Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song Swanky Modes , by - JARV IS.... Song from the album Beyond the Pale, in the genre АльтернативаRelease date: 16.07.2020
Record label: Rough Trade
Song language: English
Swanky Modes |
| There was a shop called Swanky Modes |
| Just off the top of the Camden Road |
| You walked past, I’ve recognised you |
| You screwed a guy then you killed him after |
| In a film I’d seen about a week before |
| Way, way, way back in the days of yore |
| Nothing could touch you |
| Or leave the slightest imprint upon you |
| You just didn’t care, your hair was the same |
| Your face looked older and your clothes were grey |
| Working in a friend’s shop trying to keep the dream alive |
| I saw a guy shooting up on the tow-path |
| He didn’t even look up as the shoppers walked past |
| I thought I heard him saying «How about you get on this?» |
| Yeah, well how about you get on this? |
| I can resist gentrification |
| But I cannot resist temptation |
| You’re carrying a basket when I next caught your eye |
| A glint behind the clutter of a shop-soiled life |
| Surely you could miss your appointment |
| I’ll try not to be one more disappointment |
| It turned out you lived above the shop |
| And that’s why you worked there |
| (No shit Sherlock) |
| It was a very small flat with a very narrow kitchen |
| No need for further explanation |
| You sat down on the work surface |
| I got down to work on your surface |
| I could hardly get my breath |
| Toast crumbs like needles on the back of your legs |
| Hey baby, well how about you get on this? |
| Yeah, well how about you get on this? |
| Well the crumbs left marks, you tried to brush them off |
| I tried to make tea but the milk was off |
| And I forgot my shopping in my rush to get home |
| In the days of VHS and casual sex |
| Welcome to the peppermint jungle |
| So glad that you could come for tea |
| I know you like a bit of rough and tumble |
| But you never left your mark on me, yeah |
| Some fell by the wayside |
| Some moved up to Teeside |
| Some still scoring cocaine |
| Some laid up with back pain |
| Ain’t it sad when your dreams outlast you? |
| The things you do to make life go faster |
| Working on a ringtone |
| Working on a master plan |
| When the next thing I heard someone said you were dead |
| So no more hot-knives or setting fire to the bed |
| But you were only trying to keep the dream alive |
| You tried to keep life at a safe distance |
| But it’s futile to offer resistance |
| So how about you get on this? |
| How about you get on this |
| So how about you get on this? |
| (Get on this) |
| How about you get on this (Get on this) |
| How about you get on this (Get on this) |