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Charli XCX has collaborated with John Cale on new track 'House' for the 'Wuthering Heights' soundtrack - and there's an entire album coming
It's part of a whole album set for release in early December.
Nov 7, 2025 • 11:18 AM
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It's a squalid little town with a tenuous beauty The cool wet mornings are so appealing People waking up suddenly in the night Very disappointed At the water's edge, fishermen smashing their boats Taking nothing for granted In a few hours, the heat will hang over town As the northeast monsoon comes roaring in Can you feel it? I can feel it Afghanistan, Afghanistan, whatever happened to you Let me hear it Afghanistan, Afghanistan, whatever happened to you I don't really care, but I thought I'd ask in case it mattered to you Let me hear it They're cutting their heads off in the soccer field Stretching their necks in the goal Taking them out in the elephant grass Feeding them to the hyena's But don't you hear it? Do you hear it? Everybody's lips are thin Everybody's eyes are empty This is a letter from abroad Life is cheaper back home Can you hear it? Afghanistan, Afghanistan, whatever happened to you Let me hear it Afghanistan, Afghanistan, whatever happened to you Let me hear it Afghanistan, Afghanistan, whatever happened to you I don't really care, but I thought I'd ask in case it mattered to you Let me hear it You learn from novels living out their Rainfall is followed by thunder And you hear a man's voice soothing and calm I understand, no problem I understand, no problem I understand, no problem I understand, no problem I understand, no problem
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