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Test Card Girl
03:19
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“You’ve seen night become day”
The test card girl turns to say
(Double-take)
With her six-hour stare
She says you’re going nowhere
(Half awake)
You’ve been miserable for five days
Empty head and a full ashtray
On the sofa
On the sofabed
There’s a band that Mark wants to see
He’s got you by the collar, he’s been on it since three
There’s no question
There’s no option
You’re getting on it
Ce soir
You’re getting on it
For her
Through the smoke and the glare
There’s a girl with golden hair
(Is she there?)
White gazelles in the dark
You forget who are
(In the dark)
Seven hours later you’re sitting on the stairs
The secret of the universe you’re almost there
It’s so real
It’s so real what you feel
Then Mark appears with two beers in his hand
The lights go up and then you’re in a cab
And it’s over
It’s all over
You’re getting on it
Tonight
You’ve lost your wallet
There’s nothing in it
Alright
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2. |
Darkroom
03:35
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I want to meet you in the darkroom
I’ve grown accustomed to the chemical smell
I want to tell you about Man Ray
And why he made what he made
Let’s meet up later at the union
We’ll drink and talk about forming a band
Go to a happening in the car park
Is this new for you too?
What happens after is not important
What happens next year could be more important
Bohemian dreams
At college in a county town
Paris in 1918
Tequila shots and pints for a pound
The downtown scene
That would have suited you and me
Bohemian dreams
Followed by uncertainty
We started out a bit unsteady
But now we’re ticking all the right boxes
And while you’re upstairs getting ready
I’m chatting with your flatmate
“Well does he think we’re going out now?
These last six months have been a bit of a whirl
I’ve been at parties with some third years
Who seem to know where they’re going”
What happens after is not important
What happens next year could be more important
Bohemian dreams
At college in a county town
Paris in 1918
Tequila shots and pints for a pound
The downtown scene
That would have suited you and me
Bohemian dreams
Followed by uncertainty
(Enjoy it while it lasts, avoiding the broken glass)
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3. |
Kenny Be Quick
03:11
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The summer stretches out so far
In front of you – when she laughs
It seems so mysterious
Under the flight path
Alone in your room
With joss sticks burning
And your poster of Che Guevara
Now I’m back to say
Kenny be quick and call
She was only here for a term
Kenny don’t overthink it
Cos although Dover’s only down the road
Calais’s a world away
Before you know it the end could come
You see your back garden dissolving
Into oblivion
Pluck up the courage
Put down the guitar
The intro to Hazy Jane by Nick Drake
Can wait till another day
And now I’m back to say
Kenny be quick and call
She was only here for a term
Kenny don’t overthink it
Cos although Dover’s only down the road
Calais’s a world away
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4. |
Difficult Girl
05:34
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They used to say you were a difficult girl
You kicked a bin in double French
I heard your name in conversation through the staff room door
Before they took your cigarettes
Even today we still talk about how you got them back
And then you smoked them
But it’s true you always knew what they said about you
They made their rules and then they broke them
You've got yourself in a very fine mess, it’s a very fine mess indeed
You've got yourself in a very fine mess, it’s a very fine mess indeed
In ’96 you moved away
And we heard that you’re doing okay
I picture you on your phone in your car
Parked up outside tonight’s hotel
You’ve had a few house whites and you’re ready to bite
The head of sales – you give him hell
Well I guess that’s how it goes
You still keep them on their toes
And you can try all your like but you can’t avoid the fight because you
You've got yourself in a very fine mess, it’s a very fine mess indeed
You've got yourself in a very fine mess, it’s a very fine mess indeed
You’re not the best at coping with the stress
It’s a very fine mess indeed
You've got yourself in a very fine mess, it’s a very fine mess indeed
You've got yourself in a very fine mess, it’s a very fine mess indeed
Take some time to get it off your chest
It’s a very fine mess indeed
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Bonny Lass Margate, UK
Bonny Lass grew out of a conversation about coming of age in the UK in the 1990s, heading to art school or uni, balancing idealism with the reality of life on your own two feet; the buzz of discovering new worlds of art and music. They create wry, affectionate songs featuring characters in a world specific to a time but nonetheless relatable. The themes of self discovery are, in the end, universal ... more
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