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London Lament

from Truth & Bullshit by Jon Hunt

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London Lament

Sauntered out of college straight into uni
Did your partying, came out with a 2:1
Plunged yourself into a well-respected workplace
Began to realize that you are a no-one

White teeth, pure bred, permanently objectionable
Chatting about Kylie and Belgian beer
Love a bit of Charlie to make yourself sociable
Cos outside your cliques you're paralyzed with fear

And I don't know why I know your poncy restaurants
Yeah I don't know why I know your poncy bars
It's just try and try, I just cannot escape them
This is a lament for this great city of ours...

I'm a music journalist, I'm a Soho square
I'm an art post-graduate, I got purple hair
Been nowhere, done nothing, I got no idea
Never talk to strangers - fear of being abused
My head is full of drivel like my Daddy's views
I am so nondescript that I'll make you vomit

Strutting around in your vintage clothes
You make the Guardian supplement your bible
Your views are someone else's, cos you've experienced nothing
You think you're intellectual, you're just vile

You acost me in the street with your bib and your clipboard
"Five pounds a month goes a long, long way"
While spewing out the standard corporate liberal bullshit
You're thinking 'bout your next skiing holiday...

As the cancer grows as you get much older
Filthy tube commuting with your new-found clones
Your life revolves around grabbling 'Metro' every morning
Withering sarcasm, ciabatta and mobile phones

And I don't know why I care about what you do
Yeah, I don't know why I really hate your guts
It's just try and try I just cannot escape you
This is a lament, you worthless, pompous sluts...

Words and music by jh 2003

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from Truth & Bullshit, released April 1, 2008

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Jon Hunt London, UK

Jon Hunt is a singer/ songwriter/ multi-instrumentalist from London.

His music, though often described as 'quintessentially English' is eclectic in style ranging from alternative rock and power-pop to ballads, vocal and acoustic guitar to progressive rock and psychedelia.

Jon's fourth full-length album 'An Explosion Of Nothing' is scheduled for release later in 2024.
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