Science Fair (Live from the Queen Elizabeth Hall)

[Verse 1]

I met her accidentally

It was at the Cambridge Science Fair

And she was so impressed I could make so many things catch on fire

But I was just covered in bubbles of methane gas

And you ended up burning

I'm sorry

I have always been a liar

Just to think I could've left the fair with my dignity intact

And fled from the stage with the world's second-best Slint tribute act

Okay, today, I hide away

But tomorrow, I take the reins

Still living with my mother

As I move from one micro-influencer to another

References, references, references

What are you on tonight?

I love this city, despite the burden of preferences

What a time to be alive

I know where I'm going, it's black country out there

[Verse 2]

I saw you unravel

It was at the Cirque du Soleil

At an intimate performance

I swear to God you looked right at me

And let a silk red ribbon fall between your hands

But as I slowly sobered

I felt the rubbing of shoulders

And the sweat and the children crying

I was just one among crowded stands

[Outro]

And still with sticky hands

I bolted through the gallery

With cola stains on my best white shirt

Nothing to lose

Born to run

Black country out there

Black country out there

It's black country out there