TRUST NO ONE
'Tarmac (Live)'
A song about the effects of capitalism on the environment, and the way we live our lives in the fast-pace 21st
Century Western World. The original version of 'Tarmac' features on the album 'Younger Than Some, Smarter Than Most'.
Credits
Lyrics
Remember things we did?
Distant cousins say it's not right
Was it me or was it you?
I fall beneath the wheels
Am I the only one that's left
Will there ever be a way
They're snapping at my heels
Song story and background information
Tarmac (Live) (Preview Stream) - 5:53
Tarmac (Live) (Song Clip) - 0:44
We can travel so far and wide
Cross the borders, visit cities
Journey on and into the night
Stopping off when we feel weary
But just what do we leave behind?
Does it really need defining?
Do we learn the lesson this time
Or will we just keep driving?
What they said when we were kids?
We could wave goodbye to this if we don't bother
Now you're just staring at your 'phone
Disregarding all you've known
And you're trying to be the same as all the others
But I feel it getting warmer
And the rain, it beats down all night
Now there's no such thing as normal
Cross the street on foot if you dare
Take a step and take your chances
Taking in what's left of the air
We are so half-hearted
Who was the first to tear right through
All the things we said we'd do with good intentions?
And the only consequence
Is no inconvenience
Yet we'll find the true expense will not be mentioned
Who's sticking by the things we said?
Maybe one day, but not yet, we'll find an option
While you're playing with your 'phone
Your friends and lovers sit alone
Waiting for some kind of home that you can't give them
We can accommodate this pace
And preserve some empty space for all that follow?
You're just staring into space
Because you've never found that place
And you've never had the time to really bother
I fall beneath the wheels
We're not living our lives
We're just desensitised
We all pine for the past
The present will not last