Shimokitazawa Lyrics

Peeling off from the main street

An underground club's beckoning

Down the stairs, straight to the bar to find a seat

Raise a glass to Tennessee

Snap your fingers, count to three

See the girl sipping citrus highball in the cream trilby

She's swaying to the music

It's loud and heavy but it's soothing

If this thing is gonna happen

Then it's gotta happen now

There's someone out there waiting for you

She tells you she's a folk singer and

Would you like to maybe come to see her

But you're leaving by the morning train

It hits you, you'll never meet again

You lean in for a kiss but you

Misread the cues, misjudged the mood

It seems the citrus and the cream conspired

To curdle inchoate desire

You start to think I'm half a chance here

She lets you hold her, now you're dancing

Your hand is sliding up her side

You both smile, you feel alive

She's swaying to the music

It's loud and heavy but it's soothing

If this thing is gonna happen

Then it's gotta happen now

Time metes out its reproach

The clock's hands spinning 'round

You know there's someone out there waiting for you

A mirror only shows the stories in your mind

A mirror only shows the stories in your mind

A mirror only shows the stories in your mind

In your mind

In your mind

There's someone out there waiting for you