 Genius Lyrics
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Declan McKenna – Brazil
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“Brazil” is Declan McKenna’s debut single. It was initially self-released through his own YouTube channel on December 2014. It gained international recognition after its re-release
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Declan McKenna – Sympathy
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[Verse 1] / Sympathy, won't you come around? / I don't need the commotion / Usually, though I'm up and down / You just need rollercoasters / [Pre-Chorus] / Good-goodness me, all
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Declan McKenna – Isombard
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Isombard captures the stumbling dialogue of a ‘right wing Fox News-type TV presenter’ centered around the topic of police brutality and xenophobia. This isn’t the first time Declan
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Declan McKenna – The Key to Life on Earth
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The second single of Declan McKenna’s sophomore album, Zeros was premiered on Radio 1’s Future Sounds with Annie Mac on April 14, 2020.
In “The Key to Life on Earth”, Declan sings
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Declan McKenna – Why Do You Feel So Down
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“Why Do You Feel So Down” is the ninth track from Declan’s debut LP What Do You Think About the Car? In the album’s fanzine Declan said this about the song:
I really don’t know
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Declan McKenna – Bethlehem
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“Bethlehem” is the third single from Declan’s debut album “What Do You Think About the Car?” The song finds Declan damning religion’s ugly grip on war and hate.
Having been raised
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Declan McKenna – Paracetamol
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“Paracetamol” is the second single from Declan’s debut album What Do You Think About The Car? The song was inspired by transgender teen Leelah Alcorn, who committed suicide in 2014
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Declan McKenna – The Kids Don't Wanna Come Home
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Penned soon after of the Paris terror attacks – this song is McKenna’s response to the youth being excluded from political discussions, and at risk of those in power but with no
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Declan McKenna – Beautiful Faces
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“Beautiful Faces” was released as the lead single from Declan McKenna’s sophomore album Zeros. Declan described the bright piece of guitar-pop as “a brave new anthem for doomed
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Declan McKenna – You Better Believe!!!
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[Verse 1] / You're gonna get yourself killed / Before you can run / Just 'cause you've got your own theme song / "Fastest gun in the solar system" / [Pre-Chorus] / Don't mean you'
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Declan McKenna – Brew
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[Verse 1] / Don't it feel so much better / When you see how much you've grown? / Why you writin' the letter? / Why you takin' it on your own? / [Pre-Chorus] / And why you takin' it
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Declan McKenna – Howl
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“Howl” is a song originally released from the TRIBES EP by Declan which can no longer be found on any of his streaming pages. A newer version of the song can be bought with his
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Declan McKenna – Rapture
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[Intro] / Jet black, jet black, jet black, jet black (Woo) / Jet black, jet black, jet black, jet black / Jet black, jet black, jet black, jet black / Jet black, jet black, jet
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Declan McKenna (Ft. EarthPercent) – Elephant [Demo]
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[Verse 1] / There's an elephant in the cupboard, son / Keep him on the run / Help him survive / I got an elephant in the cupboard / But I can't keep a cactus alive / If I'm so
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Declan McKenna – Twice Your Size
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[Verse 1] / Regardless of the motive / Blood'll spill if you shoot for the lungs / You'll kill, you'll speak in tongues / You'll rest your heart for a day or two / Following the
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Declan McKenna – British Bombs
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Declan has never been shy of voicing his opinions on political issues, and “British Bombs” is no exception. The track was sparked by a conversation Declan had, about “Britain being
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Declan McKenna – Basic
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[Chorus] / I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I can't- can't say I'm into it, but who am I to moan? / I'm the saint, I'm the hypocrite, at your end of the phone / So make clear your interest, and make
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Declan McKenna – Excitement (Demo)
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[Verse 1] / Watch me sit upon the rocks / Wash my skin and heal my soul / 'Til it gets sold / Lay out here upon the rocks / Wishin' you would not get old / But it gets cold / Layin
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Declan McKenna – I Am Everyone Else
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“I am Everyone Else” was originally about someone Declan and a friend had become annoyed at but turned into a song he didn’t really like, as “it was just mean and didn’t come
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Declan McKenna – Elevator Hum
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[Verse 1] / I can't quite explain / This hole in my brain that's come around again / The West Hampstead Reds / Send me to bed and head off out again / Some things have to change
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Declan McKenna – Emily
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[Verse 1] / Emily, yeah / All you ask of me to do / All you want is me for you / Emily, yeah / There's no stopping you just yet / You remember to forget / You remember to forget
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Declan McKenna – Nothing Works
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[Verse 1] / What's the point, muffin? / I don't believe in nothin' anymore / You tell me I don't relate to the kids no more / Now, I feel like I'm letting them down / What's the
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Declan McKenna – Slipping Through My Fingers
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[Verse 1] / Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning / Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile / I watch her go with a surge of that well-known sadness / And I
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Declan McKenna – Eventually, Darling
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[Verse 1] / The backyard balcony view / Was empty as hell without you / And the man that you trust / Worth dust 'cause he left without a word / Have you heard an apology? No / No
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Declan McKenna – Sagittarius A*
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[Verse 1] / Heaven knows you get so miserable, you have to go / Summertime in Cannes and Christmas Day in Borneo / So, you tell your mother, your friends and your family / "I'm
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Declan McKenna – Little Pieces
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Thirty white horses on a red hill / Stomping on, they come to a stand still / Falling down to reach the shore / For little pieces on the floor / How do I cope with no little pieces
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Declan McKenna – My House
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In ‘My House’, Declan sings about the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular how forced lockdown periods can affect relationships between human beings.
