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Secret Songs

by Purple Hummus

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1.
What’s the point if you can’t antagonise? What’s the use if you have to humanise human eyes? Before you could get old and tired You got bold, bold and fired Before you could get old and tired You got bold, bold and fired It can’t be sanitised Or ever be scrutinised There cannot be a compromise
2.
Take Him Out 02:36
Sit back down, hear us out This could be the moment you’ve dreamed about No kind words left to bring None of us willing to miss this thing Can’t catch a breath Duty of candour, it’s love or death Spoiled the fruit of your labour, so do the world a favour Take him out, take him out Told us you saw right through, so you know you want to Take him out, take him out, take him out Take him out, take him out There’s no coming back from this one What’s done is done, yeah, what’s done is done Do your job, don’t be slow Pride waits for you in the afterglow Can’t hold it back Mutual abuse, he’s on the rack Spoiled the fruit of your labour, so do the world a favour Take him out, take him out Told us you saw right through, so you know you want to Take him out, take him out, take him out Take him out, take him out There’s no coming back from this one What’s done is done, yeah, what’s done is done There’s a storm of trouble and it’s cold and guilt-free They’ll mourn in the rubble if you listen to me He never listens, least of all to you Get your ego screaming, it’s all you have to do The cologne combo in the cold night air He’s one for the watching, so this is only fair You’re gonna have to go and cause he’ll never really know You’ll make him stop There’s no coming back from this one What’s done is done, yeah, what’s done is done There’s no coming back from this one What’s done is done, yeah, what’s done is done
3.
How It Looks 03:03
You have to think about how it looks to everyone else Think about how it looks to everyone else You have to think about how it looks to everyone else He looks out of place as you lumber round this safe space Though it’s not in his face, you know what he’s going after Don’t need a detective to know he’s too protective You have no perspective of how this world really works Though you’ve benefitted, it’s high time you face the truth He’s even admitted he’s already committed You see good intentions, we see future interventions Wry internal smile as you meet the gaze of grey eyes Wry internal smile as you meet the gaze of grey eyes You see good intentions, we see future interventions He’s even admitted he’s already committed Though you’ve benefitted, it’s high time you face the truth You have no perspective of how this world really works Don’t need a detective to know he’s too protective Though it’s not in his face, you know what he’s going after He looks out of place as you lumber round this safe space You have to think about how it looks to everyone else Think about how it looks to everyone else
4.
Snuggled into punches Beer mat eye contact, everyone’s boy Snuggled into punches Misremembered ode to joy Premature visions of comfort And overwrought greetings tonight Premature visions of comfort The penance for an easy life For an easy life Wide-eyed wonder Open and kind as they come Wide-eyed wonder Not for the waif, out of your shell Choking a lake, your private hell Wide-eyed wonder Open and kind as they come Wide-eyed wonder Not for the waif, headache for fun Choking a lake, I owe you one Wide-eyed wonder Open and kind as they come
5.
Fetter Lane 02:28
A sky scraped, a city scaped by two clueless souls They wipe their feet on the way out When they’re leaving… Fetter Lane, can you feel the pull? Fetter Lane, un-understandable Hidden away from ears and eyes Blanketed in the whitest lies And still it comes as a surprise Too obvious to be too cruel Those leaving in countless numbers get the idea Planning ahead Where’s the fun in… Fetter Lane, final hold on hope Fetter Lane, small brown envelope We don’t think all is as it seems Dead eyed as you rely your dreams Divided into our two teams But neither thinks that you can cope Fetter Lane, living in the lie Fetter Lane, now’s the time to buy Once upon a time, things were bright Now you can’t even steal one night You’re still the conman’s acolyte And you don’t have an alibi Giving in solely to lessen your stress Why have you settled for less?
6.
In early November, we can’t hear them sing A break in the silence, some something to bring Flowers and crosses, they don’t mean a thing In early November, we can’t hear them sing The sun doesn’t shine in this room anymore There’s two heavy locks bolted onto the door Claw marks on the walls, debris on the floor The sun doesn’t shine in this room anymore And all the dependents have moved up to space Just hoping against hope that might be the case So many sights, sounds and smiles to erase And all the dependents have moved up to space The sun doesn’t shine in this room anymore There’s two heavy locks bolted onto the door Claw marks on the walls, debris on the floor The sun doesn’t shine in this room anymore Doesn’t want to sleep in a tent Doesn’t want to pay any rent All that’s needed is their own place Just need to sit in on the conversation Conversation The sun doesn’t shine in this room anymore There’s two heavy locks bolted onto the door Claw marks on the walls, debris on the floor The sun doesn’t shine in this room anymore
7.
One minute song It’s not very long But I hope you’ll like it anyway I could be wrong But this one minute song Should have all the elements to get you through your day Melody and words and chords In an order you’ve never heard before Like a preview or a taster This one minute may leave you wanting more One minute song Now it’s nearly gone Who knows where you’ll go from here But thanks for lending me your ears
8.
Hey, remember me? Oh right, of course you do That was a deep pull, but I won’t fail Fingerprints on an abandoned handrail Remind me who I am, God I miss my home Don’t know where it is, I am alone Hey, remember me? Oh yeah, that’s who I am I can’t unite all my components I just want to borrow all your moments Fill my silences, soothe my violences I’ve misplaced my self, my world has gone I can’t ever find my place I see the effort in your face It’s the strangest thing that the years bring I can’t ever find my plot The past and future can’t be caught It will always stay, forever today Hey, remember me? Oh good, you’re here for me It’s all underwater, but you’re closest Will you marry me with three seconds’ notice? Dressed for time to pray, but that was yesterday Love plus fear plus mistrust equals us My days melt like snow without a trace I can’t ever find my place I see the effort in your face It’s the strangest thing that the years bring I can’t ever find my plot The past and future can’t be caught It will always stay, forever today It’s the strangest thing that the years bring I can’t ever find my plot And what has happened can’t be taught It will always stay Everlasting, forever today Forever today
