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A wishbone hangs between your breasts
I hope you haven't pulled it yet
And if this little finger doesn't have the strength
then I'm scared that this bird's back bone breaks

I wear a ring of your lipstick
around the knuckle of my 4th digit,
it reminds me what our bodies sowed,
It will do until we are betrothed

The space between your navel
And your waistband was the ice
Where two fingers pirouette, but
Now these hang nails they just slice

Your tongue the tide,
your lips the shore,
I am the jetsam overboard
Goodbye courage

I christen all the ships that sail
on your little kisses' saliva trails
Goodbye courage,
hello sadness, again

Little kisses come to pass
then goodbye courage, hello sadness

Now that those 4 fingers gone,
you leave me only with my thumb
that constantly is pointing down,
the emperor bears teeth not frown

It's only hope that springs eternal,
and that's the reason why
this dripping from my broken heart
is never running dry

credits

from Hello Sadness (Remastered), released November 15, 2021
All songs by Tom and Gareth
Arranged and performed by Los Campesinos!
All songs published by Nettwerk One Music.

On these recordings, Los Campesinos! were Tom, Gareth, Neil, Kim, Jason, Ellen and Rob.
With Harriet Coleman - Violin, Piano, Backing Vocals

Produced, Recorded and Mixed by John Goodmanson.
Recorded at MusicLan Studios, Girona, Spain (Assistant Engineering by Jose Luis Molero) in April 2011
Mixed at ElectroKitty, Seattle, USA & at John's House, Seattle, USA (Additional Engineering by Eric Corson)

String Arrangements by Harriet Coleman (Recorded by Andrew Lewis at Cardiff Music Studio, Cardiff, Wales)
Brass Arrangements by Tom and Jherek Bischoff (Recorded at Eric's house, Seattle, USA)

Benjamin Kaminski - Viola
Jimmy Ottley - Cello
Samantha Boshnack -Trumpet and Flugelhorn
Nelson Bell - Trombone and Tuba
Jherek Bischoff - Double Bass and Good Vibes

Mastered by Simon Francis

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