Romford was my early teens
The cinema and forged IDs we'd use
To get to films that were 15s
And going home or sleeping over
Taking busses and growing older
Westfield Stratford was my latter teens
The £12 cinema we'd go to
The certificate 15s didn't need IDs
'Cause I'm 18 and earn the money I need for the cinema
And for tubing home to Hertfordshire
Via Farringdon was always faster
But now we live to be human machinery
We're trapped in our little ways
In every way
Most every day
Yeah, once they came to Borehamwood
Not North Greenwich or South Woodford
They complain about the length of journey
When every day I woke up early
And dragged myself to Barkingside
Not home, Bushey, or Barnet side
And with every film it became more worth it
All my friends became more perfect
Yeah all my friends became more perfect
It's all over soon
We watch our films to end our June
And I think I'll refuse the end
Don't want to see what happens then
Woodford was my Year 13
And my friends said they'd come with me
To indie films I want to see
Concluding frequent memories of me
We live to be human machinery
We're trapped in our little ways
In every way
Most every day
Devon Church embraces a warm and introspective singer-songwriter sound evocative of Lee Hazlewood and Nick Cave on his latest. Bandcamp New & Notable Jan 26, 2023