Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Swanky Modes, artist - JARV IS.... Album song Beyond the Pale, in the genre Альтернатива
Date of issue: 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) |