Get all 3 The Recks releases available on Bandcamp and save 25%.
Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of The Milk's Gone Bad, Porcupine, and The Beast From The Sea.
1. |
Lovers In The Night
05:49
|
|||
Verse 1
When I tell you that I love you, you know that baby it’s a lie
But I tell that I love you so that everything seems fine
I could give you all the things I stole but they’re just not mine
But I give a little smile so that everything seems right
Chorus
I see your friends, lovers in the night-time
Holding hands, it’s just not right
I see your friends, hold each other tightly
Don’t you know, that’s not my style
Verse 2
When you ask me honey why I never hold your hand
Can’t you see now honey I’m a singer in a band
You’ve got a pretty little face and a very little smile
But when you cry now honey don’t you know you cramp my style
Chorus
I see your friends, lovers in the night-time
Holding hands, it’s just not right
I see your friends, hold each other tightly
Don’t you know, that’s not my style
Verse 3
When I tell you that I’m sorry then girl you shouldn’t mind
But get undressed now honey and I might just change my mind
Well you say I’m too skinny and I never comb my hair
But it’s the truth now baby when I say I just don’t care
Chorus
I see your friends, lovers in the night-time
Holding hands, it’s just not right
I see your friends, hold each other tightly
Don’t you know, that’s not my style
|
||||
2. |
Lights
05:12
|
|
||
Verse 1
This fairy tale ends as soon as you see the sun go down
And if you whisper while you think do you think I might hear when you’re around
Chorus
But I’m walking at the light and you’re not around
I’m walking at the light and you’re not around
Verse 2
You’re out of control you act just like the child of a clown
I want to take control I think I’ll call a vet to put you down
Chorus
But I’m walking at the light and you’re not around
I’m walking at the light and you’re not around
Bridge
Tip toe walking down the road, to my home
Tick tock look at the clock, it’s time to go
Chorus
But I’m walking at the light and you’re not around
I’m walking at the light and you’re not around
Verse 3
I’m losing my mind I think I’ll go and take a lie down
Well I’ll be better soon as soon as yoo hoo, you’re around
Chorus
But I’m walking at the light and you’re not around
I’m walking at the light and you’re not around
Bridge
Tip toe walking down the road, to my home
Tick tock look at the clock, it’s time to go
Chorus
But I’m walking at the light and you’re not around
I’m walking at the light and you’re not around
I’m walking at the light and you’re not around
I’m walking at the light and you’re not around
|
||||
3. |
In The Garden
04:40
|
|||
Verse 1
Get that hell hound rapture out' your head take off your hat
Nothing can touch me where I’m at
You’re telling stories, you’re playing fools
Don’t you know, you’re breaking all the rules
Bridge
Well I may be sorry for what I said
But why don’t you tell me when I’m dead
Well I may be sorry for what I said
But why don’t you tell me when I’m dead
Chorus
Do do do do do do do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do do do do do do do
In the garden where I lay, there’ll be no trouble today
In the garden where I lay, there’ll be no trouble today
Verse 2
Get that angry melt down off your back let down your hair
Why do you even need to care?
You’re like blinding headlights, a herd of raging bulls
Don’t you know, you’re breaking all the rules
Bridge
Well I may be sorry for what I said
But why don’t you tell me when I’m dead
Well I may be sorry for what I said
But why don’t you tell me when I’m dead
Chorus
Do do do do do do do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do do do do do do do
In the garden where I lay, there’ll be no trouble today
In the garden where I lay, there’ll be no trouble today
Chorus
Do do do do do do do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do do do do do do do
Do do do do do do do do do do do do do
In the garden where I lay, there’ll be no trouble today
In the garden where I lay, there’ll be no trouble today
|
||||
4. |
Low Life
04:18
|
|||
Verse 1
Low Life, No Wife
Thinking oh what a pretty world
Spineless, drunk mess, cowering like a girl
Got a little bit of luck, got a little bit of life to help me now
If you want a bit of luck, if you want a bit of life come with me now
Chorus
Lone, young, hopeless
Tried to build a tabernacle
Top of your voice now choose between the ones you love
This is life’s scam, so what’s your life plan?
It's never too late to go and hook up with your old clan
Brewing bad weather, so go tie your tether safely to a post
Before you kneel before the Holy Ghost
And if you want a bit of luck get yourself a bigger life
Part the clouds, embrace the warm light
Verse 2
Blank face, no place
Howling at the moon
Lost soul in a black hole, whistling out of tune
Got a little bit of luck, got a little bit of life to help me now
If you want a bit of luck, if you want a bit of life come with me now
Chorus
Lone, young, drunk mess
Gonna lose another battle
Top of your voice now
Think about the things you’ve done
You pull your own scams, is that your life plan?
