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A Sharp Knife
Van She Lyrics

Ohhhh waitin on a sharp knive
it wont be to long if you hold it back

and ohhhh so you had a hard time
it was there for us to share
no one said its fair

with 2 before 7 and 9
its alright, its a sign

with 2 before 7 and 9
its alright, its a sign

ohhhh livin in a half life
come and go as they all know
it was just a show

and ohhh runnin to the start line
and don't you start when you get there
no one said its fair

You and me(x6)
(ohhhh so you had a hard time)
Always be there

You and me(x6)
(Ohhhh waitin on a sharp knive)
Always be there

You and me(x6)
(ohhhh so you had a hard time)
Always be there

You and me(x6)
(Ohhhh waitin on a sharp knive)
Always be there

ohhhh slippin us the sweet smile
and talk outloud and don't pretend
you are everything

and ohhhh so you thought we couldn't tell
that one is clear that two is near
maybe soon you'll be

You and me(x6)
(ohhhh so you had a hard time)
Always be there

You and me(x6)
(Ohhhh waitin on a sharp knive)
Always be there

You and me(x6)
(ohhhh so you had a hard time)
Always be there

You and me(x6)
(Ohhhh waitin on a sharp knive)
Always be there

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Formed in the early part of 2005, Van She is a band from Sydney. Unashamedly taking bits and bobs from 80’s post punk, funk and synth pop, 90’s grunge, French house, film scores, 70’s Krautrock and the latest collection of innovative artists like Tom Vek and M83, Van She is that unique beast that one was beginning to believe no longer existed – a band that takes all these influences from days gone but makes them sound unique, modern, and…. fresh. A lazy pastiche this isn’t. Read Full BioFormed in the early part of 2005, Van She is a band from Sydney. Unashamedly taking bits and bobs from 80’s post punk, funk and synth pop, 90’s grunge, French house, film scores, 70’s Krautrock and the latest collection of innovative artists like Tom Vek and M83, Van She is that unique beast that one was beginning to believe no longer existed – a band that takes all these influences from days gone but makes them sound unique, modern, and…. fresh. A lazy pastiche this isn’t.

Van She formed when Nick Routledge [vocals, guitar], Matt Van Schie [bass], Michael Di Francesco [synths] and Tomek Archer [drums] all responded to an ad in Sydney’s Drum Media and arrived at an audition for a vocalist for a doom metal band with influences including Sepultura, Entombed, Black Skull and Phil Collins to find the whole thing was a sham. You could call it the result of Satan at work, or you could call it fate.

Since the chance meeting Van She have been playing out and about around Sydney, headlining their own shows and supporting the likes of The Presets and Wolf & Cub.

They’ve also been in the studio, the fruits of which we now see in the shape of a 6 track, self titled EP. Opener Mission acts as a gloomy but punchy entry point into the Van She world, while Kelly is like the epic, lovelorn cousin to The Presets’ Girl And The Sea. Sex City throbs and blips like a restless adolescent, and Survive is the greatest post post punk tune to make use of slap bass. Kelly Reprise blisses out for just a few seconds before Here With You brings us to a beautifully textured, melancholic close.