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Oil on Water Lyrics
[Verse 1]
So her fingers ran away with themselves
'Till everything was documented
Our mind it was reaching out
To put into words what their bodies had done
[Chorus]
They lie together, oh
Oil on water
And they lie upon her, oh
Someone's daughter
[Verse 2]
It's a catalogue of modern mistakes
Her words and legs wrapped around each man
Leaving stories like digital crumbs
As she turns these nights into literature
[Chorus]
They lie together, oh
Oil on water
And they lie upon her, oh
Someone's daughter
[Verse 3]
When they leave she sets about writing down
Awkward body games all over town
Warm affection runs through every word
We're screens away but we're laughing with her
[Chorus]
They lie together, oh
Oil on water
And they lie upon her, oh
Someone's daughter
They lie upon her, oh
Oil on water
So her fingers ran away with themselves
'Till everything was documented
Our mind it was reaching out
To put into words what their bodies had done
They lie together, oh
Oil on water
And they lie upon her, oh
Someone's daughter
[Verse 2]
It's a catalogue of modern mistakes
Her words and legs wrapped around each man
Leaving stories like digital crumbs
As she turns these nights into literature
They lie together, oh
Oil on water
And they lie upon her, oh
Someone's daughter
When they leave she sets about writing down
Awkward body games all over town
Warm affection runs through every word
We're screens away but we're laughing with her
They lie together, oh
Oil on water
And they lie upon her, oh
Someone's daughter
Oil on water
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This song has been discussed before and it's about a comedy sex blog one of Dan Smith's ( Singer ) friends ran. It's unclear about who the friend is but Dan has talked about the "comedy sex song" before.
It's a catalogue of modern mistakes Her words and legs wrapped around each man Leaving stories like digital crumbs As she turns these nights into literature
The song tells you about what was on the blog based on these lyrics. It was most likely that Dan's friend wrote about her sexual encounters and turned them into so-called "literature" or comedy. The overall tone of the song changes when there is a backstory to the lyrics, Dan is praising this blog that his friend made and somehow wrote a well-written song about it. Finally, the title Oil on Water comes from how the fact that water and oil don't mix and just sit on top of each other, similar to how two bodies lay on top of each other during intercourse.