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Quiz Machine
02:59
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He goes to the cow when he follows the herd
Goes to the stag when he wants to get served, oh yeah
Sit down with a pint of yeast
Talking to the girl that he fancies least, oh yeah
Oh yeah
She's on the quiz machine again
And he thinks she's gonna phone a friend
While a barroom full of married men
Say "I'm glad I'm not 15 again"
Hair and stubble and lips and tongues
Feet in mouth with fingers and thumbs, oh no
Aunts and uncles and dads and mums
Keep it in your pants til you're 21, oh no
Oh no
She's on the quiz machine again
And he thinks she's gonna phone a friend
A barroom full of divorced men
Say "I want to be 15 again"
He doesn't do music, she doesn't do sport
He doesn't do history she's heard it before
He goes for biology and fails to score
And she's on the quiz machine again, ah ah ah ah ah ah
On the quiz machine again. Ah ah ah ah ah ah
Go!
On the quiz machine again, ah ah ah ah ah ah
On the quiz machine again, ah ah ah ah ah ah
Getting everything wrong
Getting everything wrong
Getting everything wrong
Getting everything wrong
Getting everything
Everything everything
Everything everything
Everything everything
Ah wrong wrong wrong yeah
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Where can you find the heavyweight
Of every class and creed
Where can you find your heroine?
Where can you find your speed?
The leisure centres of England
Have exactly what you need
The leisure centres of England
Be what you are
Who needs a personality
When one's got looks
You'll never pull your jezebel
If you sit there reading books
The leisure centres of England
Ah come on and take a look
The leisure centres of England
Be what you are
Be what you are tonight
Oh
Oh tonight
And there's no point saying Dante gave them labels, oh no
Erudition wins no points round here
'Cos they think it's all over
They think it's all over
They think it's all over
They know it's all over now
Half an hour thrice a week
At the end of union street
Come and join the navy
Come and join the police
The leisure centres of England
Are cheerful and they're cheap
The leisure centres of England
Have exactly what you need
The leisure centres of England
Ah come on join the team
The leisure centres of England
Be what you are
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3. |
RTL2
05:04
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One shot across for the Murdoch empire
I don't pay the bill but the dish still works
A tall pile of sand and two hands scraping
The clock on the wall says tomorrow's today
Sellers sprechts Deutsch with an Indian accent
A cold hard stare in black and white
This is the one where they keep him honest
The clock on the wall says I'm yesterdays man
Sonntag Morgen, RTL zwei
(Was ist das ich liebe now?)
Sonntag Morgen, RTL zwei
(Was ist das ich liebe?)
Squires on the town say it's never been easy
Damned if it don't look easier now
I can't turn off so I must turn on
And the clock on the wall says tomorrow's today
Ich glaube ich liebe Pro Seiben
Ich glaube ich liebe Bayern Drei
Ich glaube ich liebe RTL2
Two shots across for the Murdoch empire
The right time of night for a smack in the mouth
A tall pile of hands and two legs scraping
The clock on the wall says the future is now
THE FUTURE IS NOW!
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4. |
Bacon & Eggs
03:47
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Half awake means half asleep
I walk these halls where the floorboards creak
Not in a dream but I think that I maybe
The loon resumes, the carpet screams
The doorbell sounds, the fruit bowl rings
The thought that occurs is don't wake the baby
I wouldn't change it for anything
I wouldn't change it for anything or anything at all
Mum's on the phone, she says "what is it like?"
I said "bacon and eggs, every day"
Mum's on the phone, she says "what is it like?"
I said "bacon and eggs, every day of the week"
Half asleep means half awake
The wages of the love we make
She catches a glimpse of the sun through the curtains
The lark it harks, the doorbell rings
The car it starts, the milkman sings
Jump on the phone or he'll wake up for certain
Cos we know in our home
That life's never been better
Yeah we know in our home
That life's never been better than this
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5. |
Everyone Loves Janet
03:25
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A wilted primrose, a moony face
A secret missive, in her pencil case
She feels for Julie, she feels for Jane
She feels for the girls of the Spanish
And the German and the French exchange
'Cos everyone loves Janet
Everyone's the same
Everyone loves Janet
And it's driving her insane
What are they drinking? Where are they from?
What are they taking? Yeah what are they on?
Oh no!
