The Federation of Detached Youth
from Acting Thick for Money by The Wind-up Birds
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about
First released on the EP 'Songs Speeches Dancing', December 2005
lyrics
Is the world on your shoulders or is the world at your feet?
How do you feel about the people that you meet?
Do you read about the royals?
Are you loyal to your friends?
Do you own a lot of records or just Radiohead’s “The Bends”?
Are you ploughing through the bible?
Are you trying to sell your soul?
Do you piss yourself at parties?
Do you freeze in front of goal?
Are you living off your parents?
Are you working for the man?
Do you pay for your prescriptions?
Do you swear because you can?
I think that we can help you
We won’t make a fuss
We’ll turn your life around
If you join us
Do you give money to the smackheads or could you give a fuck?
Would you drive right passed a car crash or stop to have a look?
Do you look like someone famous if you get your hair just right?
Do you sometimes wake up screaming in the middle of the night?
Do you write things in your diary?
Do you keep it in your mind?
Do you class yourself as generous or do you think yourself unkind?
Are you duller than dishwater?
Are you higher than the sun?
Would you wipe out all your workmates if you only had a gun?
I think that we can help you
We won’t make a fuss
We’ll turn your life around
Join us
Do you dream about dying?
Do you dream of electric sheep?
Do you dream about your father every time you fall asleep?
Do you go in for moody silence or succumb to rabid rants?
Do you want the world to end soon or be overrun by plants?
Do you feel better after crying?
Do you hate yourself for days?
Do you despise the world around you in a hundred thousand ways?
Will you stick with the traditions or will you break the mold?
Will it all come back to haunt you when you are growing old?
How do you feel about the people that you meet?
Do you read about the royals?
Are you loyal to your friends?
Do you own a lot of records or just Radiohead’s “The Bends”?
Are you ploughing through the bible?
Are you trying to sell your soul?
Do you piss yourself at parties?
Do you freeze in front of goal?
Are you living off your parents?
Are you working for the man?
Do you pay for your prescriptions?
Do you swear because you can?
I think that we can help you
We won’t make a fuss
We’ll turn your life around
If you join us
Do you give money to the smackheads or could you give a fuck?
Would you drive right passed a car crash or stop to have a look?
Do you look like someone famous if you get your hair just right?
Do you sometimes wake up screaming in the middle of the night?
Do you write things in your diary?
Do you keep it in your mind?
Do you class yourself as generous or do you think yourself unkind?
Are you duller than dishwater?
Are you higher than the sun?
Would you wipe out all your workmates if you only had a gun?
I think that we can help you
We won’t make a fuss
We’ll turn your life around
Join us
Do you dream about dying?
Do you dream of electric sheep?
Do you dream about your father every time you fall asleep?
Do you go in for moody silence or succumb to rabid rants?
Do you want the world to end soon or be overrun by plants?
Do you feel better after crying?
Do you hate yourself for days?
Do you despise the world around you in a hundred thousand ways?
Will you stick with the traditions or will you break the mold?
Will it all come back to haunt you when you are growing old?
credits
from Acting Thick for Money,
released April 16, 2011
Paul Ackroyd - vocals
Ben Dawson - bass
Mat Forrest - guitar
Oli Jefferson - drums
Written by Ackroyd/Dawson/Forrest/Jefferson/Stafford. Lyrics by Ackroyd.
Paul Ackroyd - vocals
Ben Dawson - bass
Mat Forrest - guitar
Oli Jefferson - drums
Written by Ackroyd/Dawson/Forrest/Jefferson/Stafford. Lyrics by Ackroyd.
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