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Happy New Year Lyrics
Did the ironing in a cowboy hat
Felt as fresh as the paint in this new flat
I will never tell you what to do
Have ambition simply to see things through
Did you know I could be a lot of fun
I'm aware that friendship can die young
As the glow from the street light bled
Down the Langlands Road we set off, the best of friends
I know where I stand
I don't need you to hold my hand
Well I've tried to get along with you
And I asked myself what I'm gonna do
I'm coming 'round to take a stand
Gonna to put us together with glue or an elastic band
I know where I stand
I don't need you to hold my hand
Well I'm softer than my face would suggest
And at times like these I'm at my lowest ebb
But I know I can confide in you
If I cry to set the mood oh please could you cry too?
Happy new year
You're my only vice
What if we compromised?
I am open
Happy new year [Do you have to wear a frown like that?]
You're my only vice [You could have hit me with a baseball bat]
What if we compromised? [Do you have to wear a frown like that?]
I am open [You could have hit me with a baseball bat]
Do you have to? [Yes I do]
Do you have to? [Yes I do]
Do you have to? [So do you]
Do you have to?
Felt as fresh as the paint in this new flat
I will never tell you what to do
Have ambition simply to see things through
I'm aware that friendship can die young
As the glow from the street light bled
Down the Langlands Road we set off, the best of friends
I don't need you to hold my hand
And I asked myself what I'm gonna do
I'm coming 'round to take a stand
Gonna to put us together with glue or an elastic band
I don't need you to hold my hand
And at times like these I'm at my lowest ebb
But I know I can confide in you
If I cry to set the mood oh please could you cry too?
You're my only vice
What if we compromised?
I am open
You're my only vice [You could have hit me with a baseball bat]
What if we compromised? [Do you have to wear a frown like that?]
I am open [You could have hit me with a baseball bat]
Do you have to? [Yes I do]
Do you have to? [So do you]
Do you have to?
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I was listening to this song today and it was one of those A-HA moments where the song didn't necessarily mean much before but now that I've been in a situation I think that mirrors the song, it makes much more sense. If the song at all reflects what my situation is, it is about two people who have met and spent time with each other only to kind of realize that while they appreciated each other they maybe weren't completely compatible. But they're deep enough in that they (or at least she) wants to try to make it work anyway, even though by the end of the song we can tell that it just isn't going to happen.
She would be content with a more laid back relationship, she doesn't need for the two of them to be breathing down each others' necks, but he just isn't into it that way.
That's my own interpretation, anyway. :)
Fabulous twee indie-pop from Glasgow. Lovely vocal harmonies.
my very favourite camera obscura song of all time, "Happy new year You're my only vice", it's just brilliant, isn't it? Although I don't really know what it's about, it does have quite a personal meaning for me.
"I'm coming 'round to take a stand gonna put us together with glue or an elastic band" this song is genious, one of the best CA songs ever. And that's saying alot about the song.