[Verse 1]
I know this
I've played in this dirt
Powdered glass over everything
Spray paint swastikas and cocks
Coke cans bleached by sun
Sir, why here?
In the filthy, fly-tip bramble here
There's Cannock bloom and river sun
A mile just down the line
[Verse 2]
First-class tuts
More coffee, more apologies
Pale-faced kids in rubber gloves
Dressed as cops outside
I tried to find your name
You didn't make the news
You're just the man whose blues
Stopped his heart beneath our shoes
The Delayed 3:15 was written by Craig Potter & Guy Garvey & Mark Potter & Pete Turner.
The Delayed 3:15 was produced by Craig Potter.
Elbow released The Delayed 3:15 on Fri Oct 11 2019.
“Again, it was unexpected death, which is a theme running though the record. The shock of somebody dying.
“The lad was under the train wheels while the people in the carriage with me were using it as an excuse to get to know one another.
“They were using it as a f***ing flirting tool. Another illu...