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Spector – When Did We Get So Normal? (2020) | Track profile | Dork

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Spector
Non-Fiction
When Did We Get So Normal?

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When Did We Get So Normal?

Release date: 4th June 2020

From Non-Fiction

Track 12

3:34

Indie Rock Music Alternative

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About This Track

"When Did We Get So Normal?" is a track by Spector, from the album Non-Fiction, released 4th June 2020. The track is 3:34 long. It's filed under Indie Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 17 articles about Spector.

About the Artist

Spector

Spector

Lyrics

When Did We Get So Normal?

I was a goth until I met you
Got a studded collar to pet you
Got all the girls to vet you
But never put you down, down, down
You were religious 'til you met me
Prayed that you would never regret me
Begged your mum and dad to let me stay another half an hour

But now our bedroom is a black hole
There was a time we wanted it that way
Our bedroom is a black hole
But only 'cause I painted it that way

When did we get so normal?
I thought that we were immortal
We started going to Cornwall
Oh, when did we get so normal?

I was psychic 'til I met you
Somehow I just knew that I'd get you
Said that I would always protect you
But only let you down, down, down
You were vicious 'til you met me
Pretended that it didn't impress me
I just wanted you to undress me
You only dress me down, down, down

And now our bedroom is a black hole
There was a time we wanted it that way
Our bedroom is a black hole
But only 'cause I painted it that way

When did we get so normal?
I thought that we were immortal
We started going to Cornwall
Oh, when did we get so normal?
When did we get so normal?
I thought that we were immortal
But our new curtains are awful
Oh, when did we get so normal?

Mortgages and marriages
Waiting in for packages
Now I know what average is
Now I'm one of them
More M&S than S&M
Two can dine for news at ten
Voucher for my requiem
Now I'm one of them

When did we get so normal?
I thought that we were immortal
We started going to Cornwall
Oh, when did we get so normal?
When did we get so normal?
I thought that we were immortal
I thought that we were a Warhol
Oh, when did we get so normal?

When did we get so normal?
When did we get so normal?
When did we get so normal?
When did we get

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Track details

From Non-Fiction

3:342020

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Track number

12

Release year

2020

1Untitled in D
2:51
2Fine Not Fine
3:01
3Local International
2:49
4Wild Guess
2:42

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Spector — When Did We Get So Normal?

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When Did We Get So Normal?

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5Even When You Pass My Way

6Love Will Do Your Head Right In

12When Did We Get So Normal?

3:34

—Untitled in D

Credits

Production & Engineering

Producer: Rich Turvey
Mixing Engineer: Cenzo Townshend