The music and title of the song were written by Conor Curley, trying to relay the spirit of Nabokov’s writing musically.
And the lyrics, by Grian Chatten, were described in a Rolling Stones interview as a “ a perverse take on … it’s compromise in a relationship sort of rendered as civility. It’s an...
I did you a favour
I bled myself dry
Well this is what it is now
Pain, pain
He's selling insurance
Selling clouds to the sky
You sold me on living
Living is nothing
But you're so good looking
I bled myself dry
Daze ya, Phase ya
Happy days yeah
Daze ya, Phase ya
Happy days yeah
I did you a favour
I bled myself dry
Well this is what it is now
Pain, pure sky
I'll be your dog of submission
My mission to help you forget
I'll be your dog in the corner
I will light your cigarette
Ah, but you're so good looking
But you're so good looking
And I did you a favour
I did you a favour
I did you a favour
I bled myself out
Well this is what it is now
Pain, pure sky
I'll be your dog in the corner
Dog in the corner
Happy days yeah
Daze ya, Phase ya
Happy days yeah
Dze ya, Phase ya
Happy days yeah
Daze ya, Phase ya
Happy days yeah
Daze ya, Phase ya
Happy days yeah
Daze ya, Phase ya
Happy days yeah
Daze ya, Phase ya
Happy days yeah
Daze ya, Phase ya
Nabokov was written by Conor Curley & Grian Chatten.
Fontaines D.C. released Nabokov on Fri Apr 22 2022.
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