Chicken Lyrics
| Song | Chicken |
| Artist | Kate Tempest |
| Album | Everybody Down |
| Download | Image LRC TXT |
| [00:04.79] | Harry’s staring at his chicken |
| [00:06.60] | He’s trying hard to listen without hating |
| [00:09.38] | But everything David says |
| [00:11.13] | Seems to make him like him less |
| [00:13.88] | His little brother Pete is waiting |
| [00:15.41] | For the appropriate place to say |
| [00:17.11] | ‘Oh right, yeah’ |
| [00:18.53] | And make an interested face |
| [00:21.85] | Miriam feels distant |
| [00:23.73] | She knows her sons are trying hard |
| [00:25.33] | But trying hard |
| [00:26.70] | Just increases the friction |
| [00:27.88] | It’s never been tense like this |
| [00:30.31] | Harry looks around at his mother’s new kitchen |
| [00:32.44] | And can’t help but think of his dad |
| [00:34.96] | Alone in that house where they all used to live |
| [00:37.34] | Putting his half pint of semi-skimmed |
| [00:39.37] | Back into the fridge |
| [00:40.91] | Dad |
| [00:41.52] | With his silent ways |
| [00:42.85] | And his smiling face |
| [00:44.15] | No romance, just basic |
| [00:45.99] | Straight forwards, no frills, no fuss |
| [00:48.42] | But at least he was a man you could trust |
| [00:51.85] | Not like this guy, this David |
| [00:54.69] | Face like a pill head at the end of a rave |
| [00:56.38] | Staring at my mum like he wants to be saved |
| [00:58.49] | Harry feels weak today, he can’t take it |
| [01:00.65] | And he doesn’t know it but he’s glaring |
| [01:01.97] | Thinking of Becky |
| [01:02.77] | And why he insisted on sharing |
| [01:04.14] | So much with a stranger |
| [01:05.36] | He feels a faint sense of danger |
| [01:06.91] | Ashamed that he’d made a |
| [01:08.21] | Fool of himself, he’s an idiot |
| [01:09.53] | Sees it in his mind’s eye, insidious |
| [01:11.25] | Him, spilling out his guts like a suicidal shogun |
| [01:13.67] | Looking for deliverance |
| [01:15.53] | Dithering fool feeling silly and hopelessly broken |
| [01:17.25] | Blithering on while she was smoking |
| [01:19.40] | What was he thinking? |
| [01:20.21] | Heart opening up like it was blinking |
| [01:21.15] | Becky. He feels her name, it’s heavy |
| [01:24.01] | Don’t forget me |
| [01:25.19] | Snap back to the room |
| [01:26.79] | He flinches at the image |
| [01:28.76] | Miriam is finishing her wine |
| [01:30.40] | And Pete is asking for the spinach |
| [01:33.76] | ‘Er, how’s work, Harry?’ |
| [01:36.14] | David’s features are tipped towards him |
| [01:38.37] | ‘Fine, thanks,’ Harry looks up, ‘exhausting.’ |
| [01:41.10] | ‘Yes,’ David smiles, ‘but hard work is always rewarding.’ |
| [01:45.17] | Even David’s enthusiasm is boring |
| [01:48.62] | ‘How long have you worked there?’ he asks |
| [01:50.73] | And Harry thinks of all them years he’s spent |
| [01:52.75] | Scheming and shotting |
| [01:53.87] | ‘Little while, now. To be honest, I’ve forgotten.’ |
| [01:56.38] | ‘Oh yes, well time does fly in the work place,’ |
| [02:00.17] | David smiles, nodding |
| [02:01.54] | All he ever wanted to be was good enough |
| [02:04.56] | All he ever wanted to say was the right thing |
| [02:05.34] | But as long as you live for the way you’re perceived |
| [02:07.66] | You will never create, only bite things |
| [02:09.20] | All he ever wanted to do was the done thing |
| [02:11.62] | All he ever wanted to make was the grade |
| [02:12.75] | But as long as you live for other people’s opinions |
| [02:15.33] | You’ll never be more than afraid |
| [02:16.42] | All he ever wanted to be was good enough |
| [02:18.65] | All he ever wanted to say was the right thing |
| [02:20.42] | But as long as you live for the way you’re perceived |
| [02:22.50] | You will never create, only bite things |
| [02:24.34] | All he ever wanted to do was the done thing |
| [02:26.05] | All he ever wanted to make was the grade |
| [02:28.10] | But as long as you live for other people’s opinions |
