888 Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Walkin' in figures of eight
I hope I'm not too late
Figure eight clouds
I'm workin' things out
Clouds lookin' strange
Papercut fingers dancing on the strings
If I could see you right now
I'd dance just for you when the nightlight goes out
[Chorus]
Would you dance for me too?
I'm counting on you
The corner shop closes in under an hour
Let's buy too much booze and get drunk in the shower
[Verse 2]
Thinkin' in figures of eight and it's easy 'cause
I know what it adds up to
Every day is the same but you gave me a brand new set of numbers
Life's in a different colour
[Chorus]
Would you dance for me too?
We'll make Peppa Pig plasters the coolest new trend
I never asked for my childhood to end
Walkin' in figures of eight
I hope I'm not too late
Figure eight clouds
I'm workin' things out
Clouds lookin' strange
Papercut fingers dancing on the strings
If I could see you right now
I'd dance just for you when the nightlight goes out
[Chorus]
Would you dance for me too?
I'm counting on you
The corner shop closes in under an hour
Let's buy too much booze and get drunk in the shower
[Verse 2]
Thinkin' in figures of eight and it's easy 'cause
I know what it adds up to
Every day is the same but you gave me a brand new set of numbers
Life's in a different colour
[Chorus]
Would you dance for me too?
We'll make Peppa Pig plasters the coolest new trend
I never asked for my childhood to end
[Outro]
I'm trapped in my tiny human brain and it's killing me
But I'm fine, yeah I'm alright
If I move my hands fast enough I won't die
I'm trapped in my tiny human brain and it's killing me
But I'm fine, yeah I'm alright
If I move my hands fast enough I won't die
If I move my hands fast enough I won't die
I'm trapped in my tiny human brain and it's killing me
But I'm fine, yeah I'm alright
If I move my hands fast enough I won't die
I'm trapped in my tiny human brain and it's killing me
But I'm fine, yeah I'm alright
If I move my hands fast enough I won't die
If I move my hands fast enough I won't die
About
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Genius Annotation
“888” is the eighth track on Cavetown’s sixth album Lemon Boy.
Like many other songs by Robin, this one also focuses on growing up and feeling confused with the new things that happen to you.
“888” was written and recorded with Robin’s friends Tom Massey and Tom Field.
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What did Cavetown say about "888"?
Genius Answer
On their bandcamp, Cavetown shared:
Not about anything specific. Me and my friends were just having fun goofing around in the studio. When writing lyrics a bunch of thoughts just fell out that sounded good together. Maybe they mean something but I’m not sure what. Let me know if anyone can figure it out.
- 1.Lemon Boy
- 2.Green
- 3.It’s U
- 4.Fool
- 8.888
- 9.Poison
- 10.10 Feet Tall
- 11.I’ll Make Cereal
- 12.Pigeon
Credits
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Guitar
Bass
Drums
Release Date
January 1, 2018
888 Live Performances
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