Art Brut

Slap dash for no cash
Those are the records I like
Slap dash for no cash
When something doesn't sound quite right

Why isn't everyone trying to sound like U2?
It's not a very cool thing to do
Why would you want to sound like U2?
Just press record and play it straight through
They call it lo-fi, if you say so
Cool your warm jets, Brian Eno

Slap dash for no cash
Those are the records I like
Slap dash for no cash
When something doesn't sound quite right

Slap dash for no cash
Those are the records I like
Slap dash for no cash
When something doesn't sound quite right

Slap dash for no cash
Slap dash for no cash
Slap dash for no cash
Slap dash for no cash

Slap dash for no cash
Slap dash for no cash
Slap dash for no cash
Slap dash for no cash

I love the sound of background noise
I wanna hear the crack in the singer's voice
Fingers moving on the fret board
Every time he plays a new chord
I hear his friends hanging around
I hear him play an instrument he just found
I hear a low buzzing sound
I hear his parents hanging around
I hear his parents saying "turn it down"
I hear his parents saying "turn it down"
I hear his parents saying "turn it down!"

Cool your warm jets, Brian Eno

Slap dash for no cash
Those are the records I like
Slap dash for no cash
When something doesn't sound quite right

Slap dash for no cash
Those are the records I like
Slap dash for no cash
When something doesn't sound quite right

Slap dash for no cash
Those are the records I buy

I thought my resolve was too hard to be broken,
It's easy to pretend that you were just joking
There's no need to see plans through to fruition
Especially if, you've guessed the conclusion

Some of us want to go back to our families, stand down with Enrique Gatti
Some of us want to go back to our families, stand down with Enrique Gatti
A right to advise, advice for the wise, there's no shame in, Giving in.

I'm delighted to have found
If it's too heavy, you can, just put it down
The bravest decision, you ever make
Is admitting that, you made a mistake

Some of us want to go back to our families, stand down with Enrique Gatti
Some of us want to go back to our families, stand down with Enrique Gatti
A right to advise, advice if you're wise, there's no shame in, Giving in.

Stand down, stand down, stand down, stand down

It's not a lack of determination, it's more heroic resignation

Some of us want to go back to our families, stand down with Enrique Gatti
Some of us want to go back to our families, stand down with Enrique Gatti
I've no right to advise, advice if you're wise, there's no shame in, Giving up.

18,000 Lira
18,000 Lira
18,000 Lira
18,000 Lira
18,000 Lira

Yeah, we've got guns, but they're antiques
They're rusted and they're broken
The Red Brigade made us give our bomb back
But we're going to do this bank job
And we're gonna do our very best

18,000 Lira
18,000 Lira
18,000 Lira
18,000 Lira

Enrique's got a head cold again
It's not his fault
He's a brave and valiant leader
He couldn't even get bus passes this time
Just scooters, very fast scooters

18,000 Lira
18,000 Lira
18,000 Lira
18,000 Lira

Sounds like a lot of money

First time I saw her
I wanted to do more than just hold her
I wanted to bend her and fold her
So I lent over and I told her
Got myself a brand new girlfriend
Got myself a brand new girlfriend
Phones ringing all weekend
Got myself a brand new girlfriend

We want to be lapsed catholics
We've got the contraception
But we haven't got the knack yet

Got myself a brand new girlfriend
Got myself a brand new girlfriend
So many messages to send
Got myself a brand new girlfriend

So we went to the cinema
We came home from the cinema
We went through the front door
Up the stairs
Through her bedroom door
Onto the bedroom floor
I've seen her naked twice!
I've seen her naked twice!

Brand new girlfriend
Brand new girlfriend
Brand new girlfriend

Got myself a brand new girlfriend
So many messages to send
Phones ringing all weekend
Got myself a brand new girlfriend

Got myself a brand new girlfriend
And I think that I love her

We just kissed and that's about it
I fell asleep, she had to do without it
That's the way it sometimes goes
Under the covers but in yesterday's clothes

Whilst you were asleep
Me, pins and needles
You were asleep
Me, other people

Rubbing ourselves together
We were bound to lose that feeling
Rubbing ourselves together
Staring at the ceiling

I wonder if she suspects
Who sent me that last text
Or that I'm speaking loudly
Waiting for my phone to stop vibrating

Whilst you were asleep
Me, pins and needles
I was asleep
With other people

Rubbing ourselves together
We were bound to lose our feeling
I still can't believe how fast our hearts were beating

Rubbing ourselves together
We were bound to lose our feeling
I still can't believe how fast our hearts were beating

Here's the truth,
We just kissed and that's about it
I fell asleep, she had to do without it
That's the way it sometimes goes
Under the covers but in yesterday's clothes
It was sleep that stopped me cheating, not the way you got my heart beating

Rubbing ourselves together
We were bound to lose our feeling
I still can't believe how fast my heart were beating

I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry

I've lost that loving feeling,
We've lost that loving feeling,
Gone

Letters of consent under the bed in a heart shaped box
Cinema tickets mixed in with dirty socks
Half written postcards to, I can't remember who

I've so many things left over
I don't know where they should go
It's not a mess,
It's personal
Like the home altars of Mexico

It's hard just opening my bedroom door
All my memories, spread out across the floor
A napkin from that meal we shared the other night
Lollypop sticks and Lego bricks
A broken 7 inch, I'll never play
Travel cards from a sunny day
Why can't I throw these things away?