| [02:31.08] | You’ll never be more than afraid |
| [00:04.79] | Harry' s staring at his chicken |
| [00:06.60] | He' s trying hard to listen without hating |
| [00:09.38] | But everything David says |
| [00:11.13] | Seems to make him like him less |
| [00:13.88] | His little brother Pete is waiting |
| [00:15.41] | For the appropriate place to say |
| [00:17.11] | ' Oh right, yeah' |
| [00:18.53] | And make an interested face |
| [00:21.85] | Miriam feels distant |
| [00:23.73] | She knows her sons are trying hard |
| [00:25.33] | But trying hard |
| [00:26.70] | Just increases the friction |
| [00:27.88] | It' s never been tense like this |
| [00:30.31] | Harry looks around at his mother' s new kitchen |
| [00:32.44] | And can' t help but think of his dad |
| [00:34.96] | Alone in that house where they all used to live |
| [00:37.34] | Putting his half pint of semiskimmed |
| [00:39.37] | Back into the fridge |
| [00:40.91] | Dad |
| [00:41.52] | With his silent ways |
| [00:42.85] | And his smiling face |
| [00:44.15] | No romance, just basic |
| [00:45.99] | Straight forwards, no frills, no fuss |
| [00:48.42] | But at least he was a man you could trust |
| [00:51.85] | Not like this guy, this David |
| [00:54.69] | Face like a pill head at the end of a rave |
| [00:56.38] | Staring at my mum like he wants to be saved |
| [00:58.49] | Harry feels weak today, he can' t take it |
| [01:00.65] | And he doesn' t know it but he' s glaring |
| [01:01.97] | Thinking of Becky |
| [01:02.77] | And why he insisted on sharing |
| [01:04.14] | So much with a stranger |
| [01:05.36] | He feels a faint sense of danger |
| [01:06.91] | Ashamed that he' d made a |
| [01:08.21] | Fool of himself, he' s an idiot |
| [01:09.53] | Sees it in his mind' s eye, insidious |
| [01:11.25] | Him, spilling out his guts like a suicidal shogun |
| [01:13.67] | Looking for deliverance |
| [01:15.53] | Dithering fool feeling silly and hopelessly broken |
| [01:17.25] | Blithering on while she was smoking |
| [01:19.40] | What was he thinking? |
| [01:20.21] | Heart opening up like it was blinking |
| [01:21.15] | Becky. He feels her name, it' s heavy |
| [01:24.01] | Don' t forget me |
| [01:25.19] | Snap back to the room |
| [01:26.79] | He flinches at the image |
| [01:28.76] | Miriam is finishing her wine |
| [01:30.40] | And Pete is asking for the spinach |
| [01:33.76] | ' Er, how' s work, Harry?' |
| [01:36.14] | David' s features are tipped towards him |
| [01:38.37] | ' Fine, thanks,' Harry looks up, ' exhausting.' |
| [01:41.10] | ' Yes,' David smiles, ' but hard work is always rewarding.' |
| [01:45.17] | Even David' s enthusiasm is boring |
| [01:48.62] | ' How long have you worked there?' he asks |
| [01:50.73] | And Harry thinks of all them years he' s spent |
| [01:52.75] | Scheming and shotting |
| [01:53.87] | ' Little while, now. To be honest, I' ve forgotten.' |
| [01:56.38] | ' Oh yes, well time does fly in the work place,' |
| [02:00.17] | David smiles, nodding |
| [02:01.54] | All he ever wanted to be was good enough |
| [02:04.56] | All he ever wanted to say was the right thing |
| [02:05.34] | But as long as you live for the way you' re perceived |
| [02:07.66] | You will never create, only bite things |
| [02:09.20] | All he ever wanted to do was the done thing |
| [02:11.62] | All he ever wanted to make was the grade |
| [02:12.75] | But as long as you live for other people' s opinions |
| [02:15.33] | You' ll never be more than afraid |
| [02:16.42] | All he ever wanted to be was good enough |
| [02:18.65] | All he ever wanted to say was the right thing |
| [02:20.42] | But as long as you live for the way you' re perceived |
| [02:22.50] | You will never create, only bite things |
| [02:24.34] | All he ever wanted to do was the done thing |
| [02:26.05] | All he ever wanted to make was the grade |
| [02:28.10] | But as long as you live for other people' s opinions |
| [02:31.08] | You' ll never be more than afraid |
