Martha - 1978, smiling politely

this is the first recorded song by martha. they are from durham, england and feature members of ONSIND and Fashanu (Nathan, Daniel, Naomi, Jonathan)

Lyrics:

1978, a poem born in New York state,
A hire car, the license plate read FL502,
Destinations muddled in a constant petty struggle,
If I stop to fill the tank then that's the last I'll see of you,

Cause you're no good at reading maps,
And I'm so bad at keeping time,
I'm sure that every night will be our last,
A downfall we designed,
I'll keep one foot on the gas,
So say goodnight.

Audre, can't you see? This lousy luck is killing me,
I'm scared as fuck that this might be,
A one way journey South,
Is this the best that we could manage,
'Cause there's barely surface damage,
It's a massive disadvantage to live in the master's house,

Cause you're no good at reading maps,
And I'm so bad at keeping time,
I'm sure that every night could be our last,
A downfall we designed,
I'll keep one foot on the gas,
So say goodnight.
I'll keep one foot on the gas so say goodnight,

For fourteen years my body betrayed me,
The one I cannot live without will live on without me,
Unread books on dusty shelves tell a story of their own,
I know in time we all find peace of mind,
When optionless we do what we must do,
But that was barely good enough and you,
You stole my heart and then you stole my tools,
You stole my tools, you stole my tools.

Oh Audre.

you may agree that this song is fuckin awesome. if anyone knows the deeper sense of the lyrics, it would be very lovely of you to tell me.

i grabbed the song from bandcamp. let's write them a thousand e-mails to force them to put out a fuckin album!!!! :D

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