisis Everything's in order in a black hole Nothing seems as pretty as the past though That Bloody Mary's lacking in Tabasco Remember when you used to be a rascal? [Chorus] Oh, the boy's a slag, the best you ever had The best you ever had is just a memory and those dreams Weren't as daft as they seem, aren't as daft as they seem My love, when you dream them up [Verse 2] Flicking through a little book of sex tips Remember when the boys were all electric? Now when she's told she's gonna get it I'm guessing that she'd rather just forget it Clinging till I'm getting sentimental Said she wasn't going but she went still Likes her gentlemen not to be gentle Was it a Mecca dauber or a betting pencil? [Chorus] Oh, the boy's a slag, the best you ever had The best you ever had is just a memory and those dreams Weren't as daft as they seem, not as daft as they seem My love, when you dream them up [Post-Chorus] Oh, Flo, where did you go? Where did you go? Where did you go? [Bridge] You're falling about You took a left off Last Laugh Lane Just sounding it out But you're not coming back again You're falling about You took a left off Last Laugh Lane You were just sounding it out But you're not coming back again [Outro] You used to get it in your fishnets (Falling about) Now you only get it in your night dress Discarded all the naughty nights for niceness (You took a left off Last Laugh Lane) Landed in a very common crisis Everything's in order in a black hole (You were just sounding it out) Is anything as pretty in the past though? That Bloody Mary's lacking in Tabasco (You're not coming back again) Remember when you used to be a rascal? (Oh...) ==== 06 Only Ones Who Know [Verse 1] In a foreign place, the saving grace was the feeling That it was a heart that he was stealing Oh, he was ready to impress and the fierce excitement The eyes are bright, he couldn't wait to get away And I bet that Juliet was just the icing on the cake Make no mistake, no [Chorus] And even if somehow we could have Shown you the place you wanted Well, I'm sure you could have Made it that bit better on your own [Verse 2] And I bet she told a million people that she'd stay in touch But all the little promises, they don't mean much When there's memories to be made And I hope you're holding hands by New Year's Eve They made it far too easy to believe That true romance can't be achieved these days [Chorus] And even if somehow they could have Shown you the place you wanted Well, I'm sure you could have Made it that bit better on your own You are the only ones who know ==== 07 Do Me a Favour [Verse 1] Well, the mourning was complete When there was tears on the steering wheel dripping on the seat Several hours or several weeks I'd have the cheek to say they're equally as bleak [Verse 2] It's the beginning of the end The car went up the hill and disappeared around the bend Ask anyone, they'll tell you that it's these times that it tends To start to break in half, to start to fall apart, hold on to your heart [Chorus] And do me a favour and break my nose Or do me a favour and tell me to go away Or do me a favour and stop asking questions [Verse 3] As she walked away, well, her shoes were untied And the eyes were all red, you could see that we'd cried And I watched and I waited till she was inside Forcing a smile and waving goodbye Curiosity becomes a heavy load Too heavy to hold, too heavy to hold Curiosity becomes a heavy load Too heavy to hold, will force you to be cold [Chorus] Do me a favour and ask if you need some help She said, "Do me a favour and stop flattering yourself" And to tear apart the ties that bind Perhaps "fuck off" might be too kind Perhaps "fuck off" might be too kind ==== 08 This House is a Circus [Verse 1] This house is a circus, berserk as fuck We tend to see that as a perk, though Look what it's done to your friends Their memories are pretend And the last thing that they want is for the feeling to end This house is a circus, berserk as fuck We tend to see that as a perk, though Look what it's done to your friends Their memories are pretend And the last thing that they want is for the feeling to end [Verse 2] There's a room full of trouble and there's lovers to be had Those ones who make sinners out of such lovely lads Scaling the corridors for maidens in the maze And the anomaly is slipping into familiar ways [Chorus] And we're forever unfulfilled and can't think why Like a search for murder clues in dead men's eyes Forever unfulfilled and can't think why Like a search for murder clues in dead men's eyes [Bridge] The more you open your mouth, the more you're forcing performance And all the attention is leading me to feel important (Give me obnoxious, give me obnoxious now) Now that we're here, we may as well go too far [Verse 3] Wriggling around in incidents you won't forget There's certainly some venom in the looks that you collect Aimlessly gazing at the faces in the kiln And we're struggling with the notion that it's life, not film [Verse 4] This house is a circus, berserk as fuck (We're forever unfulfilled) We tend to see that as a perk, though (Can't think why) Look what it's done to your friends Their memories are pretend (Like a search for murder clues) And the last thing that they want is for the feeling to end ==== 09 If You Were There, Beware [Verse 1] If you were there, beware the serpent soul pinchers Three-hundred and fifty "No, thank you"s and nobody flinches Go on, girl, go on, give us something gruesome We require your grief, the thugs help the thieves As they're trying to rob the words from her gob and Take the swords to the innocents [Verse 2] If you were there, beware the serpent soul pinchers Can't you sense she was never meant to fill column inches Ain't you had enough? What you're trying to dig up Isn't there to be dug; the thieves help the thugs As they're trying to beat the good grace of a sweetheart Out to the point she'll comply [Bridge] And why leave her on her own? If I'd have known then I wouldn't have said it I wouldn't have said it if I would have known Why leave her on her own? If I predicted tears then I wouldn't have said it I wouldn't have said it if I would have known [Instrumental Break] [Outro] There's a circle of witches, ambitiously vicious they are And our attempts to remind them of reason won't get us that far But I don't know what it is that they want I don't know what it is that they want But I haven't got it to give And she hasn't got it to give ==== 10 The Bad Thing [Chorus] Do the bad thing Take off your wedding ring But it won't make it that much easier It might make it worse [Verse 1] Oh, the night's like a whirlwind Somebody's girlfriend's talking to me, but it's alright She's saying that he's not gonna slap me or try to attack me He's not the jealous type And I only need to get half an excuse and I'm away But when there's no excuses, that's much easier to say I've been before And all these capers make us too good for her to ignore See, she's talking but I'm not entirely sure [Chorus] Do the bad thing Take off your wedding ring But it won't make it that much easier It might make it worse [Verse 2] Oh, a sudden disheartener Somebody's partner's talking to me But I don't know that is what she isn't She murmurs things to confirm that the tragedy is true And I knew, how could she not? She could have anyone she wants And I'm struggling to think of an immediate response Like, "I don't mind, it'd be a big mistake for you to wait And let me waste your time Really, love, it's fine" I said, "Really, love, it's fine" [Instrumental Break] [Verse 3] And then the first time it occurred that there was something to destroy I knew before the invitation that there was this ploy Oh, but she carried on suggesting, a struggle to refuse She said, "It's the red wine this time," but that is no excuse ==== 11 Old Yellow Bricks [Verse 1] Old yellow bricks, love's a risk Quite the little escapologist Looked so miffed when you wished For a thousand places better than this You are the fugitive but you don't know what you're running from You can't kid us and you couldn't trick anyone Houdini, love, you don't know what you're running away from [Chorus] Who wants to sleep in a city that never wakes up? Blinded by nostalgia Who wants to sleep in a city that never wakes up? [Verse 2] She was enraged by the way That the emperors were trapped in the cage And the days she deemed dull Leading to nights reading beer bottles You're such a fugitive but you don't know what you're running from You can't kid us and you couldn't trick anyone Houdini, love, you don't know what you're running away from [Chorus] Who wants to sleep in a city that never wakes up? Blinded by nostalgia Who wants to sleep in a city that never wakes up? [Verse 3] You're at a loss just because It wasn't all that you thought it was You are the fugitive but you don't know what you're running away from She said, "I want to sleep in the city that never wakes up And revel in nostalgia" I know I said, "Who wants to sleep in a city that never wakes up?" But Dorothy was right though ==== 12 505 [Chorus] I'm going back to 505 If it's a seven hour flight or a forty-five minute drive In my imagination, you're waitin' lyin' on your side With your hands between your thighs [Verse] Stop and wait a sec And when you look at me like that, my darlin' What did you expect? I'd probably still adore you With your hands around my neck Or I did last time I checked Not shy of a spark The knife twists at the thought That I should fall short of the mark Frightened by the bite, though It's no harsher than the bark The middle of adventure Such a perfect place to start [Chorus] I'm going back to 505 If it's a seven hour flight or a forty-five minute drive In my imagination, you're waitin' lyin' on your side With your hands between your