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Albion Lyrics
down in Albion
they’re black and blue
but we don’t talk about that
are you from round here?
how do you do
I’d like to talk about that
talk over
gin in teacups and
leaves on the lawn
violence in bus stops
and pale thin girl with eyes forlorn
gin in teacups and
leaves on the lawn
violence in dole queue
and pale thin girl behind the checkout
but if you're looking for a cheap sort
glint with perspiration
there’s a four-mile queue outside the disused power station
now come away, wont you come away
we’ll go to Deptford, Digby, Tuebrook, anywhere
in Albion
yellowing classics and
canons at dawn
coffee wallows and pith helmets
and oh an English sun
but if you're looking for a cheap sort
that’s in false anticipation
it’ll be waiting in the photo booth at the railway station
ah come away, wont you come away
we’ll go to Watford, London fields, anywhere
but if you're looking for a cheap sort
that’s in false anticipation
it’ll be waiting in the photo booth at the underground station
ah come away, wont you come away
we’ll go to Watford, London fields, anywhere
they’re black and blue
but we don’t talk about that
are you from round here?
how do you do
I’d like to talk about that
gin in teacups and
leaves on the lawn
violence in bus stops
and pale thin girl with eyes forlorn
leaves on the lawn
violence in dole queue
and pale thin girl behind the checkout
glint with perspiration
there’s a four-mile queue outside the disused power station
now come away, wont you come away
we’ll go to Deptford, Digby, Tuebrook, anywhere
in Albion
canons at dawn
coffee wallows and pith helmets
and oh an English sun
that’s in false anticipation
it’ll be waiting in the photo booth at the railway station
ah come away, wont you come away
we’ll go to Watford, London fields, anywhere
but if you're looking for a cheap sort
that’s in false anticipation
it’ll be waiting in the photo booth at the underground station
ah come away, wont you come away
we’ll go to Watford, London fields, anywhere
Song Info
Submitted by
firefaerie420 On Nov 04, 2004
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Lyrics are rather good.
Personally i prefer the demos of this song to what was recorded for babyshambles.
I hate when people call this a Babyshambles song
i love this!!!!!!!!!
this is such a effing brilliant fantastic wonderful song. i just love it yet its so sad - Albion was the ship that pete and carl were sailing on to Arcadia...
I love it on the album dvd when Pete starts saying all different places like shepards bush and basingstoke very nice meaningful song x.x.x
This was pete's first ever song, it was originally a poem.
To point out the obvious, Albion is an ancient name for Great Britain. S'pose it's a bit like an alternative national anthem.
i love this song as i love all libertines songs dearly lol an alternative national anthem hmm nicely put
albion is latin for england.pete had a room in his flat called thr albion rooms.you could do whatever you wanted in these rooms, there were no rules.
This song is about a book, where in which the protagonist lives a life of a solitary man, where he doesn't ever have to face the music, eg. no consequences for his actions, no people being nosy.
In effect, it is about the life Pete Doherty would love to live.