Massive Cranes - O.S.T.R. - Carnival - lyrics
Carnival
Carnivores at the carnival
Carnival
Carnivores at the carnival
Carnival
Carnivores at the carnival
Carnival
Carnivores at the carnival
Animals in cages
Been pacing round this town for ages
Same pubs, same seat, same pint
Same names, same faces
Bitter as the brown stuff
Downed on a daily basis
Drowning in debt and regret and the loss of that bet at the races
Names to the faces
Barry and Yvette's
Brett's and the Stacey's
To all the kids on the estate, it's a state of affairs
That they can't bear yet to engage with
Been that way since back to basics
Been that way since Maggie was hated
The carpet in the flats looking dated
It stinks of the cat, and the pattern is faded
Been that way since the Jubilee parade
It's been that way since VE day
It's been that way since rationing ended
It's been that way since they started Eastenders
Been that way as long as anyone remembers
Been that way as long as anyone remembers
Been that way as long as anyone remembers
Been that way as long as anyone remembers
Carnival
Carnivores at the carnival
Carnival
Carnivores at the carnival
Carnival
Carnivores at the carnival
Carnival
Carnivores at the carnival
Been that way as long as anyone remembers
Been that way as long as anyone remembers
The bunting stays out from March to December
Been that way as long as anyone remembers
Been that way since the ages were dark
And embers that sparked filled the park in November
When they burned all the pyres and the arks
And the marks on the bark of trees show the temper
Of the people as they lived then
The features of life in a time when
Things were pretty crazy
Though maybe it's vaguely the same as today, see?
Everyone's a creature
Everyone's a carnivore
Anyone's a preacher
Anyone's a matador
Carving for sport the beasts on the hard floor
Keys down a car door
The piece we all ask for
The peace we all ask for
A piece of cheese, a smorgasbord
A slice of toast, the most secret chord
The price of life on the chessboard
The next fraud
Can't be arsed with what for
Can't be arsed with the not-yours
Can't be arsed
Can't be arsed
Can't be arsed with it anymore
Carnival
Carnivores at the carnival
Carnival
Carnivores at the carnival
Carnival
Carnivores at the carnival
Carnival
Carnivores at the carnival
(Been that way as long as anyone remembers
Been that way as long as anyone remembers)
Everyone's a hunter in the dark
Everyone's a hunter in the dark
(Been that way as long as anyone remembers
Been that way as long as anyone remembers...)