Jewellery from Jason, cigarettes from Shane
Jealous looks from the girls of the Spanish
And the German and the French exchange
'Cos everyone loves Janet
Everyone's the same
Everyone loves Janet
And it's driving her insane
And she dreams she's on an island
And all the boys are gone
Then they jump out of the bushes
And they want to get it on, arrrrrrrrrrrrgh!
She feels for Julie, she feels for Jane
She feels for the girls of the Spanish
And the German and the French exchange
'Cos everyone loves Janet
Everyone's the same
Everyone loves Janet
And it's driving her insane
Everyone loves Janet
Everyone's the same
Everyone loves Janet
And it's driving her insane
And it's making her deranged
Yeah it's making her deranged
'Cos everyone loves Janet
And it's driving her insane
Again and again and again and again
Again and again and again
Again and again and again and again
Again and again and again
Oh Janet!
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6. |
17
03:57
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17 ways to do her hair
Her mum asks if she's died in there
She says she wouldn't even care
If nobody will date her
17 candles on a cake
You can't wear that for goodness sake
Your Dad says that he'll stay awake
In case you need help later
On nights like these, the world turns 17
17 miles into town
She called a cab, it's coming round
Arriving as the sun goes down
She suddenly feels colder
With 17 boys who talk as one
They look so smart and act so dumb
Seb and James look really young, but Stuart looks much older
On nights like these, the world turns 17
Yeah on nights like these, the world turns 17
Oh 17
Oooooh 17
Oooooh 17
Oooooh 17
And was she ever 17?
And was he ever 17?
And was I ever 17?
And were you ever 17?
17 years ago tonight
She turned and smiled at the midwife
Holding Stuart's hand too tight
She prayed he didn't hate her
17 candles on a cake
You can't wear that for goodness sake
Stuart says he'll stay awake
In case you need help later
On nights like these, the world turns 17
Before you know, the world turns 17
And you can keep these nights forever
If you hold them in your heart
Yeah you can keep these nights forever
If you hold them in your heart
And you can hold and hold and hold and hold, and you can keep these nights alive
Yeah you can keep these nights forever
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7. |
Super Off-Peak Single
03:26
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Well my woman left me for another man
I guess you could say things are looking down
And I felt so low as she turned to go
That I, I couldn't wait to cry
But my eyes stayed dry
I feel chipper and I don't know why
Cos there's a million things I could do today
If I could be arsed to try
Now I'm a super off peak single
Yes I'm a super off peak ah single man
So I bought a ticket to John o' Groats
I guess you could say things are looking up
Should of seen my grin as the train rolled in
Well I, I couldn't wait to laugh
(Tickets please!)
Let the hills roll by
I feel chipper and I don't know why
Cos there's a million girls I could meet today
If I could be arsed to try
Now I'm a super off peak single
Yes I'm a super off peak ah single man
Oh yeah I'm a super off peak single
Yes I'm a super off peak ah single man
Doing what I can
I'll go a million miles til I know we're through
I'll go a million miles to escape from you
To escape from you
A super off peak single
Oh yes I'm a super off peak ah single man
Oh you know that I'm a super off peak single
Yeah you know that I'm a super off peak ah single man
And I'll get around, get around, round round
I'll get around
Yeah I'll get around, get around, round round
I'll get around town
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8. |
My Exstacy
05:32
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9. |
Hopelessly
04:10
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I was waiting for my luck to change
When you told me things were feeling strained
How could I have known the damage that might wreak?
And I was busy just the other day
Trying to think of something nice to say
Eventually I just gave in and let you speak
I still don't know what you want
Sure that suits you fine
I could tell you what I want
But why should I waste my time?
You and me, endlessly
I think that you mistook me for somebody else
You and me, hopelessly
I really think you took me for somebody else
Concentrate on what you want to hear
And I could stay here for a hundred years
Starts to feel a thousand more when you're alone
Walking out to see another dawn
Coming home again as darkness falls
Always hoping that there might be no-one home
I could tell you what you've got
Everything that's mine
And I could tell you what I'm not
But why should I waste my time?
You and me, painfully
All we do is talk about ourselves
You and me, needlessly
Is it time to talk about somebody else?
