Chicken Lyrics - Everybody Down - Kate Tempest

Harry's staring at his chicken 

He's trying hard to listen without hating 

But everything David says 

Seems to make him like him less 

His little brother Pete is waiting 

For the appropriate place to say 

'Oh right, yeah' 

And make an interested face 

Miriam feels distant 

She knows her sons are trying hard 

But trying hard 

Just increases the friction 

It's never been tense like this 

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Harry looks around at his mother's new kitchen 

And can't help but think of his dad 

Alone in that house where they all used to live 

Putting his half pint of semi-skimmed 

Back into the fridge 

Dad 

With his silent ways 

And his smiling face 

No romance, just basic 

Straight forwards, no frills, no fuss 

But at least he was a man you could trust 

Not like this guy, this David 

Face like a pill head at the end of a rave 

Staring at my mum like he wants to be saved 

Harry feels weak today, he can't take it 

And he doesn't know it but he's glaring 

Thinking of Becky 

And why he insisted on sharing 

So much with a stranger 

He feels a faint sense of danger 

Ashamed that he'd made a 

Fool of himself, he's an idiot 

Sees it in his mind's eye, insidious 

Him, spilling out his guts like a suicidal shogun 

Looking for deliverance 

Dithering fool feeling silly and hopelessly broken 

Blithering on while she was smoking 

What was he thinking? 

Heart opening up like it was blinking 

Becky. He feels her name, it's heavy 

Don't forget me 

Snap back to the room 

He flinches at the image 

Miriam is finishing her wine 

And Pete is asking for the spinach 

'Er, how's work, Harry?' 

David's features are tipped towards him 

'Fine, thanks,' Harry looks up, 'exhausting.' 

'Yes,' David smiles, 'but hard work is always rewarding.' 

Even David's enthusiasm is boring 

'How long have you worked there?' he asks 

And Harry thinks of all them years he's spent 

Scheming and shotting 

'Little while, now. To be honest, I've forgotten.' 

'Oh yes, well time does fly in the work place,' 

David smiles, nodding 

All he ever wanted to be was good enough 

All he ever wanted to say was the right thing 

But as long as you live for the way you're perceived 

You will never create, only bite things 

All he ever wanted to do was the done thing 

All he ever wanted to make was the grade 

But as long as you live for other people's opinions 

You'll never be more than afraid 

All he ever wanted to be was good enough 

All he ever wanted to say was the right thing 

But as long as you live for the way you're perceived 

You will never create, only bite things 

All he ever wanted to do was the done thing 

All he ever wanted to make was the grade 

But as long as you live for other people's opinions 

You'll never be more than afraid