Saint Etienne LYRICS

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Saint Etienne - Archway People - lyrics

[intro sample on youre in a bad way version:]
You asked me to make a record of my voice. well here it is. what you want me to say is I love you. heres the truth. I hate you, you little slut. you make me sick!
When you told me your dream (when you told me your dream) /
I / wanted to cry. /
You almost looked happy (you almost looked happy) /
Please dont tell me / its true. /
All our neighbours are old (all our neighbours are old) /
Street-lamp buzzes all night. /
There are some nice parts of london, (there are some nice parts of london) /
You can see them from here (you can see them from here, you can see them from here.) /
Youre / not going to change, /
Were / not moving away. /
Were staying here, (staying here.) /
Were staying here, (staying here.) /
We both work `til late, /
Catch / the fifty-eight. /
Usually asleep by eleven, (asleep by eleven) /
But somehow it didnt seem right /
When you turned and said (when you turned and said) /
Lets / go mad tonight. /
So we drank and danced; (so we drank and danced) /
For once I felt close to you (for once I felt close to you, for once I felt close to you.) /
Youre / not going to change. /
Were / not moving away. /
Were staying here, (staying here.) /
Were staying here, (staying here.) /
Were staying here, (staying here.) /
Were staying here, (staying here.) /
Were staying here, (staying here.) /
Were staying here, (staying here.) /
Were staying here, (staying here...)

Saint Etienne - Burnt Out Car - lyrics

Transcription courtesy of scott seymour
A simple / good morning /
Or hello would have done /
The silence / 10 am /
Not my idea of fun /
The papers / the photos /
Things were found in the fire /
Chorus:
Something that you said /
The look upon your face /
Something in the way you hold me /
I know what they say /
I know what this means /
I know that you never told me /
A change of hair colour /
Clairol baby-blond /
Im not quite used to it /
It never takes too long /
No makeup / no earrings /
Nothing to identify me /
Chorus
Repeat chorus several times...

Saint Etienne - Action - lyrics

"Have you ever been to a harvest of the corn?"
Drift along
Drift along
Gonna find them
Drift along
Gonna find them
Drift along (repeated)
Need to make is special
Need to make it new
Looking for the action
Something more to do
Underneath the pavement
Towers in the clouds
Gotta find the action
Need it soon
Right now
Drift along (repeated)
Chorus (x2):
Cause I've been searching for all the people
I used to turn to and
All the people who knew the answers
Let's get the feeling again
Back in sweet suburbia
Middle of the road
Looking for the action
Everywhere I go
Need to make it special
Need to make it knew
Looking for the action
Something more to do
Drift along (repeated)
Chorus (x4):
Cause I've been searching for all the people
I used to turn to and
All the people who knew the answers
Let's get the feeling again

Saint Etienne - A Christmas Gift To You - lyrics

Transcribed by nicola
Sarah:
Hello, this is saint etienne here with a special christmas message for you all. how are you feeling bob?
Bob:
Im feeling dandy and I just want to say happy christmas, war is over. how are you feeling pete?
Pete:
Im feeling my oats. its a bit parky in here, isnt it? anyone fancy a drink? whats your favourite christmas drink bob?
Bob:
Umm, can I have a vodka with domestos in it and a slice of ? ? ? please?
Pete:
Certainly sir. and sarah?
Sarah:
No thank you. eh... can I have a glass of champagne with an oxo cube in it please? thank you. mmmmm.
Bob:
Do you want a drink pete, Im buying this round?
Pete:
No.
Sarah:
Weve got a couple of songs for you and the first one is...
Bob:
Driving home for christmas, a smashing song by chris rea. and the second one is..
Pete:
Message in a bottle, a tribute to the gentle giant of rock, sting.
Sarah:
And now wed all like to say...
All:
Happy christmas!!

Saint Etienne - Afraid To Go Home - lyrics

Transcribed by kevin hung
Hearing tunes in other rooms
They stay, they stay like morning rays
Summer in sound tumbling down
The sun around my face
Leaves are green like tambourines
A walk, a walk in morning dew
Soul in the breeze
Places like theses
The times I shared with you
Can we slow it down, slow it down
Im afraid to go home
Im afraid to go home
Can we slow it down, slow it down
Scared of being alone
Scared to answer the phone
Im afraid to go home
Ocean view is drowned in blue
The waves, the waves against the shore
Say I dont care but knowing hes there
Ill pour a couple more
Can we slow it down, slow it down
Im afraid to go home
Im afraid to go home
Can we slow it down, slow it down
Im afraid to go home
Im afraid to go home