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Declan McKenna – Macbeth (demo)
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[Verse 1] / Macbeth / They love you to death / So don't break their hearts / Jesus, boy / That would be the end of you for sure / They want so much more / And they cannot know what
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Declan McKenna – Be an Astronaut
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Declan premiered this song live on his US tour for What Do You Think About The Car? and at the UK shows right after. He asked the audience not to film it at some of the shows. The
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Declan McKenna – Daniel, You’re Still a Child
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“Daniel, You’re Still a Child” is the 3rd single off of Declan McKenna’s sophomore album Zeros. The song premiered on BBC Radio 1 as the Hottest Record in the World.
The song
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Declan McKenna – Basic (Regurgitated)
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[Chorus] / I can't say I'm into it, but who am I to moan? / I'm your saint, I'm your hypocrite, at your end of the phone / So make clear your interest, and make sure you're alone
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Declan McKenna – Colour Collider (Demo)
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[Verse 1] / And it was tough / Well, tough as much as anything is tough in this life / It is one, as the city is one / Though it seems like it's many / Anyone in their right mind
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Declan McKenna – Brew (Regurgitated)
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[Verse 1] / Don't it feel so much better / When you see how much you've grown? / Why are you writing the letter? / Why are you taking it on your own? / Why are you taking it? / And
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Declan McKenna – Internetfatuation
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Part 1: Give Me Something / Give me, give me somethin' / Give me nothin' / Give me love / Give me, give me everythin' / Made of nothin' / Made from love / 'Cause it's all, it's all
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Declan McKenna – In Blue
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[Verse 1] / I made a wrong turn, in blue / How the rain kept me inside? / I built a house from sticks and twine / And you said it would serve me fine / But then the rain could soak
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Declan McKenna – The Phantom Buzz (Kick In)
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[Verse 1] / Can I find joy in such a sorry thing? / Pacing the levels of a trapped-in rats den / And it's time to begin / [Chorus] / And when it kicks in / Ooh, it kicks everythin
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Declan McKenna – Hold Up
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[Chorus] / Hold up, they don't love you like I love you / Slow down, they don't love you like I love you / Back up, they don't love you like I love you / Step down, they don't love
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Declan McKenna – Hallucinate (BBC Live Version)
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[Verse 1] / Pocketful of honey and I'm ready to go / No, I ain't got no money, but I'm letting you know / I'm gonna love you like a fool / And breathe you in till I hallucinate
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Declan McKenna – Don't Change (for the better)
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[Verse 1] / I've got an old friend, here every day / I've got an old friend who ruined the game / I've got some new friends, who are bound to stay / 'Cause they are not the same
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Declan McKenna – The Seaside
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[Chorus] / If I should die before I wake / Would you take my final wish and make it come true? / It's you / If I should die before I wake / Would you take my final wish and make it
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Declan McKenna – Who Do I Think I Am (Demo)
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[Verse 1] / The fish don't care 'bout where they swim, do they? / But the water's getting warmer / And the tensions ever-rising like a flag / And the tears in the bag, but the man
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