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My Better Self / Petition
Tears in the Typing Pool

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Tears in the Typing Pool

Release date: 28th May 2012

From My Better Self / Petition

About This Track

"Tears in the Typing Pool" is a track by Tennis, from the album My Better Self / Petition, released 28th May 2012. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Tennis.

About the Artist

Tennis

Tennis

Lyrics

Tears in the Typing Pool

[Verse 1]

Succumb to the line

The finishing time

The long distance runner

Has stopped on the corner

But I won't give up although I've stopped too

[Hook]

Before the end of me and you

The patchwork explains

The land is unchanged

Do do, do do, do do, do do

[Verse 2]

Interpret the rules

My tears in the typing pool

The letters are sighing

The ink is still drying

I told you the truth and now I sigh too

[Hook]

The page turns on me and you

Across that white plane

The land is unchanged

Do do, do do, do do

Do do, do do, do do

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Track details

From My Better Self / Petition

2012

Album

My Better Self / Petition

Release year

2012

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Credits

Writer: James Cargill, Trish Keenan
Producer: Tennis
Credited: ATP Recordings, Broadcast, James Cargill, Trish Keenan
Label: ATP Recordings