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I've seen you on the buses
Brightening every corner of this town
La la la la la
I’m stood here, maladjusted
As all else does its best to bring me down
La la la la la
I can't help but be besotted
How can I do this without
The only one I truly want to know?
So take me for a ride
It doesn’t really matter where we go
I’ll pay whatever fare they ask, just so
I can find out everything about you, oh
'Cause wherever you might be, I wanna go
Oh-oh
Yeah, wherever you might be, I wanna call “home”
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Doo doo doo, doo doo do-doo doo
Doo doo doo, doo doo do-doo doo
Doo doo doo, doo doo do-doo doo
Doo doo doo, doo doo do-doo doo
Doo doo doo, doo doo do-doo doo
Doo doo doo, doo doo do-doo doo
Doo doo doo, doo doo do-doo doo
Doo doo doo, doo doo do-doo doo
Ah...
Doo doo doo, doo doo do-doo doo
Doo doo doo, doo doo do-doo doo
Well, you say you want to settle now
(You say you want to settle now)
That it seems about time to get serious
And I’m thinking how
Your heart keeps breaking down
(Doo doo doo, doo doo do-doo doo)
If I’m really everything you want
(If I’m really everything you want)
What’s the reason for the tears and the sorrow?
We never talk about it
But your heart keeps breaking down
(Doo doo doo, doo doo do-doo doo)
There’s only a surface to our conversation
And very little besides
I don’t even know the path to the door you’ve locked
How am I ever to get inside?
You’re looking for a place to go
(You’re looking for a place to go)
Where we can be together always
It’s a warning sound
When your heart keeps breaking down
(Doo doo doo, doo doo do-doo doo)
You talk as if the future’s come
(You talk as if the future’s come)
And the sun shines bright in our world forever now
But your heart keeps breaking down
(Doo doo doo, doo doo do-doo doo)
I don’t want to sound like somebody selfish
Scrubbing at the writing on the wall
When I ponder the outcomes, little appeals
It’s not a choice between you and nobody at all
Doo doo doo, doo doo do-doo doo
Doo doo doo, doo doo do-doo doo
Doo doo doo, doo doo do-doo doo
Doo doo doo, doo doo do-doo doo
Doo doo doo, doo doo do-doo doo
Doo doo doo, doo doo do-doo doo
Doo doo doo, doo doo do-doo doo
Doo doo doo, doo doo do-doo doo
I’m trying to find a way to the exit
Eggshells wherever I turn
It’s only when I look back that I get this
Some lessons I just don’t want to learn
No, I’m never one to get it right
(I’m never one to get it right)
The consequences I ought to know by now
It’s fine
If your heart keeps breaking down
(Doo doo doo, doo doo do-doo doo)
It could be worse before it gets any better
(Could be worse before it gets any better)
What other good do I do with my life anyway?
It’s alright
If your heart keeps breaking down
(Doo doo doo, doo doo do-doo doo)
I’m not blind, I’ll be here
When your heart keeps breaking down
(Doo doo doo, doo doo do-doo doo)
'Cause your heart keeps breaking down
(Doo do-doo doo)
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A.I. (Do My Work For Me)
03:14
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I see another pile stacked up against the wall
I'll never get it all done
You know I really can't be bothered at all
I'd rather forget it, go have some fun
But wait a minute, now we live in the future
What am I worried about?
They said we'd never have to lift a finger
Maybe I'm going out after all
I said, A.I., do my work for me
I said, A.I., do my work
A.I., do my work for me
I said, A.I., do my work
They brought another pile, I can't do it all on my own
A.I., let's see what you do
I'm trying hard to just figure it out on my phone
It's all a little too brand new
I know they told us when we live in the future
There'll be no work to be done
So, come on, artificial intelligence
I wanna go out and have some fun
I said, A.I., do my work for me
I said, A.I., do my work
A.I., do my work for me
I said, A.I., do my work
I said, A.I., do my work for me
I said, A.I., do my work
A.I., do my work for me
I said, A.I., do my work
They always tell me I'm stuck in the eighties
It's time to prove 'em all wrong
I know kids can do this stuff when they're babies
How hard can it be to move on?