9.
Another night-shifter goes quiet But I push on with the conversation Another sullen captive audience This is the state of our once-great nation As I queue up outside the station Why can’t they be grateful For the things we let them have Don’t dare say I’m hateful It’s just there’s nothing left to grab In this world anymore And they say “Have you been busy tonight?” But they don’t listen to me They say “What time are you on till?” But they don’t listen to me They say “Have you been busy tonight?” But they don’t listen to me They say “What time are you on till?” But they don’t listen to me I clock out with my orange-yellow light I can’t drive at my own pace Feeling drained as I end another night Driving the same dirty back road back home Stuck behind a basket case And they say “Have you been busy tonight?” But they don’t listen to me They say “What time are you on till?” But they don’t listen to me They say “Have you been busy tonight?” But they don’t listen to me They say “What time are you on till?” But they don’t listen to me Faceless, opinion-less, patter-less, clueless Empty suits and empty shoes Stumbling, rumbling from the innards of the high life This is my life, this is my life now This is my life, this is my life now This is my life, this is my life now Slow down, slow down
10.
Sauchiehall Street on a Friday night What can I say? Out of cliches This has been done to death No, I won’t go tonight Get some real problems Please don’t waste your breath Can’t get away, guess it’s alright Sauchiehall Street on a Friday night Two can dan and shandy pants wasting the time they took Girl holds up a shop sign while reading her self-help book Not meant for small ears Will likely end in tears Lushes toddle arm in arm in fine attire While prospects with no purpose stand handing out flyers Who cares, they all know We’re so keen to avoid them How can you still enjoy that shite? Sauchiehall Street on a Friday night Sauchiehall Street on a Friday night
11.
Never 03:31
Never ever listens, never ever cares Never is the person you think is in there Never ever grateful, never ever free Never ticks the boxes from what we can see You’re asleep when we’re talking to you We’ve staged a sit-in inside your flat The problems are too real, they aren’t all in your head Your man isn’t a phoenix so I treat him like he’s dead Never ever listens, never ever cares Never is the person you think is in there Never ever grateful, never ever free Never ticks the boxes from what we can see Magic moments divine are fleeting Better on paper, the dopamine dude The dullards on TV are having all the fun The game show where contestants are slaughtered one by one Never ever listens, never ever cares Never is the person you think is in there Never ever grateful, never ever free Never ticks the boxes from what we can see Never ever present, never ever proud Never says the right thing, at least not out loud Never ever open, never ever tries Never find the right time to cut off the ties You rely on the power of silence A golden rule, a bargaining tool Now that we’ve reached the end of seven stone July Can we move past the indecision you exemplify? Never ever listens, never ever cares Never is the person you think is in there Never ever grateful, never ever free Never ticks the boxes from what we can see Never ever present, never ever proud Never says the right thing, at least not out loud Never ever open, never ever tries Never find the right time to cut off the ties Never ever listens, never ever cares Never is the person you think is in there Never ever grateful, never ever free Never ticks the boxes from what we can see
12.
There you go again, you seem unaware Of the damage done, or you just don’t care Carnage in your wake Spoiled birthday cake Can’t say I’m surprised, what a state you’re in Overdosing on music medicine You won’t find the guy On your Spotify Underhanded scheme executed well May just be enough, only time will tell Insides on the line Hope it all goes fine You asked if we could not get into that Questions left unasked, side eye from the cat Nebbish lost in time Can’t enjoy what’s mine The beast from the east kept you in one place Tired metaphor that you have to face Nothing had to end We are still your friends Underhanded scheme executed well May just be enough, only time will tell Insides on the line Hope it all goes fine Hope it all goes fine Walk at your own pace under clearer skies No more toxic air, no more artful lies Don’t apologise When it rains, it dries When it rains, it dries When it rains, it dries
13.
Carefully 04:00
It’s time to go, just walk away It’s time to go, so why won’t she say That she just cannot be Stuck in this feeling any more Stuck in this feeling ‘cause it’s a bore To live carefully Oh, harmless shadow friend parents want to meet Skinny needy arm takes her through the street Carefully (Get to sleep) It’s time to go, just walk away It’s time to go, so why won’t she say That she just cannot be Stuck in this feeling any more Stuck in this feeling ‘cause it’s a bore To live carefully Oh, she’s got elegance and she’s got eloquence But she doesn’t know how to let him go Carefully (Get to sleep) It’s time to go, just walk away It’s time to go, so why won’t she say That she just cannot be Stuck in this feeling any more Stuck in this feeling ‘cause it’s a bore To live carefully Oh, empathetic lies led to his demise He’s a strange one too, cries the whole night through Carefully (Get to sleep)

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After quietly writing these songs over the past year or so, I recorded them to keep busy during our current period of isolation.

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released April 24, 2020

All songs written, performed and recorded by Gareth Toner.

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Catchy, sardonic Indie pop tunes from Glasgow.

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