I've so many things left over
I don't know where they should go
It's not a mess,
It's personal
Like the home altars of Mexico

Modern art
Makes me
Want to rock out
(x4)
So I'm in the Tate
And I'm looking at Hockney
And oh sweet Jesus
There's something about that blue
It touches me deep inside
Amazes me when I step outside
I'm sweating
I'm sweating
I'm beginning to palpitate
I can't help myself
I just can't help myself

Modern art
Makes me
Want to rock out
(x4)

So I'm in the Pompidou
In Paris
And they're more laid back about their art galleries
There's little children running around
I see a piece on Matisse
Take three steps back
Take a long run up
And I jump at it!

Modern art
Makes me
Want to rock out
(x4)

My little brother just discovered rock and roll
My little brother just discovered rock and roll
My little brother just discovered rock and roll
There's a noise in his head, and he's out of control

And yes it frustrates!
Let's let him make his own mistakes
See him on the dance floor, watch him go now
Boy those moves, I just don't know how

My little brother just discovered rock and roll
My little brother just discovered rock and roll
My little brother just discovered rock and roll
He's only 22 and he's out of control

How's he living?
With all of that unforgiving
See him on the dance floor, watch him go now
Boy those moves, I just don't know how

My little brother just discovered rock and roll
My little brother just discovered rock and roll
My little brother just discovered rock and roll
There's a noise in his head, and he's out of control

He no longer likes A-sides
He made me a tape, of bootlegs and B-sides
And every song on that tape, every single song says
Oh why don't our parents worry about us?
All we ever want, is for our parents to worry about us
There isn't anybody he really wants

My little brother just discovered rock and roll
My little brother just discovered rock and roll
My little brother just discovered rock and roll

My little brother just discovered rock and roll!

Stay off, the crack!

Slept on my face, and woke up confused
A bit concerned about what I've been up to
There's so many people I might have upset
I apologise to them all with the same pretext

Bring me tea!
Bring me coffee!

I was up all night
(He's been up all night)
I've been making mistakes
(Lots of mistakes)
I'm hiding it well
(Not very well)
But I don't feel great

I've been up all night
(He's been up all night)
I've been making mistakes
(Lots of mistakes)
I'm hiding it well
(Not very well)
But I don't feel great

I'm trying to deal with it quietly
But something's gone very wrong with me
I don't know how long I can keep it hid
I'm having trouble forming sentences

Bring me tea!
(That looks like it really hurts)
Bring me coffee!
(Should have taken the day off work)

I've been up all night
(He's been up all night)
I've been making mistakes
(Lots of mistakes)
I'm hiding it well
(Not very well)
But I don't feel great

I've been up all night
(He's been up all night)
I've been making mistakes
(Lots of mistakes)
I'm hiding it well
(Not very well)
But I don't feel great

(Last night we tried to warn him)
Took me ages to get dressed this morning

I've been up all night
(He's been up all night)
I've been making mistakes
(Lots of mistakes)
I'm hiding it well
(Not very well)
But I don't feel great

I've been up all night
(We tried to warn him)
I've been making mistakes
(It's bad in the morning)
I'm hidI've been up all night
(We tried to warn him)
I've been making mistakes
(It's bad in the morning)

Bring me tea!
(That looks like it really hurts)
Bring me coffee!
(Should have taken the day off work)

Bring me tea!
(Monday morning)
Bring me coffee!
(Tuesday morning)
Bring me tea!
(Wednesday morning etcetera)

Life is especially hard
When no one trusts you with a credit card
I love the taste of cereal
I have it for almost every meal
Five people to a tea bag?
My life never really got that bad
Not while we still had...

DC comics and chocolate milkshake
Some things will always be great
DC comics and chocolate milkshake
Even though I'm 28
DC comics and chocolate milkshake
I guess I'm just developing late
DC comics and chocolate milkshake
I never got over that amazing taste

I've been accused of some things
I'm not sure what they've meant
Peter Pan syndrome, and arrested development
Now I've been working since I was 10
But the money's always gone by the weekend
Delivering post to serving beer
I've never had much of a career
So I made sure I was always near...

