Petroleum
Yard Act * Track #7 On Where’s My Utopia?
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Album Where’s My Utopia?
Petroleum Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Imagine if I had to give you my soul
In a moment when my soul was asleep
For it happens sometimes through no fault of our own
It's just a momentary blip in the passing of time
It's not a sign that the embers of passion are dying
[Chorus]
My bones burn
And the brain that's controlling 'em
Knows that the soul needs petroleum
That's how it goes
Boom, boom, ba-ba-ba-boom
[Verse 2]
I'm grateful in ways I could never explain
In a moment I cannot escape
But I can't phone it in (No, we can't phone it in)
No, I could never begin (He could never begin)
Oh, I could never tell you how I'm feeling if I'm not feeling it
It's a standard that I set mysеlf to ruin relationships
[Chorus]
My bones burn
And the brain that's controlling 'еm
Knows that the soul needs petroleum
That's how it goes
Boom, boom, ba-ba-ba-boom
[Bridge]
And if I knew how to control it
If I knew how to control it
If I knew how to control it, I would
Hey-huh, hey-hey-hey-huh
Hey-huh, hey-hey-hey-huh
Hey-huh, hey-hey-hey-huh
Hey-huh, hey-hey-hey-huh
(It never stops)
(Perhaps Daddy has something to do with that)
[Chorus]
My bones burn
And the brain that's controlling 'em
Knows that the soul needs petroleum
That's how it goes
Boom, boom, ba-ba-ba-boom
My bones burn
And the brain that's controlling 'em
Knows that the soul needs petroleum
That's how it goes
Boom, boom, ba-ba-ba-boom
[Outro]
My bones burn (My bones burn)
And if I knew how to control it
If I knew how to control it
If I knew how to control it, I would
That's how it goes
Hey-huh, hey-hey-hey-huh
Hey-huh, hey-hey-hey-huh
Hey-huh, hey-hey-hey-huh
Hey-huh, hey-hey-hey-huh
Hey-huh, hey-hey-hey-huh
Hey-huh, hey-hey-hey-huh
Petroleum Q&A
Who wrote Petroleum's ?
Petroleum was written by Jay Russell & Ryan Needham & James Smith (Yard Act) & Sam Shipstone.
Who produced Petroleum's ?
Petroleum was produced by Yard Act & Remi Kabaka Jr..
What have the artists said about the song?
James Smith:
I lost it with the crowd in Bognor Regis and told them I was bored and I didn’t want to be there. Me and Ryan had a row after, and Ryan rightly dressed me down for the way I acted. It got me pondering the idea that, now this is a job, what are the requirements of it? People think they...
What did Yard Act say about "Petroleum"?
James Smith:
This is based on an incident that happened at a gig at Bognor Regis at the start of 2023, the point within the story where I hit the bottom. I bottled the gig. Not anything drastic, we got through a set, but I was really disappointed in myself and my performance that night. I told the...