A Secret Society - Ed Harcourt

I’ll teach you how to disappear

I need a willing volunteer

Vanish into thin air, leave your worries on these crowded streets

We’re moving far away from here

I don’t expect to shed a tear

Like a bull to a red rag

Drag me out of the city that never sleeps

Oh I can’t believe I’ve lasted this long

Breaking bones and wasting songs

A secret society from prying eyes and sly deceits

I’ve changed my number don’t try to call me

I’m ready to escape

I’ve often wondered if the future’s the same as my fate

Let’s turn the world on its head

Let’s turn the world on its head

But I will not go quietly

I’ve pledged my part in history

Stick a flag wherever I go and make my mark on the people I meet

There are those who aim to lack their strength

They keep their passion at arm’s length

It’s such a petty price to pay

When you’re wrestling with a losing streak

I’ve tried to rise above it all

Why bother with a fist in a wall?

And all this searching for my soul

Has drained me to an inch of my defeat

I’ve changed my number don’t try to call me

I’m ready to escape

I’ve often wondered if the future’s the same as my fate

Let’s turn the world on its head

Let’s turn the world on its head

We’re moving far away from here

I don’t expect to shed a tear

Like a bull to a red rag

Drag me out of the city that never sleeps

Oh I can’t believe I lasted this long

Breaking bones and wasting songs

A secret society from prying eyes and sly deceits

I’ve changed my number don’t try to call me

I’m ready to escape

I’ve often wondered if the future’s the same as my fate

Let’s turn the world on its head

Let’s turn the world on its head