thighs [Bridge] But I crumble completely when you cry It seems like once again you've had to greet me with goodbye I'm always just about to go and spoil the surprise Take my hands off of your eyes too soon [Chorus] I'm going back to 505 If it's a seven hour flight or a forty-five minute drive In my imagination, you're waitin' lyin' on your side With your hands between your thighs and a smile ==== 2009 Humbug ==== 01 My Propeller [Verse 1] If you can summon the strength, tow me I can't hold down the urgency You've got to make your descent slowly And oil up those sticky keys [Chorus] Coax me out my low And have a spin of my propeller [Verse 2] It's a necessary evil No cause for emergency Borrowed the beak off a bald eagle Oh, momentary synergy [Chorus] Coax me out my low Sink into tomorrow Coax me out my low And have a spin of my propeller [Outro] My propeller won't spin And I can't get it started on my own When are you arriving? Oh, my propeller won't spin And I can't get it started on my own When are you arriving? Oh, my propeller won't spin And I can't get it started on my own When are you arriving? Oh, my propeller ==== 02 Crying Lightning [Verse 1] Outside the cafe by the cracker factory You were practicing a magic trick And my thoughts got rude as you talked and chewed On the last of your pick and mix Said, "You're mistaken if you're thinking That I haven't been called cold before" As you bit into your strawberry lace And then offered me your attention in the form of a gobstopper It's all you had left and it was going to waste [Chorus] Your pastimes consisted of the strange And twisted and deranged And I love that little game you had called Crying Lightning And how you'd like to aggravate the ice-cream man On rainy afternoons [Verse 2] The next time that I caught my own reflection It was on its way to meet you Thinking of excuses to postpone You never looked like yourself from the side But your profile could not hide The fact you knew I was approaching your throne With folded arms you occupied the bench like toothache Stood and puffed your chest out like you'd never lost a war And though I tried so not to suffer the indignity of reaction There was no cracks to grasp or gaps to claw [Chorus] And your pastimes consisted of the strange And twisted and deranged And I hate that little game you had called Crying Lightning And how you'd like to aggravate the icky man on rainy afternoons Uninviting, but not half as impossible as everyone assumes you are Crying Lightning [Instrumental Break] [Chorus] Your pastimes consisted of the strange And twisted and deranged And I hate that little game you had called Crying Lightning, Crying Lightning Crying Lightning, Crying Lightning Your pastimes consisted of the strange And twisted and deranged And I hate that little game you had called Crying ==== 03 Dangerous Animals [Intro] I'm pinned down by the dark [Verse 1] Been fighting with my sheets and nearly crying in my sleep Yes, I'm battling that well-told gripe, the most frustrating type You should have racing stripes the way you keep me in pursuit Sharpen the heel of your boot and you press it in my chest And you make me wheeze, then to my knees you do promote me [Chorus] I'm pinned down by the dark A-N-I-M-A-L Makes my head pirouette More than I would be willing to confess D-A-N-G-E-R-O-U-S [Verse 2] The light it fidgets through, the thoughts'll soon revert to you About as bashful as a tribal dance, the first and final chance And course the audience of frighteners and fiends Divided up into two teams When the acrobat fell off the beam, she broke everyone's heart [Chorus] I'm pinned down by the dark A-N-I-M-A-L Makes my head pirouette More than I would be willing to confess D-A-N-G-E-R-O-U-S D-A-N-G-E-R-O-U-S The most unsuitable pet It's been long enough now so let's Make a mess, lioness [Bridge] I'm pinned down by the dark I'm pinned down by the dark, oh-oh-oh [Outro] D-A-N-G-E-R-O-U-S A-N-I-M-A-L D-A-N-G-E-R-O-U-S A-N-I-M-A-L ==== 04 Secret Door [Chorus] Fools on parade cavort and carry on for waiting eyes That you would rather be beside than in front of But she's never been the kind to be hollowed by the stares [Verse 1] She swam out of tonight's phantasm Grabbed my hand and made it very clear There's absolutely nothing for us here It's a magnolia celebration to be attended on a Wednesday night It's better that than get a reputation as a miserable little tyke At least that's the conclusion she came to in this overture [Bridge] And the secret door swings behind us She's saying nothing, she's just giggling along [Verse 2] Her arms were folded most indignant Not looking like she was soon to leave I had to squint in order to believe Then like a butler pushing on a bookshelf And unveiling the unexpected I, who was earlier reluctant Was suddenly embarrassed and corrected How could such a creature survive in such a habitat? [Bridge] And the secret door swings behind us She's saying nothing, she's just giggling along Even if they were to find us I wouldn't notice, I'm completely occupied [Chorus] As all the fools on parade cavort and carry on for waiting eyes Ones you would rather be beside than in front of But she's never been the kind to be hollowed by the stares Fools on parade frolic and fuck about to make her gaze Turn to a scribble on a page by a picture that holds her absence But you're daft to think she'd care [Outro] Fools on parade Fools on parade Fools on parade Conduct a sing-along ==== 05 Potion Approaching [Verse 1] I was biting the time zone And we embellished the banks of our bloodstreams And threw caution to the colourful Then we fell asleep in the car Until the bumps woke me up in your grip And the tide took me to your mouth And then swept me back down to your palms It's them that put me inside the reminder That yours is the only ocean [Chorus] Yours is the only ocean That I wanna swing from Yours is the only ocean That I wanna hang on [Verse 2] I've got this ego mechanic She's always trying to give me vitamins Ah, she'd be frightened of your reflection I preferred her as a cartoon If I could be someone else for a week I'd spend it chasing after you 'Cause she's not shattering my attitudes No matter how she folds the potion Yours is the only ocean [Chorus] Yours is the only ocean That I wanna swing from Yours is the only ocean That I want to hang on to Yours is the only ocean Yours is the only ocean Yours is the only ocean Yours is the only ocean [Bridge] Potion approaching, shield your eyes Potion approaching, visualise Holding a token, swollen in size Potion approaching, shield your eyes [Outro] Oh, but if we're gonna escape though We really ought to think it through Would you like me to build you a go-kart? ==== 06 Fire and the Thud [Verse 1] You showed me my tomorrow beside a box of matches A welcome threatening stir My hopes of being stolen might just ring true Depends who you prefer If it's true you're gonna run away Tell me where, I'll meet you there [Verse 2] Am I snapping the excitement If I pack away the laughter and tell you how it feels? And does burden come to meet ya If I've questions of the feature that rolls on your dream reel? The day after you stole my heart Everything I touched told me It would be better shared with you, with you [Bridge] And now you're hiding in my soup And this book reveals your face And you're splashing in my eyelids As the concentration continually breaks I did request the mark you cast Didn't heal as fast I hear your voice in silences Will the teasing of the fire be followed by the thud? [Outro] In the jostling crowd, you're not allowed to tell the truth And the photo booth's a liar And there's a sharpened explanation But there's no screaming reason to inquire I'd like to poke them in their prying eyes with things They'd never see if it smacked them in their temples ==== 07 Cornerstone [Verse 1] I thought I saw you in the Battleship But it was only a look-a-like She was nothing but a vision trick Under the warning light She was close, close enough to be your ghost But my chances turned to toast When I asked her if I could call her your name [Verse 2] I thought I saw you in the Rusty Hook Huddled up in a wicker chair I wandered over for a closer look And kissed whoever was sitting there She was close, and she held me very tightly 'Til I asked awfully politely "Please, can I call you her name?" [Chorus] And I elongated my lift home Yeah, I let him go the long way round I smelt your scent on the seatbelt And kept my shortcuts to myself [Verse 3] I thought I saw you in the Parrot's Beak Messing with the smoke alarm It was too loud for me to hear her speak And she had a broken arm It was close, so close that the walls were wet And she wrote it out in Letraset "No, you can't call me her name" [Bridge] Tell me, where's your hiding place? I'm worried I'll forget your face And I've asked everyone I'm beginning to think I imagined you all along [Chorus] I elongated my lift home Yeah, I let him go the long way round I smelt your scent on the seatbelt And kept my shortcuts to myself [Verse 4] I saw your sister in the Cornerstone On the phone to the middle man When I saw that she was on her own I thought she might understand She was close, well, you couldn't get much closer She said, "I'm really not supposed to, but yes You can call me anything you want" ==== 08 Dance Little Liar [Verse 1] I heard the truth was built to bend A mechanism to suspend The guilt is what you will require And still you've got to dance little liar Just like those fibs to pop and fizz And you'll be forced to take that awful quiz And you're bound to trip And she'll detect the fiction on your lips and dig a contradiction up [Chorus] And the clean coming will hurt And you can never get it spotless When there's dirt beneath the dirt The liar takes a lot less