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Track 12 from the new album Pedestrian Verse.

***Lyrics***

I went looking for a song for you

Something soft and patient to reflect its muse

I took a walk with all my brightest thoughts

But the weather soon turned and they all ran off

Took to the ocean in a boat this time

Only an idiot would swim through the sh*t I write

How can I talk about light and warmth

I've got a voice like a gutter in a toxic storm

All the dark words pouring from my throat

Sound like an oil slick coating the wings we've grown

There goes a love song drifting out to sea

I'd sing along if I could hear over the oil slick

So it came to pass and I came home

With four worn out limbs and not one love song

How predictable this is all you got

Yet another selfish signpost to my ruin of faults

All the dark words pouring from my throat

Sound like an oil slick coating the wings we've grown

There goes a love song drifting out to sea

I'd sing along if I could hear

Over the dark words pissing from my throat

Sounds like an oil slick coating the wings we've grown

There goes a love song drifting out of my reach

I'd sing along if I could see past the oil slick

There is light but there's a tunnel to crawl through

There is love but its misery loves you

There's still hope so I think we'll be fine

In these disastrous times, disastrous times

There is light but there's a tunnel to crawl through

There is love but its misery loves you

We've still got hope so I think we'll be fine

In these disastrous times, disastrous times

Comments

9 years ago

David Jack

Cant get enough of these guys. Brilliant track

10 years ago

reakinhavoc

Best song on the album by far!

10 years ago

Jcop42

Badass is not often a term used for Frightened Rabbit, but I think it applies to 1:12 for some reason.

10 years ago

OA Huerta

I disagree...I feel this song is about when we attempt to lift up, praise or otherwise make our significant other feel good verbally, for some reason turns into critique and/or negativity for some unknown reason....usually circumstance that at the moment of wanting to praise, turns drastically usually due to our own inequities....

10 years ago

Jcop42

All the dark words pouring from my throat Sound like an oil slick coating the wings we’ve grown There goes a love song drifting out to sea I’d sing along if I could hear Over the dark words pissing from my throat Sounds like an oil slick coating the wings we’ve grown There goes a love song drifting out my reach I’d sing along if I could see past the oil slick

10 years ago

wavelengthNI

You don't, no worries mate!

10 years ago

ian hauer

don't mean to sound like a douche haha

10 years ago

wavelengthNI

So it is, ta!

10 years ago

ian hauer

It's "how can I talk about light and warmth" not I cannot talk about life and love

11 years ago

Robert Fitzgerald

canoot stop listening to this, my favourite track on the album

11 years ago

Mitch Reeter

The lyrical content of this song is fantastic, and actually darkly funny. It's basically him saying "Hey, I tried to write you a nice, happy love song, but I accidentally wrote another really miserable, depressing song instead. Apparently that's all I know how to do. Whoops." Which isn't to say I don't absolutely cherish Frightened Rabbit's many sad songs.

11 years ago

Bennett Alston

wow i read your comment and immediately heard that too. this is a very good thing

11 years ago

Scott McAllister

Frightened Rabbit - Oil Slick

11 years ago

itworks92

Sounds a bit like Moon and Antarctica era Modest Mouse. Which is of course a very good thing.

11 years ago

seldomareelephants

This is brilliant.

11 years ago

Michael Browne

yeah this song is great. the final "chorus" (for lack of a better term) is amazing both lyrically and melody.

11 years ago

motty32

this one is too good

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