[Verse 1]
Winnie Pooh lying with his legs in the air
Impotent, saying, "Those were the days
I was young and hungered for flesh like a bear"
An outgrown toy on a turning display out of sight
Yeah, out of sight
An overgrown boy watching his day turn very, very slowly to night
Yeah
[Verse 2]
On the first day of spring, they danced in the clover
Collapsing with a grin, saying, "Thank God it's over"
Staring, red-cheeked, to the white cliffs of Dover in the sun
And it's begun
[Chorus]
Saying, "Take me, Avalon, I'm young"
Take me, Avalon, I'm young
Avalon, I'm young
[Verse 3]
Drunk stupid on moonlight, I wanna be quarantined
A twentieth-century sprite stalking the moors with greasy jeans
I don't wanna see your Lindy Hop
All across these blood-slicked eaves
We're here to finger God
With dirty dreams and they're done dirt cheap, yeah
[Bridge]
Here's looking at Euclid
I really thought I was being funny
I was steaming, I was Cupid
Life was Cher when life was sunny
[Chorus]
Better take me, Avalon, 'cause I'm young
Take me, Avalon, I'm young
Said, take me, Avalon, I'm young
Take Me Avalon I’m Young was written by Pond.
Take Me Avalon I’m Young was produced by Pond.
Pond released Take Me Avalon I’m Young on Fri Oct 01 2021.
Nick Allbrook:
When I was 17—cue strings—I went to England for my traditional Australian ‘gap year’, to try and become worldly and feel like you’re bigger and better than your home. I went to Glastonbury, met some hippies and got trippy and slept on Glastonbury Tor. Turns out there’s a lot of wild...