time [Verse 2] I'm sure it's clear and plain to read It's not an alibi you need just yet Oh, no, it's something for those beads of sweat Yes, that will get you back to normal And after you have dabbed the patch You'll breathe and then proceed to scratch The varnish off that newly added calmness So as not to raise any alarms too soon [Chorus] And the clean coming will hurt And you can never get it spotless When there's dirt beneath the dirt [Bridge] The liar takes a lot less time to decide on the saunter Have you got itchy bones? And in all your time alone Can you hack your mind being riddled With the wrong memories? [Instrumental Break] [Chorus] And the clean coming will hurt And you can never get it spotless When there's dirt between the dirt ==== 09 Pretty Visitors [Verse 1] Trudging through the morning The tramp with the trampoline under his arm Shifts past your whiskers, so stark is the charm But the barking alarm waits coiled 'til the corner is turned And the bicycle wheels all struggle to move 'round In your muddy mind, blatantly caked and Unwilling to wind uncooperative time So he sits on the springs 'til the muck goes dry [Chorus] All the pretty visitors came and waved their arms And cast the shadow of a snake pit on the wall All the pretty visitors came and waved their arms And cast the shadow of a snake pit on the [Verse 2] What came first, the chicken or the dickhead? Split sleep reaps rewards from ill fitting thoughts And twilight forced you to go on a walk Your legs start running and your head gets caught Canopy 19 is perfectly placed For the reasonably frightening fall from the aftertaste You'll have to slip away, I am unhappy to say Behold as the crook in the hammock plays [Chorus] All the pretty visitors came and waved their arms And cast the shadow of a snake pit on the wall All the pretty visitors came and waved their arms And cast the shadow of a snake pit on the wall [Bridge] Behold as a crook in the hammock plays Cruelly with the base and the scales And fiddles with her feet on a balancing act Gagged, bound and crafting a tale Trailing wrapped in a gasp Cruelly with the base and the scales And fucking fiddles with her feet on a balancing act She was gagged, bound and crafting a tale Trailing wrapped in a gasp [Chorus] All the pretty visitors came and waved their arms And cast the shadow of a snake pit on the wall All the pretty visitors came and waved their arms And cast the shadow of a snake pit on the wall ==== 10 The Jeweller's Hands [Verse 1] Fiendish wonder in a carnival's wake Dull caresses once again irritate Tread softly, stranger Move over toward the danger that you seek You think excitement has receded then the mirror distracts The logic of the trance quickly reaches and grasps Handsome and faceless And weightless, your imagination runs [Chorus] And now it's no one's fault but yours At the foot of the house of cards You thought you'd never get obsessed You thought the wolves would be impressed And you're a sinking stone But you know what it's like to hold the jeweller's hands That procession of pioneers all drowned [Verse 2] In the moonlight they're more thrilling, those things that he knows As he leads you through the grinning bubble blowers in the snow Watching his exit Was like falling off the ferry in the night The inevitables gather to push you around Any other voice makes such a punishing sound He became laughter's assassin Shortly after he showed you what it was [Chorus] And now it's no one's fault but yours At the foot of the house of cards You thought you'd never get obsessed You thought the wolves would be impressed And you're a sinking stone But you know what it's like to hold the jeweller's hands That procession of pioneers all drowned [Outro] If you've a lesson to teach me I'm listening, ready to learn There's no one here to police me I'm sinking in until the return If you've a lesson to teach Please don't deviate, don't be afraid Without the last corner piece, I can't calibrate Let's get it ingrained If you've a lesson to teach me I'm listening, ready to learn There's no one here to police me I'm sinking in until the return If you've a lesson to teach Please don't deviate, don't be afraid Without the last corner piece, I can't calibrate Let's get it ingrained If you've a lesson to teach me I'm listening, ready to learn There's no one here to police me I'm sinking in until the return If you've a lesson to teach Please don't deviate, don't be afraid Without the last corner piece, I can't calibrate Let's get it ingrained ==== 2011 Suck It and See ==== 01 She's Thunderstorms [Chorus] She's thunderstorms Lying on her front, up against the wall She's thunderstorms [Verse 1] I've been feeling foolish, you should try it She came and substituted the peace and quiet for Acrobatic blood flow concertina Cheating heart beat, rapid fire [Chorus] She's thunderstorms Lying on her front, up against the wall She's thunderstorms Here is your host, sounds as if she's pretty close When the heat starts growing horns She's thunderstorms [Verse 2] She's been loop-the-looping around my mind Her motorcycle boots give me this kind of Acrobatic blood concertina Cheating heart beat, rapid fire [Chorus] She's thunderstorms Lying on her front, up against the wall She's thunderstorms [Bridge] In an unusual place, when you're feeling far away She does what the night does to the day [Chorus] She's thunderstorms Lying on her front, up against the wall She's thunderstorms Thunderstorms Thunderstorms ==== 02 Black Treacle [Verse 1] Lately, I've been seeing things Belly button piercings In the sky at night When we're side by side And I don't mean to rain On anybody's cabriolet One of those games you're gonna lose But you wanna play it, just in case [Chorus] Now it's getting dark and the sky looks sticky More like black treacle than tar Black treacle Somebody told the stars you're not coming out tonight And so they found a place to hide [Verse 2] Does it help you stay up late? Does it help you concentrate? Does it tune you in when you chew your chin? Am I ruining your fun? And you talk the talk alright But do you walk the walk or catch the train? You wanted it, you got it But you don't want it now [Chorus] Now it's getting dark and the sky looks sticky More like black treacle than tar Black treacle Somebody told the stars you're not coming out tonight And so they found a place to hide [Bridge] Now I'm out of place and I'm not getting any wiser I feel like the Sundance Kid behind a synthesizer And I tried last night to pack away your laugh Like a key under the mat But it never seems to be there when you want it [Outro] Black treacle Black treacle Black treacle ==== 03 Brick by Brick [Verse 1] I wanna build you up Brick by brick I wanna break you down Brick by brick I’m gonna reconstruct Brick by brick I wanna feel your love [Chorus] Brick by brick, aaaaah Brick by brick, aaaaah [Verse 2] I wanna steal your soul Brick by brick I wanna rock and roll Brick by brick I wanna rock and roll Brick by brick I wanna rock and roll [Chorus] Brick by brick, aaaaah Brick by brick, aaaaah [Verse 3] I wanna brick by brick Brick by brick I wanna blow by blow Brick by brick I want an empty soul Brick by brick I wanna brick by brick by brick by... [Chorus] Brick by brick, aaaaah Brick by brick, aaaaah Brick by brick, aaaaah Brick by brick, aaaaah ==== 04 The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala [Verse 1] Just when things are getting complicated In the eye of the storm She flicks a red-hot revelation Off the tip of her tongue It does a dozen somersaults And leaves you supercharged Makes me wanna blow the candles out Just to see if you glow in the dark [Chorus] Shalalala Shalalala Shalalala Shalalala [Verse 2] Home sweet home, home sweet home Home sweet booby-trap I took the batteries out my mysticism And put 'em in my thinking cap She's got a telescopic hallelujah Hanging up on her wall For when it gets too complicated In the eye of the storm [Chorus] Shalalala Shalalala Shalalala Shalalala Oh, oh-oh-oh [Bridge] And in a hellcat spangled cavern When your judgement's on the run And you're acting like a stranger 'Cause you thought it looked like fun And did you ever get the feeling That these are things she's said before? Her steady hands may well have done the devil's pedicure What you waiting for? Sing another fucking shalalala [Outro] Shalalala Shalalala Shalalala ==== 05 Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair [Verse 1] Break a mirror, roll the dice Run with scissors through a chip pan fire fight Go into business with a grizzly bear But just don't sit down 'cause I've moved your chair [Verse 2] Find a well-known hard man and start a fight Wear your shell suit on bonfire night Fill in a circular hole with a peg that's square But just don't sit down 'cause I've moved your chair [Chorus] Oooh, yeah, yeah, yeah Oooh, yeah, yeah, yeah [Verse 3] Bite the lightning and tell me how it tastes Kung fu fighting on your roller skates Do the Macarena in the devil's lair But just don't sit down 'cause I've moved your chair [Chorus] Oooh, yeah, yeah, yeah Oooh, yeah, yeah, yeah Oooh, yeah, yeah, yeah Oooh ==== 06 Library Pictures [Intro] I'm in a vest [Verse 1] Library pictures of the quickening canoe The first of its kind to get to the moon Trust some ellipses to chase you 'round the room Through curly straws and metaphors and goo [Verse 2] Been watching all the neon blossom flickering You look as if you've all forgotten where you've been Going riding through the thunder suckle fuzz canyon Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one [Verse 3] Library pictures of the quickening canoe The first of its kind to get to the moon Give me an eeny, meeny, miny, moe Or an ip, dip, dog shit rock and roll ==== 07 All My Own Stunts [Verse 1] Caricatures