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Modern Day Telephony
03:02
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What a curious age we live in
How strange it is to be given
A little box of metal
That runs the world
And what a wonderful world it is
So many places at my fingertips
I see the sun and rain
So many people I could meet
This thing just sweeps me off my feet
Cause I found you
With Modern Day Telephony
It’s not a case of probably
More that it’s statistically
Impossible
That we could have met
Who knew we could talk like this
Who knew that I would get obsessed
Thanks to algorithms and your wit
So many people I could meet
This thing just sweeps me off my feet
Cause I found you
With Modern Day Telephony
Let’s stay up for five hours and speak
Let’s play pretend that we should meet
Let’s like all of the same things
Let’s get excited when the phone rings
It was nice talking to you
It was nice just talking
I don’t do a lot
Of that these days
Never mind that we didn’t find the time
Never mind that I should have crossed the line
You’re always
A nervous phone call away
So many people I could meet
This thing just sweeps me off my feet
Cause I found you
With Modern Day Telephony
So many people all alone
In virtual pairs, beaming at their phones
Thank god for you and me
And Modern Day Telephony
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2. |
Cheers To Diego
02:20
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Give my regards to the Brylcreem Beast.
Three Cheers To Diego
Who knew you could keep it under
Wraps with such an ego.
All that dirty money
You put in your car
Unclean from the laundry
Won't take you very far.
Driving home on Monday night
Take the motorway
We know who you're driving with
Do you think she'll stay?
Give my regards to the Brylcreem Beast.
Three Cheers To Diego
Who knew you could keep it under
Wraps with such an ego.
Patrolling some message boards
Looking for a soul to blag
Spewing hate and vitriol
Blood stains the rainbow flag.
Sure the hatred for yourself
Is fixed by credit cards.
You'd risk open hatred
For an extortion charge.
Give my regards to the Brylcreem Beast.
Three Cheers To Diego
Who knew you could keep it under
Wraps with such an ego.
Maybe deep down
You're making up for something someone said.
The noise you wanna make with other boys
Was something wrong with your head.
So give another spin on your rosary.
And give it another ten years.
And maybe we'll see.
Give my regards to the Brylcreem Beast.
Three Cheers To Diego
Who knew you could keep it under
Wraps with such an ego.
Don't bother coming round.
I know your number.
Put my life on the line.
To watch you go under.
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You said you liked musicians
And here I am, pretending to be one.
You've put me in an awkward position.
Because now you want me to write you a song
But I don't have the words or the knowhow
I'm only in this thing for the money.
Anyway, take a look at yourself.
You're not really that interesting, honey.
I only learned to play guitar
To help me get a girlfriend
I wouldn't've cared if I'd learned the drums
My voice is kinda scratchy and annoying
But I vaguely kinda know how to strum
I've got no original thoughts of my own.
So I Stole Them From The Radio.
They say that step one to songwriting
Is to be as vague as you possibly can.
The words you put to a tune
They must apply to every woman and man.
So I'll shout the word "Hey!" a lot.
Get everyone sounding all the same.
And I'll call you my "baby" or "girl"
Yes, it's misogynistic without saying your name.
I only learned to play guitar
To help me get a girlfriend
I wouldn't've cared if I'd learned the drums
My voice is kinda scratchy and annoying
But I vaguely kinda know how to strum
I've got no original thoughts of my own.
So I Stole Them From The Radio.
I'm only using three chords
And I've turned on the autotune
And just like when we make love.
I'm doing it for somebody other than you.
I only learned to play guitar
To help me get a girlfriend
I wouldn't've cared if I'd learned the drums
My voice is kinda scratchy and annoying
But I vaguely kinda know how to strum
I've got no original thoughts of my own.
So I Stole Them From The Radio.
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4. |
Lighthouse
02:48
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It transpires that while I was admiring you
Everyone saw something else.
When they gave me their criticisms
I should not have kept them to myself.
Give me a Lighthouse
I'll show you a shipwreck
All you were good for
Was making me feel bad.
Let's smash our hearts against the rocks until we're bleeding.
And then let's stay there til the sea starts receding.
While you may have been just what I needed
You're not what I'd ever want.
When the stormy pinkness approached
I should not have been so nonchalant.
Give me a Lighthouse
I'll show you a shipwreck
All you were good for
Was making me feel bad.
Let's smash our hearts against the rocks until we're bleeding.
And then let's stay there til the sea starts receding.
Maybe in a few years things could go right.
Wouldn't be goodbye, just good night.
We'd be older and wiser too.
But the oldness and the wiseness would remind me
Of the things I hate about you.
Give me a Lighthouse
I'll show you a shipwreck
All you were good for
Was making me feel bad.
Let's smash our hearts against the rocks until we're bleeding.
And then let's stay there til the sea starts receding.
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5. |
Rosé & Jim
02:58
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I'm way too shy to call you
Because I know I'll scare you away
I can only face you at night
When you're too tired to say
"I can't be dealing with you now.
I've moved on to better things."
But you're still the only one
To make the phone inside my ribcage ring.
You tell me you're so so so drunk
Rosé seems to be your favourite trend
But I'd probably still love you
With a million more so's on the end
I've never heard a better laugh than yours
Nothing gives me a bigger smile
I'm needy as all hell
And you've known that for a while.
I hope I'm somewhat charming
Even though I can't compete
To be anywhere near you.
Would be some superhuman feat.
You tell me you're so so so drunk
Rosé seems to be your favourite trend
But I'd probably still love you
With a million more so's on the end
And I can't help but worry
And I can't help but fuss
And I shouldn't ask you about you
But somehow I must
You tell me you're so so so drunk
Rosé seems to be your favourite trend
But I'd probably still love you
With a million more so's on the end
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6. |
Ghost
05:54
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Hello Ghost
It's nice to see you
Around the house
Now and then
Making me drop things
Like thoughts I thought I had
On lovers that are with me
Or feelings that are bad
I didn't know ghosts had a colour
But yours is red.
And I didn't know they haunted.
My own head.
And now I’m stuck in limbo
And I can't leave you.
Oh I know it's true.
Ghost what am I to do with you?
Hello Ghost
It's been an awful long time.
I thought you packed your bags
And headed to the sun.
I couldn't see you.
Similar to before.
I fell straight through you.
Straight to the kitchen floor
I didn't know ghosts had a colour
But yours is red.
And I didn't know they haunted.
My own head.
And now I’m stuck in limbo
And I can't leave you.
Oh I know it's true.
Ghost what am I to do with you?
Hello Ghost
It's time I tidied up now.
Your memories.
Are cluttering the hall.
I thought I threw you out
With all my hand my downs
But that don't fit me.
And neither do your frowns.
I didn't know ghosts had a colour
But yours is red.
And I didn't know they haunted.
My own head.
And now I’m stuck in limbo
And I can't leave you.
Oh I know it's true.
Ghost what am I to do with you?
Hello Ghost
You seem to be staying.
It's late at night.
I've got a single bed.
Go to the sofa.
Where we spent our late nights.
Stop yourself thinking
About all our fights
I didn't know ghosts had a colour
But yours is red.
And I didn't know they haunted.
My own head.
And now I’m stuck in limbo
And I can't leave you.
Oh I know it's true.
Ghost what am I to do with you?
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Jack Ferry England, UK
Jack Ferry is trying his best. No really, he is. He plays loads of different instruments and writes loads of different songs - you can catch him playing guitar, keyboards, saxophone, accordion, double bass, drums - just about anything he can get his hands on, and he’ll write you a song about most things. He’s got an called “Polite Pop” and album in the works, provided he gets a move on. ... more
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