Stink

Song Stink
Artist Kate Tempest
Album Bad Place for a Good Time

Lyrics

[00:00.532] 'It feels like we could make something happen that ain't ever happened before.'
[00:05.404] 'Let's never get bored of each other.'
[00:07.879] 'And let's always want more of each other.'
[00:10.399] They lay on the floor with each other
[00:12.897] Amazed by how right it felt
[00:15.434] They smiled and they caught their breath
[00:17.712] And they thought of nothing else
[00:20.221] They lay there silent
[00:21.257] Not touching
[00:21.862] She's crying
[00:23.104] Backs to each other
[00:24.201] And he's sighing
[00:25.144] Three days straight fighting
[00:26.638] 'I can't bear your self-importance.'
[00:28.305] 'I don't like you when you're like this.'
[00:29.661] 'You haven't even kissed me for days'
[00:31.825] 'How can I want to kiss you when all your lips say
[00:34.491] Is how shitty I've been and how little I care?'
[00:37.244] 'What are we doing this for?'
[00:38.795] 'I can't bear any more of your b***hing.'
[00:41.102] They sat there in the kitchen
[00:42.566] They didn't look at each other
[00:43.767] They just stared at the walls
[00:45.067] And her head's in her hands
[00:46.360] And the coffee pot falls to the floor
[00:47.765] Now he is angry and smashing up tables
[00:50.712] He was thinking:
[00:51.695] 'If I love you like I say
[00:54.225] I would not treat you this way
[00:56.596] If I love you like I think
[00:59.248] I would not make such a stink
[01:01.981] If this is what we had both hoped
[01:04.344] I don't think I'd feel so choked
[01:06.790] If I want more, how can I get it?
[01:08.861] I'm only staying 'cause I'm scared
[01:10.346] If I leave I'll regret it.'
[01:12.037] Pete is at home, Becky is at work
[01:14.120] He stares out the window
[01:15.324] Trying not to let it hurt
[01:16.628] He folds up the washing
[01:17.719] He watches a bit of telly
[01:19.096] And he makes himself some dinner
[01:20.116] But he can't eat any
[01:21.667] He knows it's her job and that she is working hard
[01:24.136] But the thought of what she does kind of rips him apart
[01:26.506] And every time they talk about it, it just turns into a row
[01:29.132] She says 'If you trust me, I don't see how
[01:31.767] This can be a problem, '
[01:32.797] And he can't find the words to say -
[01:34.284] I don't want your hands
[01:35.313] On another man's vertebrae
[01:36.972] He don't have a leg to stand on
[01:38.334] He ain't earning
[01:39.334] And she's got rent to pay
[01:40.186] And books to buy
[01:40.826] She is determined
[01:41.664] To support herself
[01:42.922] But he looks at his girlfriend
[01:44.190] And feels like
[01:44.979] He is in love with a whirlwind
[01:46.774] She rips him to pieces every night
[01:48.436] And every morning
[01:49.309] He finds himself doubting things that used to be important
[01:51.900] He drifted from his mates and he lost contact with his brother
[01:54.465] All they really had now was each other
[01:56.695] Eventually he gave in, he said:
[01:58.619] 'If you think it's right
[01:59.400] Then go ahead and work
[02:00.195] But please don't work tonight.'
[02:02.336] Then she said:
[02:03.346] 'If you love me like you say
[02:05.783] You would not push me away
[02:08.169] If you love me like you think
[02:10.886] You would not make such a stink
[02:13.486] If this is what we had both hoped
[02:16.097] I don't think that we'd feel so choked
[02:18.396] If I want more, how can I get it?
[02:20.486] You're only staying 'cause you're scared
[02:21.906] If you leave you'll regret it.'