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The Avenue

from Clarion Call by Skellums

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lyrics

As the shadows grow long on the avenue,
packs of kids howl at the moon.
As the high rises swallow the sun,
teenagers throttle their bottles.
As the family cars all turn to rust,
the neighbours are fighting next door.
As angry voices float on the breeze
dad lashes out at ones he adores.

This is where we cut our teeth.
This is where we grazed our knees.
Battles won and lost.
Black eyes and tear stained teeth.
All along the avenue.

Sadie, at number three, she was a lover.
A hopeless romantic who jumped from man to man.
She lived a life of laddered tights,
wood chip walls and empty cans.
A young princess in this very cul-de-sac.
Betrothed to far, far too many men.
As the young prince cries in his bed,
she's downstairs kissing a frog again.

This is where we cut our teeth.
This is where we grazed our knees.
Battles won and lost.
Black eyes and tear stained teeth.
All along the avenue.

This is our kingdom.
Its our home.
The place where we were born,
and will grow old.
We're statues stuck in glue.
All along the avenue.

This is where we cut our teeth.
This is where we grazed our knees.
Battles won and lost.
Black eyes and tear stained teeth.
This is where we dreamed our dreams.
Jumpers for goal posts.
Stung by bees.
Battles won and lost.
With black eyes and tear stained cheeks.

As the shadows grow long on the avenue,
packs of kids howl at the moon.
As the high rises swallow the sun,
teenagers throttle their bottles.

credits

from Clarion Call, released August 10, 2015
Produced/Engineered by Michael Johnson @ Tankfield Studio, Wirral, UK.

Words and music by Roberts/Johnson.

Drums by Shane Williams.
Trumpet by Neil Weir.
Trombone by Theo Smith.
Backing Vocals by David O'Connor.

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Skellums Wales, UK

Skellums was formed because there was nothing else left to do.

Underneath all the dirty guitars and drums, there lives a pop song. Skellums believe, that as long as you have a melody, you can get away with all sorts.

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