Kid for Today - Boards of Canada

A little ray of comfort in the afternoon To brighten up the room To lighten up your mood The whole world is an ink spot on a plastic spoon You can fight it Or invite it Live beside it, laugh until you're crying Hold on to your time, boy Don't be scared of what they'll say You'll pull it off fine, girl If you got the face for today, yeah Oh yeah, oh yeah Around, around the wall of death Around you go What keeps you in the air Is having not a care (yeah) And time flies like a dancing man on crystal glow You can fight it Or invite it Live beside it, laugh until you're crying Hold on to your time, boy Don't be scared of what they'll say You'll pull it off fine, girl You've got that thing which makes us smile, yeah Hold on to your time, boy Make up your own fat caché You'll pull it off fine, girl If you got the face for today, yeah Yeah When you got the face for today, yeah Hold on to your time, boy Don't be scared of what they'll say You'll pull it off fine, girl You've got that thing which makes us smile, yeah Hold on to your time, boy Wake up on that speeding train You'll pull it off fine, girl If you got the face for today, yeah The face for today, yeah The face for today, yeah

One, two, three, four You look around What do you see? I'll tell you what I see Is a world belonging to me Take time to find What you may dream It's all right there within your grasp Just beyond what you can see We're the one's, the only one's, strong one's, proud one's We live for today Those for the past and tomorrow Well they'll have hell to pay We're the one's, the only one's, strong one's, proud one's We live for today Those for the past and tomorrow Well they'll have hell to pay And if life is Going by to fast It's time for you to slow down Time for you to make it last Before you trip and slip And you will miss This happy little stepping stone Just before eternal bliss We're the one's, the only one's, strong one's, proud one's We live for today Those for the past and tomorrow Well they'll have hell to pay We're the one's, the only one's, strong one's, proud one's We live for today Those for the past and tomorrow Well they'll have hell to pay Your life goes by Before you know You gotta take time to slow down Better take time to veer off the road Enjoy the sights While you are here There's nothing to fear but fear itself Who knows when the end is near We're the one's, the only one's, strong one's, proud one's We live for today Those for the past and tomorrow Well they'll have hell to pay We're the one's, the only one's, strong one's, proud one's We live for today Those for the past and tomorrow Well they'll have hell to pay Don't make plans With your hands tied You'll never know You're missing out repeatedly on the things that help you grow You've got to own your soul You've got to take control Find a one day plan young man Get this straight Live for today Living for today I realised Living for today I think I'll find Living for today opened my eyes Living for to... (Watch as you get blown away) Living for today I realised Living for today opened my eyes Living for today I think I'll find Living for to... Just beyond what you can see yourself

If you told me This time last year That I would feel like I do now well I wouldn't have believed you It's not just a question Of my being alone The truth is I like my own company best If the truth is to be known I didn't realise Babe how much I cared All I want to do is to be with you And everything else seems unimportant compared For today I remember your smile For today I remember your smile It's been a hot summer now Things the way they should be But there's a hole in my well-being It's so big now Drive a truck right through I think you should know That you are the one Who could probably fill it for good For today I remember your smile For today I remember your smile For today I remember your smile For today I remember your I remember your I remember your smile Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Whoa, oh La, la, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la, la Ah, yeah Oh, ah Oh, I remember for today, yeah Say I remember your smile Say I remember your smile For today I remember your smile I remember For today, hey yeah Say I remember your, oh Sweet smile For today Say I remember your smile Say, sweet, sweet smile For today, yeah Say I remember your smile For today For today, hey, hey Say I remember your smile For today I remember your smile For today I remember your smile For today I remember your smile For today I remember your smile For today I remember your smile For today I remember your smile For today I remember your smile For today I remember your smile For today I remember your smile For today I remember your smile For today

Honestly, I didn't think I'd end up here this time Or anywhere at all, I'm distant just enough to never fall behind Picturing the saddest scene of wearing bedsheets And two pats on the back, "It just takes time" It's getting late, since when did taking time take all my life? Mommy I'm afraid I've been talking to the hotline again It's stirring but the ripples always seek out the ones who carry me I blocked out the month of February for support At least I have this year, I won't be worrying anyone on tour As we speak, I'm here to meet devils for tea Peering 'round the corner of my life I throw my drink into the faces of my demise At thirty Your honey's gonna ask you, "What the hell is wrong with me?" And finally An answer from your throat comes crawling And you can proceed

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