Finisterre
Saint Etienne Lyrics

Natwest, Barclays, Midlands, Lloyds.
I hate banks and would rather die than use them.

I loved to draw when I was a little girl
Drawing helped me imagine the world as I wanted it to be.

It helped me see the world as I wanted it to be
Drawing showed me a world with boundless possibilities.

Sometimes I walk home through a network of car parks
I enjoy getting lost in unfamiliar, non-linear spaces.

Just because I can
Simply to explore these new spaces.

I love the feeling of being slightly lost
I am energized by discovering new paths and places.

To find new spaces, new routes, new areas
Discovering unfamiliar things fills me with excitement.

I love the lack of logic
I enjoy when the things around me do not make sense.

I believe that music in the long run can straighten out most things
Music has a great power to right wrongs over time.

There are too many bands that act lame
Too many musicians are not living up to their potential.

Sound tame
Music can sometimes be dull.

I believe In Electrelane
I think this band is really great.

Over here it's new, it's now, it's you, it's clean
Things in this area are fresh and current, pristine and personal.

The beard and lipstick scene
Alternative identities are expressed through interesting style choices.

So look beyond Big brother, gossip culture,
Avoid the mainstream trends and the media's shallow coverage.

So bored of stupidity
I'm tired of how dumb things can be.

The myth of common sense
What people call 'common sense' is often nonsense.

I believe in Donovan over Dylan
I prefer one songwriter over another.

In love over cynicism
I choose to have a positive outlook instead of being cynical.

Oh, [unknown]
I'm feeling something deep I can't express.

Finisterre, to tear it down and start again (x3)
Let's tear everything down and rebuild it anew.

Think about the love back in Finisterre
Reflect on why we loved this place in the past.

Five miles north is a town
There is a town five miles north of here.

Of silver birches
This town has many silver birch trees.

Twenty-seven chuches
There are twenty-seven churches in this town.

A look of horror if you drop a H
The locals will be upset if you mispronounce something.

Around here its hoods up and heads down
People are closed off and secretive around here.

Got it the wrong way around
Things are not quite right.

When things get turned around
It's disorienting when things become flipped upside-down.

I slow down
I take things more cautiously.

Dream about the notion of the perfect city
I imagine an ideal city with everything just right.

Imagine the 19th century never happened
Pretend we skipped over the 1800s entirely.

Just a straight run from Beau Brummell to Bauhaus
Imagine how much simpler things would have been if we had gone straight from one era to another.

Dreams never end
There is always something new to imagine and aspire to.

This house believes in skyscrapers
We believe that tall buildings are the way of the future.

I want to know the whole of the city with you
I want to explore the entire city alongside you.

You see McGee was into deals, Barrett was into moves.
These two people had very different interests and priorities.