Allez Les Blues

from Whole Damn Body by Los Campesinos!

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lyrics

I pushed your head down, flat onto the page
I held the weapon, flat against your face
I remembered the promise that I had made
and turned the pen back onto myself

So you can stick your words of comfort
and you can take your well wishes too
We’re singing “allez les blues”
Cause they hold me closer than you would ever do
Allez les blues

I know your shape and I know your size
You are the weight of the concrete boots that pulled me under the tide
And now you're marching on to a different drum, leaving my body here without a beat
A body drained of all feeling can be nothing but a piece of meat

This lump in my throat is a knot that you tied
with a flick of your tongue and a wink of your eye
(I've been sitting sidesaddle on the devil's chair
I've been muddying upholstery, he didn't care
We’ve been clinking glasses right into the dead of night
he burns a fire, keeps me warm and keeps my heart alight)

You pushed my head down, flat onto the page
You held the weapon, flat to my face
You remembered the promise that you would break
and now the black blood runs through my veins

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from Whole Damn Body, released May 7, 2021

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Los Campesinos! Cardiff, UK

Jism & Blues.

The UK's first and only emo band.

loscampesinos.com

shows

Jun 15

Warsaw

Brooklyn, NY
Jun 16

Paradise Rock Club presented by Citizens

Boston, MA
Jun 17

Union Transfer

Philadelphia, PA
Jun 18

Black Cat

Washington, DC
Jun 20

The Opera House

Toronto, ON
Jun 21

The Roxy

Lakewood, OH
Jun 22

Thalia Hall

Chicago, IL
Jun 24

The Crocodile - Old Location

Seattle, WA
Jun 25

Aladdin Theater

Portland, OR
Jun 27

Great American Music Hall

San Francisco, CA
Jun 28

The Belasco

Los Angeles (LA), CA

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