Trying to buy back into the game with your old hand
That’s a bad fella, so go shine your leather shoes
Wipe the booze off and dance with your new love
And if you want a bit of luck get yourself a bigger life
Part the clouds, embrace the moonlight
Bridge
Black shirt white tie I know
Come on baby won’t you take me home
Black eyes, no smile, oh no
Come on baby won’t you take me
Come one baby, oh, oh
Verse 3
Half wit, don’t fit, stuck inside a shell
Crap thief, no teeth, on his way to hell
Got a little bit of luck, got a little bit of life to help me now
If you want a bit of luck, if you want a bit of life come with me now
Chorus
Lone, pretty, young thing
Let her lips taste the apple
Forbidden fruit, sour juice sticks to her gums
If it’s the wrong thing, but pulls your heart strings
It’s never to late to go and listen to your old dreams
She’s a fine feather, caught in bad weather
Life's lived on a whim but you don’t have to do the wrong thing
Learn to eat your cracker with no cheese
But if you want pommes then show me how you like these
Yeah show me how you like these
|
||||
5. |
You're What I Want
03:00
|
|
||
Verse 1
I saw the walls cave in today and they murdered my reflection
I saw the walls cave in today and they murdered my reflection
You know I never heard you scream oh but I I’ve never seen you smile
You know I never heard you scream oh but I I’ve never seen you smile
Verse 2
I love your eyes like pearls and your lips were made for kissing
I love your golden curls and your skin girl I’ve been missing
Chorus
Yeah, you're what I want
Yeah, you’re what I want
|
||||
6. |
Stranger
05:08
|
|
||
Verse 1
While the craven dogs cry sucking humble pie
Under the shadows of blasphemes of the sad ravens smile
I know you know they know there’s a stranger in town
And for some strange reason I had another vision
Of the man stood tall and proud
But despite my reactions I lost him in the crowd
Chorus
Run child run child beware of the killer
Run child run child hide from the killer
Run child run child run from the killer, now
Run child run child beware of the killer
Run child run child hide from the killer
Run child run child run from the killer, now
Verse 2
I heard he caught a feral child walking in the wild
I heard he loved as his own and he
He killed him on the way back home
I heard he caught the rarest spider
It crawled from deep inside of he
Sailed his sins on the northern wind
And he burnt the witch and he burnt her twin
Chorus
Run child run child beware of the killer
Run child run child hide from the killer
Run child run child run from the killer, now
Run child run child beware of the killer
Run child run child hide from the killer
Run child run child run from the killer, now
Verse 3
The thunder strikes and the lightning falls as they call out the names of the dead
The tears mix with rain as they call out the names of all those that they are left on the earth
The flames from beneath scorch the soles of the feet of all those who left behind
They all join their hands; write the names in sand as they scream and they fight to be heard
Chorus
Run child run child beware of the killer
Run child run child hide from the killer
Run child run child run from the killer, now
Run child run child beware of the killer
Run child run child hide from the killer
Run child run child run from the killer, now
|
||||
7. |
She Wants That Too
05:54
|
|
||
Verse 1
Let me tell you about the girl that’s on my mind
Well I’ll tell you now she robbed me blind
And now I ain't got nothing in the world and she wants that too
Well I sang her a lullaby and I sang her the blues
And now I ain't got nothing in the world and she wants that too
She Wants That Too
Chorus
I bought silk stockings and a diamond ring
A mocking bird but it didn’t sing
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
I bought her chocolates and a xylophone
I sent her flowers but she wasn’t home
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
I bought her kittens and a Bassett Hound
But two days later she put them down
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
(skat)
Verse 2
Well I sold my house I took out loans
I sold my kidney my mobile phone
I took her out to a thousand shows but still she didn’t smile
Well I took her to Paraguay and I took her to Brugge
And now I ain't got nothing in the world and she wants that too
She Wants That Too
Chorus
I bought silk stockings and a diamond ring
A mocking bird but it didn’t sing
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
I bought her chocolates and a xylophone
I sent her flowers but she wasn’t home
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
I bought her kittens and a Bassett Hound
But two days later she put them down
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Wait!
