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Jealousy
03:32
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chopping and changing all the time
especially when i've had some wine
but chopping and changing is good
it's far better than reading a book
jealousy is haunting me
clearly, there's a lot of work to do in my world
jealousy is destroying me
clearly, there's a lot of work to do in the world
each morning i wake around 10
completely in the nude, oh well
i stay in bed til at least 2
cos there's nothing else to do
jealousy is haunting me
clearly, there's a lot of work to do in my world
jealousy is destroying me
clearly, there's a lot of work to do in the world
i remember when you left
your hands were by your face
and your face turned on it's side
the side in which i stayed
jealousy is haunting me
clearly, there's a lot of work to do in my world
jealousy is destroying me
clearly, there's a lot of work to do in the world
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Othello Pt.1
04:40
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need to aim a bit higher
couldn't aim any lower
i write all these songs to make me feel better
it mostly works
i write about football
and i write about snooker too
do what the hell i like
it's nothing to do with you
you talk about craft
whilst keeping a straight face
i write all these songs to make me feel better
it hardly ever works
cos the kids ain't got no brains
and the oldies have thrown in the towel
i've resorted to plastic surgery
at the eleventh hour...
every now and then i think of ending it all
my nature is vile and my spirit's small
all i wanted to do is walk beyond the blue
of the Irish Sea it's true...how could i hate you?
late night thoughts
when i ought to be sleeping
get away...keep away
i am grateful to you
and so happy for you too
it's been a couple of decades now
Othello...
we need to protect the public
and we need to feel wanted
we need an awful lot of things
to keep us preoccupied for the rest of the day
because life is very short
whilst going on forever
you don't seriously expect
to show your face around town after this do you?!
every now and then i think of ending it all
my nature is vile and my spirit's small
all i wanted to do is walk beyond the blue
of the Irish Sea it's true...how could i hate you?
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Split The Family In Two
03:51
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i saw you on the internet today
typing out words that you wouldn't really say
you're fooling round the policy
it's clear to all that you're out of your tree
split the family in two
split the family in two again...
i've seen you in town dressed up to kill
but the words on the street that you have time to fill
spending so much time on your screw-top wine
just another young pretender, but that is just fine
split the family in two
split the family in two again...
yeah yeah...yeah yeah...!
you won't talk to me cos your head is screwed up
in a few more years you will just give up
you've shown me a side i will never understand
i'm throwing you away as i throw up both my hands
split the family in two
split the family in two again...
so you're gonna have to look after yourself
now your brother's in on the act aswell
and your sister and your mother have been through hell
don't say i didn't warn you.
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New Ice Age
03:01
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it's been a year since you left this place
it hurts so bad much more than razorblades
i dream of you almost every night
frozen in time is this the new ice age?
the new ice age
low demand i remember you on the sand
you held my hand, failing to understand
i dream of you even though it causes pain
frozen in time is this the new ice age?
the new ice age
close the door, don't want this anymore
unlock the door, so hard to ignore
now i dream of you almost every day
frozen in time is this the new ice age?
the new ice age
stack the grief up high, try not to cry
once more, spring summer fall
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It's Like I'm Dead
02:58
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it's like i'm dead, it's like i'm dead
hours of fun replaced by moments of regret
it's like i'm dead, it's like i'm dead
used to have fun now i'm just bored to death
and it's like that because i don't have an opinion on anything anymore
and it's like that because i don't have desire to contact anyone
it's like i'm dead, it's like i'm dead
a couple of flowers in my hand instead
it's like i'm dead, it's like i'm dead
don't play me no sounds i'd rather go to bed
and it's like that because i don't read the news at all anymore
and it's like that because i don't have desire to contact anyone
it's like i'm dead, it's like i'm dead
hours of fun replaced by moments of regret
it's like i'm dead, it's like i'm dead
it's like i'm dead, it's like i'm dead
it's like i'm dead, it's like i'm dead
oh my god i'm watching sky sports instead
it's like i'm dead, it's like i'm dead
smash the dishes upon my head...
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The Twenties
03:55
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it happened years ago
when i was out of my mind
i never tried to explain
why i was unkind
living in the twenties
and life’s no fun at all
raised to feel nothing
no opinions of our own
it happened years ago
just before you were born
i fell into a lake
that was covered in spawn
living in the twenties
and life’s no fun at all
raised to feel nothing
no opinions of our own
now i am old and grey
my life is slipping away
don't want to follow my dreams
because my dreams are all gay
living in the twenties
and life’s no fun at all
raised to feel nothing
no opinions of our own
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7. |
Polyester
04:27
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Will never go to America
don't like what I saw once on a computer
running around, heading to town
pulling a frown to protect themselves
running away, just to hide from the officework of yesterday
I'll never go to a pizza bar
in the middle of a place called Utah
it's full of lonely people, broken people
abject people
I don't like what I saw once at the cinema
I wore polyester the other day
was quite the norm in the olden days you could say
now I'm left with the sense that I'm fading away
it's judgement day...
