The question is where will I go, and if I go where will I stay,
And if I stay I fade away into your ever-growing;
Self-righteous charade – oh girl you suffocate all my rage,
Just spills on the stage like so
I preach more than I practise, yeah I teach before I learn
I’m hoping the universe will strike back: give me a lesson in return.
I could sing before I could talk, I could dance before I could walk,
You say it’s those “simple things” that are just far too hard for me.
So I breathe
(Keep Calm, Carry On……)
hear we go
(Keep Calm, Carry On……)
I’m talking bout holding back my fight
(Keep Calm, Carry On……)
As she rolls her eyes
(Keep Calm, Carry On……)
To the skies
(Keep Calm, Carry On……)
And tells me she’s talking to jesus
(Keep Calm, Carry On……)
“Do I mind?”
-Well Yes
You want to see me fighting – I want to see you biting,
You want to see me craling I want to see you clawing,
I want some recognition for doing the damage,
You want some recognition for showing me I’m savage.
So I liason with this hatred cause I like to hold a grudge,
I’m hoping the Universe will strike back- tell me to relax my shoulders and shrug,
And you say that my lack of a saviour is the cause of my behaviour,
That I have no faith but it’d be a waste in me anyway.
Yes I took you toothbrush
Guess where in a second I’ll stick it.
credits
from Complete with Fuckups,
released February 25, 2012
Music and Lyrics: Steph Brown
Piano: Steph Brown
Recording engineer: James Stathatos
Double Bass: James Stathatos
Backing Vocals: Steph Brown and James Stathatos
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