Franz Ferdinand - The dark of the matinee Lyrics

take your white finger
Slide the nail under
the top and bottom buttons of
my blazer
Relax the fraying wool,
Slacken ties
And I'm not to look at you in the shoe
but the eyes
find the eyes

Find me and follow me through
Corridors, refectories and files
You must follow leave
This academic factory
You’ll find me in the matinee
The dark of the matinee
is better in the matinee
The dark of the matinee is mine …. is mine

time every journey
to bump into you
accidentally I
charm you and tell you
of the boys I hate
All the girls I hate
All the words I hate
All clothes I hate
How I'll never be
anything I hate
You smile, mention something
That you like
How you'd have a happy life
if you did the things
You like

Find me and follow me through
Corridors, refectories and files
You must follow leave
This academic factory
You’ll find me in the matinee
The dark of the matinee
is better in the matinee
The dark of the matinee is mine …. is mine

So I'm on BBC2 now,
telling Terry Wogan how
I made it and
What I made is unclear,
but his deference is
and his laughter is
My words and smile
Are so easy now
Yes, It's easy now
Yes, It's easy now

Find me and follow me through
Corridors, refectories and files
You must follow leave
This academic factory
You’ll find me in the matinee
The dark of the matinee
is better in the matinee
The dark of the matinee is mine …. is mine

Find me and follow me through
Corridors, refectories and files
You must follow leave
This academic factory
You’ll find me in the matinee
The dark of the matinee
is better in the matinee
The dark of the matinee is mine …. is mine