Humbug

by Sounds of Swami

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Music recorded live at the Nave, November 2017 by Andy Hawkins.
Vocals recorded at Corner House Recording Studio, March 2020 by Kurt Wood.
Mixed by Andy Hawkins. Mastered by Dave Draper.

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LYRICS

Outside my home
My place of work
The taxi firm
Taken in turns

He said “never again, I just don’t trust it”
But this mutual friend says “you can trust me”

I don’t feel a pulse
I don’t feel your interest
I don’t feel your loss
You just lost the business

Foreign handshakes play pass the parcel
Car park. School yard. Wait.
This give and take makes you hard to handle
Move in, drive away

Can you keep a secret?
Then you can join our club
Whispering, indecent
We own the neighbourhood

Hand in the bag
Pass it around
Pick up the drop
Talk shit, talk shop

I don’t feel the love
I don’t feel peer pressure
I don’t feel like I won
Because you’re marked and measured now

Modern handshakes reach across the border
Calling. Texting. Wait.
This class A’s bespoke and made to order
Burning fuel all day

Faking handshakes, greasing the engine
Dealing. Driving. Weight.
Dilated. Awake. Scream for attention
Blow lines, blown away

Their nonchalance
Your new income
Their weakness
Your trail of crumbs

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released July 14, 2022
Kurt Wood - Vocals, Guitar, Human Car
Luke Antonik-Yates - Guitar, Vocals
Rob Gilbert - Bass
Joe Dimuantes - Drums

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Sounds of Swami Keighley, UK

Highly accessible moderate rock

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