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lyrics
With a microgram of carcinogens
I will flush my body of this relentless ailment
The next time I step through the shower doors, my soul will be cleansed
Oh devil get thee away from me
Practising signatures on handwritten receipts
Pacing the aisles, with the toothpaste, liquor and frozen peas
Bored to tears 24 hours 7 days a week
It’s like I’m manning a tiller through a raging sea
Raise up your hand and strike a blow for the hegemony
Of letters dictated authoritatively
To a Gujarati niece from Milton Keynes
And all through this last winter
She is desperately trying to remain free
From Luton to Kolkata
From Leicester to Chennai
Everything I have ever held close will crawl away to die, die, die
Vishnu will preserve me
Shiva will destroy
On my knees with my fingers in the dirt all for you boy.
For you boy
From a future practitioner of dentistry
A son still living in sin, still living in secrecy
A chapped lipped cravated teenager who every time he opens his mouth to speak
Will try and express how he feels
Awoke, two blue lit torsos encased in the bed sheets
Faint strains of radio and burning cumin seeds
Words are just the things we use to fill the spaces in between
Scratch marks in the bark of an old oak tree
Raise up your cup to your lips and drink some sweet, sweet tea
And every net curtain twitches, every letter box creaks
As the rain painted street soaks through my stone washed jeans
And I go entering the future
At such an incredible speed
From Luton to Kolkata
From Leicester to Chennai
Everything I have ever held close will crawl away to die, die, die
Vishnu will preserve me
Shiva will destroy
I’m on my knees with my fingers in the dirt all for you boy
For you boy
credits
released December 12, 2016
James Taylor - Lead Vocals, Guitars, Songwriter
Alex Murphy - Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals, Percussion
Davina Panjanaden - Violin, Backing Vocals
Edwin Magombe - Keyboard
Ivan Polakovic - Drums
Kristoffer Rylander - Producer, Additional Percussion
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