I Knew Prufrock Before He Got Famous-Frank Turner

[ti:I Knew Prufrock Before He Got ] [ar:Frank Turner] [al:Love Ire & Song] [by:] [offset:0] [00:01.36]Let's begin at the beginning: [00:03.73]We're lovers and we're losers [00:06.22]We're heroes and we're pioneers [00:08.29]And we're beggars and we're choosers [00:10.41]We're skirting round the edges [00:12.53]Of the ideal demographic [00:14.97]We're almost on the guestlist [00:17.33]But we're always stuck in traffic [00:19.70]We've watched our close associates [00:21.82]Up and play their parts; [00:24.20]They're chatting up the it girls [00:26.63]And they're tearing up the charts [00:28.76]While we were paying with coppers [00:30.88]To get our round in at the bar [00:33.12]We're the C-Team we're the almost famous [00:36.18]Old friends of the stars [00:40.30] [00:56.89]Justin is the last [00:58.57]Of the great romantic poets [01:01.07]And he's the only one among us [01:03.31]Who is ever going to make it [01:05.50]We planned a revolution [01:07.25]From a cheap Southampton bistro [01:10.30]I don't remember details [01:12.17]But there were English boys with banjos [01:15.05]Jay is our St George and he's standing on a wooden chair [01:18.93]And he sings songs and he slays dragons and he's losing all his hair [01:23.23]Adam is the resurrected spirit of Gram Parsons In plaid instead of rhinestone and living in South London [01:33.10]And no one's really clear about Tommy's job description [01:37.52]But it's pretty clear he's vital to the whole damn operation [01:42.14]Dave Danger smiles at strangers Tre's the safest girl I know [01:46.88]Zo and Harps will skamper up to victory in the city we call home [01:53.01] [01:54.87]We won't change our ways we will proud remain when the glory fades [02:07.23] [02:10.07]I am sick and tired of people [02:12.00]Who are living on the B-list [02:14.26]They're waiting to be famous [02:16.38]And they're wondering why they do this [02:19.00]And I know I'm not the one who is habitually optimistic [02:23.19]But I'm the one who's got the microphone here so just remember this: [02:27.74]Life is about love last minutes and lost evenings [02:32.74]About fire in our bellies and furtive little feelings [02:37.04]And the aching amplitudes that set our needles all a-flickering [02:41.10] [02:41.78]And help us with remembering that the only thing that's left to do is live [02:51.02] [02:57.61]After all the loving and the losing [02:59.79]For the heroes and the pioneers [03:02.79]The only thing that's left to do [03:05.49]Is get another round in at the bar