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Karloff

by Gladboy

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New single by Leeds / Norwich band Gladboy:

"I wanted this track to be a sort of reverie about life before the
public smoking ban - something which I'm too young to have ever
seen for myself. I enjoyed the idea that people would smoke
anywhere and everywhere they can. It's a totally unrealistic view of
that world though - it's a track propelled by its own naivety; full
of stupid, cartoonish images about dogs smoking and people
eating cigarettes for pudding. The actor, Boris Karloff, became the
antagonist of this straight-edge anthem. He briefly haunted my
childhood dreams, so I felt he'd be the perfect totem for this world
I had the misfortune of creating."

lyrics

LYRICS:

You
You never thought I always knew
The mood for you
You never thought I always knew

~ dark streets ~

Smoke in this building
I'm smokin' at work
There's smoke in the basement
Got smokes for dessert
I smoke with the dog with a hole in my hand
And a room outside just like a government man
The room outside the Tupelo
The room outside
Nowhere to go
Stuck in the kitchen with a hole in my hand
And a hole in my heart like a government man

That's the terrible sound
I saw the picture in a movie
I saw the picture in a movie

~ dark streets ~

I smoke in the kitchen
I'm smokin' at work
I got smoke on the kids
I'm smoking in church
The room outside
Nowhere to go
The Tupelo skies
They're all covered in smoke
I'm stuck in the kitchen with a hole in my hand
And a hole in my heart like a government man
The room outside the Tupelo
Room outside

Cos I'm so scared of a-Boris Karloff
And I'm so scared of Boris Karloff
And I'm so scared...

To be cruel by you
You never thought I always knew
What you've heard is true
You never thought I always knew

I smoke in the basement
I'm smokin' at work
I smoke on the kids
Baby I'm smokin' in church
The room outside the Tupelo
The Tupelo skies
Nowhere to go
I'm stuck in the kitchen with a hole in my hand
And a room outside just like a government man
I smoke with the dog with a hole in my hand and no room in my heart

Cos I'm so scared of a-Boris Karloff
And I'm so scared of Boris Karloff
And I'm so scared...

I smoke in the kitchen
I'm smokin' at work
Smoke in the desert
I smoke with dessert
Dixie cafes with a hole in my hand
The room outside like a government-
The room outside the Tupelo
The Tupelo skies
Nowhere to go
Stuck in the kitchen with a hole in my hand and a hole in my heart
like a government man

credits

released May 20, 2022
Recorded and Mixed by Adam Bentham
Mastered by Simon Scott (SPS Mastering + Slowdive)

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