For Flotsam Lyrics

[Verse 3: Gareth, Gareth & Kim]
And later, she said something that stuck hard in my mind
"We are their Capel Celyn, they gotta keep their slippers dry
To empathise with Tories, to invite upon disease
A safer bet's to pack your bags, go holiday in Eyam"


[Pre-Chorus: Los Campesinos!]
I will take you where the sun shines, cast shadows on your face
Crawl into their deepest recess, 'til I freeze or dehydrate
We'll live and breathe it in real time, montage is for the dead
And my heart's still doing Fosburys, nowhere near finished yet

[Chorus: Los Campesinos!]
Knees knocking and
Blood flowing, so
I want you to know that I want to
Knees knocking and
Blood flowing, so
I want you to know that I want to
Knees knocking and
Blood flowing, so
I want you to know that I want to
I want you to know that I want to
I want you to know that I want to

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The opener to Los Campesinos!’s fifth album, “For Flotsam” has become a mainstay in the band’s setlists since its release. Pitchfork described the track as “anthemic”, while Pop ‘stache said it “negates its title’s air of destructive, seabed-bound doom in a wide-eyed exclamation of love and lust”.

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