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Daddy by SOFT PLAY

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SOFT PLAY

Daddy

Release date: 16th August 2018

From Acts of Fear and Love
Track 5
1:50
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'Daddy' by SOFT PLAY is an alternative track from the album 'Acts of Fear and Love' released in 2018. The lyrics sketch a restless pattern of spending and late-night wandering, centred on a younger, self-styled authority figure who appears to chase novelty rather than connection, with the singer observing him struggling to make friends. A line like “Daddy's got a new car” sets the scene for repeated reinvention, as new possessions and a new girl are treated as the answer, even as the tone turns strained and self-defeating.

"Daddy" is a track by SOFT PLAY, from the album Acts of Fear and Love, released 16th August 2018. The track is 1:50 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 20 articles about SOFT PLAY.

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SOFT PLAY

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Lyrics

Daddy

Daddy's got a new car, driving wit the roof down
20 miles an hour, going slow, rolling through the town
Wasted again on these late nights strange men
Sprnding like it's nothing 'cause he don't know how to make friends

But he's trying so hard
Ah

Daddy's got a new girl, young enough to be his kid
Making up for lost time, things he wishes that he died
Back when he was younger, is it any wonder?
Is it any wonder?

There's things he wishes he did back when he was a kid
Things he wishes he did back when he was a kid
Things he wishes he did
Ah

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Track details

From Acts of Fear and Love

1:502018
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Acts of Fear and Love
Acts of Fear and Love
SOFT PLAY
17th August 2018
Track number
5
Release year
2018
  1. 1The Lives They Wish They Had
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  3. 3Bugs
    3:01
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    4:04

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  • —Artificial Intelligence
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  • —Chokehold
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  • —Cut And Run
    2:41
  • —Bugs
    3:01
  • —Magnolia
    4:04

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