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Brief Encounters Lyrics — Franz Ferdinand | Dork

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Franz Ferdinand
Brief Encounters Lyrics

Lyrics

Franz Ferdinand

Brief Encounters

From Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action2013

Written by Alex Kapranos, Nick McCarthy, Alex Kapranos, Nick McCarthy

Produced by Alex Kapranos, Prince House Rabbit

Lyrics

Brief Encounters

We are bored We are married We are young On the edge of the city The edge of Ambrosia Rolls upon rolls upon Rolls upon the tongue A certain party A certain cul-de-sac A certain outcome A certain piece of me Car keys, choose your keys Car keys, choose your keys Outside alone Crossing a perfect lawn Could it be you Could it be you Could it be you Or could it be This is what freedom is? We are brief encounters We all lose our keys We all choose our partners We all choose our keys Car keys, choose your keys Car keys, choose your keys Pull back Pull back Into the drive Rigid in the matrimonial superking bed Pretend to sleep Pretend to sleep Come on pretend Yeah, let's pretend Yeah, let's pretend Yeah, let's We are brief encounters We all lose our keys We all choose our partners We all choose our keys Car keys, choose your keys Car keys, choose your keys Car keys, choose your keys Car keys, choose your keys Car keys, choose your keys Car keys, choose your keys

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About this track

"Brief Encounters" is a song by Franz Ferdinand from the album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action, released in 2013. The song was written by Alex Kapranos, Nick McCarthy, Alex Kapranos, Nick McCarthy. It was produced by Alex Kapranos, Prince House Rabbit.

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Mark Ralph— 952 credits as songwriter & producer →
Alex Kapranos— 200 credits as songwriter & producer →
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