Verse 3
Now the Pigeons are my friends and the water from the sky is free to drink
And words are all I have now my mind is free to think
Well people think I’m crazy because I gave the lady all that I own
I gave her all that I own
Yeah and people stop to tell me that the lights are on but nobody's home
Yeah there's nobody home
(Middle 8)
Chorus
I bought silk stockings and a diamond ring
A mocking bird but it didn’t sing
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
I bought her chocolates and a xylophone
I sent her flowers but she wasn’t home
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
I bought her kittens and a Bassett Hound
But two days later she put them down
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
Ba ba ba di dat ba doe
|
||||
8. |
Spanish Relations
06:52
|
|
||
Verse 1
I was standing in a tree when my eyes went dim
My heart beating like the sixties and my waist was growing thin
Chorus
I have Spanish relations and they want to come to stay
I have Spanish relations and they want to come to stay
Verse 2
I was lying in an ally just chewing on a stick
My brain had just migrated and I was feeling very sick
Chorus
I have Spanish relations and they want to come to stay
I have Spanish relations and they want to come to stay
Verse 3
I was talking to some fire when the day began to end
My feet turned into tigers and my brain began to bend
Chorus
I have Spanish relations and they want to come to stay
I have Spanish relations and they want to come to stay
Verse 4
You see I have a little problem you know I do not have a home
You see I drink all day and in the night time I pass out in the road
Chorus
I have Spanish relations and they want to come to stay
I have Spanish relations and they want to come to stay
|
||||
9. |
Train Wreck
04:10
|
|||
Verse 1
Watching you is like looking at a war
Looking at the wreck of what you’re looking for
Bumping from one bed to the next
You didn’t pass the test even though you did your best
Verse 2
Did they fall down at your feet?
Or did they use you now? The Friday piece of meat
Throwing your heart into the ring
And all you want’s to sing and all you want’s to sing
Chorus
I sit here reading what you say
I sit here reading what you say
I sit here reading what you say again, again
And then it starts again
I sit here reading what you say
I sit here reading what you say
I sit here reading what you say again, again
And then it starts again
I sit here reading what you say
I sit here reading what you say
I sit here reading what you say again, again
And then it starts again
I sit here reading what you say
I sit here reading what you say
I sit here reading what you say again, again
And then it starts again
Verse 3
Travelling halfway across the world
Trying to find elusive feelings, begging him to hold
Train wreck from one day to the next
You didn’t pass the test even though you did your best
Chorus
I sit here reading what you say
I sit here reading what you say
I sit here reading what you say again, again
And then it starts again
I sit here reading what you say
I sit here reading what you say
I sit here reading what you say again, again
And then it starts again
I sit here reading what you say
I sit here reading what you say
I sit here reading what you say again, again
And then it starts again
I sit here reading what you say
I sit here reading what you say
I sit here reading what you say again, again
And then it starts again
Verse 4
Trying hard, your make-up and your dress
You perpetual little mess, you perpetual little mess
Pick up strangers just to numb the pain
To kill your naïve little brain
You’re forever just a train wreck
|
||||
10. |
Valentine
05:27
|
|
||
Verse 1
I went to bed on a Tuesday morning
I woke up on a Friday night
And I’m thinking about your woman tonight
I look at my watch it’s quarter to eight
I can see by the time you’re already two hours late
And I’m still thinking about your woman tonight
Verse 2
And so I’m on my way through this sundry town on a cloudy day
To find the whereabouts of the girl who broke my heart
She was a girl that I used to know but you see she had to go
I’ve packed my bags and now I’m on my way
Chorus
Valentine Valentine where else could you be
Valentine Valentine broke the heart of me
Valentine Valentine where else could you be
Valentine Valentine broke the heart of me
Verse 3
And so I’m on my way through this sundry town on a cloudy day
To find the whereabouts of the girl who broke my heart
(That broke my heart in two)
She was a girl that I used to know but you see she had to go
I’ve packed my bags and now I’m on my way
(I'm on my way)
Chorus
Valentine Valentine where else could you be
Valentine Valentine broke the heart of me
Valentine Valentine where else could you be
Valentine Valentine broke the heart of me
Verse 4
I’m drinking at the bar I’ve got feet up on the table
I get thrown out on the pavement I can’t walk 'cos I’m not able
I'm still thinking about your woman tonight
Chorus
Valentine Valentine where else could you be
Valentine Valentine broke the heart of me
Valentine Valentine where else could you be
Valentine Valentine broke the heart of me
|
The Recks Sark, Guernsey
The Recks are a multi-genre, psychedelic, alt-indie five-piece from the Isle of Sark in the Channel Islands, whose unique
songwriting style and frenetic live performances have earned them a dedicated fan base across the U.K. Their genre-bending repertoire includes gypsy jazz, folk, reggae, indie, hip-hop and rock.
FFO: Tame Impala, Yak, Black Angels, King Gizzard, Temples, Fat White Family
... more
Streaming and Download help
The Recks recommends:
If you like The Recks, you may also like:
Bandcamp Daily your guide to the world of Bandcamp