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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg
Vocals
Romeo Stodart, Dave Izumi
Romeo Stodart, Dave Izumi
Piano
Stephen William Bragg
Stephen William Bragg
Lead Vocals
Jack Valero
Jack Valero
Electric Guitar
Darren Beckett
Darren Beckett
Drums
Dave Izumi Lynch
Dave Izumi Lynch
Mellotron
Joe Harvey Whyte
Joe Harvey Whyte
Pedal Steel Guitar
Michele Stodart
Michele Stodart
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jack Valero
Jack Valero
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Romeo Stodart, Dave Izumi
Romeo Stodart, Dave Izumi
Producer
Dave Izumi Lynch
Dave Izumi Lynch
Producer

Lyrics

Now the angry old men Say it was better back when We used to keep the Aspidistra flying Now it may be the case That we can't change our fate But there's surely no harm in trying And ten mysterious photos that can't be explained Are draining away the best of my day And fragments of songs that I never wrote Are rotting in the pockets of my winter coat Now the world wide web is a wonderful thing You're just a click away from all of the facts But there's a downside if you'vе a curious mind It's like heroin for autodidacts But ten mystеrious photos that can't be explained Are draining away the best of my day And fragments of songs that I never wrote Are rotting in the pockets of my winter coat I've been down rabbit holes I've seen the rabid trolls Cackling in the twilight of the Age of Reason One thing I've noticed as I get older Common sense, like art, is in the eye of the beholder Now the new breed of know nothings are flooding my screen Now they scare me they're so god damn sure They look like reasonable folks But the next thing you know Is they're screaming "I don't want your cure!" And ten mysterious photos that can't be explained Are draining away the best of my day And fragments of songs that I never wrote Are rotting in the pockets of my winter coat The conspiracy hacks The cyberchondriacs Gripped by their fevered imagination They've switched the filters off Too much is not enough You know that you can overdose on information Ten mysterious photos that can't be explained Are draining away the best of my day And fragments of songs that I never wrote Are rotting in the pockets of my winter coat
Writer(s): Stephen William Bragg, Jack Jordan De Valero Bragg Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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