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Yard Act
Where’s My Utopia?
Petroleum

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Petroleum

Release date: 1st March 2024

From Where’s My Utopia?Track 73:40

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About This Track

"Petroleum" is a single by Yard Act, from the album Where’s My Utopia?, released 1st March 2024. The track is 3:40 long. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 20 articles about Yard Act.

About the Artist

Yard Act

Yard Act

Lyrics

Petroleum

Imagine if I had to give you my soul
In a moment when my soul was asleep
For it happens sometimes
Through no fault of our own
It's just a momentary blip in the passing of time
It's not a sign that the embers of passion are dying

My bones burn
And the brain that's controlling them
Knows that the soul needs petroleum
That's how it goes
Boom-boom, ba-ba-ba-boom

I'm grateful in ways I could never explain
In a moment I cannot escape
But I can't phone it in (No, we can't phone it in)
No, I could never begin (He could never begin)
Oh, I could never tell you how I'm feeling, if I'm not feeling it
It's a standard that I set myself to ruin relationships

My bones burn
And the brain that's controlling them
Knows that the soul needs petroleum
That's how it goes
Boom-boom, ba-ba-ba-boom

And if I knew how to control it
If I knew how to control it
If I knew how to control it I would

My bones burn
And the brain that's controlling them
Knows that the soul needs petroleum
That's how it goes
Boom-boom, ba-ba-ba-boom
My bones burn
And the brain that's controlling them
Knows that the soul needs petroleum
That's how it goes
Boom-boom, ba-ba-ba-boom

My bones burn (My bones burn)
And if I knew how to control it
If I knew how to control it
If I knew how to control it I would
That's how it goes
Hey-huh, hey-hey-hey-huh
Hey-huh, hey-hey-hey-huh
Hey-huh, hey-hey-hey-huh
Hey-huh, hey-hey-hey-huh
Hey-huh, hey-hey-hey-huh
Hey-huh, hey-hey-hey-huh

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

Track details

From Where’s My Utopia?

3:402024Single

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Album

Where’s My Utopia?

Track number

7

Release year

2024

1An Illusion
3:36
2We Make Hits
3:03
3Down by the Stream
3:45
4The Undertow
4:02

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The Overload

Dark Days - EP

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The UndertowWhere’s My Utopia?

When the Laughter Stops (feat. Katy J Pearson)Where’s My Utopia?

We Make HitsWhere’s My Utopia?

A Vineyard for the NorthWhere’s My Utopia?

An IllusionWhere’s My Utopia?

Dream JobWhere’s My Utopia?

Grifter's GriefWhere’s My Utopia?

Down by the StreamWhere’s My Utopia?

Blackpool IlluminationsWhere’s My Utopia?

Fizzy FishWhere’s My Utopia?

When the Laughter Stops

The Trench Coat Museum

100% Endurance (Elton John version)

Tall PoppiesThe Overload

The IncidentThe Overload

Pour AnotherThe Overload

Quarantine The SticksThe Overload

Witness (Can I Get A?)The Overload

RichThe Overload

Land Of The BlindThe Overload

100% EnduranceThe Overload

The OverloadThe Overload

Dead HorseThe Overload

PaydayThe Overload

Apple Music Home Session: Yard Act

Dark DaysDark Days - EP

The Trapper's PeltsDark Days - EP

Fixer UpperDark Days - EP

PeanutsDark Days - EP

Dark Days / Peanuts

Fixer Upper / The Trapper’s Pelts

The Trapper’s Pelts

Yard Act — The Undertow (from Where’s My Utopia?) [4:02]
Yard Act — When the Laughter Stops (feat. Katy J Pearson) (from Where’s My Utopia?) [3:18]
Yard Act — We Make Hits (from Where’s My Utopia?) [3:03]
Yard Act — A Vineyard for the North (from Where’s My Utopia?) [5:04]
Yard Act — An Illusion (from Where’s My Utopia?) [3:36]
Yard Act — Dream Job (from Where’s My Utopia?) [2:39]
Yard Act — Grifter's Grief (from Where’s My Utopia?) [3:19]
Yard Act — Down by the Stream (from Where’s My Utopia?) [3:45]
Yard Act — Blackpool Illuminations (from Where’s My Utopia?) [7:28]
Yard Act — Fizzy Fish (from Where’s My Utopia?) [3:31]
Yard Act — When the Laughter Stops
Yard Act — The Trench Coat Museum
Yard Act — 100% Endurance (Elton John version)
Yard Act — Tall Poppies (from The Overload) [6:21]
Yard Act — The Incident (from The Overload) [3:11]
Yard Act — Pour Another (from The Overload) [3:20]
Yard Act — Quarantine The Sticks (from The Overload) [2:41]
Yard Act — Witness (Can I Get A?) (from The Overload) [1:22]
Yard Act — Rich (from The Overload) [3:44]
Yard Act — Land Of The Blind (from The Overload) [3:00]
Yard Act — 100% Endurance (from The Overload) [3:45]
Yard Act — The Overload (from The Overload) [3:18]
Yard Act — Dead Horse (from The Overload) [3:39]
Yard Act — Payday (from The Overload) [2:54]
Yard Act — Apple Music Home Session: Yard Act
Yard Act — Dark Days (from Dark Days - EP) [3:05]
Yard Act — The Trapper's Pelts (from Dark Days - EP) [3:58]
Yard Act — Fixer Upper (from Dark Days - EP) [2:58]
Yard Act — Peanuts (from Dark Days - EP) [3:14]
Yard Act — Dark Days / Peanuts
Yard Act — Fixer Upper / The Trapper’s Pelts
Yard Act — The Trapper’s Pelts

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An IllusionWhere’s My Utopia?
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Blackpool IlluminationsWhere’s My Utopia?
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Down by the StreamWhere’s My Utopia?
3:45
Dream JobWhere’s My Utopia?
2:39
Fizzy FishWhere’s My Utopia?
3:31
Grifter's GriefWhere’s My Utopia?
3:19
The UndertowWhere’s My Utopia?
4:02
We Make HitsWhere’s My Utopia?
3:03
100% EnduranceThe Overload
3:45

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3:40

8When the Laughter Stops (feat. Katy J Pearson)

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10Blackpool Illuminations

11A Vineyard for the North