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There was a shop called Swanky Modes

Just off the top of the Camden Road

You walked past, I’ve recognised you

You screwed a guy then you killed him after

In a film I’d seen about a week before

Way, way, way back in the days of yore

Nothing could touch you

Or leave the slightest imprint upon you

You just didn’t care, your hair was the same

Your face looked older and your clothes were grey

Working in a friend’s shop trying to keep the dream alive

I saw a guy shooting up on the tow-path

He didn’t even look up as the shoppers walked past

I thought I heard him saying «How about you get on this?»

Yeah, well how about you get on this?

I can resist gentrification

But I cannot resist temptation

You’re carrying a basket when I next caught your eye

A glint behind the clutter of a shop-soiled life

Surely you could miss your appointment

I’ll try not to be one more disappointment

It turned out you lived above the shop

And that’s why you worked there

(No shit Sherlock)

It was a very small flat with a very narrow kitchen

No need for further explanation

You sat down on the work surface

I got down to work on your surface

I could hardly get my breath

Toast crumbs like needles on the back of your legs

Hey baby, well how about you get on this?

Yeah, well how about you get on this?

Well the crumbs left marks, you tried to brush them off

I tried to make tea but the milk was off

And I forgot my shopping in my rush to get home

In the days of VHS and casual sex

Welcome to the peppermint jungle

So glad that you could come for tea

I know you like a bit of rough and tumble

But you never left your mark on me, yeah

Some fell by the wayside

Some moved up to Teeside

Some still scoring cocaine

Some laid up with back pain

Ain’t it sad when your dreams outlast you?

The things you do to make life go faster

Working on a ringtone

Working on a master plan

When the next thing I heard someone said you were dead

So no more hot-knives or setting fire to the bed

But you were only trying to keep the dream alive

You tried to keep life at a safe distance

But it’s futile to offer resistance

So how about you get on this?

How about you get on this

So how about you get on this?

(Get on this)

How about you get on this (Get on this)

How about you get on this (Get on this)