As spring comes into full bloom, a brilliant new song and band also bursting into life, but with an energetic twist – about not being able to afford a house or garden, nor plan for your future. The band, from Brighton, with drummer Ollie Judge on shouty, screamy lead vocals, here express problems for current and future generations, and also reference two of their clear musical influences – XTC (Making Plans for Nigel), and Talking Heads (‘This is my beautiful house" …). A darkly humorous, angry and fresh number from a band with a bright musical future, at least.
Kids are getting smarter but the brain ain't getting cheaper
Zeitgeist operation and the skin is getting pinker
Houseplants in my future, houseplants to the skies
There's a rotten sense of pain, fear in your eyes
Rotten sense of pain, fear in your eyes
Houseplants, houseplants
We speak about our days, yeah, we speak about a raise
Everybody's bored, we're just too afraid to say
Houseplants in my future, houseplants to the skies
There's a rotten sense of pain, fear in your eyes
Rotten sense of pain, fear in your eyes
Rotten sense of pain, fear in your eyes, ooo
Houseplants, houseplants
Houseplants, houseplants
Houseplants, houseplants
Kids are getting smarter but the brain ain't getting cheaper
Zeitgeist operation and the skin is getting pinker
Houseplants, houseplants
We speak about our days, yeah, we speak about a raise
Everybody's bored, we're just too afraid to say
Houseplants, houseplants
We squeeze it at night, oh, we squeeze it so tight
We squeeze it at night and it's getting so tight
Houseplants, houseplants
Gardens ain't a saviour, decoration ain't behaviour
Gardens ain't a saviour, decoration ain't behaviour
Gardens ain't a saviour, decoration ain't behaviour
Gardens ain't a saviour, gardens ain't a saviour
Gardens ain't a saviour, oh, gardens ain't a saviour
Gardens ain't a saviour, gardens ain't a saviour
Gardens ain't a saviour, gardens ain't a saviour
Houseplants, houseplants
Houseplants, houseplants
Houseplants, houseplants
Houseplants
Houseplants
I’m planning for a Brexit future that doesn't exist
This is my beautiful house and I can't afford to live in it
Money for the children of … 1972 …
Children's television
We’re still Making Plans for Nigel
Middle England
General conversation in a sympathetic tone
Chimps are being killed by your upper hand
This is how the other half live
Green fingers, my friends are so …
Career driven
Guided by oxygen
Or maybe I'm just lazy
Houseplants, houseplants
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