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‘Tarmac’ by Cavetown is an Alternative track from the album ‘Running With Scissors’, released in 2026. The lyrics describe an insistence on staying in a private, self-contained world, with the speaker resisting leaving and wondering what could be said to prevent someone else from going. There is also a playful, indulgent image of sweetness that is likened to tarmac, alongside a more physical, teasing line about touch, captured in the phrase ‘Sweet like Tarmac’. The overall tone sits between self-satisfaction and anxious attachment.
"Tarmac" is a single by Cavetown, from the album Running With Scissors, released 16th January 2026. The track is 3:10 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 20 articles about Cavetown.
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