Queues go around the corner Stretching right past the pub Ticket touts are out prowling With punters for the nightclub Shuffling forward slowly Excitement builds up Glinting eyes are shining All are one in hope Darkness is alluring Drawing you to the bar Get some beer for your mates Shoving will get you far If you wanted to You could see right through Charm is my veneer Helps to hide the fear Winning ways I use Mean I never lose Keeps the cold at bay Anxious thoughts away I've found a way in life Holds me back from strife Feeling good right now Is all I need somehow The future I don't know Need a place to go The person I will be Drifting through this sea Support bands always suffer Not the reason we're there I like to check them out though Most of my mates don't care Pushing is starting to happen The main band is on stage Claustrophobia feeling Excitement is engaged Jumping and dancing always Makes me loose myself Feeling the bass in my ribcage My currency my wealth If you wanted to You could see right through Charm is my veneer Helps to hide the fear Winning ways I use Mean I never lose Keeps the cold at bay Anxious thoughts away I've found a fix for life Holds me back from strife Feeling good right now Is all I need somehow The future I don't know Need a place to go The person I will be Drifting through this sea Feeling part of the body Altogether in one Moving, time doesn't matter Enjoying this sun Losing yourself in this way Leaving your woes at the door Anxiety is not potent Veneer works all the more Easy going and happy Charming the girls around me Cheeky chappy can flourish Personality they can see Dancing and music save me Taking me where I will go Hiding under the cover That way you will not know I have found a way in life Holds me back from strife Feeling good right now Is all I need somehow
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Pleasure at the Palais
The Camden Palais - a famous and notorious venue. (Also previously known as The Camden Theatre, the Camden Hippodrome and the Camden Palace.) You remember the Last Goon Show Ever, right? Now it's Koko. On the big nights the crowd would snake around the corner to the Hope and Anchor pub (now closed and awaiting assimilation into the mother ship). Experience the atmosphere of the Big Night - the anticipation, the excitement, the social awkwardness!
This is track 14 on the Hawley Road album.
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