2 Sweet 4 Words

from Bitter Lemon by The Chickpea Darlings

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Well... I was completely convinced I'd nicked the title from a Prince song... whereas in fact it appears I've nicked it from a cake shop in Jacksonville. It's not about cake, anyway (well... no more than any of our other songs) - although it *does* make a passing allusion to one Mr Donald Trump (the most foul and egregious shitswipe in the cosmos) - who looks like he enjoys a slice or three, doesn't he..?

lyrics

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You won’t touch the hard stuff
‘Cos you’re scared you’ll lose control
Well, that’s so sweet
So sweet, so sweet, too sweet for words
You’re dozing in the back seat
But still think you’re at the wheel
Well, that’s so neat
So neat, so neat, too neat for words

In the new world order
Every night is Halloween
Mark Zuckerberg goes door to door
Demanding trick or treat
There’s Bilderberg svengalis
Pushing cricket, tits and oil
Recalibrating nations
With rock’n’roll
And product placement

But you won’t touch the hard stuff
‘Cos you’re scared you’ll lose control
Well, that’s so sweet
So sweet, so sweet, too sweet for words
You’re dozing in the back seat
But still think you’re at the wheel
Well, that’s so neat
So neat, so neat, too neat for words

You’re wearing Vladimir’s bandana
You’ve caught Vladimir’s cold
You’re lining up to take the shot
But Vladimir’s in goal
You’re watching Vladimir’s pornography
On Vladimir’s TV
Just to keep the lights on
In the land of the free

So you won’t touch the hard stuff
‘Cos you’re scared you’ll lose control
Well, that’s so sweet
So sweet, so sweet, too sweet for words
You’re dozing in the back seat
But still think you’re at the wheel
Well, that’s so neat
So neat, so neat, too neat for words

Somewhere beyond satire
Is a bunker in a swamp
Where billionaire demagogues
Tell the world they’re Forrest Gump
But you won’t raise a hand
To the alleged Illuminati
They may be evil lizards
But they sure can throw a party

So you won’t touch the hard stuff
‘Cos you’re scared you’ll lose control
Well, that’s so sweet
So sweet, so sweet, too sweet for words
You’re dozing in the back seat
But still think you’re at the wheel
Well, that’s so neat
So neat, so neat, too neat for words

You’re so plain
You probably don’t think this song is about you
But this song is about you
This song is about you

You won’t touch the hard stuff
‘Cos you’re scared you’ll lose control
Well, that’s so sweet
So sweet, so sweet, too sweet for words
You’re dozing in the back seat
But still think you’re at the wheel
Well, that’s so neat
So neat, so neat, too neat for words

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from Bitter Lemon, released October 2, 2020
Written by Huw Darling and Jo Darling.

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The Chickpea Darlings Letchworth Garden City, UK

'Riot' has OFFICIALLY left the building. Thanks, Darrin.

The Darlings: Middle-aged bedroom miserablists with C86-ish tendencies, The Chickpea Darlings have seen the future and don't care for the cut of its jib. Their dry-as-a-biscuit pop vignettes provide the perfect soundtrack for speculating on the madness to come. Viva Donald Trump, global warming & the death of democracy. Viva the Darlings. ... more

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