Fulwood Babylon - The Long Blondes

People think I’m being perverse on purpose

People think I’m being perverse on purpose

People think I’m being perverse on purpose

People think I’m being perverse on purpose

People think I’m being perverse on purpose

People think I’m being perverse on purpose

People think I’m being perverse on purpose

But they don’t know

You tried to give me your heart

But her fingermarks

Were all over it

I tried to look impressed

It was as futile a gesture

As a futile gesture, futile gesture gets

Don’t be a sycophant and don’t try to hold my hand

If you don’t plan to be around five minutes later

Don’t be a sycophant and don’t try to hold my hand

And don’t just say the things that you think I want to hear

You were there to fill my time

It was dark (but you)

But you had nice eyes

I wasn’t too impressed

You hadn’t told me anything

Anything amusing yet

Don’t be a sycophant and don’t try to hold my hand

If you don’t plan to be around five minutes later

Don’t be a sycophant and don’t try to hold my hand

And don’t just say the things that you think I want to hear

It’s hard enough getting someone to like you

And then you find out that they’re nothing like you

And it’s been a waste of time

«Girls fantasise on school trips to galleries

Of men who don’t meet their parents' expectations

Who want to introduce them to illicit Russ Meyer films

And dance 'til dawn to old Kinks records

These are the things you don’t understand

Quarter to ten, you’re wasting your time

If you want to know me, watch how I dance.»

Don’t be a sycophant and don’t try to hold my hand

If you don’t plan to be around five minutes later

Don’t be a sycophant and don’t try to hold my hand

And don’t just say the things that you think I want to hear

It’s hard enough getting someone to like you

And then you find out that they’re nothing like you

And it’s been a waste of time

People think I’m being perverse on purpose

People think I’m being perverse on purpose

People think I’m being perverse on purpose

People think I’m being perverse on purpose

People think I’m being perverse on purpose

People think I’m being perverse on purpose

People think I’m being perverse on purpose

People think I’m being perverse on purpose

But they don’t know you

But they don’t know you

But they don’t know you

But they don’t know you

But they don’t know you

But they don’t know you