On The Adam Buxton Podcast, CMAT said that “The Jamie Oliver Petrol Station” was inspired by her mostly irrational dislike of celebrity chef Jamie Oliver and her realization that “my annoyance and intolerance and hatred of other people serves absolutely no purpose in my life and is a really bad inst...
[Verse 1]
I was at the Jamie Oliver Petrol Station
I needed deli but God, I hate him
That man should not have his face on posters
I feel so angry and sad at most, huh
But then I think of the New York skyline
The West Cork of the Yankee eyeline
Then get to thinking I have been wrong, though
Let me explain, 'cause I'm never wrong though
Things are ugly to me, I get it
A flip phone with a lack of credit
And others beautiful, I remember
Blanch right at the end of December
[Chorus]
So, okay, don't be a bitch
The man's got kids
And they wouldn't like this
I'm saying, okay, don't be a bitch
The man's got kids
And they wouldn't like this
Oh
[Post-Chorus]
Mm, this is making no sense to the average listener
Let me try to explain myself in a few words
[Verse 2]
I make up places like Finglas, Tennessee
A mish-mash of what should and shouldn't be
'Cause smoking area concerned glances
"She's really mental, it's not just acting"
There's always something I'm missing out on
Overdosing on social Calpol
Overeager to make acquaintance
With someone normal and nice who'll explain it
You like forgetting one day you'll stop breathing
And you'll have wasted your time on seething
I said I'm wasting my time on seething
And hey, you're not so good yourself
[Pre-Chorus]
Come learn my mantra, it's like:
[Chorus]
Okay, don't be a bitch
The man's got kids
And they wouldn't like this
So, okay, don't be a bitch
The man's got kids
And they wouldn't like this
Oh
[Post-Chorus]
I'm still not explaining myself very well at all
Let me try, let me try again, let me try
[Bridge]
It's the fear of not getting
The dole and the joy
Of then chopping it up
With the card that you draw it on
Coming through town and then
Seeing the type of the people you missed
Who'd have died back in Dublin
The jeans that I'm wearing are very expensive
It's not a reflection, reflection, reflection
Sinéad in Ratoath and Sinéad in the sky
And Sinéads that I'll meet on the by and by
And the fear of the freedom of being released again
Feel seventeen again, washing the sheets with
The lies that I don't even know that I've told 'cause
I've mixed them all up, yeah, the cactus is cold
[Chorus]
It's like
Okay, don't be a bitch
The man's got kids
And they wouldn't like this
So, okay, don't be a bitch
The man's got kids
And they wouldn't like this
I'm saying, Ciara, don't be a bitch
The man's got kids
And they wouldn't like this
I'm saying, Ciara, don't be a bitch
The man's got kids
And they wouldn't like this
Oh
[Instrumental Interlude]
[Outro]
I was at the
Jamie Oliver Petrol Station
I needed deli but God, I hate him
That man should not have his face on posters
I feel so angry and sad at most, ugh
The Jamie Oliver Petrol Station was written by CMAT.
The Jamie Oliver Petrol Station was produced by Oli Deakin & CMAT.
CMAT released The Jamie Oliver Petrol Station on Thu Jun 19 2025.
‘The Jamie Oliver Petrol Station’ is a meditation on irrational hatred and intolerance. It’s based around me getting annoyed every time I saw a poster of Jamie Oliver because when we were on tour, we’d eat a lot of sausage rolls from his branded delis. I don’t actually have any beef with Jamie Olive...