DIY

Robots in Disguise

Don't take, don't take, don't break my amateur art
Ne te moques pas, te fous pas, te fous pas, casses pas
Ne plaisantes pas avec mon art

We're the Blue Peter generation
Brought up on amateur creation
Check our hobbies and collections
Our lower middle class directions

My work's won kiddie competitions
Filled leisure time with my inventions
Read books that stretched imagination
I loved my breaktime education

Don't take, don't take, don't break my amateur art

I heart my art

Don't make, don't make, don't make a joke of my heart
Ne plaisantes pas avec mon art

DIY - Do or die
(Why don't you...sing write paint make?)
DIY - Do or die
DIY - oh why
(Why don't you...DIY)
DIY - do do do...
DIY - why not

I heart my art
Ne plaisantes pas avec mon art

We're the pre-mixed generation
Buy into quicker-fix emotion
Grown up, want only-child attention
Fed up on going through the motions

Dress up and kill the television
Play names and word association
Paint sounds, electro conversation
Go games and adult education

Don't take, don't take, don't break my cut and paste art
I heart my art

Don't make, don't make, don't make a joke of my art
Ne plaisantes pas avec mon art

DIY - Do or die
(Why don't you...sing write paint make?)
DIY - Do or die
DIY - oh why
(Why don't you...DIY)
DIY - do do do...
DIY - why not

Don't take, don't take, don't break my amateur art
I heart my art

Don't make, don't make, don't make a joke of my art
Ne plaisantes pas avec mon art

DIY - Do or die
(Why don't you...sing write paint make?)
DIY - Do or die
DIY - oh why
(Why don't you...DIY)
DIY - do do do...
DIY - why not

I heart my art
Ne plaisantes pas avec mon art

DIY


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    in blue peter, they had competitions on who made the best things...out of stuff like toilet roll tubes and yoghurt pots. when this generation were growing up, they all wanted their stuff on the show, and were really proud of their stuff etc... i think it's a nostalgic song, but also talking about their music at the moment...don't want their style stolen now, don't want their amateur blue peter creations made fun of :P

    sayonarasunshineon November 23, 2007   Link

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