of your wrecking ball gown In my mind all the time I wanna be in that damsel patterned alley Where you go for a smoke And sorrow slow dances The phones are lighting up Taking no chances Close but never close enough [Chorus] Been watching cowboy films On gloomy afternoons Tinting the solitude Put on your dancing shoes And show me what to do I know you've got the moves [Verse 2] All my own stunts, high noon has changed its tune Linking arms, sinking hearts And sorrow slow dances Around the edges of her eyes Taking no chances The last one out to win a prize [Chorus] Been watching cowboy films On gloomy afternoons Tinting the solitude Put on your dancing shoes And show me what to do I know you've got the moves [Instrumental Break] [Outro: "I'm From High Green" snippet] I'm from High Green I'm from High Green ==== 08 Reckless Serenade [Verse 1] Topless models doing semaphore Wave their flags as she walks by and get ignored Illuminations on a rainy day When she walks, her footsteps sing a reckless serenade [Chorus] I've been trying to figure out exactly what it is I need Called up to listen to the voice of reason And got the answering machine [Verse 2] The type of kisses where teeth collide When she laughs, the heavens hum a stun gun lullaby Those twinkling vixens with the shining spiral eyes Their hypnosis goes unnoticed when she's walking by [Chorus] I've been trying to figure out exactly what it is I need Called up to listen to the voice of reason And got his answering machine [Bridge] I left my message, but did he fuck get back to me And now I'm stuck still wondering how it's meant to be [Outro] Singing a reckless serenade, reckless serenade Reckless serenade, reckless serenade Reckless serenade, reckless serenade Reckless serenade ==== 09 Piledriver Waltz [Verse 1] I etched the face of a stopwatch on the back of a raindrop And did a swap for the sand in an hourglass I heard an unhappy ending, it sort of sounds like you leaving I heard the piledriver waltz, it woke me up this morning [Chorus] You look like you've been for breakfast at the heartbreak hotel And sat in the back booth by the pamphlets And the literature on how to lose Your waitress was miserable and so was your food If you're gonna try and walk on water Make sure you wear your comfortable shoes [Verse 2] Mysteries flashing amber go green when you answer But the red on the rest of the questionnaire never changes I heard the news that you're planning To shoot me out of a cannon I heard the piledriver waltz, it woke me up this morning [Chorus] You look like you've been for breakfast at the heartbreak hotel And sat in the back booth by the pamphlets And the literature on how to lose Your waitress was miserable and so was your food If you're gonna try and walk on water Make sure you wear your comfortable shoes [Outro] Oh-oh, oh-oh Piledriver ==== 10 Love Is a Laserquest [Verse 1] Do you still feel younger than you thought you would by now Or darling, have you started feeling old yet? Don't worry, I'm sure that you're still breaking hearts With the efficiency that only youth can harness And do you still think love is a Laser Quest Or do you take it all more seriously? I've tried to ask you this in some daydreams that I've had But you're always busy being make-believe [Chorus] And do you look into the mirror to remind yourself you're there Or have somebody's goodnight kisses got that covered? When I'm not being honest I pretend that you were just some lover [Verse 2] Now I can't think of there without thinking of you I doubt that comes as a surprise And I can't think of anything to dream about I can't find anywhere to hide [Chorus] And when I'm hanging on by the rings around my eyes And I convince myself I need another And for a minute, it gets easier To pretend that you were just some lover [Instrumental Break] [Chorus] When I'm pipe and slippers and rocking chair Singing dreadful songs about summer Will I have found a better method of Pretending you were just some lover? Will I have found a better method of Pretending you were just some lover? ==== 11 Suck It and See [Verse 1] Your love is like a studded leather headlock Your kiss, it could put creases in the rain You're rarer than a can of dandelion and burdock And those other girls are just post-mix lemonade [Chorus] Suck it and see, you never know Sit next to me before I go Jigsaw women with horror movie shoes Be cruel to me 'cause I am a fool for you [Verse 2] I poured my aching heart into a pop song I couldn't get the hang of poetry That's not a skirt, girl, that's a sawn-off shotgun And I can only hope you've got it aimed at me [Chorus] Suck it and see, you never know Sit next to me before I go Jigsaw women with horror movie shoes Be cruel to me 'cause I am a fool for [Bridge] Blue moon girls from once upon a Shangri-La How I often wonder where you are You have got that face that just says "Baby, I was made to break your heart", oh-oh-oh [Chorus] Suck it and see, you never know Sit next to me before I go, go, go, go Jigsaw women with horror movie shoes Be cruel to me 'cause I am a fool for you ==== 12 That's Where You're Wrong [Verse 1] A pussyfooting setting sun Make a wish that weighs a tonne There are no handles for you to hold And no understanding where it goes [Verse 2] Jealousy in technicolor Fear by name, love by numbers Street lamp amber, wanderlust Powder in a blunderbuss [Chorus] She looks as if she's blowing a kiss at me And suddenly the sky is a scissor Sitting on the floor with a tambourine Crushing up a bundle of love Don't take it so personally You're not the only one That time has got it in for, honey That's where you're wrong [Verse 3] All the old flames fastened on Make a wish that weighs a tonne There are no handles you can hold And no understanding where it goes [Chorus] She looks as if she's blowing a kiss at me And suddenly the sky is a scissor Sitting on the floor with a tambourine Crushing up a bundle of love Don't take it so personally You're not the only one That time has got it in for, honey That's where you're wrong [Outro] That's where you're wrong That's where you're wrong Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh ==== 2013 AM ==== 01 Do I Wanna Know? [Verse 1] Have you got colour in your cheeks? Do you ever get that fear that you can't shift the type That sticks around like summat in your teeth? Are there some aces up your sleeve? Have you no idea that you're in deep? I've dreamt about you nearly every night this week How many secrets can you keep? 'Cause there's this tune I found That makes me think of you somehow an' I play it on repeat Until I fall asleep, spillin' drinks on my settee [Pre-Chorus] (Do I wanna know?) If this feelin' flows both ways? (Sad to see you go) Was sorta hopin' that you'd stay (Baby, we both know) That the nights were mainly made For sayin' things that you can't say tomorrow day [Chorus] Crawlin' back to you Ever thought of callin' when You've had a few? 'Cause I always do Maybe I'm too Busy bein' yours To fall for somebody new Now, I've thought it through Crawlin' back to you [Verse 2] So have you got the guts? Been wonderin' if your heart's still open And if so, I wanna know what time it shuts Simmer down an' pucker up, I'm sorry to interrupt It's just I'm constantly on the cusp of tryin' to kiss you But I don't know if you feel the same as I do But we could be together if you wanted to [Pre-Chorus] (Do I wanna know?) If this feelin' flows both ways? (Sad to see you go) Was sorta hopin' that you'd stay (Baby, we both know) That the nights were mainly made For sayin' things that you can't say tomorrow day [Chorus] Crawlin' back to you (Crawlin' back to you) Ever thought of callin' when You've had a few? (Had a few) 'Cause I always do ('Cause I always do) Maybe I'm too (Maybe I'm too busy) Busy bein' yours (Bein' yours) To fall for somebody new Now, I've thought it through Crawlin' back to you [Outro] (Do I wanna know?) If this feelin' flows both ways? (Sad to see you go) Was sorta hopin' that you'd stay (Baby, we both know) That the nights were mainly made For sayin' things that you can't say tomorrow day (Do I wanna know?) Too busy bein' yours to fall (Sad to see you go) Ever thought of callin', darlin'? (Do I wanna know?) Do you want me crawlin' back to you? ==== 02 R U Mine? [Verse 1] I'm a puppet on a string Tracy Island, time-traveling Diamond cutter-shaped heartaches That come to find you four in some velvet morning Years too late, she's a silver lining Lone ranger riding through an open space In my mind when she's not right there beside me [Chorus] I go crazy 'cause here isn't where I wanna be And satisfaction feels like a distant memory And I can't help myself, all I Wanna hear her say is "Are you mine?" Well, are you mine? Are you mine? Are you mine? Oh, ah [Verse 2] I guess what I'm trying to say is I need the deep end Keep imagining meeting, wished away entire lifetimes Unfair we're not somewhere misbehaving for days Great escape, lost track of time and space She's a silver lining climbing on my desire [Chorus] And I go crazy 'cause here isn't where I wanna be And satisfaction feels like a distant memory And I can't help myself, all I Wanna hear her say is "Are you mine?" Well, are you mine? (Are you mine tomorrow?) Are you mine? (Or just mine tonight?) Are you mine? (Are you mine, mine?) [Bridge] And the thrill of the chase moves in mysterious ways So in case I'm mistaken, I Just wanna hear you say, "You got me, baby, are you mine?" [Pre-Chorus] She's a silver lining Lone ranger riding through an open space In my mind when she's not right there beside me [Chorus] I go crazy 'cause here isn't where I wanna be And satisfaction feels like a distant memory And I can't help myself, all I Wanna hear her say is "Are you mine?" Well, are you mine? (Are you mine tomorrow?) Are