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Watch Arlo Parks cover PinkPantheress’ ‘Stateside’ for BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge
She also showcased '2SIDED' from 'Ambiguous Desire' during the session.
Apr 10, 2026 • 10:58 PM
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Why do we make the simplest things so hard? I bought you breakfast and you started your rings The air was fragrant and thick with our silence I held my breath as something deep inside pinched I touched the bump on your wrist you were born with Watching you trying to push away It hurts when you see it coming You're too proud to tell me that you care Watching you trying to push away It hurts when you see it coming Never use your words to show you care I think you know it Too cool to show it Babe, you're so good You're too good to be true I think you know it Too cool to show it Babe, you're so good You're too good to be true Oh Why do we make the simplest things so hard? I let my pain out through the way that I sit And start to pick at the rips in my Nikes You quote Thom Yorke and lean in for a quick kiss But still you just won't admit that you like me Watching you lower both your eyes It hurts when you know it's over Still too stubborn to show that you care Watching you lower both your eyes It hurts when you know it's over I feel like you never really cared I think you know it Too cool to show it Babe, you're so good You're too good to be true I think you know it Too cool to show it Babe, you're so good You're too good to be true (oh) I think you know it Too cool to show it Babe, you're so good You're too good to be true I think you know it Too cool to show it Babe, you're so good You're too good to be true Oh Why do we make the simplest things so hard? Oh Why do we make the simplest things so hard? Oh Sunspots in your eyes, dark green You still mean the world to me Oh Why do we make the simplest things so hard? Why do we make the simplest things so hard?
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