Mackerel

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lyrics

I could be your wingman but I get no recognition
while you're tangled in their strings, oh buddy, use your intuition:
this place has stayed the same for several hours since you necked it.
There's no fire to your smoke, there's no mirror to reflect it.

Oh, I could be your wingman but I'm running out of interest.
I'd suggest you start with Scafell but it seems you're tackling Everest.
You're a mackerel out of water and it's drying up my patience.
You're a pyramid of nature that has crumbling foundations.

I could be a dragon like the year I was born,
throwing fireworks at the ceiling, spitting beer on the floor
but I know you wouldn't like it 'cause it isn't in the spirit.
Hey, you've managed to convince yourself that I could help you live it.

You're coming off as selfish as you dive into the crowd,
cold and clammy like a shellfish, cold and distant like a storm cloud.
I would love to call you friend, but you've vanished for a while.
Oh, I try to call you friend but it would seem I'm in denial.

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from Mackerel, released December 1, 2016
Robert Sword - Vocals, Guitar, Percussion, Sanshin
Simon Thomas - Vocals, Guitar, Bass
Salvador & Gertie - Barking Vocals

Written by Robert Sword
Produced and arranged by Robert Sword and Simon Thomas
Mixed by Giles Thomas
Mastered by Terry Waker at Tonalex Mastering

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