you mine? (Or just mine tonight?) Are you mine? (Are you mine tomorrow?) (Or just mine tonight?) ==== 03 One for the Road [Intro: Josh Homme] One for the road, ooh ooh One for the road, ooh ooh [Verse 1: Alex Turner] From the bottom of your heart The relegation zone I saw this comin' from the start The shake, rattle and roll The cracks in blackout blinds Cast patterns on the ceiling But you're feeling fine I thought it was dark outside I thought it was dark outside [Chorus: Alex Turner & Josh Homme] One for the road So we all go back to yours And you sit and talk to me on the floor There's no need to show me 'round, baby I feel like I've been here before I've been wonderin' whether later When you tell everybody to go Will you pour me one for the road? [Verse 2: Alex Turner] I knew this would be on the cards I knew you wouldn't fold I saw this comin' from the start The shake, rattle and roll [Chorus: Alex Turner & Josh Homme] One for the road So we all go back to yours And you sit and talk to me on the floor There's no need to show me 'round, baby I feel like I've been here before I've been wonderin' whether later When you tell everybody to go Will you pour me one for the road? [Bridge: Alex Turner & Josh Homme] The mixture hits you hard Don't get that sinking feeling, don't fall apart Some out of tune guitar Soundtrack to disaster Ooh ooh, one for the road Ooh ooh, one for the road Ooh ooh, one for the road Ooh ooh, one for the road [Guitar Solo] Ooh ooh Ooh ooh Ooh ooh Ooh ooh [Chorus: Alex Turner & Josh Homme] One for the road So we all go back to yours And you sit and talk to me on the floor There's no need to show me 'round, baby I feel like I've been here before I've been wonderin' whether later When you tell everybody to go Will you pour me one for the road? ==== 04 Arabella [Verse 1] Arabella's got some interstellar-gator skin boots And a Helter Skelter 'round her little finger And I ride it endlessly She's got a Barbarella silver swimsuit And when she needs to shelter from reality She takes a dip in my daydreams [Chorus] My days end best when the sunset gets itself behind That little lady sittin' on the passenger side It's much less picturesque without her catchin' the light The horizon tries but it's just not as kind on the eyes As Arabella, oh As Arabella [Post-Chorus] Just might've tapped into your mind and soul You can't be sure [Verse 2] Arabella's got a '70s head But she's a modern lover, it's an exploration She's made of outer space And her lips are like the galaxy's edge And her kiss the colour of a constellation Fallin' into place [Chorus] My days end best when the sunset gets itself behind That little lady sittin' on the passenger side It's much less picturesque without her catchin' the light The horizon tries but it's just not as kind on the eyes As Arabella, oh As Arabella [Post-Chorus] Just might've tapped into your mind and soul You can't be sure [Bridge] (That's magic) In a cheetah print coat (Just a slip) Underneath it, I hope (Asking if) I can have one of those (Organic) Cigarettes that she smokes (Wraps her lips) 'Round a Mexican Coke (Makes you wish) That you were the bottle (Takes a sip) Of your soul, and it sounds like [Outro] Just might've tapped into your mind and soul You can't be sure ==== 05 I Want It All [Verse 1] Blind faith, heartache Mind games, mistakes My sweet fireball My sweet rigmarole [Chorus] I want it all I want it all [Verse 2] Old dogs, new tricks Can you feel it? Space age country girl Stone cold miracle [Chorus] I want it all I want it all [Bridge] And then suddenly it hit me, it's a year ago Since I drank miniature whiskey and we shared your Coke Said, ain't it just like you to kiss me and then hit the road? Leave me listening to the Stones' "2000 Light Years from Home" Shoo-wop, shoo-wop, shoo-wop, shoo-wop, shoo-wop, shoo-wop Shoo-wop, shoo-wop, shoo-wop, shoo-wop, shoo-wop, shoo-wop Shoo-wop, shoo-wop, shoo-wop, shoo-wop, shoo-wop, shoo-wop [Chorus] I want it all I want it all I want it all I want it all I want it all ==== 06 No. 1 Party Anthem [Intro] One, two, three, four [Verse 1] So you're on the prowl wondering whether She left already or not Leather jacket, collar popped like antenna Never knowin' when to stop Sunglasses indoors Par for the course Lights in the floors and sweat on the walls Cages and poles [Verse 2] Call off the search for your soul Or put it on hold again She's having a sly indoor smoke And she calls the folks who run this, her oldest friends Sippin' her drink and laughin' at imaginary jokes As all the signals are sent, her eyes invite you to approach And it seems as though those lumps in your throat That you just swallowed have got you going [Chorus] Come on, come on, come on Come on, come on, come on Number one party anthem [Verse 3] She's a certified mind blower Knowing full well that I know May suggest there's somewhere from which I might know her Just to get the ball to roll Drunken monologues, confused because It's not like I'm falling in love, I just want you To do me no good And you look like you could [Chorus] Come on, come on, come on Come on, come on, come on Number one party anthem Come on, come on, come on Before the moment's gone Number one party anthem, yeah yeah [Bridge] The look of love, the rush of blood The "She's with me"s, the Gallic shrug The shutterbugs, the Camera Plus The black & white and the colour dodge The good time girls, the cubicles The house of fun, the number one Party anthem, oh [Chorus] Come on, come on, come on Come on, come on, come on Come on, come on, come on Come on, come on, come on Before the moment's gone Number one party anthem Number one party anthem Number one party anthem Yeah, yeah ==== 07 Mad Sounds [Verse 1] Mad sounds in your ears Make you feel alright They bring you back to life [Chorus] Mad sounds in your ears They make you get up and dance, they make you get up Yeah, they make you get up [Verse 2] Love buckles under the strain Of those wild nights Run but you cannot hide [Chorus] Mad sounds in your ears They make you get up and dance, they make you get up All night long they reappear They make you get up and dance Yeah, they make you get up [Bridge] Suppose you've gotta do what you've gotta do We just weren't feelin' how we wanted to You sit and try sometimes but you just can't figure out what went wrong Then out of nowhere, somebody comes and hits you with an Ooh la la la, ooh la la la, ooh la la la, ooh Ooh la la la, ooh la la la, ooh la la la, ooh [Chorus] You got those mad sounds in your ears To make you get up and dance Mad sounds in your ears They make you get up and dance Oh, don't they make you get up Ah yeah, they make you get up [Outro] Ooh la la la, ooh la la la, ooh la la la, ooh Ooh la la la, ooh la la la, ooh la la la, ooh Ooh la la la, ooh la la la, ooh la la la, ooh Ooh la la la, ooh la la la, ooh la la la, ooh Ooh la la la, ooh la la la, ooh la la la, ooh Ooh la la la, ooh la la la, ooh la la la, ooh ==== 08 Fireside [Verse 1] I can't explain but I wanna try There's this image of you and I And it goes dancing by In the morning and in the night time There's all these secrets that I can't keep Like in my heart there's that hotel suite And you lived there so long It's kind of strange now you're gone [Chorus] I'm not sure if I should show you what I've found Has it gone for good, or is it coming back around? Isn't it hard to make up your mind When you're losing and your fuse is fireside? [Verse 2] There's all those places we used to go And I suspect you already know But that place on memory lane you like still looks the same But something about it's changed [Chorus] I'm not sure if I should show you what I've found Has it gone for good, or is it coming back around? Isn't it hard to make up your mind When you're losing and your fuse is fireside? [Bridge] And I thought I was yours forever Or maybe I was mistaken But I just cannot manage to make it through the day Without thinking of you lately [Instrumental Break] [Chorus] I'm not sure if I should show you what I've found Has it gone for good, or is it coming back around? Isn't it hard to make up your mind When you're losing and your fuse is fireside? ==== 09 Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High? [Verse 1] The mirror's image tells me it's home time But I'm not finished, 'cause you're not by my side And as I arrived I thought I saw you leavin' Carryin' your shoes Decided that once again I was just dreamin' Of bumpin' into you [Chorus] Now, it's three in the mornin' And I'm tryna' change your mind Left you multiple missed calls And to my message, you reply "Why'd you only call me when you're high?" "Hi, why'd you only call me when you're high?" [Verse 2] Somewhere darker, talkin' the same shite I need a partner, (High) well are you out tonight? It's harder and harder to get you to listen More I get through the gears Incapable of makin' alright decisions And having bad ideas [Chorus] Now, it's three in the mornin' And I'm tryna' change your mind Left you multiple missed calls And to my message, you reply (Message, you reply) "Why'd you only call me when you're high?" (Why'd you only call me when you're) "Hi, why'd you only call me when you're high?" [Bridge] And I can't see you here, wonder where I might It sort of feels like I'm runnin' out of time I haven't found all I was hopin' to find You said you got to be up in the mornin' Gonna have an early night And you're startin' to bore me, baby "Why'd you only call me when you're high?" [Outro] "Why'd you only ever phone me when you're high?" "Why'd you only ever phone me when you're high?" "Why'd you only ever phone me when you're high?" "Why'd you only ever phone me when you're (high)?" ==== 10 Snap Out of It [Verse 1] What's been happenin' in your world? What have you been up to? I heard that you