Child Of The Flatlands

Maxïmo Park - Child Of The Flatlands

I was a child of the Flatlands

Industrial turrets

Were our fairytale castles

Cylindrical towers

Loom over wild horses

Not far from the prefabs and the trains

I was too shy to cause a scene

Wasn't I

Life was delayed 'til age 19

I won't lie

The bright lights appeared

The libraries are closing down now

Where will the old folks go

When they feel all alone

New houses

Stretching out the town

Increasing its diameter

Walk-in wardrobes full of gowns

In bedrooms with dreams yet to be slept through

I saw it from a hillside

It put life in perspective

Nearby a river gurgles

Running rough-shot out of bounds

The libraries are closing down now

Where will the random folks go

When they feel alone

The horses bolting

The islands revolting

In a bottle they swirl

The old world is clinging to the coattail

I can't help craving

For the river banks we walked along when we were young

I can't help craning

My neck to see where the chimneys end

Nature always wins

Makes itself known

Nature always wins

I never thought of myself as reckless

Maybe what I think of myself is

Not that important

Nature always wins

Makes itself known

Nature always wins

The libraries are closing down now

Where will the children go

When they feel all alone

The horses bolting

The islands revolting

I can't help craving

For the river banks we walked along when we were young

I can't help craning

My neck to see where the chimneys end

Can't help craving

I can't help the craving