Gordon Duthie - Fear of Expression

Текст с Bandcamp’а: “Produced by Gordon Duthie Lyrics written by Gordon Duthie Instrumentals arranged or composed and performed or programmed by Gordon Duthie Vocals performed by Gordon Duthie Recorded during 2016 / 2017 in Aberdeenshire, Scotland Mixed and mastered by Kevin McNoldy Art direction and design by Gordon Duthie “Gordon Duthie - The Biggest Village (Cover Art).jpg” (:Gordon_Duthie_-_The_Biggest_Village_(Cover_Art).jpg) is derived and transformed from “Footdee” () by Stephen Branley and is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 () and “Gordon Duthie - The Biggest Village (Cover Art).jpg” (:Gordon_Duthie_-_The_Biggest_Village_(Cover_Art).jpg) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 () by Gordon Duthie © Gordon Duthie 2017 lyrics Head down on the table Quiet and glum The rules are simple Don’t praise anyone Local is terrible It’s never any fun No mass exposure An audience of one A life at sea isn’t easy No escape from the men around No place for emotion A constant proving ground Hiding drink under the table Hungover on Christmas Day Living in a fantasy That everything’s OK Old school operations The way its always been done Speaking out of turn Gets a ruler off your thumb Old school operations The way its always been done Speaking out of turn Gets a ruler off your thumb October SAD syndrome Another bleak winter Thought hibernation The spring won’t linger Exams were easy I failed my real agenda They don’t know that Blowing tales to Brenda Nobody in this closed loop Knows internal struggles Didn’t bring up a fool In this tiny bubble Breaking down is not an option Even with diagnosis Hide your ignorance son It’s better that nobody knows Old school operations The way its always been done Speaking out of turn Gets a ruler off your thumb Old school operations The way its always been done Speaking out of turn Gets a ruler off your thumb Before the meeting I had a lot to say In the heat of the moment Words fell away Afterwards Jokes flew in my head No cocky response Went flat instead Being a recluse Gets things done Coping with distractions Isn’t very fun Typing instead of speaking Staring at screens Stalking online Before the rise of machines Old school operations The way its always been done Speaking out of turn Gets a ruler off your thumb Old school operations The way its always been done Speaking out of turn Gets a ruler off your thumb from The Biggest Village, released October 10, 2017“