DC comics and chocolate milkshake
Some things will always be great
DC comics and chocolate milkshake
Even though I'm 28
DC comics and chocolate milkshake
I guess I'm just developing late
DC comics and chocolate milkshake
I never got over that amazing taste

I'm in love with a girl in my comic shop
She's a girl who likes comics;
She probably gets a lot

DC comics and chocolate milkshake
Some things will always be great
DC comics and chocolate milkshake
Even though I'm 28
DC comics and chocolate milkshake
I guess I'm just developing late
DC comics and chocolate milkshake
I never got over that amazing taste

(DC comics and chocolate milkshake)
Some things will always be great
Even though I'm 28
I guess I'm just developing late
I never got over that sweet, sweet taste

I wish I hadn't taken off all my clothes
Now I need them, where did they go
Parents, lock up your daughters
His rebellious henchman is giving the orders

I can't believe those things we did
Especially now I'm sober...ish
Parents, lock up your daughters
His rebellious henchman is giving the orders

I'm trying to leave without waking you
But I can't leave without my socks
Parents, lock up your daughters
His rebellious henchman is giving the orders

You like the Beatles and I like the Stones
But those are just records our parents owned
I can't believe those things I said
I blame it on a rush of love to the head

You like the Beatles and I like the Stones
But those are just records our parents owned
I pulled you down onto my bed
I blame it on a massive rush of love to the head

Last night this was a great idea
But now we're both stuck here
Parents, lock up your daughters
His rebellious henchman is giving the orders

Under the covers, both naked
I hate to see an opportunity wasted
Parents, lock up your daughters
His rebellious henchman is giving the orders

"Should we be doing this?
You've got a girlfriend"
"I don't know so let's try again"
Parents, lock up your daughters
His rebellious henchman is giving the orders

You like the Beatles and I like the Stones
But those are just records our parents owned
I can't believe those things I said
I blame it on a rush of love to the head

You like the Beatles and I like the Stones
But those are just records our parents owned
I pulled you down onto my bed
I blame it on a massive rush of love to the head

You were seen kissing
There's a scene missing
There's a scene missing
We were seen kissing
There's a scene missing
We were seen kissing
There's a scene missing
We were seen kissing

You like the Beatles and I like the Stones
But those are just records our parents owned
I can't believe those things I said
I blame it on a rush of love to the head

You like the Beatles and I like the Stones
But those are just records that our parents owned
I pulled you down onto my bed
I blame it on a massive rush of love to the head

You like the Beatles and I like the Stones
But those are just records that our parents owned
I can't believe those things I said
I blame it on a rush of love to the head

You like the Beatles and I like the Stones
But those are just records that our parents owned
I pulled you down onto my bed
I blame it on a massive rush of love to the head

You like the Beatles and I like the Stones
But those are just records that our parents owned
I can't believe those things I said
I blame it on a rush of love to the head

I should be guilt-ridden
I'm just wondering where my clothes are hidden

I read a rumour in a tabloid paper
You said something interesting, denied it later
There was no evidence they couldn't make it stick
It's on Youtube now and then
But comes down pretty quick
So we stayed up and we argued all night
If we can't change the world
Let's at least get the charts right
The record buying public shouldn't have been voting
The record buying public shouldn't have been voting
How can you sleep at night
when nobody likes the music we like?
How am I supposed to sleep at night
when no one likes the music we write?
Record buying public: we hate them
This is Art Brut vs. Satan
Don't worry we can take 'em!
On your visa it says 'entertainer'
You'd better step it up or they're gonna detain you
It's all smoke and mirrors don't go and see 'em
I wanted rock 'n roll I got a science museum
So we stayed up and we argued all night
If we can't change the world
Let's at least get the charts right
The record buying public shouldn't have been voting
The record buying public shouldn't have been voting
How can you sleep at night
when nobody likes the music we like?
How am I supposed to sleep at night
when no one likes the music we write?
Record buying public: we hate them
This is Art Brut vs. Satan
Don't worry we can take 'em!
This is Art Brut vs. Satan
You like pop music and you like pop music
Why do you let them abuse it?
The record buying public
Full marks on my score card
A lesson learnt and learnt hard
Full marks on my score card
A lesson learnt and learnt hard
A brush with Satan can be fatal
We're doing this for you so you'd better be grateful
The record buying public: we hate them
This is Art Brut vs. Satan
The record buying public: we hate them
This is Art Brut vs. Satan
Don't worry, we can take 'em!
This is Art Brut vs. Satan

Haven't read the NME in so long
Don't know what genre we belong
Haven't read the NME in so long
Don't know what genre we belong
Popular culture no longer applies to me
Popular culture no longer applies to me
Popular culture no longer applies to me
Popular culture no longer applies to me

It's tough at the top
The fashionista
Text in Topshop
Text in Topshop
Sometimes it's hard to stop
When your heart is set on Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops

