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Antony Szmierek
Poems To Dance To
Heaven is Other People

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Antony Szmierek

Heaven is Other People

Release date: 24th March 2023

From Poems To Dance ToTrack 62:08

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About This Track

"Heaven is Other People" is a track by Antony Szmierek, from the album Poems To Dance To, released 24th March 2023. The track is 2:08 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 17 articles about Antony Szmierek.

About the Artist

Antony Szmierek

Antony Szmierek

Lyrics

Heaven is Other People

I'm through the door and I'm not even sure where to look
Bunch of people round a table, laminated book
Elvis on the hook, couple people warming up
And I'm sure this used to be a proper pub
And she's like, guys, get your head up
Can see you're kind of fed up
Been mad since the merger, everybody got dressed up
I thought you liked getting messed up
So I'm like, right, fuck it, give it here
I'm wrapping up the fiscal year
Diamonds from the pressure
Double measure from my pissed up peers
She says she likes it when I'm like this
Yeah
And she's like, rise up, get your head out of the sand
And get yourself fired up, you won't ever come down
Cause I know, I know, I know
And I know, I know, I know
Rise up, get your head out of the sand
And get yourself fired up, you won't ever come down
Cause I know, I know, I know
And I know, I know, I know
I catch the look in her eyes
It's all tequila and pride
And if I pick the right tune, we're on for burger and fries
I've got a ballad or a banger or a compromise
Yeah
And so I ask if they'll know this
I'm pointing at a track list
Tough six months, sick of working in the office
Give me a mic, imma profit
Empty orchestra
So who pulls the strings, nearly my turn
Forgotten how to sing
So she's looking over, I can barely think
She says you got this
And then she leans in
Then she leans in
And she's like, rise up, get your head out of the sand
And get yourself fired up, you won't ever come down
Cause I know, I know, I know
Cause I know, I know
Cause heaven is other people, heaven is other people
Heaven is other people, oh
And she's like, rise up, get your head out of the sand
And get yourself fired up, you won't ever come down
Cause I know, I know, I know
And I know, I know, I know
Rise up, get your head out of the sand
And get yourself fired up, you won't ever come down
Cause I know, I know, I know
And I know, I know
And I know, I know

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Track details

From Poems To Dance To

2:082023

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Album

Poems To Dance To

Antony Szmierek

24th March 2023

Track number

6

Release year

2023

1The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Fallacy
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2Working Classic
3:32
3Some Daze
3:24
4Rock and a Calm Place

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Antony Szmierek — Crashing Up (from Service Station At The End Of The Universe (Deluxe)) [3:47]
Antony Szmierek — That Face You Make When It's Raining (from Service Station At The End Of The Universe (Deluxe)) [2:22]
Antony Szmierek — Crumb (from Service Station At The End Of The Universe (Deluxe)) [3:14]
Antony Szmierek — Angie’s Wedding (from Service Station At The End Of The Universe (Deluxe)) [3:53]
Antony Szmierek — passingthru (feat. Kate Ireland) (from Service Station At The End Of The Universe (Deluxe)) [0:59]
Antony Szmierek — Take Me There (from Service Station At The End Of The Universe (Deluxe)) [3:32]
Antony Szmierek — Yoga Teacher (from Service Station At The End Of The Universe (Deluxe)) [2:59]
Antony Szmierek — Girlypops (from Service Station At The End Of The Universe (Deluxe)) [2:28]
Antony Szmierek — The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Fallacy (from Service Station At The End Of The Universe (Deluxe)) [2:53]
Antony Szmierek — The Great Pyramid of Stockport (from Service Station At The End Of The Universe (Deluxe)) [2:36]
Antony Szmierek — Big Light (from Service Station At The End Of The Universe (Deluxe)) [3:24]
Antony Szmierek — Angie’s Wedding (from Service Station At The End Of The Universe) [3:53]
Antony Szmierek — Restless Leg Syndrome (from Service Station At The End Of The Universe) [3:06]
Antony Szmierek — Big Light (from Service Station At The End Of The Universe) [3:24]
Antony Szmierek — That Face You Make When It's Raining (from Service Station At The End Of The Universe) [2:22]
Antony Szmierek — Crumb (from Service Station At The End Of The Universe) [3:14]
Antony Szmierek — Crashing Up (from Service Station At The End Of The Universe) [3:47]
Antony Szmierek — Yoga Teacher (from Service Station At The End Of The Universe) [2:59]
Antony Szmierek — The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Fallacy (from Service Station At The End Of The Universe) [2:53]
Antony Szmierek — passingthru (feat. Kate Ireland) (from Service Station At The End Of The Universe) [0:59]
Antony Szmierek — Girlypops (from Service Station At The End Of The Universe) [2:28]
Antony Szmierek — Take Me There (from Service Station At The End Of The Universe) [3:32]
Antony Szmierek — The Great Pyramid of Stockport (from Service Station At The End Of The Universe) [2:36]
Antony Szmierek — Rafters [3:08]
Antony Szmierek — The Great Pyramid of Stockport [2:36]
Antony Szmierek — Rafters [3:08]
Antony Szmierek — Dance Better (Ell Murphy remix)
Antony Szmierek — The Words to Auld Lang Syne (from Seasoning - EP) [3:23]
Antony Szmierek — Seasoning (feat. 2b.Frank) (from Seasoning - EP) [3:24]
Antony Szmierek — How Did You Get Here? (from Seasoning - EP) [2:54]
Antony Szmierek — Dance Better (from Seasoning - EP) [3:42]
Antony Szmierek — Rounders (from Seasoning - EP) [3:25]
Antony Szmierek — How Did You Get Here? (Ruth Royall remix)
Antony Szmierek — The Words to Auld Lang Syne (Remixes)
Antony Szmierek — The Words to Auld Lang Syne [3:23]
Antony Szmierek — Twist Forever
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Antony Szmierek — The City is Safe With You (from Poems To Dance To) [3:30]
Antony Szmierek — Some Daze (from Poems To Dance To) [3:24]
Antony Szmierek — Working Classic (from Poems To Dance To) [3:32]
Antony Szmierek — The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Fallacy (from Poems To Dance To) [2:51]
Antony Szmierek — Sriracha (from Poems To Dance To) [4:11]
Antony Szmierek — Rock and a Calm Place (from Poems To Dance To) [2:48]
Antony Szmierek — Circle of Light
Antony Szmierek — Breeze (from Giving Up For Beginners) [3:52]
Antony Szmierek — Dreamscape (from Giving Up For Beginners) [3:30]
Antony Szmierek — WC 2020 (feat. Yemi Bolatiwa) [2020 Lockdown Version] (from Giving Up For Beginners) [5:31]
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Antony Szmierek — The Afters (from Giving Up For Beginners) [7:51]

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