electronic :: songs

(marr and sumner)

we’re in danger, or so i’m told
it’s the end of time and the world is old
you meet a stranger you don’t want to see
dance to the sound of his pen making history

you know that one day, and it won’t be long
we’ll stand in this place, undercover
licensed to be wrong
one day, and it won’t be long
we’ll stand in this place and discover

i’m not ashamed to tell you
but you know it’s over
make it as the beauty
crying on my shoulder

it’s hard to face rejection
what used to be affection
i thought it was my duty
like i was a soldier

i’d like to pay you but my funds are thin
i’m so in love with my shirt but i’ll throw it in
why can’t you understand what i am going through
it’s a bad situation, what can i do

you know that one day, and it won’t be long
we’ll stand in this place, undercover
licensed to be wrong
one day, and it won’t be long
we’ll stand in this place and discover

i’m not ashamed to tell you
but you know it’s over
make it as the beauty
crying on my shoulder

it’s hard to face rejection
what used to be affection
i thought it was my duty
like i was a solider

like i was a soldier, like i was a soldier
like i was a soldier

one day and it won’t be long
one day and it won’t be long
one day and it won’t be long
one day and it won’t be long

one day and it won’t be long
one day and it won’t be long
one day and it won’t be long

album version—4:34

raise the pressure

one of the best guitar-led songs on raise the pressure, one day has a bright, fresh sound thanks to its clean production, crisp, hard drumming from donald johnson, and immortal lines such as “i’d like to pay you but my funds are thin/i’m so in love with my shirt but i’ll throw it in”. like for you it has a summery, carefree feel that provides some relief from the more melancholic tracks like freefall and time can tell. the similarity in the chorus to (i’ve had) the time of my life does persist, though…