Belle & Sebastian Lyrics

1. The State I'm In

 * I was surprised, I was happy for a day in 1975


 * I was puzzled by a dream that stayed with me all day in 1995


 * My brother had confessed he was gay, it took the heat off me for a while


 * He stood up with a sailor friend, made it known upon my sister's wedding day




 * I got married in a rush to save a kid from being deported, now she's in love


 * Oh, I was so touched, I was moved to kick the crutches from my crippled friend


 * But she was not impressed, 'cause I cured her on the sabbath, I went to confess


 * When she saw the funny side, we introduced my child bride to whisky and gin




 * The priest in the booth had a photographic memory for all he had heard


 * He took all of my sins and he wrote a pocket novel called "The State That I'm In"


 * And so I gave myself to God, there was a pregnant pause before he said "okay"


 * And now I spend my days turning tables 'round in Mark's and Spencer's, they don't seem to mind




 * I gave myself to sin, I gave myself to providence


 * And I've been there and back again, the state that I am in




 * Oh, love of mine, would you condescend to help me? 'Cause I'm stupid and blind


 * Oh, and desperation is the devil's work, it is the folly of a boy's empty mind


 * Oh, and now I'm feeling dangerous, riding on city buses for a hobby is sad


 * Why don't you leave me to a living end, and I promise that I'll entertain my crippled friend




 * I gave myself to sin, I gave myself to providence


 * And I've been there and back again, the state that I am in




 * I gave myelf to sin, and I've been there and back again, oh yeah

2. Expectations

 * Monday morning wake up knowing that you've gotta go to school


 * Tell your mom what to expect, she says it's right out of the blue


 * Do you want to work at Debenhams? 'Cause that's what they expect


 * Start in lingerie and Doris is your supervisor




 * And the head said that you always were a queer one from the start


 * For careers you say you want to be remembered for your art


 * Your obsession gets you know throughout the school for being strange


 * Making life-size models of The Velvet Underground in clay




 * In the queue for lunch they take the piss, you've got no appetite


 * And the rumor is you never go with boys and you are tight


 * So they jab you a fork, you drop your tray and go berserk


 * While you're cleaning up the mess, the teacher's looking up your skirt




 * Hey, you've been used


 * Are you calm? Settle down


 * Write a song, I'll sing along


 * Soon you will know that you are sane


 * You're on top of the world again






 * Monday morning wake up knowing that you've gotta go to school


 * Tell your mom what to expect, she says it's right out of the blue


 * Do you want to work in C&A? 'Cause that's what they expect


 * Move to lingerie and take a feel of Joe the storeman




 * Tell Veronica the secret of the boy you never kissed


 * She's got everything to gain, 'cause she's a fat girl with a lisp


 * She sticks up for you when you get aggravation from the snobs


 * 'Cause you can't affor a blazer, girl, you're always wearing clogs




 * At the interval you lock yourself away inside your room


 * Head of English gets you, asks you, "What the hell do you think you're doing?"


 * "Do you think that you're better than the other kids? Well, get outside"


 * You've got permission, but you've got to make the bastard think he's right





Hey, you've been used


 * Are you calm? Settle down


 * Write a song, I'll sing along


 * Soon you will know that you are sane


 * You're on top of the world again

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 * And you're cool, and you know


 * You're a star, you'll go far


 * Think of me as a friend


 * Not just a boy who plays guitar


 * You're on top of the world again

3. She's Losing It

 * Lisa knows a girl who's been abused


 * She changed her philosophy in '82


 * She's always looking for a fight


 * She keeps the neighbors up all night

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 * I go to her when I'm feeling slack


 * The girl is using me as a punching bag


 * I think that I could help her out


 * But the girl's got a lot to be mad about

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 * But in the first moment of waking up she knows she's losing it, oh yeah, she's losing it


 * But when the first cup of coffee tastes like washing up, she knows she's losing it


 * Oh yeah, she's losing it, oh yeah, she's losing it

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 * Lisa met Cheslea at the knocking school


 * Chelsea didn't feel like following the rules


 * So she left the place for another school


 * Where the boys go with boys and the girls with girls

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 * Chelsea was the one who's been abused


 * It changed her philosophy in '82


 * She says, "Inch for inch, and pound for pound"


 * "Who needs boys when there's Lisa around?"

