ist - Toothpick Bridge - Released August 17th, 2009
Pep Talk
Everyone’s crammed like sardines in the bar, still they’re waiting for somebody else
And only the subway conductors and perverts are feeling themselves
Lonely as village policemen they tap out a mayday in Pidgin Morse Code
And only tomorrow’s tabloids will complain
When then unattended suitcase explodes
It’s just a matter of time before you check out
It’s just a matter of time before you check out
Your gravity’s pulled in the comfort of skin, no surprise at the speed you revolve
She drinks like a fish, but she’s good for a hump,
Guess you have to cross breed to evolve
You can call it hedonistic joie de vivre, or just two dozen lemons and port
When all she leave is a vague memory
To Filofax through come the doctor’s report
It’s just a matter of time before you check out
It’s just a matter of time before you check out
There must be a higher purpose
Nothing springs to mind
The new White Hat Factory chimney’s on fire,
So they’re selling the stock in the streets
Your supper’s delivered in yesterday’s news and the TV is showing repeats
The hippies next door busy arming themselves, against rumours of yuppie revolt
And you’ll barely have to time to sound out the word “peace”
As those freshly tattooed knuckles snake round your throat
It’s just a matter of time before you check out
It’s just a matter of time before you check out
It’s just a matter of time
It’s just a matter of time before you check out
(c) 2009 ist
Lyrics: Hall, Music: Hall/Haynes/McCourt/Richardson/Birtles/Barrow
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