Villains

from Nice To Have A History 2000-2020 by Last Night's TV

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lyrics

Oh Ella, I forgot to turn the record over
And now you're asleep in my arms
Pretending the drama is done
Oh Ella, up before the watchful dawn chorus
A choir rehearsing its parts,
To welcome the morning

We pull the doors closed, I start the engine
As rain spreads from the north
Spot the villains hiding in hedges
Camouflaged for all they are worth

Oh Ella, you've gathered enough wood for kindling
A bonfire to make us all proud
A send-off to old days
Oh Ella, see those sparks dance
To wow the hardest-hearted
Impressing the riotous crowd
Secure in its embrace

I've been the one who - line in the sand drawn -
Would step back from the edge
Chasing crows down country roads now
I am the one with villains to catch

Oh Ella, my back hurts from picking up
Discarded shoes in the park at night
You be the better angel of the two of us
This is a fight that, you shouldn't need to,
Should never need to fight

Our last minutes in the city
Showed me all that was wrong
Backs turned, ignoring each other
Seems like all the good has now gone

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from Nice To Have A History 2000-2020, released September 4, 2020
Written & produced by Spencer Bayles
Mixed by Tim Hann
Recorded at Brooklands Drive & Nat's living room

Spencer Bayles: vocals, guitars
Natalie Long: vocals

From ‘Villains’ single, 2018

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