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Skinny Tie Surround Lyrics
skinnytie says we forgot the 80s too quickly
like when the aesthetic mattered more than the content
and the streaks in your hair were louder than your guitars
or more likely your synthesisers
skinnytie says he wants to look like simon le bon
y'know, '81 '82 kinda time, not any later
it's the sound, it's around
with skinny tie sensurround
skinny tie says his mum's worried about the eyeliner in his pocket
says it's not natural, and that his dad would be
turning in his grave if he knew
he puts across some half hearted half baked point about sexuality
knowing full well he'd never deviate no matter how much he convinces himself otherwise
skinny tie reckons it impresses the girls how he's so free-thinking and stuff
not like these lads that are so common, y'know
only he doesn't realise how much we see through him
skinny tie's just someone you know, not someone you'd call a friend
you wouldn't notice if you hadn't seen him for weeks, but you know you'll see him again
like when the aesthetic mattered more than the content
and the streaks in your hair were louder than your guitars
or more likely your synthesisers
skinnytie says he wants to look like simon le bon
y'know, '81 '82 kinda time, not any later
with skinny tie sensurround
says it's not natural, and that his dad would be
turning in his grave if he knew
he puts across some half hearted half baked point about sexuality
knowing full well he'd never deviate no matter how much he convinces himself otherwise
skinny tie reckons it impresses the girls how he's so free-thinking and stuff
not like these lads that are so common, y'know
only he doesn't realise how much we see through him
skinny tie's just someone you know, not someone you'd call a friend
you wouldn't notice if you hadn't seen him for weeks, but you know you'll see him again
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This tells the story of the softcore underground. People who really want to find an underground group, but know they'll grow up in a few years. Many people have clasped onto the 80's as of late, listening to synthpop and other oddities thinking it's underground when it really isn't. We all see through them, but it's ok, becuase we do it ourselves.