5. Nightswimmer

Album: Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose
Released: February 03, 2012 (UK); February 28, 2012 (ROW)
Buy on: Amazon or iTunes

Lyrics*:

My darling wears his clothes

To go swimming at night

Me, I can only hope

That he'll go out with the tide

You're only my only love

And I can't keep my head above

This ocean that you poured

All over the bathroom

My darling wears his clothes

To go swimming at night

Me, I can only hope

That he'll go out with the tide

And the sun blushed silver

And the cracks in the pavement sweat like the crust

Of a toffee pecan pie

And the orange dust in the air a nice seaoning for the

Humans scratching their legs on street corners

Spending their coins on carbonated sugar drinks

From the stalls by the park

But in the end the words run lifeless

And nothing ever came of

You're only my only love

And I can't keep my head above

This ocean that you poured

All over the bathroom

Song credits:

Written by Beth Jeans Houghton.

Lead vocal, backing vocals, harpsichord, wurlitzer electric piano, ukulele, bells - Beth Jeans Houghton.

Drums - Dav Shiel.

Bass - Rory Gibson.

Violin - Findlay MacAskill.

Synthesisers - Adem & Ben Hillier.

*Lyrics are taken from the official booklet coming with the CD.