Feb 2022 acoustic dodgy-vox field-recording
Somewhere the term 'I am the inner sleeve' passed my consciousness which then turned into a theme of under appreciation for things that just get the job done without all the bells and whistles.
Recorded again in my hotel room on zoom-h2 with dodgy travel guitar and dodgier trying not to wake the neighbours vox.
If anyone wants to redo the lyrics with their own music I am up for it ;)
[Am]I am the [F]inner sleeve
[C]Plain wrap, [Am]No frills
[Am]Ain’t that [G6] flash
But I [F]keep things [C]clean
I am the last squeeze
Rolled up, on my knees
The least right now is
The most that I can give
N[F]o matter what is [G] offered
You will [C]take what you [Am]will
No[F] matter what is [G]given
You will [C]never get your fill
You will [F]never get your [Am] fill
I do what’s needed
But that ain’t enough
I could keep bleeding
But all I’ve got is dust
N[F]o matter what is [G] offered
You will [C]take what you [Am]will
No[F] matter what is [G]given
You will [C]never get your fill
You will [F]never get your [Am] fill
[E]Don’t make me… uhh
[B7]Won’t break me… uhh..
[Am]Won’t be changed
Won’t be blamed
I’m only ever gonna to me
N[F]o matter what is [G] offered
You will [C]take what you [Am]will
No[F] matter what is [G]given
You will [C]never get your fill
You will [F]never get your [Am] fill
You will [F]never get your [Am] fill
@oldlostjohn Feb 2022
Yeah, sometimes an odd line comes along and sticks to ones mind. I'm glad you held on to it and followed the lead, 'cause you came up with some interesting lyrics here.
@mikeb Feb 2022
Inner sleeves seem like an afterthought, but they are really the most important part of the disc preservation! So maybe you can how important the inner sleeve is to your lyric if you get around to reworking it?
@rayboneor Feb 2022
You've definitely got the bones of a good song here. I like the way it charges ahead. That's a great chorus, a real singalong. I had to go do something before finishing my comment, and the tune is still rattling in my head. Turn this over to The Pogues and let 'em go to work
@headfirstonly Feb 2022
I'm really feeling that line "But all I’ve got is dust". That perfectly captures the spirit of the age for me. Those inner sleeves, particularly the ones with the polythene lining, did so much to look after our old vinyl but they were the most disposable of objects (and rarely stayed with their original LP, at least in my experience).