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1.
Street Haunting 03:22
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Start walking go street haunting They're not coming after you Live your life on the fly, with no reason or rhyme And improvise an afternoon All the people around you Who cares what they say? You can leave them alone And say "have a nice day?" Go where no one knows Pretend you're a ghost Just passing through Get out of your mind, don’t stand in line Life's going on all around you Just start walking go street haunting They're not coming after you Live your life on the fly, ditch your reason and rhyme And improvise your afternoon Go underground, disappear in a crowd Of people on the morning commute Take yourself for a ride, go to the end of the line Where no one comes looking for you Before the moment slips by in the blink of an eye And you find a new way to waste your time Leave the prying eyes of the passers by Their unsolicited advice Leave yourself behind Compartmentalise Or life will go on without you Start walking go street haunting They're not calling out for you Sack of your life, and turn on a dime And improvise the afternoon Spend some quality time with your wandering mind Make up some excuse Start walking go street haunting And see where it takes you
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Trivial Pursuits 05:04
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I went down to London today To watch the racing rats Pound the piccadilly pavements Go off the beaten track Thought I’d find myself in a crowd of people But I just got pushed around I ran into the nearest coffee shop Shouldn’t have gone downtown Had some caffeine courage And suddenly I was back Decided I didn’t like the city anyway And all its tourist traps Was gonna have my big girlboss moment Call out all the fat cats Their days and ways are numbered now this time coz I don’t buy into that I don’t buy into that Don’t make eye contact with consumerists Won’t swim in the yuppie sea Just need a Fender Telecaster And a descending chord progression in D I’m not propping up governments With 40 hours in the commerced land Getting out of the doldrums now it’s time I don’t buy into that I don’t buy into that It’s a new religion One more golden calf Laying in wait to lay waste to their best laid plans Coz I don’t buy into that I don’t buy into that If you go down to London today Better watch your back There’s people there who’ll rob you blind Always stay on the attack Won’t find me at the demonstrations Or waiting for a market crash Got my own plans for myself and this life I don’t buy into that I don’t buy into that Not complaining about emission zones And melting ice caps I’m no fair weather nihilist Obsessing over politics I’m a rugged individualist And I’ve got my own back I’m toppling governments And dodging tourist traps All the yuppies and the lunching ladies The suits and the dunce confederacy They’re all in league against me They can try Know too much for them to let me be They’ve all got it in for me They can try but they won’t catch me this time Coz I don’t buy into that I don’t buy into that Having my main character moment It’s good to be back They all won’t know what hit them this time I don’t buy into that I don’t buy into that (into that, into that, into that, into that) I don’t buy into that (into that, into that, into that, into that) I don’t buy into that
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Aspirational 03:53
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(Aspirational) I’m getting out ​​(Aspirational) Work myself to the ground Upstart, breakout star, no time to waste I’m high strung, get things done, won’t play it safe (Aspirational) I make my own luck (Aspirational) I pulled my bootstraps up I’m punch drunk and jumped up, one man crusade An id overload, haven’t slept in days All in, all out, a lust for life No one cares or seems to realise They let me down, but I get up I’m just not trying hard enough It’ll come today, it’ll come to me Stop playing to the gallery Gotta come today, gotta come to me Running at a loss, sunk cost fallacy (Aspirational) I got on my bike (Aspirational) I’m no one’s free ride Need tough,hard times, suffer for my art Love slumming it, I scrimp, save and starve (Aspirational) I do more with less (Aspirational) Watch what I do next Paying my dues, just not paying my rent It was blood, sweat and tears, and family friends (Aspirational) Just played my cards right (Aspirational) I just prioritise (Aspirational) Believing my own hype (Aspirational) As long as you're alright now Play the underdog, but you’re set for life Just a hobby for you, do this part-time Always land on my feet, always failing up I’m not disgusted with myself enough Leaving them behind, can’t save them all Cutting all ties, I’m aspirational Don’t look back or down, they’re lackadaisical Can’t back out now, I’m aspirational Got a shot at the top if you try Go stick it where the sun don’t shine Not my problem, not my fight Watch your back, they’re right behind Play both sides, come out on top Gotta give them all you’ve got Know your level, that’s your lot Take them for all that they’ve got It’ll come today, it’ll come to me I’ll settle for job security Gotta come today, gotta come to me Just want a good starting salary Rats racing around on a gravy boat They make their money and then they go They’re friends until they slash your throat Everything goes wrong just when I get close Is this a breakdown or an epiphany? All I know is it’s taking all care from me Fell into this job, and I fell into this rut I’m the imposter, and I’m cracking up
