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Ten Years of Bad Ideas - Volume Three

by The French Defence

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1.
Rebound 06:48
Is this real, or am I just dreaming? You’re here with me, but is this a good thing? It’s not what it seems, try to believe me You are not in control of your senses Try to realise You’re too extreme when you’re defenceless I wish we were clean instead of headfirst Surely you’ve seen the previous cases You are not in control of your senses Try to realise It wouldn’t work – you don’t want me Don’t be absurd It’s just the drink – you don’t want me Later you’d think I’d taken advantage of you What do you take me for? You can’t be serious Cause you’re swigging it back and you’re desperate for someone tonight Please, please not tonight Try to realise It wouldn’t work – you don’t want me Don’t be absurd It’s just the drink – you don’t want me Later you’d think I’d taken advantage of you OK, I want you But I can’t do this to you Cause I know you’d just use me to fill up this hole that you’ve created...
2.
Lazybones 03:22
Want to spend the day in bed Don’t want to hurry, just want to rest Everyone’s rushed, so everyone’s stressed Can’t you please slow down, give me a rest? Everything moves too fast, I just want the world to stop You’re all moving too fast, why oh why oh why? Can’t you please stop? Want to sleep, get my head down Or maybe just lie here watching the clouds Why do they bother shouting so loud? It just makes it harder to pick their voice out Everything moves too fast, I just want the world to stop You’re all moving too fast, why oh why? Oh why can’t you please stop? I’m a lazybones…
3.
Soft Showers 03:57
4.
Bug in the kitchen It's bothering me Where did it come from? How can it be so hard to find its lair? It's not over there, behind the refrigerator Or inside the ventilator Or below the sink Oh come on now, think! If I were a bug, where would I live? Bug in the kitchen I've seen it again It's here with its family, and most of its friends They're ganging up on me Oh how can this be? I've not called the exterminator Oh bugs, I don't really hate ya If you can forgive, then can we both live As humans and bugs in harmony? As humans and bugs in harmony? Cause we were all bugs once you see...
5.
Good Things 04:34
Please don’t cry You’ll be back before you realise There’s a world out there for you Don’t be shy Tell him when you say goodbye There’s a world waiting for you You’ll be all right, don’t be uptight There are good things in life (x2) Close your eyes Those thoughts only damage your mind Drift away into the blue Feel the sky Its sighs will keep you satisfied And it’s all out there for you You’ll be all right, don’t be uptight There are good things in life…
6.
Curly curly curly hair On top of the prettiest smile I’ve ever seen Smiling at me I’m so happy you’re a friend But I wish that you could be So much more than this Trust my luck Trust my rotten stupid luck Just my luck Nice guys always get the luck And the girl With curly curly curly hair On top of the prettiest eyes I’ve ever seen Shining at me Bright blue eyes and curly hair A frizzy photogenic dream Living next door to me Trust my luck Trust my rotten stupid luck Just my luck Nice guys always get the luck And the girl With curly curly curly hair Could I kiss you? Would I dare? You’re so pretty curly hair You’re so pretty it’s not fair Curly curly curly hair On top of the prettiest smile I’ve ever seen Shining at me I’m so happy you’re a friend But I wish that you could be So much more than this Trust my luck Trust my rotten stupid luck Just my luck Nice guys always get the luck Trust my luck Trust my rotten stupid luck Just my luck Why do I never get the luck Or the girl.
7.
Unsatisfied 04:12
I’ve got a love who loves me She does everything for me She’s as good as she can be But I want more She doesn’t quite excite me Quite in the way it could be She’s happy, and she should be But I want more Cause although she’s often on my mind Kinda know that I’m just wasting time And I wonder what she’d do if I Took leave I’ve got a love who’s shown me She doesn’t really know me She’s just a one-trick pony And I want more She doesn’t really suit me Won’t have the ingenuity Or guile to hold on to me Cause I want more Cause although she’s often on my mind Kinda know that I’m just wasting time And I wonder what she’d do if I Took leave
8.
Oh no Not again You’ve broken down again Oh no Not again You’re burning out again Look what they’ve done to you Look what they’ve done to you Look what they… Look what they’ve done to you Look what they’ve done to you Look what they… Oh no Not again You’re breaking up again Oh no Not again It’s all fucked up again...
9.
So it's on again And this time it's for real He's your lover and you're moving on from me You say you've only just met him But his name's been cropping up in conversation for weeks This room harboured you 'til not so long ago Now I'm conscious of more than you think I know If he's as new as you're claiming Then who's that with you in the photos from New Year's Eve? No-one No-one Nobody's that fucking fast No-one No-one Nobody's that fucking fast...
10.
Adieu 02:22

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The third and final batch of out-takes, demos and assorted detritus.

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released December 1, 2014

voices on Adieu - Helen Wood, Anthony Monck and Peter Lappin.

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Elegant pop melancholy from Leeds.

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