| [00:04.79] | Harry' s staring at his chicken |
| [00:06.60] | He' s trying hard to listen without hating |
| [00:09.38] | But everything David says |
| [00:11.13] | Seems to make him like him less |
| [00:13.88] | His little brother Pete is waiting |
| [00:15.41] | For the appropriate place to say |
| [00:17.11] | ' Oh right, yeah' |
| [00:18.53] | And make an interested face |
| [00:21.85] | Miriam feels distant |
| [00:23.73] | She knows her sons are trying hard |
| [00:25.33] | But trying hard |
| [00:26.70] | Just increases the friction |
| [00:27.88] | It' s never been tense like this |
| [00:30.31] | Harry looks around at his mother' s new kitchen |
| [00:32.44] | And can' t help but think of his dad |
| [00:34.96] | Alone in that house where they all used to live |
| [00:37.34] | Putting his half pint of semiskimmed |
| [00:39.37] | Back into the fridge |
| [00:40.91] | Dad |
| [00:41.52] | With his silent ways |
| [00:42.85] | And his smiling face |
| [00:44.15] | No romance, just basic |
| [00:45.99] | Straight forwards, no frills, no fuss |
| [00:48.42] | But at least he was a man you could trust |
| [00:51.85] | Not like this guy, this David |
| [00:54.69] | Face like a pill head at the end of a rave |
| [00:56.38] | Staring at my mum like he wants to be saved |
| [00:58.49] | Harry feels weak today, he can' t take it |
| [01:00.65] | And he doesn' t know it but he' s glaring |
| [01:01.97] | Thinking of Becky |
| [01:02.77] | And why he insisted on sharing |
| [01:04.14] | So much with a stranger |
| [01:05.36] | He feels a faint sense of danger |
| [01:06.91] | Ashamed that he' d made a |
| [01:08.21] | Fool of himself, he' s an idiot |
| [01:09.53] | Sees it in his mind' s eye, insidious |
| [01:11.25] | Him, spilling out his guts like a suicidal shogun |
| [01:13.67] | Looking for deliverance |
| [01:15.53] | Dithering fool feeling silly and hopelessly broken |
| [01:17.25] | Blithering on while she was smoking |
| [01:19.40] | What was he thinking? |
| [01:20.21] | Heart opening up like it was blinking |
| [01:21.15] | Becky. He feels her name, it' s heavy |
| [01:24.01] | Don' t forget me |
| [01:25.19] | Snap back to the room |
| [01:26.79] | He flinches at the image |
| [01:28.76] | Miriam is finishing her wine |
| [01:30.40] | And Pete is asking for the spinach |
| [01:33.76] | ' Er, how' s work, Harry?' |
| [01:36.14] | David' s features are tipped towards him |
| [01:38.37] | ' Fine, thanks,' Harry looks up, ' exhausting.' |
| [01:41.10] | ' Yes,' David smiles, ' but hard work is always rewarding.' |
| [01:45.17] | Even David' s enthusiasm is boring |
| [01:48.62] | ' How long have you worked there?' he asks |
| [01:50.73] | And Harry thinks of all them years he' s spent |
| [01:52.75] | Scheming and shotting |
| [01:53.87] | ' Little while, now. To be honest, I' ve forgotten.' |
| [01:56.38] | ' Oh yes, well time does fly in the work place,' |
| [02:00.17] | David smiles, nodding |
| [02:01.54] | All he ever wanted to be was good enough |
| [02:04.56] | All he ever wanted to say was the right thing |
| [02:05.34] | But as long as you live for the way you' re perceived |
| [02:07.66] | You will never create, only bite things |
| [02:09.20] | All he ever wanted to do was the done thing |
| [02:11.62] | All he ever wanted to make was the grade |
| [02:12.75] | But as long as you live for other people' s opinions |
| [02:15.33] | You' ll never be more than afraid |
| [02:16.42] | All he ever wanted to be was good enough |
| [02:18.65] | All he ever wanted to say was the right thing |
| [02:20.42] | But as long as you live for the way you' re perceived |
| [02:22.50] | You will never create, only bite things |
| [02:24.34] | All he ever wanted to do was the done thing |
| [02:26.05] | All he ever wanted to make was the grade |
| [02:28.10] | But as long as you live for other people' s opinions |
| [02:31.08] | You' ll never be more than afraid |
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