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 * But in the first moment of waking up she knows she's losing it, oh yeah, she's losing it


 * But when the first cup of coffee tastes like washing up, she knows she's losing it, oh yeah, she's losing it


 * She goes to the mirror to put on her stuff, she knows she's losing it, oh yeah, she's losing it


 * She doesn't speak to anyone 'till four o' clock, she knows she's losing it


 * Oh yeah, she's losing it, oh yeah, she's losing it

4. You're Just a Baby

 * You're just a baby, baby girl


 * So kiss me on the cheek and then go on to school

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 * You're just a baby, baby girl


 * So kiss me on the cheek before you know what's cool


 * You will be leaving in the morning


 * And I won't be there to see you go off your head


 * Yeah, you will be working in the morning


 * And I won't be there to see you go off your head

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 * There must be a reason for all the looks we gave


 * And all the things we never said before, so what's the score?

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 * And all the things we never said before, before

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 * You're such a baby, baby girl


 * So kiss me on the cheek before you know what's sweet


 * You're just a baby, baby girl


 * So kiss me on the cheek before you go to sleep


 * You will be working in the morning


 * And I won't be there to see you go off your head


 * Yeah, you will be crying in the morning


 * And I won't be there to see you go off your head

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 * And all the things we never said before, so what's the score?

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 * There must be a reason for all the looks we gave


 * And all the things we never said before, before

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 * You're just a baby, baby girl


 * So kiss me on the cheek before you go to sleep

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 * You're just a baby, baby girl


 * So let go of my hand so we can get some sleep


 * You will be crying in the morning


 * And I won't be there to see you go off your head


 * 'Cause you will be married in the morning


 * And I won't be there to see you go off your head

5. Electronic Renaissance

 * Play a game with your electronics, take a step to the discotheque and people


 * Go outside where there's someone watching cars go by, and the city's tall with steeples


 * Hand in hand with the electronic renaissance is the way to go, yeah


 * Hand in hand with the electronic renaissance is the way to go, boy


 * Hand in hand with the electronic renaissance is the way to go, you're learning


 * Soon you will do the things you wanted, since you were wearing glitter badges

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 * If you work for much very longer, you'll be know as the boy who's always dancing


 * If you work for much very longer, you'll be know as the boy who's always working


 * Monochrome in the 1990s


 * You go disco and I'll go my way


 * Monochrome in the 1990s


 * You go disco and I'll go Funkadelic, man


 * It's the way to go


 * So drop a pill and then say hello

6. I Could Be Dreaming

 * I could be sleeping, I could be dreaming


 * I could have ordinary people chasing me from town to town


 * Mission impossible, they've got a spy for every blink of your eye


 * I'm feeling awkward, I'm feeling tounge tied


 * They've got a knife for every time you take the same train into work


 * A family's like a loaded gun, you point it in the wrong direction, someone's gonna get killed

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 * If you had such a dream, would you get up and do the things you believe in?

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 * Is he your husband, or just your boyfriend?


 * Is he the moron who's been beating you and keeping you inside?


 * I've never done this kind of thing, but if I kill him now, well, who's gonna miss him?


 * I went up to the school, I took a walk up Castlehill


 * For every step there was a local boy who wants to be a hero


 * Do you want to do it now? Outside the butcher's with a knife and a bike chain


 * If you had such a dream, would you get up and do the things you believe in?


 * While your head is clear

7. We Rule the School

 * On a beach tree, rudely carved, "NC loved me"


 * Why did she do it? Was she scared? Was she bored?


 * On a beach tree, rudely carved, "NC loved me"


 * Why did she do it? Was she scared? Was she pushed?

