Boys In The Better Land

Further frenzy, courtesy of the Mercury Prize nominees from Dublin. Fontaines D.C. belong to an emerging generation of politically-engaged, emotionally and intellectually-literate punk bands, alongside Idles and Shame: note the namedrop of James Joyce in this standout from their debut album, Dogrel.

[Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1] You're not alive until you start kicking When the room is spinning and the words ain't sticking And the radio is all about a runaway model with a face like sin and a heart like a James Joyce novel [Pre-Chorus] Saying "Sister, sister, how I missed ya, missed ya Let's go wrist to wrist and take the skin off of my blister" If you're a rockstar, pornstar, superstar, doesn't matter what you are Get yourself a good car, get outta here [Chorus] Well But the boys in the better land You're always talking 'bout the boys in the better land The boys in the better land But the boys in the better land You're always talking 'bout the boys in the better land The boys in the better land [Verse 2] Driver's got names to fill two double barrels He spits out "Brits out", only smokes Carrolls And he's refreshing the world in mind, body and spirit Mind body and spirit You better hear it and fear it Oh, that's the spirit [Pre-Chorus] Saying "Sister, sister, how I missed ya, missed ya Let's go wrist to wrist and take the skin off of my blister" If you're a rockstar, pornstar, superstar, doesn't matter what you are Get yourself a good car, get outta here [Chorus] Yeah But the boys in the better land You're always talking 'bout the boys in the better land The boys in the better land But the boys in the better land You're always talkin' about the boys in the better land The boys in the better land [Verse 3] Driver's got names to fill two double barrels He spits out "Brits out", only smokes Carrolls And he's refreshing the world in mind, body and spirit Mind body and spirit You better hear it and fear it Oh, that's the spirit [Pre-Chorus] Saying "Sister, sister, how I missed ya, missed ya Let's go wrist to wrist and take the skin off of my blister" If you're a rockstar, pornstar, superstar, doesn't matter what you are Get yourself a good car, get outta here [Chorus] Yeah But the boys in the better land You're always talking 'bout the boys in the better land The boys in the better land But the boys in the better land You're always talkin' about the boys in the better land The boys in the better land [Instrumental Outro]