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Adult Diversion Lyrics

How do I get close to you?
Even if you don't notice
As I admire you on the subway
When it's dark outside your house
You won't let anybody out
And keep a padlock on your door...

Well, one more cocktail
And I'm on your trail

If I should fall
Act as though it never happened
I will retreat
And sit inside so very quietly

How do I grow old with you?
Even if you don't notice
As I pass by you on the sidewalk
When it's dark outside your house
You won't let anybody out
You're keeping a dead girl
In the closet

One more cocktail...
Is it a good time?
Or is it highly inappropriate?

If I should fall
Act as though it never happened
I will retreat
And then go back to university

If I should fall
Act as though it never happened
I will retreat
And sit inside so very quietly

I won't waste a moment
I won't waste a...

If I should fall
Act as though it never happened
I will retreat
and sit inside so very quietly

If I should fall
Act as though it never happened
I will retreat
And then go back to university
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Cover art for Adult Diversion lyrics by Alvvays

How did you write and record “Adult Diversion”?

I was working at a smoothie hut for a while in Toronto. Only one or two people would come in during the day and usually only to use the washroom. That song spawned out of admiration from afar and spending a large chunk of time alone.

What’s the story behind it?

The premise of the song was having an unhealthy fixation on someone and following them around. The lyrics on paper don’t seem all that stable but shoved into a wistful pop song: much better!

From their interview with thelineofbestfit

Cover art for Adult Diversion lyrics by Alvvays

It is amazing that I didn't realize how f'n creepy this song is until like the 50th time I heard it. AMAZING job by Molly Rankin.

Cover art for Adult Diversion lyrics by Alvvays

just a little fix:

I think it's "As I admire you on the subway"* in the first verse.