Haven't read the NME in so long
Don't know what genre we belong
Haven't read the NME in so long
Don't know what genre we belong

Popular culture no longer applies to me
Popular culture no longer applies to me
Popular culture no longer applies to me
Popular culture no longer applies to me

It's tough at the top
The fashionista
Text in Topshop
Text in Topshop
Sometimes it's hard to stop
When your heart is set on Top of the Pops
Top of the Pops

I've saved up so much money to spend
All I could afford is a bad weekend
And there's no reason to stay in
There's nothing on the television

Popular culture no longer applies to me
Popular culture no longer applies to me
Popular culture no longer applies to me
Popular culture no longer applies to me

(Ahahaha)

I've had a song trapped in my head all day
I can't shake it, it won't go away
I start to sing it, but managed to stop
I cover it up with a little cough, ha ha

I didn't mean to twist and shout
Something slipped and it just popped out
I didn't mean to twist and shout
Something slipped and it just popped out
I didn't mean to twist and shout
Something slipped and it just popped out
I didn't mean to twist and shout
Something popped and it just slipped out

I can't keep it inside me
My fingers tap out a melody
Oh no! Here it comes!
All I can hear is bass and drums

I've had a song trapped in my head all day
I can't shake it, it won't go away
I start to sing it, but managed to stop
I cover it up with a little cough, ha ha

I didn't mean to twist and shout
Something slipped and it just popped out
I didn't mean to twist and shout
Something slipped and it just popped out
I didn't mean to twist and shout
Something slipped and it just popped out
I didn't mean to (?)
Something popped and it just slipped out

I need to keep my lips tight shut
To sing now would be inappropriate
I need to keep my lips tight shut
To sing now would be inappropriate
I need to keep my lips tight shut
To sing now would be inappropriate

La la la la la la la la la!

I didn't mean to twist and shout
Something slipped and it just popped out
I didn't mean to twist and shout
Something popped and it just slipped out
I didn't mean to twist and shout
Something slipped and it just popped out
Something slipped and it just popped out

(Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!)

Double shifts and early starts
I spent the morning hiding in the carpark
Oh yeah, I'm so laissez-faire
Sometimes I'm not even there
If you want me sober and straight
I'm afraid I'm gonna be a little bit late

Get another job
Get another job
Just a summer job
Get another job
Get another job
Just a summer job

Fire me, give me the sack
Bare feet on warm tarmac
Fire me, give me the sack
Warm feet on bare tarmac

Every night and all weekend
Can't remember the last time I saw my friends
Don't think I can take much more of this
In the stockroom, I feel like an anthropologist
I know exactly what to do
There's just one cure for the summertime blues;

Get another job
Get another job
Just a summer job
Get another job
Get another job
Just a summer job

Fire me, give me the sack
Bare feet on warm tarmac
Fire me, give me the sack
Warm feet on bare tarmac

(Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!)

Get another job
Get another job
Just a summer job
Get another job
Get another job
Just a summer job

Fire me, give me the sack
Bare feet on warm tarmac
Fire me, give me the sack
Bare feet on warm tarmac

I'm just beginning to come alive
So hand me my P45

I've had one Zirtec, two Advil
With the drink that made me feel invincible

I don't know how I managed to do this
But I woke up this morning covered in bruises

I only dance to songs I like
So I was sat down most the night

I don't know how I managed to do this
I woke up this morning covered in bruises
Hahahaha

I found a bruise on my arm, one on my knee
I can feel some more in a place I can't see

Is this a new bruise, or has it been there forever?
When did I do it, I can't remember

Can't remember anything I've done
I fought the floor and the floor won
I can't remember anything I've done
I fought the floor and the floor won
I can't remember anything I've done
I fought the floor and the floor won
I can't remember anything I've done
I fought the floor and the floor won

I don't know how I managed to do this
But I woke up this morning covered in bruises

I'd finally decided to tell you how I felt
I mistakenly thought that the drink would help

I don't know what happened
The planets weren't aligned
I kept giving you a wink
You kept missing the sign

I can't remember anything I've done
I fought the floor and the floor won
I can't remember anything I've done
I fought the floor and the floor won
I can't remember anything I've done
I fought the floor and the floor won
I can't remember anything I've done
I fought the floor and the floor won

I finally managed to unravel the plot
It's not a happy ending, but it's the best that I've got

I woke up this morning covered in bruises
One Zirtec, two Advil are gonna get me through this

I finally managed to unravel the plot
It's not the happiest of endings, but it's the best that I've got

I finally managed to unravel the plot
It's not a happy ending, but it's the best that I've got

I had one Zirtec, two Advil
With the drink that made me feel invincible

I had one Zirtec, two Advil
Then I bounced around, just like a pinball

I had one Zirtec, two Advil
With the drink that made me feel invincible

I had one Zirtec, two Advil
Then I bounced around, just like a pinball