Weird Leisure is the fourth single of the upcoming album ‘A Celebration of Endings’.
Simon Neil talked in an NME interview about the track: “That’s a song about one of my oldest friends. He just chose the wrong path and got himself into a really tricky situation where his world closed in. He’d want...
[Verse 1]
Where's everybody going?
Is it around to the pleasure house?
We're fighting an ugly war
And it's no good to freak out
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Oh please, it's obscene
I've seen your true colors and there's nothing underneath, only green
I stared at the pictures of canyons open between
When I caught your eye, I glimpsed a black star
Going on and on, you're not looking civilised
[Chorus 1]
You're bursting into pieces
You've polished off your cocaine
Your face is fucking numb
I can see the fear in your heart
Look out the window
See what you could've had
And I could be, I could be the
Best friend you ever had
[Verse 2]
Where's everybody gone?
They've all abandoned my house
Nobody comes and goes
But it's not good to freak out
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Oh please, it's obscene
You focus on others and just pick apart their dreams
It's fucking mean
I stare at the stitching, there's nothing on underneath
When I caught your eye, I glimpsed a black star
Going on and on, it's a shame to be civilized
[Chorus 2]
You're picking up the pieces
You're stepping off the ghost train
You could've been the one
I've got no more fear in my heart
Look out the window
See what you're gonna have
And I will be, I will be the
Best friend you've ever had
[Guitar Solo]
[Bridge]
Weird leisure comes, when all pleasure goes
Weird leisure comes, when all pleasure goes
Weird leisure comes, when all pleasure goes
Weird leisure comes, when all pleasure goes
[Chorus 3]
You picked up all the pieces
And started your life again
You're my number one
I love, only hope in my heart
We're at the window
Surveying all we have
And I believe, I believe that
It's my turn, don't hold me back
[Guitar Solo]
[Outro]
It's my turn, don't hold me back
It's my turn, don't hold me back
It's my turn, don't hold me back
Weird Leisure was written by Simon Neil.
Weird Leisure was produced by Rich Costey & Biffy Clyro.
Biffy Clyro released Weird Leisure on Fri Jul 31 2020.
“Only our band could do this song. The shift into the chorus is one of my favorite shifts that we’ve ever done—it just doesn’t make any sense, but it makes perfect sense. And this song is definitely different to the rest of the record. It’s about a friend who was succumbing to drugs, and it’s about...