Catholic Guilt Song Of The Renter
[Verse 1]
Dawn breaks as underneath our feet the crackling ground
Of autumn leaves, tell us another winter's coming around
As the last traces of light disappear beneath the clouds
You can hear the city's heartbeat as it quickens with the bounce
[Chorus]
In the streets to the north the hipsters are trawling alleyways
Trying to find the next hip spot before, it becomes passe
And in the laneways to the south
The once cool drown their sorrows away
As they ponder, into their craft brews when their lives became so safe. (So safe)
So they sing, the song, the song of the renter
They sing, the song, the song of the renter
[Verse 2]
Driving west at night
The cranes look like aliens in formation
Biding their time in single file
Before they start their invasion
With blueprints and permits in hand
In the name of gentrification
Under their reign we'll never own a piece of land
Once they complete their transformation
[Chorus 2]
In the streets to the north the hipsters are trawling alleyways
Trying to find the next hip spot before, it becomes passe
And in the laneways to the south
The once cool drown their sorrows away
As they ponder, into their craft brews when their lives became so safe. (So safe)
So they sing, the song, the song of the renter
They sing, the song, the song of the renter (x3)
[Bridge]
As a child in the south east
I'd stop and stare at the lights in the distance
They looked like a galaxy and felt as far away
[Chorus 3]
And in the streets to the north, hipsters trawling alleyways
Trying to find the next hip spot before, it becomes passe
And in the laneways to the south
The once cool drown their sorrows away
As they ponder, into their craft brews when their lives became so safe. (So safe)
And so we sing, the song, the song of the renter
We sing the song, the song of the renter (x7)