fell in love, or near enough I gotta tell you the truth, yeah [Chorus] I wanna grab both your shoulders and shake, baby Snap out of it (Snap out of it) I get the feelin' I left it too late, but, baby Snap out of it (Snap out of it) If that watch don't continue to swing Or the fat lady fancies havin' a sing I'll be here, waitin' ever so patiently for you to Snap out of it [Verse 2] Forever isn't for everyone Is forever for you? It sounds like settlin' down or givin' up But it don't sound much like you, girl [Chorus] I wanna grab both your shoulders and shake, baby Snap out of it (Snap out of it) I get the feelin' I left it too late, but, baby Snap out of it (Snap out of it) If that watch don't continue to swing Or the fat lady fancies havin' a sing I'll be here, waitin' ever so patiently for you to Snap out of it [Bridge] Under a spell, you're hypnotised (Ooh) Darling, how could you be so blind? (Snap out of it) Under a spell, you're hypnotised (Ooh) Darling, how could you be so blind? [Chorus] I wanna grab both your shoulders and shake, baby Snap out of it (Snap out of it) I get the feelin' I left it too late, but, baby Snap out of it (Snap out of it) If that watch don't continue to swing Or the fat lady fancies havin' a sing I'll be here, waitin' ever so patiently for you to Snap out of it ==== 11 Knee Socks [Verse 1] You got the lights on in the afternoon An' the nights are drawn out long And you're kissin' to cut through the gloom With a cough drop coloured tongue And you were sittin' in the corner with the coats all piled high And I thought you might be mine In a small world on an exceptionally rainy Tuesday night In the right place and time [Chorus] When the zeros line up on the 24-hour clock When you know who's callin' even though the number is blocked When you walked around your house wearin' my sky blue Lacoste And your knee socks [Verse 2] Well, you cured my January blues Yeah, you made it all alright I got a feelin' I might have lit the very fuse That you were tryin' not to light You were a stranger in my phonebook I was actin' like I knew 'Cause I had nothin' to lose When the winter's in full swing and your dreams just aren't comin' true Ain't it funny what you'll do? [Chorus] When the zeros line up on the 24-hour clock When you know who's callin' even though the number is blocked When you walked around your house wearin' my sky blue Lacoste And your knee socks [Post-Chorus] The late afternoon, the ghost in your room That you always thought didn't approve of you knockin' boots Never stopped you lettin' me get hold of the sweet spot By the scruff of your knee socks [Bridge: Alex Turner & Josh Homme] You and me could have been a team Each had a half of a king and queen seat Like the beginning of Mean Streets You could be my baby (Could be my baby) You and me could have been a team Each had a half of a king and queen suite Like the beginning of Mean Streets You could be my baby (Could be my baby) All the zeros lined up You and me could have been a team Each had a half of a king and queen suite Like the beginning of Mean Streets You could be my baby (Could be my baby) But the number's blocked You and me could have been a team Each had a half of a king and queen suite When you've come undone Like the beginning of Mean Streets You could be my baby (Could be my baby) [Chorus] When the zeros line up on the 24-hour clock When you know who's callin' even though the number is blocked When you walked around your house wearin' my sky blue Lacoste And your knee socks When the zeros line up on the 24-hour clock When you know who's callin' even though the number is blocked When you walked around your house wearin' my sky blue Lacoste And your knee socks [Outro] Knee socks Knee socks ==== 12 I Wanna Be Yours [Verse 1] I wanna be your vacuum cleaner Breathin' in your dust I wanna be your Ford Cortina I will never rust If you like your coffee hot Let me be your coffee pot You call the shots, babe I just wanna be yours [Pre-Chorus] Secrets I have held in my heart Are harder to hide than I thought Maybe I just wanna be yours [Chorus] I wanna be yours I wanna be yours Wanna be yours Wanna be yours Wanna be yours [Verse 2] Let me be your 'leccy meter An' I'll never run out Let me be the portable heater That you'll get cold without I wanna be your setting lotion (Wanna be) Hold your hair in deep devotion (How deep?) At least as deep as the Pacific Ocean I wanna be yours [Pre-Chorus] Secrets I have held in my heart Are harder to hide than I thought Maybe I just wanna be yours [Chorus] I wanna be yours I wanna be yours Wanna be yours Wanna be yours Wanna be yours Wanna be yours Wanna be yours Wanna be yours Wanna be yours Wanna be yours [Outro] I wanna be your vacuum cleaner (Wanna be yours) Breathin' in your dust (Wanna be yours) I wanna be your Ford Cortina (Wanna be yours) I will never rust (Wanna be yours) I just wanna be yours (Wanna be yours) I just wanna be yours (Wanna be yours) I just wanna be yours (Wanna be yours) ==== 2018 Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino ==== 01 Star Treatment [Verse 1] I just wanted to be one of The Strokes Now look at the mess you made me make Hitchhiking with a monogrammed suitcase Miles away from any half-useful imaginary highway I'm a big name in deep space, ask your mates But golden boy's in bad shape I found out the hard way that Here ain't no place for dolls like you and me Everybody's on a barge Floating down the endless stream of great TV 1984, 2019 [Pre-Chorus 1] Maybe I was a little too wild in the '70s Rocket-ship grease down the cracks of my knuckles Karate bandana, warp speed chic Hair down to there, impressive moustache Love came in a bottle with a twist-off cap Let's all have a swig and do a hot lap [Chorus] So who you gonna call? The Martini Police Baby, that isn't how they look tonight, oh no It took the light forever to get to your eyes [Verse 2] I just wanted to be one of those ghosts You thought that you could forget And then I haunt you via the rear view mirror On a long drive from the back seat But it's alright, 'cause you love me And you recognise that it ain't how it should be Your eyes are heavy and the weather's getting ugly So pull over, I know the place Don't you know an apparition is a cheap date? What exactly is it you've been drinking these days? Jukebox in the corner, "Long Hot Summer" They've got a film up on the wall and it's dark enough to dance What do you mean you've never seen Blade Runner? [Pre-Chorus 2] Oh, maybe I was a little too wild in the '70s Back down to earth with a lounge singer shimmer Elevator down to my make-believe residency From the honeymoon suite Two shows a day, four nights a week Easy money [Chorus] So who you gonna call? The Martini Police So who you gonna call? The Martini Police Oh, baby, that isn't how they look tonight It took the light absolutely forever to get to your eyes [Outro] And as we gaze skyward, ain't it dark early? It's the star treatment Yeah, and as we gaze skyward, ain't it dark early? It's the star treatment It's the star treatment The star treatment ==== 02 One Point Perspective [Verse 1] Dancing in my underpants I'm gonna run for government I'm gonna form a covers band anorl (Stop) Back there by the baby grand Did Mr. Winter Wonderland Say, "Come 'ere, kid, we really need to talk"? Bear with me, man, I lost my train of thought [Verse 2] I fantasise, I call it quits I swim with the economists And I get to the bottom of it for good By the time reality hits The chimes of freedom fell to bits The shining city on the fritz They come out of the cracks, thirsty for blood (Stop) [Bridge] Oh, just as the apocalypse finally gets prioritised And you cry some of the hottest tears you ever cried Multiplied by five I suppose a singer must die [Verse 3] "Singsong 'Round the Money Tree" This stunning documentary That no one else unfortunately saw Such beautiful photography It's worth it for the opening scene I've been driving 'round listening to the score Or maybe I just imagined it all I've played to quiet rooms like this before Bear with me, man, I lost my train of thought ==== 03 American Sports [Verse 1] So when you gaze at planet Earth from outer space Does it wipe that stupid look off of your face? I saw this aura over the battleground states I lost the money, lost the keys But I'm still handcuffed to the briefcase [Chorus] And I never thought, not in a million year That I'd meet so many Lolas Can I please have my money back? My virtual reality mask is stuck on Parliament Brawl Emergency battery pack, just in time for my weekly chat With God on videocall [Verse 2] Breaking news, they take the truth and make it fluid The trainer's explanation was accepted by the steward A montage of the latest ancient ruins Soundtracked by a chorus of "You don't know what you're doing" [Chorus] And I never thought, not in a million years That I'd meet so many Lolas [Bridge] And all of my most muscular regrets Explode behind my eyes like American sports Hoo [Chorus] And I never thought, not in a million year That I'd meet so many Lolas ==== 04 Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino [Verse 1] Jesus in the day spa, filling out the information form Mama got her hair done, just popping out to sing a protest song I've been on a bender back to that prophetic esplanade Where I ponder all the questions but just manage to miss the mark [Chorus] Hoo Good afternoon Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino Mark speaking Please, tell me, how may I direct your call? [Verse 2] This magical thinking feels as if it really might catch on Mama wants some answers Do you remember where it all went wrong? Technological advances really bloody get me in the mood Pull me in close on a crisp eve, baby Kiss me underneath the moon's side boob [Chorus] Good