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Green Ring​-​Necked Parakeets

from Intromaniac (Album Demos) by Project Culture

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lyrics

Verse:
She says they came from India
Then some escaped from their aviary
Or maybe someone else released them
Now you can find them nesting in cities

They don’t migrate in winter
Don’t leave when things get tough
Somehow they made a home in London
Said one time she saw a whole flock

Years go by, and temperatures rise
But they're not afraid of change
We're going under, they're growing in numbers
And they're all here to stay

We're on thin ice, been stood at the sides
But it's time for me to join the fray
We're trying, we're driven, this world's not a given
Won't let it go up in flames

Chorus:
We kid ourselves about what we want
It’s where all our problems are coming from
Hide it in boxes what we really love
We’re dancing where no one else sees us

Verse:
Now the naysayers are calling for culls
Say they’re a danger to our way of life
They’re feral and there’s too many of them
Got a licence to shoot on sight

It’s so easy to be the contrarian
Shame people who care for anything
It’s harder to be someone who knows who they are
But they’re the ones worth remembering

Chorus:
We kid ourselves about what we want
It’s where all our problems are coming from
Hide it in boxes what we really love
We’re dancing where no one else sees us

Try to be what we think they want
Our friends, our parents, the people we love
Don’t be like the others, just open up
We’ll dance where no one can see us

Bridge:
You think no one’s gonna wanna know you
And that they won't like what they'll find
And I’m guilty of this as well
I just can't go in blind

You’re not like everyone else
You’re not standoffish and you’re not cold
You can’t fake it so don’t backtrack now
Don’t act like you don’t care, let it show

Chorus:
We kid ourselves about what we want
It’s where all our problems are coming from
Hide it in boxes what we really love
We’re dancing where no one else sees us

We’re always worried that we’ll scare them off
Gotta earn it for us to open up
It’s a feeling I thought that I’d forgot
But we’re dancing where no one can see us

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from Intromaniac (Album Demos), released January 2, 2023

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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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