New Long Leg, by Dry Cleaning (2024)

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Many years have passed but you’re still charmingRows falling and explodingYou can’t save the world on your own I guessDon’t send me it, you keep itYou keep it, you keep itWeak arms can’t open the door, kung fu cancelIt’ll be ok I just need to be weird and hide for a bit and eat an old sandwich from my bagI’ve come here to make a ceramic shoe and I’ve come to smash what you madeI’ve come to learn how to mingleI’ve come to learn how to danceI’ve come to join the knitting circleI’ve come to hand weave my own bunk bed ladder in a few short sessionsIt’s a Tokyo bouncy ballIt’s an Oslo bouncy ballIt’s a Rio de Janeiro bouncy ball filter!I love these Mighty Oaks, don’t you?Do everything and feel nothingWristband theme parkScratchcard lanyardDo everything and feel nothingDo everything and feel nothingPat Dad on the headAlright you big loud mouthAnd thanks very much for the TwixI think of myself as a hardy banana with that waxy surface and the small delicate flowersA woman in aviators firing a bazookaA woman in aviators firing a bazookaI’ve come here to make a ceramic shoe and I’ve come to smash what you madeI’ve come to learn how to mingleI’ve come to learn how to danceI’ve come to join the knitting circleThat’s just child chat!Why don’t you want oven chips now?It’s a Tokyo bouncy ballIt’s an Oslo bouncy ballIt’s a Rio de Janeiro bouncy ball filter!I love these Mighty Oaks, don’t you?Do everything and feel nothingWristband theme parkScratchcard lanyardDo everything and feel nothingDo everything and feel nothingYou seem really togetherYou’ve got a new coat, new hairWell I tell you one thing, you’ve got it comingOne day you’re gonna get it

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Don’t cry just driveGood luck bandWhat’ve you been doing?YeahFat podgyNon make-upUnsmart ladyCall RonnyWhat’ve you been up to?Cool YeahFat podgyNon make-upUnsmart ladyIf you like a girl, be niceIt’s not rocket scienceA tanned foot squeezed hopefully into a short bootA Kerry Bog PonyHigh feverHair removerHair removerHigh feverHair removerDon’t cry just driveGood luck bandWhat’ve been doing?YeahFat podgy Non make-upUnsmart ladyFat podgyNon make-up

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Just an emo dead stuff collectorThings come to the brainLet’s look at the geophysLet’s wait for the results from the geophysJust an emo dead stuff collectorThings come to the brainI spent £17 on mushrooms for youBecause I’m sillyJust an emo dead stuff collectorThings come to the brainThis week is Holy WeekI just want to tell you I’ve got scabs on my headIt’s useless to liveI’ve been thinking about eating that hot dog for hoursKiss meLetting you only when we mustWhilst someone holds the doorToo much to ask aboutSo don’t askIt’s useless to live I just want to tell you I’ve got scabs on my headIt made me realiseMy only ambition in life is to grip the roots of your hairYou just want to be likedTin glazed earthenware flower brick painted in blueOn the sloping edge, a vase of flowersOn the front, a Chinese landscapeOn the sides, figures in a Dutch landscapeIt’s EuropeIt’s EuropeIt’s EuropeIt’s EuropeIn the painting’s foreground, at the bottom, is a famous anamorphic which when viewed sidelong is revealed to be a human skullThat seems like a lot of garlicLong and lean and young and lovelyYou just want to be likedI like you, stayIt’s EuropeJust an emo dead stuff collectorThings come to the brainToo much to ask about So don’t ask

