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Elbow — Switching Off
Album: Cast of Thousands
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Released: 2003
Length: 4:50
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Lyrics:

Last of the men in hats hops off the coil
And a final scene unfolds inside
Deep in the rain of sparks behind his brow
Is a part replayed from a perfect day
Teaching her how to whistle like a boy
Love's first blush

Is this making sense?
What am I trying to say?
Early evening June
This room and a radio play
This I need to save
I choose my final thoughts today
Switching off with you

All the clocks give in
And the traffic fades
And the insects like, like a neon choir
The instant fizz
Connection made
And the curtains sigh
In time
With you

You're the only sense the world has ever made
Early evening June
This room and radio play
This I need to save
I choose my final scene today
Switching off

Ran to ground, ran to ground
But I came off, came off pretty well
I came off pretty well
Ran to ground, ran to ground for a while there
But I came off pretty well
But I came off pretty well
Oh-oh
Deep in the rain of sparks behind his brow, oh-oh

You're the only sense the world has ever made
This I need to save
A simple trinket locked away
I choose my final scene today
Switching off with you
Posted 1 year ago by Sofa_King    [ Reply ]

Posted 16 years ago by eayottes    [ Reply ]
Reminds me very much of a series of Robert Wyatt solo albums that he made back in the '70s and '80s. Quite nice....
Posted 21 years ago by saviddylvian    [ Reply ]
Could this guy have listened to Peter Gabriel now and then? Ya think?
Posted 21 years ago by brighthue    [ Reply ]
Wow, I went to write this comment about how interminable this is and discovered I had already lodged the sentiment - quite recently in fact. A testament to the fact that I slept through it last time because I have only a vague recollection of writing it! I gladly sucko-barfoed this tune :D
Posted 21 years ago by justlistening    [ Reply ]
please end soon!
Posted 21 years ago by willmcnaught    [ Reply ]
Beavis, this song sucks above all else that sucks.....
Posted 21 years ago by beelzebubba    [ Reply ]
Yuck! My rating for this song: 1.0 Paws out of 10 This review has been brought to you as a courtesy of CrumbCat . © Copyright 2003 by CrumbCat, all rights reserved.
Posted 21 years ago by CrumbCat    [ Reply ]
It's still playing
Posted 21 years ago by justlistening    [ Reply ]
Get the album Asleep In The Back by Elbow. It is one of the most íngenious albums from the UK I know of. In the same category as Radiohead\'s OK Computer.
Posted 21 years ago by JazzMC    [ Reply ]
Should be followed by the Kings\' \"Switchin\' to Glide.\"
Posted 21 years ago by the_om    [ Reply ]
I usually refrain from commenting on the songs that I don't enjoy but this thing is just too painful. :(
Posted 21 years ago by Hannover    [ Reply ]
Is this ever going to stop??
Posted 21 years ago by Knot_Head    [ Reply ]
Just how long does this go on for?
Posted 21 years ago by timc    [ Reply ]