[Intro] (inhale) [Action: Heavy-Strumming] [Solo: Staccato Guitar Riff] [Focus: Overdriven Bass] [Verse 1] Flattened out your vowels on the train down south Running that borrowed jargon right off your mouth Dodging your old mates, ignoring the calls Pretending you grew up behind ivy-clad walls (vocal-crack) But your new suede loafers are rubbing you raw You’re just a cheap imitation of what you saw (audible sigh) Yeah, you’ve got the haircut, you bought the right coat But you’re still choking on the accent in your throat [Chorus] [Focus: Bass/Drums] Trading the terrace for a fake brass door Playing the aristocrat while you’re scraping the floor You mock the old bricks that you used to kick But this sudden reinvention is making you sick (sharp exhale) Yeah, you're skint and you're tired, but you keep up the act It’s a counterfeit postcode, and that is a fact [Verse 2] [Movement 1: High Energy] Splashing out on dinners you can't afford Sitting at the table looking painfully bored You reckon you’ve escaped the miserable weather But you’re clinging to that status by a fraying tether (S-s-status) Got a flatshare the size of a bloody shoebox Paying through the nose for some designer socks (clears throat) They don't care about your stories or your northern charm They're just keeping you around like a prop on the arm [Chorus] Trading the terrace for a fake brass door Playing the aristocrat while you’re scraping the floor You mock the old bricks that you used to kick But this sudden reinvention is making you sick [vocal-fry] Yeah, you're skint and you're tired, but you keep up the act It’s a counterfeit postcode, and that is a fact [Bridge] [Mute: Vocals] [Solo: Aggressive Distorted Guitar] [Time-Signature: 4/4] [Tempo: 140 BPM] (inhale) [shout] Where’s the grand illusion?! Where’s the magazine spread?! [growl] You're just sleeping on a mattress in a damp London shed! [Outro] [FX: vinyl-crackle] So pull your collar up and catch the night bus home (audible sigh) You’re not fooling anyone... [whisper] Not even yourself. [Action: Sudden Stop] [End]
