sung in the character of Midworth Curtis
Uh
Turn it up
We thought we were special and out of their sights
The warmth of a clothesline, strung up with lights
But it just took them time to suss us all out
and build up a town in the basement
They've built up the data, from feeding the streams
to gatecrash the party we've had in our dreams
The girl in the corner, the boy on the side
They live in the town in the basement
Shadows of substance, the hopeful are dressed
in quicksilver vintage and slyly depressed
She smiles oh so shyly, you know he's obsessed
with life in the town in the basement
Y'know... I'd say something if I could
If I could work up the nerve
Cause - I think you used to be friends with my sister
Yeah..
Now I see you rockin penguins and o week bags in the basement
and look around cuz
It's all for you.. And you really want it
It's made for you.. Tumbling and tweeting
They've seen into your soul
They gave me the charts
So how about a coffee?
How ‘bout it?
We thought we were special and out of their sights
The warmth of a clothesline, strung up with lights
But it just took them time to suss us all out
and build up a town in the basement
They've built up the data, from feeding the streams
to gatecrash the party we've had in our dreams
The girl in the corner, the boy on the side
They live in the town in the basement
It really grinds my gears through my eyes and ears
Gen Y targeting cynical marketing
and it's really creepy, none of this is accidental
Just a sec - dig my funky instrumental
That's right, i'm in a band, they play me on FBi
What do you do, oh that's cool, i've read that too
Hey - what's your number?
You thought you were special and out of my sight
A high-waisted skirt, strung up with tights
But it just took me to suss you all out
and build up a town in your basement
You thought you were special and out of my sight
A high-waisted skirt, strung up with tights
But it just took me to suss you all out
and build up a town in your basement