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King of Reptiles

from Nomad by Sounds of System Breakdown

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Pride of the isles king of reptiles the one who knows,
Whose smile in denial and add to his file…on you.
Licking his wounds, knowing that soon, he’ll be cocooned
In a hotel room, room with a view of you.
When people talk he listens, such transgressive behaviour,
He glows, he gleans, he glistens, driving around Belgravia.

On top of his game, staking his claim, to lay the blame
In springtime it rains on everybody but him
He’s buying x the lord of insects what you expect
A surgeon of text the friend of your ex the best.
People get seen he sees them, people get seen,
People get seen he sees them, you’d better put on some make up after the break up.

And I don’t wanna be captain of industry
I would rather take the slow boat than the private jet now (x2)

A dangerous boredom, a dangerous boredom,
Took over his life, Took over his life,
The atmosphere in the boardroom, in the boardroom,
Was cut with a knife, was cut with a knife,
The women got younger the cars got faster,
The hobbies got darker and he chased disaster,
And he went to his lawyers when it all fell apart and he made a new start.

And I don’t wanna be captain of industry
I would rather take the slow boat than the private jet now (x2)

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from Nomad, track released May 24, 2013

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Sounds of System Breakdown London, UK

Sounds of System Breakdown is a live electronic music project led by London-based Dubliner Rob Costello. It began as a response to passive, head-in-laptop elec- tronica - an attempt to bring live instruments to bear on the flow and structure of dance music.

Now it exists as a kinetic, instrument-swapping three-piece - with longtime collaborators Ed Costello and Richy Kelly. ... more

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