afternoon Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino Mark speaking Please, tell me, how may I direct your call? [Bridge] And do you celebrate your dark side Then wish you'd never left the house? Have you ever spent a generation trying to figure that one out? [Chorus] Hoo Good afternoon Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino Mark speaking Please, tell me, how may I direct your call? ==== 05 Golden Trunks [Verse 1] Last night when my psyche's Subcommittee sang to me in its scary voice You slowly dropped your eyelids When true love takes a grip, it leaves you without a choice [Chorus] And in response to what you whispered in my ear I must admit, sometimes I fantasise about you too [Verse 2] The leader of the free world Reminds you of a wrestler wearing tight golden trunks He's got him sen a theme tune They play it for him as he makes his way to the ring [Chorus] And in response to what you whispered in my ear I must admit, sometimes I fantasise about you too [Bridge] In the daytime Bendable figures with a fresh new pack of lies Summat else to publicise I'm sure you've heard about enough [Chorus] So in response to what you whispered in my ear I'll be upfront, sometimes I fantasise about you too ==== 06 Four Out of Five [Verse 1] Advertise in imaginative ways, start your free trial today Come on in, the water's lovely Look, you could meet someone you like During the meteor strike, it is that easy Lunar surface on a Saturday night, dressed up in silver and white With coloured Old Grey Whistle Test lights [Chorus] Take it easy for a little while Come and stay with us, it’s such an easy flight Cute new places keep on popping up Since the exodus, it's all getting gentrified I put a taqueria on the roof, it was well reviewed Four stars out of five And that's unheard of [Verse 2] Mr. Bridge and Tunnel on the Starlight Express The head of special effects in my mind’s eye Hokey Cokey with the opposite sex The things you try to forget, doesn't time fly? I'm in no position to give advice, I don't want to be nice And you know that [Chorus] Take it easy for a little while Come and stay with us, it's such an easy flight Cute new places keep on popping up Around Clavius, it's all getting gentrified The Information-Action Ratio is the place to go And you will not recognise the old headquarters [Bridge] All the nights that never happened and the days that don't exist At the Information-Action Ratio The only time that we stop laughing is to breathe or steal a kiss I can get you on the list for all the clubs I can lift you up another semitone [Chorus] Take it easy for a little while (Take it easy for a little while) Come and stay with us, it's such an easy flight Cute new places keep on popping up (Cute new places keep on popping up) Since the exodus, it’s all getting gentrified The Information-Action Ratio (The Information-Action Ratio) Is the place to go, four stars out of five Take it easy for a little while (Take it easy for a little while) Come and stay with us, now, it’s such an easy flight Cute new places keep on popping up (Cute new places keep on popping up) Around Clavius, it's all getting gentrified I put a taqueria on the moon (The Information-Action Ratio) It got rave reviews, four stars out of five [Outro] Take it easy for a little while (Take it easy for a little while) Come and stay with us, four stars out of five Take it easy for a little while (Take it easy for a little while) Come and stay with us, four stars out of five Take it easy for a little while (Take it easy for a little while) Come and stay with us, four stars out of five Take it easy for a little while (Take it easy for a little while) Come and stay with us, four stars out of five (Take it easy for a little while) Four stars out of five ==== 07 The World's First Ever Monster Truck Front Flip [Verse 1] You push the button and we'll do the rest The exotic sound of data storage Nothing like it, first thing in the morning You push the button and we'll do the rest Bastard Latin, that's the best thing for it You push the button and we'll do the rest [Pre-Chorus 1] You and Lizzy in the summertime Wrapping my tiny mind around a lullaby [Chorus] There are things that I just cannot explain to you And those that I hope I don't ever have to [Verse 2] Pattern language, in the mood for love You push the button and we'll do the rest [Pre-Chorus 2] You and Genie wearing Stetson hats Trying to gain access to my lily pad [Chorus] There are things that I just cannot explain to you And those that I hope I don't ever have to [Bridge] The world's first ever monster truck front flip I'm just a bad girl trying to be good I've got a laser guiding my love that I cannot adjust [Verse 3] Forward-thinking model villages More brain shrinking moving images You push the button and we'll do the rest ==== 08 Science Fiction [Verse 1] Religious iconography giving you the creeps? I feel rougher than a disco lizard tongue along your cheek The rise of the machines I must admit you gave me something momentarily In which I could believe But the hand of harsh reality's un-gloved And it's on its way back here to scoop you up But not on my watch [Chorus] I want to stay with you, my love The way some science fiction does [Verse 2] Reflections in the silver screen of strange societies Swamp monster with a hard-on for connectivity The ascension of the C.R.E.A.M Mass panic on a not too distant future colony Quantitative easing I want to make a simple point about peace and love But in a sexy way where it's not obvious Highlight dangers and send out hidden messages [Chorus] The way some science fiction does The way some science fiction does [Bridge] Got the world on a wire In my little mirror, mirror on the wall In the pocket of my raincoat [Outro] So I tried to write a song to make you blush But I've a feeling that the whole thing May well just end up too clever for its own good The way some science fiction does ==== 09 She Looks Like Fun [Intro] One, two, three, four [Chorus] (She looks like fun) (She looks like fun) (She looks like fun) (She looks like) [Verse 1] Smile like you've got a straw in something tropical I've got the party plugged right into my skull Wayne Manor, what a memorable NYE [Chorus] (She looks like fun) Good morning (She looks like fun) Cheeseburger (She looks like fun) Snowboarding (She looks like) [Verse 2] Finally, I can share with you through cloudy skies Every whimsical thought that enters my mind There's no limit to the length of the dickheads we can be [Chorus] (She looks like fun) Bukowski (She looks like fun) Dogsitting (She looks like fun) Screwballing (She looks like) [Verse 3] Finally, there's a place where you can wag your tongue Baby, but why can't we all just get along? Dance as if somebody's watching, 'cause they are [Bridge] No one's on the streets We moved it all online as of March I'm so full of shite I need to spend less time stood around in bars Waffling on to strangers all about martial arts And how much I respect them [Chorus] (She looks like fun) Key changes (She looks like fun) Re-thinking (She looks like fun) New order (She looks like fun) ==== 10 Batphone [Verse 1] I want an interesting synonym To describe this thing That you say we're all grandfathered in I'll use the search engine (We've got much to discuss) Too much to discuss over a bucket of balls I can recall the glow of your low beams [Verse 2] It's the big night in Tinsel City Life became a spectator sport I launch my fragrance called 'Integrity' I sell the fact that I can't be bought Have I told you all about the time that I got sucked into a hole Through a handheld device? I will flashback now and again, but I'm usually alright Thankfully, the process has been simplified Since the last time you tried [Chorus 1] I've recognised the glow of your low beams numerous times I'll be by the Batphone if you need to get ahold Making a selection, opening credits roll Panoramic windows looking out across your soul [Verse 3] You go in through the door Vengeance Trilogy wallpaper walls They have re-decorated it all They've changed all the lights and the bar's down the side [Chorus 2] I've recognised the glow of your low beams numerous times Through fairly opaque blinds in the sitting room Vehicles will pass by, but I know when it's you I'll be in a nose dive in my flying shoes Right behind your closed eyes like a memory from your youth I'll be by the Batphone if you need to get a hold Making a selection, opening credits roll Killer Pink Flamingos, computer controlled Panoramic windows looking out across your soul ==== 11 The Ultracheese [Verse 1] Still got pictures of friends on the wall I suppose we aren't really friends anymore Maybe I shouldn't ever have called that thing friendly at all Get freaked out from a knock at the door When I haven't been expecting one And didn't that used to be part of the fun, once upon a time? We'll be there at the back of the bar In a booth like we usually were Every time there was a rocket launch or some big event [Verse 2] What a death I died writing that song Start to finish, with you looking on It stays between us, Steinway, and his sons 'Cause it's the ultracheese Perhaps it's time that you went for a walk Dressed like a fictional character From a place they called America in the golden age Trust the politics to come along When you were just tryna orbit the sun When you were just about to be kind to someone Because you had the chance [Verse 3] I still got pictures of friends on the wall I might look as if I'm deep in thought But the truth is I'm probably not If I ever was [Outro] Oh, the dawn won't stop weighing a tonne I've done some things that I shouldn't have done But I haven't stopped loving you once Hoo-ooh, hoo-ooh ==== 2022 The Car ==== 01 There'd Better Be a Mirrorball [Verse 1] Don't