milk teeth

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[verse]

you bite my tongue, i bite it too
it should be fun but nothing's new
the last time felt really good
you got me this time, guess i'm the fool

we laugh way too long at nothing at all
it's awkward and i wanna fall through the floor
i look down, but you force my chin up
nothing new but it feels rough

[chorus]

your milk teeth are out
i don't recognise your smile
six months in and now you show your real style

[verse]

you mention in passing something disturbing
where on earth did that come from?
my friends don't understand your whole deal
i understand them more each day

that feeling of loving's quickly degrading
burning down any bridges you can cross
make me realise that change is scary
teach me how to fear my body

[chorus]

your milk teeth are out
i don't recognise your smile
six months in and now you show your real style
no one is taught how love should work
but people do know what it's not
      

same as me

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[verse]

you're just the same as me
shunned from the sunbeams
lost to almighty time
not sure if you've lost your mind
don't worry; it won't get any better
but this as bad as it gets
you're trapped in equilibrium
one small change is a huge threat

[chorus]

you say you're different, but so am i
does that make you the same as me?
you say you wanna turn back time to
have another chance at being happy
maybe people with the same lukewarm goals
confuse their chances with risks of either
gold or coal, they
say i'll see what the future holds
then give up when their barely
thirty years old, now

[refrain]

you're not the same as me
you're not the same as me

[verse]

how can you wish for so much in life, then
be disappointed when you can't attain that prize?
if you don't try then you won't succeed
so don't expect participation awards coming from me
it's not a case of whether or not you believe
sure, that helps,
but you've gotta put your mind at ease
set a goal that's not too lucrative
but don't pick one that substitutes a sedative

[chorus]

you say you're different, but so am i (so am i)
does that make you the same as me? (same as me)
you say you wanna turn back time to
have another chance at being happy
maybe people with the same lukewarm goals
confuse their chances with risks of either
gold or coal (gold or coal)
they say i'll see what the future holds
then give up when their barely
thirty years old, now

[refrain]

you're not the same as me
you're not the same as me
      

tell that to the tyrant

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[verse]

it doesn't matter who you vote for
the government always gets in
answer to a higher power
who exploits you and leaves you skint
ruling with a diamond fist
because iron is a household item
be patriotic and rule brittania
and divide the country with your next of kin

[chorus]

tell that to the tyrant
tell that to the throne
tell that to the bleeding hands
clutching at their throats
tell that to the tyrant
so everyone can see
the conditions we live in
in the twenty-first century

[verse]

cctv 'round all corners
yet the copper hardly catch a single crime
'cause the cameras are for our big brother
george orwell's twenty-twenty-five
they build the tower blocks so quickly
that they forgot the fucking fire escapes
now the walls are dripping plastic
the nerve to tell us to all behave

[chorus]

tell that to the tyrant
tell that to the throne
tell that to the bleeding hands
clutching at their throats
lay your hands down
and kiss the rings
bow your head down
'cause you don't mean a thing

[bridge]

(repeat after me, repeat after me...)
YOU ARE SAFE
YOU ARE FREE
YOU ARE REPLA-
YOU ARE HEALTHY
YOU ARE TOLERATED
YOU ARE IN LOVE
YOU ARE-

[verse]

boris drinks with the bullingdon
sunak keeps his profits off-shore
farage smiles for the papers
but he don't queue with the poor
austerity's just a fancy word
for leaving the sick to die
they wave their flags and cut the funding
and tell you to be dignified

[chorus]

tell that to the tyrant
tell that to the throne
tell that to the bleeding hands
clutching at their throats
tell that to the tyrant
so everyone can see
the conditions we live in
in the twenty-first century
tell that to the landlords
raising the rent
tell that to the nurses
they don't even get paid a cent
tell that to the soldiers
left out to starve
tell that to the pensions
that are getting torn apart
      

new coat

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[verse]

you looked different at the station
hair's longer, coat's new
you joked about the weather
i laughed
a little off-beat

[chorus]

we're almost the same
as before
(ahh)
now you take charge and make the rules
you enforce the law
(ahh)

[outro]

now you've got a new coat
that you wore
(ahh)
      

two percent milk

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[verse]

you liked it cold straight from the bottle
i watched the way your throat forgot to thank me
you said it tasted different, lately
i said maybe they changed the cows

i stirred it slow each morning
clockwise like it was a pastry
i never meant to lie to you
just wanted a softer way to end it

i wipe the counters like a prayer
like madonna
clean hands, clean hands
you smile even when the coughing came
you said i made the best breakfast

[outro]

told you i'd never leave you hungry
and i didn't
      

just like always

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[verse]

i took the night bus past my stop
and watched the shops give way to dark
the windows shook with every turn
the driver didn't ask my name
your building buzzed the way it did
the time i followed you in rain
you left the hall light on again
you always do, or you did

your shoes were lined up near the door
your keys were hanging from the hook
i knew which step would always creak
i didn't mean to know this much
your scent was clinging to the chair
your mirror hadn't lost your face
your coffee jar was nearly full
i only took a little bit

[bridge]

i took the pills from where i left them
i hope that after all
you left a light on

[outro]

the door was slightly ajar
the hall light was on
just like always
      

a warm place to sleep

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the kettle clicks before it starts to boil
like it's waiting for permission
the floor still groans in all the same places
it's like the house remembers how you move
i leave a light on above the sink
not because i'm afraid just;
i like how it softens the knives

your jackets still here on the hook
with a receipt in the pocket
i haven't looked at it yet but
i know the date on it
i sleep on your side of the bed
still holds your shape
i don't press too hard
just in case it fades

you always kept plants in the windowsill
they've begun to lean towards the hallway
like they're listening
your drawers stay closed
i don't touch
but i know what's inside

you should see the way the sunlight
filters through the curtains at 4am
almost like the room forgives me
for a little while
i've stopped leaving footprints on the rug
i've learned how to walk quiet
like you do

i know where the loose tile is in the bathroom
and which step creak
the one before the door to your bedroom
this place feels more like mine everyday
you keep leaving the front door unlocked