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Lyric Dissection - Symphony (Clean Bandit & Zara Larsson)

One Nerd. One Laptop. One Infinite Library of Music.
One series taking the piss out of music. Why, what else would you think I'd do?

NOTE - This 'experience' is made better by listening to the original song as you read. Just a helpful hint.

I’ve been hearing symphonies
Before all I heard was silence
I'm surprised you're first reaction isn't 'oh my God, what the hell is that sound?' if that's the first thing you've ever heard.
A rhapsody for you and me
And every melody is timeless
What, they go on forever? That's not timeless, that's just f***ing annoying.
Life was stringing me along
Then you came and you cut me loose
I hope they hadn't kicked away the stool first, that really would have hurt when you dropped to the ground.
Was solo singing on my own
Now I can’t find the key without you
Have you tried looking behind the sofa? I usually find it there. 

And now your song is on repeat
And I’m dancin' on, to your heartbeat
Yer, as great as that is, you can't really play that in the club. It's a bit difficult to plug a heart into an AUX cord.
And when you’re gone, I feel incomplete
So if you want the truth
Go on then, tell me. Who did kill JFK?

I just wanna be part of your symphony
Will you hold me tight and not let go?
I hope it's not for forever, I will need to go to the toilet at some point.
Symphony
Like a love song on the radio
Yes. Overplayed, mawkish and a bit sickly. 
Will you hold me tight and not let go?

I’m sorry if it’s all too much
Every day you’re here, I’m healing
I know the NHS is in the s*** at the moment, but it can't be that bad.
And I was runnin' outta luck
I never thought I’d find this feeling
Yer, it's surprising what drops out of the sky. I got hit by a piano the other day, you don't hear me singing about it.
'Cause I’ve been hearing symphonies
Before all I heard was silence
Well, I wish I was.
A rhapsody for you and me (A rhapsody for you and me)
And every melody is timeless
By timeless, you do mean never ending, don't you?

And now your song is on repeat
And I’m dancin' on, to your heartbeat
That must be very uncomfortable, especially if it's a Charleston.
And when you’re gone, I feel incomplete
So if you want the truth
Go on then, tell me. Who did kill Osama Bin Laden?

I just wanna be part of your symphony
Will you hold me tight and not let go?
You do realise that we might not be able to fit through doors, don't you? We'll never get in the chip shop again, that's a fact.
Symphony
Like a love song on the radio
Yes. Overplayed, mawkish and a bit sickly. (I know I've used that joke before, but if the music industry can milk love ballads to death, I think I'll be alright recycling a joke.)
Will you hold me tight and not let go?

Ah, ah, ah, ah-ah-ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah-ah-ah, ah, ah, ah
Are you having a stroke? I'm pretty sure that's one of the signs of a stroke.

And now your song is on repeat
And I’m dancin' on, to your heartbeat
For how long? Because, love, it won't be forever. You'll have bored me to death long before then.
And when you’re gone, I feel incomplete
So if you want the truth (oh)
Go on then, tell me. Who did kill 2Pac?

I just wanna be part of your symphony
Will you hold me tight and not let go?
No, frankly. I'd rather go hug a polar bear. At least I'll die quicker.
Symphony
Like a love song on the radio
Is that radio only playing love songs? What are you listening to, s*** FM?
Symphony
Will you hold me tight and not let go?
I'm pretty sure you can get someone, anyone, else to do that. Not me.
Symphony
Like a love song on the radio
I'd get a new radio if I was you, yours clearly isn't working.
Will you hold me tight and not let go?
I should warn you, I've got a grip like a boa constrictor.

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