get emotional, that ain't like you Yesterday's still leaking through the roof That's nothing new I know I promised this is what I wouldn't do Somehow giving it the old romantic fool Seems to better suit the mood [Chorus] So if you wanna walk me to the car You oughta know I'll have a heavy heart So can we please be absolutely sure That there's a mirrorball? [Verse 2] You're getting cynical and that won't do I'd throw the rose tint back on the exploded view Darling, if I were you And how's that insatiable appetite? For the moment when you look them in the eyes And say, "Baby, it's been nice" [Chorus] So do you wanna walk me to the car? I'm sure to have a heavy heart So can we please be absolutely sure That there's a mirrorball for me? Oh, there'd better be a mirrorball for me ==== 02 I Ain't Quite Where I Think I Am [Verse 1] Freaky keypad By the retina scan I've been given good reason to believe I ain't quite where I think I am But it's always worth half a blast You know the face, but you can't see past [Refrain] The disco strobes in the stumbling blocks Wait, there's the other island now [Chorus] Formation displays of affection fly over (Eyes roll back) And I can see both islands now [Verse 2] It's the intermission Let's shake a few hands Blank expressions invite me to suspect I ain't quite where I think I am Stackable party guests To fill the awkward silences [Refrain] The disco strobes in the stumbling blocks Wait, there's the other island now [Chorus] Formation displays of affection fly over (Eyes roll back) And I can see both islands now From my vantage point [Bridge] The spare set of tingles'll race up your spine If I get it my way [Verse 3] Looks like the Riviera Is coming into land Early predictions would seem to suggest I ain't quite where I think I am [Chorus] Formation displays of affection fly over (Eyes roll back) And I can see both islands now ==== 03 Sculptures of Anything Goes [Verse 1] How am I supposed to manage my infallible beliefs While I'm sockin' it to ya? Performin' in Spanish on Italian TV Sometime in the future Whilst wondering if your mother still ever thinks of me Hallelujah [Chorus] Blank canvasses leant against gallery walls Flowing towards sculptures of Anything Goes On the marble stairs [Verse 2] Is that vague sense of longing kinda trying to cause a scene? Guess I'm talking to you now Puncturing your bubble of relatability With your horrible new sound Baby, those mixed messages ain't what they used to be When you said 'em out loud [Chorus] Blank canvasses leant against gallery walls Flowing towards sculptures of Anything Goes On the marble stairs Leading to almost wherever you want them to See upcoming rock shows Get tickets for your favorite artists [Verse 3] The simulation cartridge for City Life '09 Is pretty tricky to come by Village coffee mornings with not long since retired spies Now, that's my idea of a good time Flash that angle grinder smile, gasp, and roll your eyes And help me to get untied From the chandelier And twizzling 'round an umbrella I'll sing a tune ==== 04 Jet Skis on the Moat [Verse 1] Jet skis on the moat They shot it all in CinemaScope As though it's the last time you're gonna ride Showstoppers anonymous Come over here and give your buddy a hug So much for decidin' not to let it slide [Chorus] Is there somethin' on your mind Or are you just happy to sit there and watch while the paint job dries? When it's over, you're supposed to know [Verse 2] Lights out on the Wonder Park Your saw-toothed lover boy was quick off the mark That's long enough in the sunshine for one night Didn't recognise you through the smoke Pyjama pants and a Subbuteo cloak You know that it's alright if you wanna cry [Chorus] Is there somethin' on your mind Or are you just happy to sit there and watch while the paint job dries? When it's over, you're supposed to know See upcoming rock shows Get tickets for your favorite artists [Outro] Jet skis on the moat They shot it all in CinemaScope As though, it's the last time you're gonna ride ==== 05 Body Paint [Verse 1] For a master of deception and subterfuge You've made yourself quite the bed to lie in Do your time travelling through the tanning booth So you don’t let the sun catch you crying [Chorus] So predictable, I know what you're thinking [Verse 2] My teeth are beating and my knees are weak It's as if there’s something up with the wiring You can poke your head behind the mountain peak Don't have to mean that you've gone into hiding [Chorus] So predictable, I know what you're thinking [Bridge] I'm watching your every move I feel the tears are coming on It won't be long It won't be long Straight from the cover shoot Still a trace of body paint On your legs and on your arms and on your face And I'm keeping on my costume And calling it a writing tool And if you’re thinking of me I’m probably thinking of you See upcoming rock shows Get tickets for your favorite artists [Instrumental Break] [Refrain] There's still a trace of body paint On your legs and on your arms and on your face There’s still a trace of body paint On your legs and on your arms and on your face There's still a trace of body paint On your legs and on your arms and on your face There's still a trace of body paint On your legs and on your arms and on your face [Chorus] So predictable, I know what you're thinking [Outro] Ooh, ha Yeah Yeah ==== 06 The Car [Verse 1] Your grandfather's guitar Thinkin' about how funny I must look Tryin' to adjust to what's been there all along With the boat kiosk lady and her sleepy amigos [Chorus] But it ain't a holiday until You go to fetch somethin' from the car [Verse 2] Travel size champagne cork pops And we're sweepin' for bugs In some dusty apartment, the what's-it-called café You can arrive at eleven and have lunch with the English [Chorus] But it ain't a holiday until They force you to make a wish They say, "climb up this" And "jump off that" And you pretend to fall asleep on the way back [Instrumental Break] [Chorus] No, it ain't a holiday until You go up to fetch somethin' from the car ==== 07 Big Ideas [Verse 1] Well, that's quite a number to sing Spotlit, getting lowered in Can you co-direct and play the twins And adapt the main theme for mandolins? I've conjured up wonderful things The ballad of what could've been Over and out It's been a thrill [Chorus] I had big ideas, the band were so excited The kind you'd rather not share over the phone But now, the orchestra's got us all surrounded And I cannot for the life of me remember how they go [Verse 2] Coordinated release Nationwide festivities We had them out of their seats Wavin' their arms and stompin' their feet Some just hysterical scenes The ballad of what could've been Over and out Really, it's been a thrill [Chorus] I had big ideas, the band were so excited The kind you'd rather not share over the phone But now, the orchestra's got us all surrounded And I cannot for the life of me remember how they go [Instrumental Break] [Outro] I just can't for the life of me remember how they go ==== 08 Hello You [Verse 1] Lego Napoleon movie Written in noble gas-filled glass tubes Underlined in sparks I'll admit it's elaborate for a wakin' thought Vortex to vortex The Business they call Show Hasn't ever been this pumped up before Hello, gruesome There's just enough time left to swing by And re-address the start If you call and have them pull around the car And stop specialising in stories from the road [Chorus] Hello you, still draggin' out a long goodbye? I ought to apologise for one of the last times [Verse 2] "As that meandering chapter reaches its end And leaves us in a thoughtful little daze This electric warrior's motorcade Shall burn no more rubber down that boulevard" Read the message I left on the thank you card Overtaking the tractor Waitin' for sets of winds and bends to level out again Pickin' your moment along a country lane The kind where the harmonies feel right at home [Chorus] Hello you, still draggin' out a long goodbye? I ought to apologise for one of the last times [Verse 3] Takin' a dive into your crystal ball I've snorkelled on the beaches fruitlessly Why not rewind to Rawborough Snooker Club? I could pass for seventeen if I just get a shave and catch some Z's [Outro] Hello you Hello you ==== 09 Mr Schwartz [Verse 1] Put your heavy metal to the test There might be half a love song in it all for you Timing-wise, it's probably for the best Come here and kiss me now before it gets too cute [Chorus] Mr. Schwartz is stayin' strong for the crew Wardrobe's lint-rollin' your velveteen suit And smudgin' dubbin' on your dancin' shoes [Verse 2] Gradually, it's coming into view It's like your little directorial debut As fine a time as any to deduce The fact that neither you or I has ever had a clue [Chorus] Mr. Schwartz is stayin' strong for the crew Wardrobe's lint-rollin' your velveteen suit And smudgin' dubbin' on your dancin' shoes [Bridge] And if we guess who I'm pretending to be Do we win a prize? Having attempted twice, both incorrectly Do we get a third try? [Verse 3] The gloved hand's reachin' in to hit the switch There's not one goddamn thing that you can do about it [Chorus] Mr. Schwartz is havin' tea with the grips Askin' after all the wives and the kids It's at the heart of what the business is ==== 10 Perfect Sense [Verse 1] Richard of York, the Executive Branch Having some fun with the warm-up act If that's what it takes to say goodnight Then that's what it takes [Verse 2] A four-figure sum on a hotel notepad A revelation or your money back That's what it takes to say goodnight Sometimes, I wrap my head around it all And it makes perfect sense [Verse 3] Keep remindin' me that it ain't a race When my invincible streak turns onto the final straight If that's what it takes to say goodnight Then that's what it takes