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Intruding Thoughts (Acts 1 & 2) 03:38
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Cut out my losses Just decompress No one that I need To second guess Not bending over backwards Or gauging your reactions Not looking for satisfaction Gonna focus on my goals Played 'Evil Woman' by E.L.O 29 times in a row Burn my bridges at both ends Rip up my life and start again No one to slow me down, tie me down Pin me down, wear me out No one to turn me down, shut me out Over all that, I'm living for myself now If you're looking for me now I'm not looking for you Getting into a headspace Think I'm finding my groove Time to spring into action Got nothing to lose I've got something to prove Know what I'm supposed to do Been taking rain checks And not texting back Life is fun with No strings attached Just reviewing the situation A brief breakdown in communication Say I'm getting complacent Living in my comfort zone But it's planning, it's admin Emotional baggage I'm where it's happening Not staring at my phone No one to slow me down, tie me down Pin me down, wear me out No one to fall for now and then shut out No one to build up and then let me down So have your fun, go have your way Get back on the playing field, jump in someone's grave No one to call me out, turn me round No one to pull me up and hold me now No one to feel things for and care about Looks like I can't even fool myself now Are you looking at me now? Or are you looking straight through? Am I so unconvincing From your point of view? Did someone call action? And I missed my cue Another 'bottled it' episode Didn't make a move Did they tell you I'm crazy? Coz if they told you it's true I'm in a haze now Got something to prove I've never had someone That I was scared to lose And now I know the truth What am I supposed to do? So have your fun And have your way But you can't have and eat your cake Now it's all out My cover's blown I can't do this on my own
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The Would-Be Wunderkinds 03:10
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Spare a thought for the would-be wunderkinds With no chance at all Live with ‘what ifs’, spend their days just wondering Bouncing off the walls If only our school got a bit more funding If only we’d been told that we meant something Things we could’ve done with a little encouraging But we’ve been shown that we mean nothing Is this the part where I give it up? Where you say it was all just beginner’s luck Not been having a good innings It’s not the life I planned on living I’m still taking and not giving Was I doomed from the beginning? All crashed out and vowing vengeance Still got time for one more bender No ace to play only 2s and 7s I’m just deadweight, Mr Half Measures Clock in now, leave your dreams at the door Won’t hope, won’t think, won’t sleep anymore Some are born great, some do it alone But I’m David Brent, Pip and Malvolio Is this the bit where you look away? Where you tell yourself It’s a choice that I made Think this is the part where you say it’s a rut Where you fob me off and you pass the buck Skip the post-credits, exit left Don’t wanna see what happens next Every day I feel less and less But I’m not down, no not quite yet Last chance saloon, in overdrive Know I’m in borrowed stoppage time Opportunity’s knocking, don’t get tongue-tied One last chance, one lifetime In the middle of the night I’m so unsure And there’s nowhere in the world that I can be vulnerable Gotta kid yourself and say that life’s wonderful Can’t help but feel I should’ve been so much more The would-be wunderkinds I’m past my prime, I’m too far gone It’s not a phase, dog days are still rolling on You’ll never live this down if it all goes wrong Doomed from the start, called it all along Calling all underachievers Who were set up for one big fall If someone had just believed in us Could’ve been anything at all We don’t slack and we don’t scrounge Got a fear of missing out So much wasted potential Could’ve done better, could’ve been more The would-be wunderkinds The should’ve been something kids It’s really nothing it’s… Just can’t help but wonder if...
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List of Things to Do Today 04:33
