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Flower in the 60s

from To Hell With Youth and Beauty by The Razorbills

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No doubt the 60s were great, but the world moved on regardless.

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Well it wasn’t much fun being a flower in the 60s,
Picked and plucked by a bunch of old hippies
to decorate their technicolour nonsense as you withered up
And whatever you think about the cloud-blown kisses,
the smiles, the styles and the noble wishes,
image fought with substance and it kicked her in the shin

And do you really think that your mother and I
would be far better people if we still got high?
If we walked around baring bums and bits
If we tried to make lasagne tripping off our tits?

And not much wanting to do your homework
does not constitute a political statement
nor does agonising over what your mate meant
when he said you were square
So you can turn down Dylan and the Grateful Dead
and come and help me do the washing up instead
remember, I saw Hendrix play when he was alive
and I can still get your dinner on the table for half past five

And so I cut my hair and I shaved my moustache, it’s
not a sure sign that I became a fascist
If you really want to give peace a chance
why don’t you shut your face and help me water the plants

Cos it wasn’t much fun being a flower in the 60s
picked and plucked by a bunch of old hippies
to decorate their technicolour nonsense
as you withered up and died.

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from To Hell With Youth and Beauty, released April 2, 2012

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The Razorbills UK

Formed as The Geese in 2008, transformed into The Razorbills in 2012. Upbeat, lyrical, satirical and passionate, this acoustic five-piece outfit are putting their many, MANY years of experience to good musical use and invite you to put aside childish things and join them in the toe-tapping twilight of hard-won wisdom. ... more

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