Oh, I've got a stack of data entry, there's no help
It's all on paper, so
Why can't this old computer read for itself?
To the 21st century, I've gotta go
I said, A.I., do my work for me
I said, A.I., do my work
A.I., do my work for me
I said, A.I., do my work
I said, A.I., do my work for me
I said, A.I., do my work
A.I., do my work for me
I said, A.I., do my work
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I messed up when I said to you
"Could I take you to the prom?"
Oh, I thought we had some chemistry
But it was unstable plutonium (uh-oh)
And now you wanna hang every night
I can barely keep my eyes open
How can I turn back time again?
Oh, where can I find a DeLorean?
Straight A’s to straight F’s
I fell for you and my whole life is a mess now
I'd give it all up if I could just go back
Ask someone else instead
Control-zed, control-zee
There's got to be a way to stop you happening to me
Is this how it's gonna be
Until you've really had just about enough of me?
If ever I was in love with you
I surely blinked, I must have I missed it
And should the feeling ever return
I'd better cross my fingers and try to resist it (uh-oh)
When do get a break from you?
Tell me, I'm not averse to that kind of spoiler
Now they're sending a letter home
Because all my grades are in the toilet
Straight A’s to straight F’s
I fell for you and my whole life is a mess now
I'd give it all up if I could just go back
Ask someone else instead
Control-zed, control-zee
There's got to be a way to stop you happening to me
Is this how it's gonna be
Until you've really had just about enough of me?
Oooh...
Yes, I went from straight A’s to straight F’s
I fell for you and my whole life is a mess now
I'd give it all up if I could just go back
Ask someone else instead
Control-zed, control-zee
There's got to be a way to stop you happening to me
Is this how it's gonna be
Until you've really had just about enough of me?
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Now you're doing it for the kids
For the house, for the bills you have to pay
Yeah, for the kids, and your spouse
You'd give them all away if you could only make a comeback
But no one wants to hear it anymore
Oh no no
You're doing it for the kids
For the house, for the bills you have to pay
Yeah, for the kids, and your spouse
You'd give them all away if you could only make a comeback
But everybody saw right through you in the end
Oh oh oh
You were important for a moment, don't you think so?
I know you do, but now you're just an ordinary Joe
It takes some getting used to
Nobody staring at you
Better get yourself to work 'cause you still owe the label
You lived the lifestyle, got your minutes one to fifteen
Consigned now to the bargain bin of music history
It's hard to let it go
Admit defeat, you're so lost without the constant adoration
Now you're doing it for the kids
For the house, for the bills you have to pay
Yeah, for the kids, and your spouse
You'd give them all away if you could only make a comeback
But no one wants to hear it anymore
Oh no no
You're doing it for the kids
For the house, for the bills you have to pay
Yeah, for the kids, and your spouse
You'd give them all away if you could only make a comeback
But everybody saw right through you in the end
Oh oh oh
You jumped aboard each train until you found the right one
Now you're an also-ran, they laughed you out of London
You rode right off the rail
Your every move a fail
And now you're stuck here, no way back to the station
Here in your new life, no one seems to want to know you
Perhaps because you act like this is all below you
This working nine to five
It's just enough to stay alive
The morning after the overnight sensation
Now you're doing it for the kids
For the house, for the bills you have to pay
Yeah, for the kids, and your spouse
You'd give them all away if you could only make a comeback
But no one wants to hear it anymore
Oh no no
You're doing it for the kids
For the house, for the bills you have to pay
Yeah, for the kids, and your spouse
You'd give them all away if you could only make a comeback
But everybody saw right through you in the end
Oh oh oh
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Yeah, I tried to get a message to you
But you don’t seem to comprehend my language
The words disintegrated into the white noise around your island
I can’t understand it
Every single time that I try
My sounds are met with silence, derision, or laughter
I can't even connect with your eyes
Yeah, my every attempt is a total disaster
Say I don’t know how you feel
As if I haven’t tried a hundred times to make a connection
I don't know anymore what is real
Perhaps the only path that remains is divine intervention
When things are going wrong in your world
I always seem to be the one that you call on to fix it
Panic over, back to the swirl
Yeah, you scramble all the code, expect me to decrypt it
Every little thing that I try
It’s like you only want to know how much you’ll get away with
The limit’s somewhere up in the sky
Yeah, I score another own goal before I can save it
Say I don’t know how you feel
As if I haven’t tried a hundred times to make a connection
I don't know anymore what is real
Perhaps the only path that remains is divine intervention
Ooh...