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It’s my playgroundBlack skirt, shoes and trainersShane has joined the chatIt was chucking it down when I stepped out, it’s not nowCome on thenCarl and TerryAre there llama plushies here? In this shop?She’s definitely in a league of her ownSo just streamSick of that sh*tAll the whileAn exhausting walk in the horrible countrysideA tiresome swim in a pointless bit of seaKnackering drinks with close friendsThanks a lotSimple pimpleStomach stabWhat are the things that you have to clear out?Baking powderBig jar of mayonnaiseWhat about all the uneaten sausages?Clean the fat out of the grill panThis is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do nowTrying not to think about all the memoriesRemember when you had to take these pills, remember when you had to take these pillsMaybe I just need someoneNever talk about your ex, never, never, never, never, never slag them off because then they know, then they knowAll the whileAn exhausting walk in the horrible countrysideA tiresome swimKnackering drinksThanks a lotSimple pimpleStomach stab

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The house is just twelve years oldSoft landscaping in the gardenAn electrician stuck his finger in the plug hole and shouted “Yaba!”Her HippoEvery day he’s a dickStrong oneNo oneThe man aboveA nameA wordI get upset in the heatI’m smiling constantly and people constantly step on meHis shadow looms aroundA feeling of bees’ legs on my faceSafe inside a secret loveLet’s runAnywayMystical Shakespeare shoesA trapped person screamingThe last thing I looked at in this hand mirror was a human arseholeWell, Helen’s situation has really put all that in the shade nowThere he goes he doesn’t careMostly angry scrappy songsAnd where does that romantic jealousy come from?Te amo ManuelMarried thenHer HippoEvery day he’s a dickStrong oneGreat oneThe man aboveA nameA wordI’m smiling constantly and people constantly step on meI’d like to run away with you on a plane but don’t bring those loafersThat silly woman’s done a too-straight fringeA baby’s appearanceMore espresso less depressoSolutions for damp since 1971But I can rebuildI’m a devious snake and I keep it in my wig roomWellWell well wellWell well wellI’m inside the gate, it’s a tiny little area and it’s rammed, everything’s going great so far. Got my shorts on in preparation for the hot, these idiots in trousers, they don’t know what they’re doing. Feel like I wanna send you twenty texts. Let me know when you’re inside the plane.I’m smiling constantly and people constantly step on me

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You areNo you areLet me see your kneesPeas rollingA useless long legAre you taking a photo or drinking a bottle of water?You’re a spoon palYou areDoo doo doo don’t remember anyone, sorryDoo doo doo I ask youSometimes like thisSometimes like thisA useless long legWill there be a hairdryer in my state room or should I bring one?What about shampoo?Will we be able to have laundry done on the ship?And what are the prices?Are there some kind of reverse platforms, shoes that make you go into the ground more, make you reach a lower level? NevermindWould you choose a dentist with a messy back garden like that? I don’t think soDoo doo doo don’t remember anyoneI ask youSometimes like thisSometimes like thisA useless long legSunburnt chinA raw drawn-on eyebrowYou areNo you are A useless long legYou areDoo doo doo don’t remember anyone, sorryDoo doo doo I ask youSometimes like thisSometimes like thisA useless long legThis new bloody big problemNo more shared sundaeThis absolutely huge f*ck up

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No that’s not trueEyes drift to the TVMostly uncles and fathersMostly eating nuts, seeds and berriesWhat do you think your parents feel?That nod that says, “I’ve seen things”They’ve really changed the pace of The Antiques RoadshowMore antiques, more price revealsLess background informationThe reason the price reveals were so good was because we had to wait for themWhere these bin men at then?I like your wardrobe but I never know if it’s ok to take the clothesHold on to your beehiveMostly uncles and fathersMostly eating nuts, seeds and berriesWhat do you think your parents feels?That nod that says, “I’ve seen things”Someone pissed on my leg in the big Sainsbury’sIf you’re an AriesThen I’m an AriesRaincoat sweatA posterAn Elmo costumeA young guy on a ski holidayNaked muscly lonerA young guy on a ski holidayA posterAn Elmo costumeWhat can I say?A drawstring dog bagA young guy on a ski holiday

