A Different Kind Of Tension - The Strypes

At the back of my mind, on the tip of my tongue

Begging to be forgotten

Emphatically written, dramatically read

Quoted completely verbatim

It’s a spectator sport for the masochists

And a grimace on the face of the masses

In a side street café they can’t bear to watch

But they’re still peering over their glasses

It’s a different kind of tension

With an audience involved

You don’t want to draw their attention

I’m a coward after all

It’s a different kind of tension

Ears are retracted and cutlery clatters

To mask the sound of heart break

They can go back to their coffee and cream

While I take my leave with a handshake

It’s a spectator sport for the masochists

And a grimace on the face of the masses

In a side street café they can’t bear to watch

But they’re still peering over their glasses

It’s a different kind of tension

With an audience involved

You don’t want to draw their attention

I’m a coward after all

It’s a different kind of tension

It’s a spectator sport for the masochists

And a grimace on the face of the masses

It’s a different kind of tension

It’s a different kind of tension

It’s a different kind of tension