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Verse: I was supposed to go out and like it I was supposed to have fun but I wish that I just stayed at home Was s’posed to talk now so I did I was supposed to fake a smile But I wasn’t fooling anyone Verse: I was supposed to reach out so I did But now they’re asking me all of these questions and I just don’t know Was s’posed to turn up so I did You’re wearing out your welcome now Go darken someone else’s door Link: Piss your way through two more days This has been one big write-off Tell them it’s just my resting face But they’re all much closer than I want I was dancing round the drain Still playing ‘How Low Can You Go?’ Sleepwalking from cradle to grave Just kick the can down the road Bridge: Know I’ve left it pretty low Time to come into my own Gonna have so many deathbed regrets When it’s my time go Sick of coming in last place Wipe that smug look off your face Know it won’t always be this way Won’t last forever, nothing does Say it’s high time for change Get in line, know your place Wrote a list of things to do today And they’re not getting done Verse: I was supposed to go out so I did I was supposed to save up Still living in my parents home Was s’posed to make plans try living I was supposed to move out But you said that a year ago Outro: Go on and seize the day It’s gonna get away Ask her out on a date No need to be afraid Always stick with what you know Go on don’t hesitate You’re gonna rue the day Play the hand you’ve been dealt Go and make lemonade Living in your comfort zone You’re getting on We don’t have long (Hold tight, look alive, before it’s all gone) Feel struck out struck off Cut down and botched (Eyes on the prize, give it all that you’ve got) You’ve got cynical and predictable But you’re the only devil that you know You’ve got an old soul and you cover’s blown Try a slice of life before it goes
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Little Middle England 03:54
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Let's go to Scotland take a staycation Before they put up the border any day now One day we'll work out where it all went wrong Old way malaise, bad times are coming Better try and get some sun in Don't know what you have until it's gone Let's get away spend a week in dover Walk up the cliffs watch the lorries below us They're gonna fix this when we're gone Stuck in the same place with no change coming Shouldn't leave their engines running Guess they're hoping things will get moving soon Said we'd set the world on fire But it's already burning Everyone's a fraud or a denier It's not concerning Everything that we love is gonna go to waste Just wanna put it all off for one more day For to do something would be absurd To Little Middle England Let's go to Scotland take a staycation They're gonna put up a border any day now These recessions hit different now Just wanna bury my head in the sand somehow We could've set the world on fire But it's already burning Everyone's somehow still in denial Things keep on on turning We tried our best to voice concern But they didn't hear a word Nothing we said did dare disturb Little Middle England Sleepy Little Middle England Easy Little Middle England Sitting pretty Little Middle England Isn't it a pity Little Middle England Little Middle England Salting The Earth Little Middle England only making things worse Little Middle England no cause for concern Little Middle England never gonna learn
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Anorak Man 03:26
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Kept at this for so long, still haven't copped out Normally I'd have given it up by now Something just clicked, don't know why or how Guess I picked it up and couldn't put it down Everyone needs a hobby to show who you are And maybe I've followed mine a little too far But it takes ten thousand hours and I know that There's so much to learn and understand Anorak man Won't change for anyone Anorak man All through the years as they run All the different things that I could've done Better make the most of this one Get tunnel visioned when things get slow Start comparing myself to all of these goals All the great men and the signposts Am I just a joe bloggs or another john doe? Maybe I'm too scattered and specialised Hyper-fixated and wasting my life Stick to what I know burning through the days Should I pack this in before it's too late? Anorak man Know just how little I know Anorak man With imposter syndrome All the different things that I could've done Hope I make the most of this one I'll disappear for a week and see how it goes Renew my vows to the life that I chose Keep looking and searching won't stay in my lane Give me this time and give me these days All the people who say you're moving too slow They're people who'll fade and come and go So stick with it, who knows what you'll find Just try to keep an open mind Anorak man In the dead of the night Anorak man When I can't sleep at night Anorak man Say I'm wasting my time Know I'm making the most of mine All the things I'm never gonna know Oh the places you'll never go All the different ways my life could have gone But I'm an anorak man and I'm fine with this one

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released January 16, 2023

All songs written by Gary Hill, except Trivial Pursuits, Aspirational & Little Middle England (Gary Hill & Jamie Richardson).

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Project Culture London, UK

Occasionally self-aware London art rock band.

Gary Hill - Vocals and Guitar

Andrew Lewis Smith - Guitar and Vocals

Jamie Richardson - Bass

Toby Cashman - Drums ... more

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