Testo All I See Is Wagamama - Beans On Toast
Testo della canzone All I See Is Wagamama (Beans On Toast), tratta dall'album The Grand Scheme of Things
Do that and that and that from the start
London is a city that is always changing
With all these different people from all these different places
And London's history is complicated and long
I wouldn't be surprised if it was written down all wrong
Because the person with the pen always has an agenda
Don't be surprised though if I've got one too though, will you?
'Cause I know this city like the back of my hand
But it's moving in a way that I find hard to understand
And I can't quite put my finger on it
But I know that something's wrong
It's like my hands are tied to a time bomb
Gentrification
Well, it's hard to know exactly what it is
But it's definitely happening right beneath my feet
Am I part of the problem? Am I part of the solution?
And do I have to die in rented accommodation?
As I close my eyes and I picture the future
And all I see is Wagamama
When I first moved here, London it was known for playing rough
I got mugged on my front doorstep once
Not that that is anything to be proud about
Back when upper Clapton Road was called the murder mile
But the rent was cheap and that suited me fine
I must have been about twenty years old at the time
But London it was welcoming, open and creative
And because it was affordable everyone invited
From photographers and artists to people starting bands
We used to go to gigs and clubs in the, the west end
Gentrification
Well, it's hard to know exactly what it is
But it's definitely happening right beneath my feet
Am I part of the problem? Am I part of the solution?
And do I have to die in rented accommodation?
As I close my eyes and I picture the future
And all I see is Wagamama
And Boris Johnson, a bozo on a Barclaycard bike
Buying into selling off basic human rights
And all the clubs and venues and good places to live
Were priced out of the centre and pushed out to the east
Where they settled in and started a trend
The best thing since sourdough bread
But they grew their moustaches and opened up their coffee shops
They didn't look around at the local people they'd pissed off
The ones who had lived here before
Were no longer welcome in this world of cool
And now upper Clapton Road feels lost and confused
Gentrification
Well, it's hard to know exactly what it is
But it's definitely happening right beneath my feet
Am I part of the problem? Am I part of the solution?
And do I have to die in rented accommodation?
As I close my eyes and I picture the future
And all I see is Wagamama
And Wagamama seems like a harmless thing at first
But you've only gotta go to Westfield once
To understand we're just part of a master plan
And soon upper Clapton Road will look exactly the same
And the coffee shops and galleries will be hit by rising rents
And they'll quickly be turned into chain restaurants
As the price of a house goes through the roof
Soon the only people living here are arsehole banker cunts
And they'll take all of your livelihood and turn it into flats
How do you feel about that?
Gentrification
Well, it's hard to know exactly what it is
But it's definitely happening right beneath my feet
Am I part of the problem? Am I part of the solution?
And do I have to die in rented accommodation?
As I close my eyes and I picture the future
And all I see is Wagamama
And all I see is Costa Coffee
And all I see is CCTV
And all I see is a soulless city
And all I see is overpriced property
And all I see is a gated community
And all I see is Wagamama
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Writer(s): Jay Mcallister
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