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 * Do something pretty while you can, don't fall asleep


 * Skating a pirouette on ice is cool


 * Do something pretty while you can, don't be a fool


 * Reading the gospel to yourself is fine

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 * On a bus stop in the town, "We rule the school"


 * Written for anyone to read and to see


 * On a bus stop in the town, "We rule the school"


 * Written for anyone with eyes in their head

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 * Driving from California to New York

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 * Call me a prophet if you want, it's no secret


 * You know the world was made for men


 * No us

8. My Wandering Days Are Over

 * You know my wandering days are over


 * Or does it mean that I'm getting boring? You tell me


 * I'm tired of listening to myself here


 * I'm tired of fixing things for Michael and the rest of them

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 * You know my bip bopping days are over


 * I hung my boots up and then retired from the disco floor


 * The center of my so-called being is


 * The space between your bed and wardrobe with the louvre doors

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 * You know, my celebate days are over


 * You put me straight on the finer points of my speech rehearsed


 * In the mirror of my steamy bathroom


 * Where the lino tells a sorry story in a monologue

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 * Six months on, the winter's gone


 * The disenchanted pony left the circus boy, the circus boy got lonely


 * It's summer and it's sister song's being written for the lonely


 * The circus boy is feeling melacholy

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 * It's got to be fate that's doing it


 * A spooky witch in a sexy dress has been bugging me


 * With the story of the way it should be


 * With the story of Sebastian and Belle the singer, yeah

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 * You know my one-man band is over


 * I hit the drum for the final time and I walked away


 * I saw you in a japanese restaurant


 * You were doing it for businessmen on the piano, Belle


 * You said it was a living hell


 * You said you were in hell

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<p style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:1em;margin-left:48px;">Six months on, the winter's gone


 * The disenchanted pony left the circus boy, the circus boy got lonely


 * It's summer and it's sister song's being written for the lonely


 * The circus boy is feeling melacholy

9. I Don't Love Anyone

 * I don't love anyone, you're not listening


 * You're playing with something, you're playing with yourself


 * I don't love anyone, you're not listening, even now


 * You're playing with something, you're playing with someone else

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 * If there's one thing that I learned when I was still a child, it's to take a hiding

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 * I don't love anything, not even Christmas


 * Especially not that, I don't love anything


 * I don't love anyone, well, maybe my sister


 * Maybe my baby brother too, yeah


 * I don't love anyone

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 * If there's one thing that I learned when I was still a child, it's to take a hiding


 * If there's one thing that I learned when I was still a child, it's to be alone

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 * Out in the street, the kids are out playing, having fun


 * But I pass them by, I'm not a kid, no, I don't love anyone


 * I met a man today, and he told me something pretty strange


 * There's always somebody saying something


 * He said the world was as soft as lace

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 * But I don't love anyone

10. Mary Jo

 * Mary Jo, living alone, drinking tea on her own


 * She wants, I don't know what you want


 * Mary Jo, living alone, drinking gin, the telly's on


 * She wants

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 * The night to follow day and back again


 * She doesn't want to sleep, well who could blame her if she wants?

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 * She doesn't want to sleep, well who could blame her if she sleeps?


 * Oh, who could blame her if she sleeps?


 * Who could blame her if she's sleeping?

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 * Mary Jo, back with yourself for company


 * Keep telling yourself you're young and it'll happen soon


 * Mary Jo, no one can guess what you've bee through


 * Now you've got love to burn

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 * It's someone else's turn to go through hell


 * And you can see them come from 50 yards, yeah, you can tell


 * It's someone else's turn to take a fall


 * And now you're the one who's strong enough to help them


 * The one who's strong enough to help them all

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 * Mary Jo, you're looking thin, reading the book, "The State I'm In"


 * It doesn't help at all


 * 'Cause all you want is a cigarette and a thespian with a caravanette in hull

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 * Your life is never dull in your dreams


 * A pity that it never seems to work the way you see it


 * Life is never dull in your head


 * A sorry tale of action and the men you left for women


 * And the men you left for intrigue


 * And the men you left for dead

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