LYRICS: As I swan dive into the estuary, the birds do not flinch at my fall They perch in the rafters, before, during, after: they do not notice me at all As I float down into the estuary, wind cases my body in cool I smell petrol fumes, see the smoke rise in plumes: the earth is one big fireball The earth is one big fireball Anecdote, lie My own alibi I've been telling jokes Piled notes high My own alibi I've been selling rope As I break the film of the estuary, the seaweed submerges my form No passing cars stop, not a single jaw drops, as my wallet and keys sink before A splash all I left in the world Anecdote, lie My own alibi I've been telling jokes Piled notes high My own alibi I've been selling rope Once held a magpie in the palm of my hand and the blood in our veins flowed faster, as I'd planned Got a heart full of love and a head full of more, but a fist full of threads from the seams And I saw a smile in that beak Anecdote, lie My own alibi I've been telling jokes Piled notes high My own alibi I've been selling rope Oh I was a bird right then, one day I will be again I've been telling jokes while selling rope to you Oh I was a bird right then, one day I will be again I've been telling jokes while selling rope to you Oh I was a bird right then, one day I will be again I've been telling jokes while selling rope to you Oh I was a bird right then, one day I will be again I've been telling jokes while selling rope to you There's no ticker-tape, no golden gate No carnival, and no parade Just one, one for sorrow There's no ticker-tape, no golden gate No carnival, and no parade Just one, one for sorrow
As I swan dive into the estuary, the birds do not flinch at my fall They perch in the rafters, before, during, after: they do not notice me at all As I float down into the estuary, wind cases my body in cool I smell petrol fumes, see the smoke rise in plumes: the Earth is one big fireball Anecdote, lie. My own alibi I’ve been telling jokes Piled notes high. My own alibi I’ve been selling rope As I break the film of the estuary, the seaweed submerges my form No passing cars stop, not a single jaw drops, as my wallet and keys sink before A splash all I left in the world Once held a magpie in the palm of my hand and the blood in our veins flowed faster, as I’d planned Got a heart full of love and a head full of more but a fist full of threads from the seams and I saw a smile in that beak Oh I was a bird right then, one day I will be again I’ve been telling jokes while selling rope to you There’s no ticker-tape, no pearly gates, no carnival and no parade Just one, one for sorrow
this sound reminds me so much of a feeling of just giving up on it all and seeing the world for the „fire ball“ it is. and the actual chords legit make me feel like i’m diving into a river
this song makes me want to become a pink smoke salesman
"You'd be out of business in a week's time"
the ending of this is actually the best piece of music to ever grace my ears
ikr!!!!
last three verses are just magic.
"oh i was a bird right then, one day i will be again
ive been telling jokes while selling rope to you"
LYRICS:
As I swan dive into the estuary, the birds do not flinch at my fall
They perch in the rafters, before, during, after: they do not notice me at all
As I float down into the estuary, wind cases my body in cool
I smell petrol fumes, see the smoke rise in plumes: the earth is one big fireball
The earth is one big fireball
Anecdote, lie
My own alibi
I've been telling jokes
Piled notes high
My own alibi
I've been selling rope
As I break the film of the estuary, the seaweed submerges my form
No passing cars stop, not a single jaw drops, as my wallet and keys sink before
A splash all I left in the world
Anecdote, lie
My own alibi
I've been telling jokes
Piled notes high
My own alibi
I've been selling rope
Once held a magpie in the palm of my hand and the blood in our veins flowed faster, as I'd planned
Got a heart full of love and a head full of more, but a fist full of threads from the seams
And I saw a smile in that beak
Anecdote, lie
My own alibi
I've been telling jokes
Piled notes high
My own alibi
I've been selling rope
Oh I was a bird right then, one day I will be again
I've been telling jokes while selling rope to you
Oh I was a bird right then, one day I will be again
I've been telling jokes while selling rope to you
Oh I was a bird right then, one day I will be again
I've been telling jokes while selling rope to you
Oh I was a bird right then, one day I will be again
I've been telling jokes while selling rope to you
There's no ticker-tape, no golden gate
No carnival, and no parade
Just one, one for sorrow
There's no ticker-tape, no golden gate
No carnival, and no parade
Just one, one for sorrow
LYRICSSS...
As I swan dive into the estuary, the birds do not flinch at my fall
They perch in the rafters, before, during, after: they do not notice me at all
As I float down into the estuary, wind cases my body in cool
I smell petrol fumes, see the smoke rise in plumes: the Earth is one big fireball
Anecdote, lie. My own alibi
I’ve been telling jokes
Piled notes high. My own alibi
I’ve been selling rope
As I break the film of the estuary, the seaweed submerges my form
No passing cars stop, not a single jaw drops, as my wallet and keys sink before
A splash all I left in the world
Once held a magpie in the palm of my hand and the blood in our veins flowed faster, as I’d planned
Got a heart full of love and a head full of more but a fist full of threads from the seams
and I saw a smile in that beak
Oh I was a bird right then, one day I will be again
I’ve been telling jokes while selling rope to you
There’s no ticker-tape, no pearly gates,
no carnival and no parade
Just one, one for sorrow
shout out to that person at the zine fair who had a los campesinos fanzine this shit slaps
thats so epic
I've been listening to LC! For like 15 years and this is top 3
THERES NO TICKER TAPE, NO GOLDEN GATE, NO CARNIVAL, NO PARADE, JUST ONE, ONE FOR SORROW🗣️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
pearly gates
i love los campesinos
same
This song makes me want to be a sales-man salesman
This song is fucking legendary
this sound reminds me so much of a feeling of just giving up on it all and seeing the world for the „fire ball“ it is. and the actual chords legit make me feel like i’m diving into a river
This entire album got me through the hardest times in my life
this song would make me a dope salesman
Sublime
this song makes me want to become a rope salesman
and to swan dive into an estuary
this salesman makes me want to become a song
Holy damn, you guys are still going?? Nice! Ive still got an old pen stick that my cousin uploaded some of ur songs onto
this song makes me want to be a mansales
this song makes me want to be a joke salesman
and to swan dive into rope
i woul become a rope salesman
Doubt