Maxïmo Park
Maxïmo Park
Maxïmo Park
Maxïmo Park
Maxïmo Park
Maxïmo Park
Maxïmo Park
Maxïmo Park
Maxïmo Park
Maxïmo Park
Maxïmo Park
Maxïmo Park
Maxïmo Park
Maxïmo Park
Frontman Paul Smith has said that “Banlieue” is partially about young women reclaiming power over gang men who abuse them and record the acts.
The song was inspired by an article he read about a particular situation in the French suburbs in which some girls felt as though they would become part of...
Motorcycles do figure eights, on the forecourt by the multiplex
Phone sex via application, the dull swagger of intimidation
The rush of confusion
Replaced by comprehension
Pixellated punishment
Desire's the only crime
The calmness of the pack
Whose power is in decline
These violent dreams are nothing new
Don't think that she won't leave you
Here come
The animals
Two by Two
Makes my body feel wet through
High-pitched MCs
Digital thrill
The drunks vibrate
The beat seeps through
Wound-down car windows
On the corner of the Banlieue
Here come
The animals
Two by Two
Makes my body feel wet through
We've been told that we can take it
Everything we ever wanted
Banlieue was written by Paul Smith & Duncan Lloyd.
Banlieue was produced by Gil Norton.