I wore polyester the other night
the level of attraction gave us both a fright
so we cut through some shops just to get away
in this urban decay
well...I'll never drink a cup of tea
in a sweet little place called Tennesse
fooling around, heading to town
pulling a gun to protect ourselves
running away, just to hide from the pain of yesterday
I wore polyester the other day
was quite the norm in the olden days you could say
now I'm left with the sense that I'm fading away
it's judgement day...
I wore polyester the other night
the level of attraction gave us both a fright
so we cut through some shops just to get away
in this urban decay
He still thinks it's 1993
and he lives in my head absolutely rent free
at the second time of asking
I know it's time for my bed
the American dream is to steal
absolutely everything
so you'd better lock all your doors
and carefully hide the key, give it to me
I wore polyester the other day
was quite the norm in the olden days you could say
now I'm left with the sense that I'm fading away
it's judgement day...
I wore polyester the other night
the level of attraction gave us both a fright
so we cut through some shops just to get away
in this urban decay
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at war with the under 35s
what an unusual time to be alive
did my generation fail in a way?
so bloated and oh so decayed
at war with the under 35s
too late to change, to change, to change your mind
society has taken away the ball
your manners were the last thing to fall
stomach turning
my nose is hurting
my eyes they are burning
i need a rest today
the world is turning
i have stopped caring
better tell my pals
to keep well away
at war with the under 35s
so much to hate and so much more to despise
our differences are far too extreme
now you're politicizing everything
at war with the under 35s
the future is yours i have begun to realize
as society takes a piss against the wall
your manners were the first thing to fall
stomach turning
my nose is hurting
my eyes they are burning
i need a rest today
the world is turning
i have stopped caring
now i don't need to tell
anyone to stay away
CANCEL EVERYTHING
i've changed my mind
i think youre great
it's just the idiot alcohol
rearing its ugly head yet again
i've changed my point of view
learned to understand you too
at war with the under 35s
don't understand the need for a compromise
i haven't cancelled anyone today
it's worse than spitting you could say...
la la la la la la la...
stomach turning
my nose is hurting
my eyes they are burning
i need a rest today
the world is turning
i have stopped caring
better tell my pals
to keep well away
the world is turning
i have stopped caring x4
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Snooker
05:50
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the snooker's on the telly
the papers are all over the floor
someone's fly-tipped a settee
cos they don't want it no more
my friend's hearts are all breaking
seemingly at the same time
cos we're no longer cooped up
no reason to stay and try
the neighbour's keep on complaining
about the quality of their lives
they've had the bizzies out this week
at least a couple of times
the kids have got nothing to do
except duff up the estate
cos if you can't fix a problem
then you can't affect any change
i've got to go
nowhere to stay
i'm half my age
in a different way
nowhere to go
down we go
i'm half my age
in a different way
despite everything around us
we're happy with our lives
though i sometimes fear for the future
the day when one of us dies
the snooker's on the telly...
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F A D E
03:44
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as far as days go i am not so sure
others pass right through the door
a bridge too far just across the room
something so common cannot be improved
summer's gone and it's not been replaced
colours drain and the flowers, they fade
i watch the walls as they turn around
regret the day that i think i had
tomorrow comes in a similar vein
wash my face and do it again
summer's gone and it's not been replaced
colours drain and the flowers, they fade
so cover me with a ground sheet
another year in a dressing gown
rust within the concrete
these are things that can bring you down
summer's gone and it's not been replaced
colours drain and the flowers, they fade
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11. |
Othello Pt.2
01:57
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Make your move and I'll make my move
Getting in the groove of this situation
I play the game even though it drives me insane
What's your name? Glad I met you in this queue...
What can you do if you never leave your room
Just like 2002 all over again
Who are you? Have you ever done it true?
Have you ever done it true?
So many questions...such ammunition...
Othello
Flip the tape and start again.
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Claire Welles Liverpool, UK
One of Liverpool’s finest underground provocateurs. Fiercely singular in her approach to music yet with a musical nous you
simply can’t teach.
A long history of recording music, Claire has straddled almost every musical styling yet imbues her music with a rich melodic tendency which makes her experimental pop ease into your being over time. If you let it.
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