You wanted it all, you took it all
Left me with nothing
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10. |
The Nature of Regret
02:24
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(Take 1, nice and easy girls)
When Jack got back to London
His football team had a new ground
And the barmaids he knew were now mothers of two
Whose blokes didn't want him around
And he wondered, what have I found?
Yes he wondered, how many do you get to the pound?
When Jack got back to London
A lark sang a haunting refrain
In the days of his youth, the Stones were his Truth
But now he preferred Penny Lane
And he wondered, is anyone still the same?
Yes he wondered, will anyone remember my name?
And on the cheek of his mother
Was a glistening salty stain
They shared an umbrella
As they walked to the pub in the rain
When Jack got back to London
He tried to watch his step
Deep in the Thames was the face of a friend
From an evening he'd rather forget
And he wondered, why hasn't that happened yet?
Yes he wondered, what's the nature of regret?
La la
La la la
La La La La La La
La La
La La La La Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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11. |
I'm Going Mental Soon
03:39
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I'm not ready for the kind of thing they expect of me
I don't want them knocking down my door with their sympathy
What's your poison, have a cigarette, now forget your name
Laughing cos the difference of the duck is they're both the same
I'm going mental soon
If they don't stop banging on
I'm going mental soon
If they don't stop banging
I'm going mental soon cos there's no point hanging on
Number 12 is number 6, the schizoid man
Terrorvisions coming through the wall on a splintered screen
Fever dreams of apocalyptic scenes in Base 16
Up the wall and round the bend
Be careful who you call your friend
Down the tubes and round the twist
Have you ever felt like this?
Fell out with Father Time, he takes the piss these days
I've got your medicine, it's the dosage I can't raise
Look out my window, I see dying's all the rage
I fell out with Father Time
He takes the piss, he takes the piss these days
(You have reached your destination)
(You have reached your destination)
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12. |
The Forecast Was Wrong
05:02
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Stepping out through last night's scattered takeaways
There's no-one here to tell me I'm alone
A common sight, when skies are looking mithery
And everyone is stuck inside their home
There's no better feeling
When the clouds are disappearing
And the sun will raise a smile before too long
The forecast was wrong
From the pier I see a hundred empty chairs
That no-one's put a single towel on
And in the kiosk, the girl looks rather lonely
And I start to hope that we might get it on
There's no better feeling
When the clouds are disappearing
And you know you'll have a wife before too long
The forecast was wrong, oh yeah
The forecast was wrong, oh yeeeeeeeeeeeeeah
And it blows away the cobwebs as I'm breathing in the breeze
And the sun it warms my cockles as my hangover recedes
And there's no-one here to see it, except me and the trees
Oh, oh so come on yeah!
Let me tell you about it
Let me tell you now
Let me tell you now, oh yeah
Let me tell you about it
Let me tell you now
Let me tell you now!
I'm stepping out through last night's scattered takeaways
There's no-one here to tell me I'm not free
And so I wait, in quiet contemplation
Feels like everything was set up just for me
'Cos there's no better feeling
When the clouds are disappearing
And the clouds are disappearing then they're
Gone, gone, gone!
The forecast was wrong
The forecast was wrong
So come on yeah
(Why don't you take a look up at the sky and see?)
The forecast was wrong, oh yeah
(Why don't you take a look up at the sky and see?)
The forecast was wrong
Oh yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah oooh oooh oooh
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13. |
I Never Learned to Drive
05:26
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It's that time of night
When others, others go outside
To find pretty ones they like
And take them, take them for a ride
I'm staying inside
I'm staying inside
I never learned to drive
I never learned to drive
So tonight let's go
Down streets we never got to know
It was always too far to go
But with your hand, walking won't feel slow
I'm in no hurry to go
I'm in no hurry to go
I never learned to drive
Oh I never learned to drive
So if we miss the bus
We'll ramble, just the two of us
And if we miss the train
I'll take you, and kiss you in the rain
And then I'll do it again
And then I'll do it again
Ah let's never learn to drive
Ah let's never learn to drive
Automatic manual for life
My automatic manual for life, etc
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Formed in 2019, Cigarillo are what happens when a Britpop-obsessed British Australian from Brighton, Adelaide hooks up via the web with an electronic artist from Brighton, England. Pilfering from the delicate chamber pop of the late 60s, the post-punk of the 80s, and the seedy, synthy romps of the mid 90s, Cigarillo are bedroom indie at its finest. ... more
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