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Threadneedle Street Lyrics

The time has come
Not to be cautious
You must be careful no to make mistakes
For every heart flower
In twenty four

An operation froze
Faster than they did yesterday
And the landing right on your side
They won't be much of a problem

Then passed smith
There is a rise
When everybodies asleep at home
He becomes nervous
And sees a change
Today in future

Oh la la oh la la oh la la
Watch the markets move from the screen
In a pocket in a grey flannel suit
Re tomorrow's cash today
And check your pulse

Waste metals crawling to the kerb
And softs dropped in a summer term
Sugars melted in the mouth
Of a broken home
If we knew a better option

She sleeps for while
And it could be long time before he thinks again
And then he looks at the papers and looks again
Today futures

Oh la la oh la la oh la la oh la la

Today futures
Futures futures futures (repeat the fade)
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Cover art for Threadneedle Street lyrics by Blur

who's with me on wanting the band to release the "10th Anniversary Collection" to the general public? (meaning the 22(?) disc collection of all of the singles and B-sides up 'til 13)

Cover art for Threadneedle Street lyrics by Blur

I LOVE THIS SONG!! it is my dream to wander around london with this blaring in my headphones.. i want to pretend to be in a blur video. i think this could have been a good single, maybe..

sort of sounds like another "character" song... a business man?

i love the line "...and it could be a long time before he thinks again"

Cover art for Threadneedle Street lyrics by Blur

again this has been incorrectly copied from the japanese CD booklet... it should be:

The time has come not to be cautious You must be careful no to make mistakes For every half hour in twenty four -

And operations froze faster than they did yesterday And the landing rate's on your side so there won't be much of a problem

Then past midnight there is a rise When everybody's asleep at home He becomes nervous and sees a change Today in futures

Watch the markets move from the screen In a pocket in a grey flannel suit Read tomorrow's crash today and check your pulse

Base metals crawling to the kerb And softs dropped in their summer term Sugar melted in the mouth of a rudegirl Who knew a better option

She thinks for while and it could be long time before he thinks again And then he looks at the papers, and looks again Today in futures

I think it's about a stockbroker who's watching a financial disaster about to happen on his computer and can't do anything about it.

Cover art for Threadneedle Street lyrics by Blur

Obviously about the economy and a banker that's obsessed, checking the papers, and wondering about the future...

My favourite B-side for now...

Cover art for Threadneedle Street lyrics by Blur

Threadneedle Street - location of the Bank of England. It has the same connotations as Wall Street does for Americans or Bay Street has for us Canadians.

 
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