This Be The Verse - Philip Larkin
Post punk, alternative rock, jangly guitar riffs with bright distortion, electric guitars with chorus and treble emphasis, bass guitar with driving and melodic lines, drum kit with sharp snare hits and steady hi hat, acoustic guitar strumming layered under electrics, tambourine accents, lead vocal with nasal tone, urgent delivery, slightly sardonic and biting timbre, occasional falsetto inflections, layered backing vocals providing high pitched harmony echoes, background “la la la” style harmonies, sound effects of compressed distortion and reverb creating raw atmosphere, vocal overdubs with ghostlike trailing textures, emphasis on rhythmic propulsion and melodic urgency, overall energetic, tense, satirical mood
This Be The Verse - Philip Larkin
Post punk, alternative rock, jangly guitar riffs with bright distortion, electric guitars with chorus and treble emphasis, bass guitar with driving and melodic lines, drum kit with sharp snare hits and steady hi hat, acoustic guitar strumming layered under electrics, tambourine accents, lead vocal with nasal tone, urgent delivery, slightly sardonic and biting timbre, occasional falsetto inflections, layered backing vocals providing high pitched harmony echoes, background “la la la” style harmonies, sound effects of compressed distortion and reverb creating raw atmosphere, vocal overdubs with ghostlike trailing textures, emphasis on rhythmic propulsion and melodic urgency, overall energetic, tense, satirical mood
Lyrics
They fuck you up, your mum and dad.
They may not mean to, but they do.
They fill you with the faults they had
And add some extra, just for you.
But they were fucked up in their turn
By fools in old-style hats and coats,
Who half the time were soppy-stern
And half at one another’s throats.
Man hands on misery to man.
It deepens like a coastal shelf.
Get out as early as you can,
And don’t have any kids yourself.