All through the night
They begin to take shape
From the crack of the vinyl
To the hiss of the tape
Play and record
Held down together
Tabs pushed off
So you can't tape over it ever
Just a couple of friends
Hangin' out with each other
We started to swap tapes
To soundtrack our summer
Tapes that are full
Of the things we can't say
To each other
During the day
All through the night
They begin to take shape
From the crack of the vinyl
To the hiss of the tape
Play and record
Held down together
Tabs pushed off
So you can't tape over it ever
It can't be just me
That's workin' out
These songs that we've chosen
And what they're about
Are we after the same thing?
Am I crossing the line?
I'm checkin' the lyrics
I'm pressing rewind
All through the night
They begin to take shape
From the crack of the vinyl
To the hiss of the tape
These songs won't see the sun
Any time soon
Under the cover of headphones
And for the privacy of bedrooms
All the best pop songs
The girl meets boy
And there wasn't one song
That I didn't enjoy
But I lacked confidence
When I was young
So things didn't work out
The way they get sung
Play and record
Held down together
Tabs pushed off
So you can't tape over it ever
A couple of friends
Hangin' out with each other
Just swapping songs
To soundtrack our summer
- :
- Top of the Pops
- Brilliant! Tragic!
- Art Brut Vs. Satan
- Bang Bang Rock & Roll
- Miscellaneous
- Dc Comics and Chocolate Milkshake
- Lost Weekend
- The Burning Ear Digest Roundup, Volume 21
- The End Records 2011 Summer Sampler
- Live at Schubas - November 15, 2005
- Art Brut Live At Schubas 11/15/2005
- Bang Bang Rock and Roll
- Brutlegs Apr. 2004
- Good Weekend
- 2004-11-13: Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Rollingstone Magazine # 35
- FM4 Soundselection: 13
- Virgin Recommends 20
- Good Luck Chuck
- Soccer AM the Music