Frontman Guy Garvey explained this song to the Manchester Evening News: “This was worrying about a friend of mine who drinks a bit too much. And I noticed that I’m using the phrase ‘A Friend Of Mine’ all the way through the song. That’s what you do when you’re telling somebody about something and yo...
A friend of mine grows his very own brambles
They twist all around him 'til he can't move
Beautiful, quivering, chivalrous shambles
What is my friend trying to prove?
The booze turns a tall gentle boy to a terrible totem
And the kids gather 'round trying to see what's inside
I think when he's drinking he's drowning some riot
What is my friend trying to hide?
Cause it's breaking my heart, it's breaking my heart
And it's breaking my heart to pull on the reigns
Brother of mine, don't run with those fuckers
When will my friend start singing again?
When will my friend start singing again?
Some Riot was written by Mark Potter & Craig Potter & Richard Jupp & Pete Turner & Guy Garvey.
Some Riot was produced by Elbow & Craig Potter.