Yes, I tried to get a message to you
But I don’t think I know how to speak your language
What sounds are making their way to you?
Is it all lost in translation, a word salad sandwich?
Every single thing that I do
It’s like I’m put through to somebody else’s extension
If nothing's getting over to you
Perhaps the only path left anymore is divine intervention
(I don't know anymore what is real...)
Divine intervention (no, no, I don't know)
(I don't know anymore what is real...)
Divine intervention (no, no, I don't know)
(I don't know anymore what is real...)
Divine intervention (no, no, I don't know)
(I don't know anymore what is real...)
Divine intervention (no, no, I don't know)
(I don't know anymore what is real...)
Divine intervention (no, no, I don't know)
(I don't know anymore what is real...)
Divine intervention (no, no, I don't know)
(I don't know anymore what is real...)
Divine intervention (no, no, I don't know)
(I don't know anymore what is real...)
Divine intervention (no, no, I don't know)
(I don't know anymore what is real...)
Divine intervention (no, no, I don't know)
(I don't know anymore what is real...)
Divine intervention (no, no, I don't know)
(I don't know anymore what is real...)
Divine intervention (no, no, I don't know)
(I don't know anymore what is real...)
Divine intervention (no, no, I don't know)
(I don't know anymore what is real...)
Divine intervention (no, no, I don't know)
(I don't know anymore what is real...)
Divine intervention (no, no, I don't know)
(I don't know anymore what is real...)
Divine intervention (no, no, I don't know)
(I don't know anymore what is real...)
Divine intervention (no, no, I don't know)
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U.F.O.
00:59
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Oh yeah, sometimes
I wish I was Tom Baker
Navigating space and time
All across the universes
A whole new life
Seeking out troublemakers
Up in the starry skies
Since you told me now to go
I wanna do it in a UFO
Like I’m living in a TV show
It’s got to be better than this, you know
If you really want me to go
Can I do it in a UFO?
Taking me into hyperspace
Far away from the human race
And I won't have to see your face, no
See your face again
Oh oh
Oh oh
'Cause if you really want me to go
I'm flagging down a UFO
5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Let's go
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I used to think about it all the time
How I saw my chance and I watched it go
I'd kick myself and really wonder why
Whenever you came near, I always froze
There would go another moment in time
I couldn't understand why I could never talk
When there was so much on the line
I'd never get it right, it was all my fault
Some days on the morning bus
You'd take the seat across from me
Somehow I just couldn't find any words to say to you, no
On those days, I'd think to myself
How much I really wanted to share
But maybe I wasn't meant to be with you
Oh oh oh
I used to think about it all the time
How I saw my chance and I watched it go
I'd kick myself and really wonder why
Whenever you came near, I always froze
There would go another moment in time
I couldn't understand why I could never talk
When there was so much on the line
I'd never get it right, it was all my fault
Suddenly one day, well, somehow
You were next to me
Talking like that was the least unusual thing to do, oh
Since that day, I think we're falling
It's happening naturally
And maybe then I was meant to be with you
Yeah, after all
I used to think about it all the time
How I saw my chance and I watched it go
I'd kick myself and really wonder why
Whenever you came near, I always froze
Then came another moment in time
I don't need to look back in regret anymore
'Cause I think it's gonna turn out fine
Now I'm with the one that I've always adored
I've always adored
I've always adored
(La-la-la-la-la, la la la, la-la la-la)
I've always adored
(La-la-la-la-la, la la la, la-la la-la)
I've always adored
(La-la-la-la-la, la la la, la-la la-la)
I've always adored
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9. |
Gravity Falters
02:58
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You circle 'round, trying to memorise his name
You got him under a spell just yesterday, you say
So maybe you got a little bit carried away, hey
Already he's thinking of a wedding day
No way
Gravity falters
Reality comes to you again
He's at the altar
Waiting to see your face again
What's in the water
You're giving to all these dumb young men
It's out of order
But, you're gonna do it again
I know pretty much how you operate
You tried to do the very same on our first date
You got the measurements wrong, so I didn't take that bait
It's how I nearly made the same mistake
And today
Gravity falters
Reality comes to you again
He's at the altar
Waiting to see your face again
What's in the water
You're giving to all these dumb young men
It's out of order
But, you're gonna do it again
Gravity falters
Reality comes to you again
He's at the altar
Waiting to see your face again
What's in the water
You're giving to all these dumb young men
It's out of order
But, you're gonna do it again
And again
Oh, gravity falters
Reality comes to you again
He's at the altar
You're nowhere to be found once again
What's in the water
You're giving to all these dumb young men
They thought they had caught you
But, here we go again
Here we go again
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Here we are at stalemate again
Neither one of us wanting this to end
We never seem to be eye to eye
There's always a point to make, and I wonder why
Who’d ever want to live their life this way?
