Yard Act - Dark Days lyrics

The truth was sold
That's where the trail goes cold
My shoulders shudder at the
Thought of puffing my
Chest out as I walk home alone
Under the arches
There's this bloke with car boot
Full of stolen phones, knock off cologne
And mink carcasses

Near mint condition from Selfridges, mate
I see arsonists with business rates etched on
The back of empty match boxes and
Police officers getting their
Truncheons polished
Off in the bushes
Wondering what all the fuss is about
And what I'm looking at

But if looks could kill
My vacant gaze wouldn't even pierce the skin
I'm not lazy
Ambition is just something I
Have no interest in
At least when I meet my maker
I'll embrace all my mistakes
As I descend into the bowels of hell with
A shit eating grin on my face

Dark days
It's a never ending cycle of abuse
Dark days
I have the blues and I
Can't shake them loose
Dark days
I have the blues and I
Can't shake them loose
Dark days
It's a never ending cycle of abuse

Was skeptic due to how the
Media had depicted ya
Though getting to know you better
We clicked and so we stuck together
Turning the corner of the burning cenotaph
Of those coppers clocked us
Stopped us and shook us up and down
With no grounds to and no due process
They started discussing whether to let
Us off for doing nothing
Or maybe pop us for "looking like"
We might be hiding something
But then the radio buzzed in
"They caught car boot man with the lot"
Thank fuck
I bought you enough time not to get shot

Dark days
It's a never ending cycle of abuse
Dark days
I have the blues and I
Can't shake them loose
Dark days
I have the blues and I
Can't shake them loose
Dark days
It's a never ending cycle of abuse
Dark days
It's a never ending cycle of abuse
Dark days
I have the blues and I
Can't shake them loose
Dark days
I have the blues and I
Can't shake them loose
Dark days
It's a never ending cycle of abuse

My best ideas are borrowed
But they're never half baked
They're hard to swallow, hey
I'm an acquired taste
And if you wanna climb the ladder
Of success on Judgment Day
Take my advice and reinvent
The reel completely
Believe me
(Dark days)

Dark days
Dark days
Dark days