Saint Etienne - Been So Long - lyrics

Transcribed by kevin hung
I knew when you
Came around here to see me
Youd stay here till the morning
Cant stop myself from falling
In love with you
You know well never be the same
Been so long
Its been so long
Im tired of being alone
Theres a way to go
Honey I know now Im calling you on the phone
Pretending nothing has changed here
But strangely familiar tracks are falling
You came without a warning
Im glad youre here
To take these lonely tears away
Been so long
Its been so long
Im tired of being alone
Theres a way to go
Honey I know now Im calling you on the phone
On the phone
Been so long
Its been so long
Im tired of being alone
Theres a way to go
Honey I know now Im calling you on the phone
On the phone
On the phone

Saint Etienne - Boy Is Crying - lyrics

boy is it coming to me
lotta bodies i don't know
hoped i could get some sleepin'
hope that they will go
that boy is crying
forget about the lying
he's not singing
cause his ears are ringing
i've gotta hit the sheets again
gotta catch an hour before i go
down to the streets beneath me
out into the crowd below
take me to the outer reaches
rock me to and fro
this boy is crying
fed up with the lying
i'm not singing
cause my eyes are stinging
get me on a roll again
look me in the eye and flash your smile
flash your smile

Saint Etienne - Boy Scouts Of America - lyrics

Like a birthday card from a previous year,
the weather in Chayco is sparkling and clear.
The girl lies in bed, the boy sits in the yard.
He wants to talk sleep but he has to keep guard.
She stirs from her sleep and she calls for a beer;
he knows there are none and pretends not to hear.
She hears his breath like she's heard it before.
She cuddles her sheets as he slips out the door.
God had derailed the Lonestar train
that can take her away from sadness and pain.
He acts like a saint but the strain really shows;
The boy scouts of America taught him all that he knows.

Saint Etienne - Accident - lyrics

Hes on the phone, / doesnt want to go home. /
The hotel life - / forget your wife, / youre on your own.
Academia girl; /
Her lifes a gas, / she loves the trash / inside his world. /
Cant find his way there, /
Got the cash, / feeling flash / in leicester square. /
(ooh-ooh) /
Yes. /
She never meant to call, / she did anyway, /
And now hes trying to find / the words to say /
Someday. /
Its five to twelve / and shes nervous as hell, /
With nothing to lose, / its hard to choose / its hard to tell. /
And hers is lilac and gold; /
The things she has, / shes feeling sad, / shes feeling old. /
Skin is dewdrop and warm; /
The lipstick kiss, / reminisce, / or wait will dawn. /
(ooh-ooh) /
Yes. /
She never meant to call, / she did anyway, /
And now hes trying to find / the words to say /
Someday. /
(ooh-ooh) /
Yes. /
She never meant to call, / she did anyway, /
And now hes trying to find / the words to say /
Someday. /
Et cest alors que supposement blesse par le commun des mortels, /
Quen habit pourpre et net, / de mes cendres fictions, /
Pour lencore inconnu(e), attendu(e); /
Je reserecte encore et encore. /
Je reserecte / encore / et encore. /
Hes on the phone / and she wants to go home, /
Shoes in hand, / dont make a sound, / its time to go /
Ooh-ooh /
Yes. /
She never meant to call, / she did anyway, /
And now hes trying to find / the words to say /
Someday. /
Ooh-ooh /
Yes. /
She never meant to call, / she did anyway, /
And now hes trying to find / the words to say /
Someday, someday, someday. (ooh-ooh) /
Someday, someday, someday.

Saint Etienne - Avenue - lyrics

Transcribed by mark dorset
[sample:]
A lemonade.
Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. /
Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. /
Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. /
[backing throughout the verses:] ba-ba-da ba-da ba-ba-ba-da...
Pass me the suitcase, baby. / I know / its not that easy and /
Give me / my mirror, love, / just give me / back my memories, /
And oh, / oh, how many years / is it now maurice? /
Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. /
Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. /
Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. /
And, ooh, / oh the clowns no good.
And I was / half-asleep, and / riding / on a slow-coach, I /
Think I / lose all these things still, / meaning / Im not holy and, oh, /
Oh, your honey-dish, / oh, its on my list. /
Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. /
Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. /
Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. /
And, ooh, / oh the clowns no good.
Wish my hearts wish / climbing out your window /
For your savage amusement. /
You put a spell over me, well, /
Smells like lemon flavour. /
Ba-ba-da ba-da ba-ba-ba-da...
Tuesday, / if I had you back again / you know / Im against the future. /
Wednesday, / I was a little girl / (I was the little girl whod like to snog your face.) /
And ooh, / oh, how many years / is it now maurice? /
Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. /
Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. /
Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. /
And, ooh, / oh the clowns no good.
Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. /
Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. /
Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. /
Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. /
Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. /
Oo-oo-ooh, / young heart. /
And, ooh, / oh the clowns no good.
And, ooh, / oh the clowns no good.
And, ooh, / oh the clowns no good.
And, ooh, / oh the clowns no good.
And, ooh, / oh the clowns no good.
And, ooh, / oh the clowns no good.
(and then I shall go back to maurice.) /
And, ooh, / oh the clowns no good.
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