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French Navy
170,965
Indie Pop
French Navy was released on April 20, 2009 by 4AD as a part of the album My Maudlin Career
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Release DateApril 20, 2009
Label4AD
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM136

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Camera Obscura
Camera Obscura
Performer
Tracyanne Campbell
Tracyanne Campbell
Vocals
Carey Lander
Carey Lander
Piano
Gavin Dunbar
Gavin Dunbar
Bass Guitar
Kenny McKeeve
Kenny McKeeve
Electric Guitar
Lee Thomson
Lee Thomson
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tracyanne Campbell
Tracyanne Campbell
Songwriter

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Spent a week in a dusty library
Waiting for some words to jump at me
We met by a trick of fate
French navy, my sailor mate
We met by the moon on a silvery lake
You came my way
Said, I want you to stay
[Verse 2]
You with your dietary restriction
Said you loved me with a lot of conviction
I was waiting to be struck by lightning
Waiting for somebody exciting like you
Oh, the thing that you do
You make me go, "Ooh"
With the thing that you do, you do, you do
[Chorus]
I wanted to control it
But love, I couldn't hold it
I wanted to control it
But love, I couldn't hold it
[Verse 3]
I'll be criticized for lending out my art
I was criticized for letting you break my heart
Why would I stand for disappointed looks?
Fully grown, but I'm on tenterhooks
Ooh, with the looks
On tenterhooks
Ooh, with the looks, the looks, the looks
[Chorus]
I wanted to control it
But love, I couldn't hold it
I wanted to control it
But love, I couldn't hold it, oh
Relationships were something I used to do
Convince me they are better for me and you
We met by a trick of fate
French navy, my sailor
[Chorus]
I wanted to control it
But love, I couldn't hold it
I wanted to control it
But love, I couldn't hold it
I wanted to control it
But love, I couldn't hold it
I wanted to control it
But love, I couldn't hold it, oh
Written by: Tracyanne Campbell
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