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let's get ice cream

from unrequited shortcomings by pictureskew

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lyrics

there's a place on the shore that I joke is a front
'cos I rarely see anyone there
and they serve ice cream until gone ten o'clock
and they don't even break for the winter
I've never been anywhere else
where I've seen anyone review CCTV
and I'm fed up and tired, I don't wanna be watched
but right now that's where I wanna be

and I have been nervously checking the windows
to check on what's going on outside
you wouldn't believe how it feels to be hidden
to feel like existing is something to hide
so I wish you best, I hope you keep safe
and your family don't come to harm
and I hope that if you twitch that curtain too hard
the whole thing comes down on you
and breaks your damn arm

so maybe instead of calling the cops
you can call up your old friends
and tell them you miss them
and make plans to go get ice cream
when this whole thing is done
maybe instead of calling the cops
you can think for a second
and just fucking not
'cos we're gonna need more than police
when this whole thing is done

there's a man droning on
there's drones on the hillside
out looking for people on walks
the neighbourhood watch have been working from home
the twitchers are grounded
re-skilling as hawks
so I hope that you're keeping in touch while you're keeping your distance
keep clean, and keep well
and I hope that the ones who keep making reports
realise that more violence
will not fucking help

so maybe instead of calling the cops
you can call up your old friends
and tell them you miss them
and make plans to go get ice cream
when this whole thing is done
maybe instead of calling the cops
you can think for a second
and just fucking not
'cos we're gonna need more than police
when this whole thing is done

maybe instead of calling the cops
you can call up your neighbours
organise rent strikes
and make plans to go get ice cream
when the landlords are done

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from unrequited shortcomings, released January 6, 2023

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pictureskew Edinburgh, UK

skipping beats at the tide, just to see if they float.

anxious, gay, acoustic, punk.

with violins.

emma (she/her)
& ione (they/them)

from scotland. ... more

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