Skinny Tie Surround Lyrics

skinnytie says we forgot the 80s too quickly
like when the aesthetic mattered more than the content
and the streaks in your hair were louder than your guitars
or more likely your synthesisers
skinnytie says he wants to look like simon le bon
y'know, '81 '82 kinda time, not any later

it's the sound, it's around
with skinny tie sensurround

skinny tie says his mum's worried about the eyeliner in his pocket
says it's not natural, and that his dad would be
turning in his grave if he knew
he puts across some half hearted half baked point about sexuality
knowing full well he'd never deviate no matter how much he convinces himself otherwise
skinny tie reckons it impresses the girls how he's so free-thinking and stuff
not like these lads that are so common, y'know
only he doesn't realise how much we see through him
skinny tie's just someone you know, not someone you'd call a friend
you wouldn't notice if you hadn't seen him for weeks, but you know you'll see him again