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Maxïmo Park – Stray Talk (2006) | Track profile | Dork

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Stray Talk

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Stray Talk

Release date: 2006

From Missing Songs

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"Stray Talk" is a track by Maxïmo Park, from the album Missing Songs, released 2006. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Maxïmo Park.

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Lyrics

Stray Talk

It's dark but I don't want to find the light

And I can't close my eyes

The only one you really trust

Is the one who always lets you down

It's not my place to give advice

When all I've done was make mistakes

I didn't mean to tell you everything

And anyway, well it's too late in the day

Stray talk all alone

Swinging out of view

I'm flailing round the room

And I'm staring out at you

Don't burn your hand when you turn out the light

Your cheek is turning red

You always wake me with your warmth

And your arms wrapped around my neck

The broken silence lasts for seconds

And normal service is resumed

I didn't mean to tell you anything

And anyhow, well it's too soon for that now

Stray talk all alone

Swinging out of view

Well I'm flailing round the room

And I'm staring out at you

You sat there looking like a prize

So I went back on what I'd said

And now we're both left out to dry

Put out to sea and left to drift

We're drifting out to sea

We're drifting out to sea

You said the leaves are like that day

And now they're dead and charred

Stray talk all alone

Swinging in and out of view

Well I'm flailing round the room

And I'm staring out at you

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From Missing Songs

2006

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2006

—Stray Talk
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Maximo Park have announced a new singles only tour, and dropped a new track, 'Great Art'

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The band's new tour will see them showcasing their back catalogue of singles this autumn.

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