Resentment lurking under every word we say
I wish there was another path we'd find
It's killing us when we're so unkind, oh
We’re not photocopies of each other
For what we want
Well, we’d better look in other places
At other faces, you know
We are never gonna make it, no
We’re not photocopies of each other
For what we want
Yeah, we'd better look in other places
Pack our cases and go
We care too much to just fake it, oh
I don't know how we came to see
The one we wanted as the enemy, no
In the beginning, there was only light
A different spark than the one we always ignite
Sometimes we put our differences aside
Remind ourselves why we both embarked on the ride
But it doesn't seem to take too much
To trigger something, then we're back out of touch, oh
We’re not photocopies of each other
For what we want
Well, we’d better look in other places
At other faces, you know
We are never gonna make it, no
We’re not photocopies of each other
For what we want
Yeah, we'd better look in other places
Pack our cases and go
We care too much to just fake it, oh
Those pictures, the films we took then
No, don’t look away
The reminders of how we were
How did we arrive here today?
If I thought we could go there again
If I could find the right words to say
You know I would, but in the past
That version of us will always stay, 'cause
We’re not photocopies of each other
For what we want
Well, we’d better look in other places
At other faces, you know
We are never gonna make it, no
We’re not photocopies of each other
For what we want
Yeah, we'd better look in other places
Pack our cases and go
We care too much to just fake it, oh
We’re not, we’re not photocopies of each other
We’re not, we’re not photocopies of each other
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11. |
There Is No 'Us' Anymore
04:38
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Oh, there is no 'us' anymore
I had to split and run for the door
Look what you've done to me
We’re just horrible history now
Oh, there is no 'us' anymore
You ripped the heart out of me and shattered it on the floor
I still don’t know what you did that for
It's so easy in retrospect to reflect on the warning signs
I should have hit the eject long ago
Oh oh
Oh, there is no 'us' anymore
I heard your battle cry, I don't want a war
What else can I do?
I can’t be with somebody like you
Oh, there is no 'us' anymore
I can't talk to you when you're just keeping score
Willing me on to the wrong side of the law
It's so easy in retrospect to see
You were always gonna be bad news for me
So easy knowing what I know now
This was never gonna end well
You should've been a really hard sell
I just couldn't tell
It's not difficult now to understand
This never really could have worked
So, to cut my losses, I'll wash my hands of everything
No, I don't want the ring
Oh, there is no 'us' anymore
I excused myself, bolted for the door
Look what you’ve done to me
I can't let that happen again and again
Oh, there is no 'us' anymore
Oh, you've taken it all, there's nothing left to adore
And there's nothing now worth sticking around for
Oh no
It's just not anything like it was before
Oh no
This is not us anymore
Oh-oh, oh no
It's nothing like it used to be before
Oh no
There is no 'us' anymore
Oh no
There is no 'us' anymore
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The Photocopies Michigan
Unapologetically old-school #indiepop in a mid-80s-to-early-90s vein, made without secret plans to fill stadiums (ugh). Think lo-fi #c86 #twee #postpunk #janglepop etc. Originally from London.
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