Miserabilia (Live At Islington Assembly Hall)

[Spoken Intro: Gareth]
And this song is about that. It's a song called Miserabilia

[Intro: Gareth]
Go
Breathe
Easy

[Verse 1: Kim & Gareth]
Your hands'll remain empty
When you have stopped clutching at straws
Cling to bad memories, forget all the insufferable bores
No-one matters
No-one matters
No-one cares

[Verse 2: Kim & Gareth, Gareth]
He whispered, "Oh my God, this really is a joy to behold"
Thought he said, "It's a joy to be held," so I held him too close
It was a grave mistake
He never came back again

[Chorus: Gareth & Kim]
I'm not saying there's good in none of this
Miserabilia to show the kids
I'm not saying that you're responsible
Miserabilia, for one, for all

[Bridge: Gareth]
I've spent too much time on my knees
Next to urinals in garish Mexican restaurants
Sobbing into my worn, pale palms
For a better understanding of my dietary requirement
I've cried on ashen floors of working men's clubs
'96, '98, 2000, 2002, 2004
My God, will it end?
Oh my God, oh my God

[Verse 3: Kim & Gareth]
We got nostalgic, ended up filling shoe boxes with vomit
Collected scabs in lockets
Hung them 'round our necks like nooses
None of it mattered
None of it matters
No-one cares

[Chorus: Gareth & Kim]
I'm not saying there's good in none of this
Miserabilia, I hate the kids
I'm not saying that you're responsible
Miserabilia, for one, for all

[Outro: Gareth, Los Campesinos!]
I have broken down into the naked breasts of a newly ex
No dignity, I can only guess
That she thinks about it when she touches herself
Shout at the world, because the world doesn't love you
Lower yourself, because you know that you'll have to

[Spoken Outro: Gareth]
Thanks! I haven't mentioned yet because I'm unsure what the etiquette is and whether it's sensible. (I don't know what to do with that) This is, uh, being recorded for a potential live album, which means I say, I say that and then it'll sound nothing like this we'll overdub everything make it sound perfect and there's two ways to go with that either I say that and you guys channel that into, you know, cheering extra specially, singing along loads or there's the people who will be like "Here's my chance to shout something and be on a live recording". But I've got faith in you guys, in like ninety eight percent of you

*Crowd member shouts something inaudible*

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