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Summer Days by Phoenix

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Phoenix

Summer Days

Release date: 7th June 2000

From United
Track 8
3:16
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About This Track

'Summer Days' by Phoenix is a 2000 Rock track from the album 'United'. The lyrics sketch a restless spell of overlong summer days, with driving and bright-city glare turning holidays sour. The singer sounds done with take-away fixes and expired convenience, craving something more substantial, a “real day”. There is a sense of time slipping, heightened by the rush of city life, where the pace feels relentless and the lights feel blinding. The imagery piles up quickly, treating everyday excess, fast motion, and digested heaviness as both entertainment and trap.

"Summer Days" is a track by Phoenix, from the album United, released 7th June 2000. The track is 3:16 long. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 8 articles about Phoenix.

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Phoenix

Phoenix

Lyrics

Summer Days

I've spent all summer days driving
I'm tired of holidays ruined
No more take-away's, expired food
I need a real day
Time runs faster when you're loaded
Bright lights blind me all weak
Living in the city, I'm a high-speed drill
I need a full day diving
Tons of heavyweight food
Roosters from the sister islands too
I'd better get working
I'm bored with all that brainwashing
Let's break all separate rooms
Changing's no fun if you don't want to
I need a good day sailing
To tell the sun and the moon
That I am turning for no reasons too
And I keep waiting
Driving to the gas station
Caught by a traffic jam blues
Life is nonsense, I don't have a clue
I need a cool day riding
Feeding all the horses at dawn
Searching for the truffles, going through the woods
Then I'll be waiting
I've passed all summer days driving
I'm tired of holidays ruined
No more take-away's, expired food
I need a full day diving
Tons of heavyweight food
Roosters from the sister islands too
I'd better get working

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Track details

From United

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Phoenix
8th June 2000
Track number
8
Release year
2000
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    1:32
  2. 2Too Young
    3:18
  3. 3Honeymoon
    5:01
  4. 4If I Ever Feel Better
    4:27
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    Hugo Ferran
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    Philippe Nadal
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