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Brain replaced by somethingWith only the side of my nose for companyThese and those and them onesWhat d’you call itIt’ll come to meBrain replaced by somethingWith only the side of my nose for companyThese and those and them onesWhat d’you call itThe unnameableIt’ll come to meTrapped inside a headIn control in the kitchen areaI run a tight shipSpatula pot and crumb trayA wipeable placeA greaseproof type of thingDa da da daDa da da daDa da da da da da ahDa da da da da da da ahDa da da da da daDa da da da ahGreen food Brown foodBrain replaced by somethingThese and those and them onesA floating dumpling Baggy eyesI run a tight shipHelicopter circlingKalashnikov to look forward toIt’s a glam musicalDa da da daDa da da daDa da da da da da ahDa da da da da da da ahDa da da da da daDa da da da ah

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You can’t just come into my garden in your football kit and start asking questions about who lives here Who’s asking?It’s a memory of a caféThat you lovedBut you didn’t have anyone to take thereThey had a sushi counter and a counter that did pastries and mixed saladsIn HendonI’m tall when I’m youngAnd I’m short when I’m oldI can’t changeA lonely job for £45 a dayA lonely job for £32 a dayJust take itThings are changingTime to shut up old actorsTime to fix old pantsTime to get fed upTelephone call comes through the wallA sunny day with a grey skyA wonky parking job for cheap chocolate mousseThings are changingThings are changingYouYou foil beast!You foil beastYou foil beastTalk to me in the bath‘ba dum’

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It’s chocolate chip cookieCrappy crazy pizzasYour haircut’s changedIt’s every day carryYou’re a gift to meNice party iceYou’re an individual cream bunIt’s chocolate chip cookieCrappy crazy pizzasIt’s all good thoughLook at thatLooks like good quality earthI’m just a conduitDon’t look at meI’m just the mediumYour haircut’s changedFor charityCan you imagine the rent?I want big pearlA people personThese are the eyeholesA banging pasta bakeMüller corner, onions, orchidsThe smear test bluesPut a shawl on that mannequin mateCan you imagine the rent?I want big pearlIt’s a light emitting diodeIt’s a long nail storyIt’s a dead hand treeBest friends foreverIt’s everyday carryIt’s bad luck if you’re the tree left at the edge of the motorway when they clear the forest for a motorway, you lose your friends and you’re exposed. You used to be in the thick of it, everything you knew ripped awayTwo fingers up to you, you wastrel, that’s my shopping trolley you’re approachingUninviting, just body bitsYour haircuts changedYou’re a gift to meNice party iceYou’re an individual cream bunLook at thatUninviting, just body bitsYour haircut’s changedI don’t know how I feel he’s fit but I think he might beResidual Pop Rocks in the mouth of your cab driverDrop what you’re doing let’s get to the tipDroopy flute solo comes in nowGalump lumpHuge white geese please us allMajor massive arseholeAll the children sayI’ve got enchanted eggsMy beautiful restaurantLet’s go JimMy beautiful restaurant-Now it seems like none of that meant anythingA sugared armpitA roast potato on a long branchMore spicePlans conceived in loveA Ferrari with a license plate that says T337HBambinoWhat a cruel heartless bastard you areWelcome to hellKeep up with it all, be nice, try to maintain high energy and don’t bring everyone downIn matching soft brown tank topI just can’t creep comfortably anymorePaper thin skin covers hands and hollow cheeksMust I look at my belly in the mirror?Must I belly in the mirror?A thing in the pastYour own personal fatberg, homemadeI’m confusedReady to cut looseSherlock Holmes Museum of break upsWait an hour for a pancake, make it larger, build it upI don’t mindI’m happy either wayI dunnoWhat’s the pointYou actually smell like garbageEvery one of them looks a titI’m not gonna lie, it’s daunting choreography but I’m gonna bring it all the sameI just want to put something positive into the world but it’s hard because I’m so full of poisonous rageIt’s all well and good you saying that but I need moreKeep up with it all, be niceI just can’t creep comfortablyCurtains always closed

released April 2, 2021

All songs written and recorded by Dry Cleaning (Warp Publishing)

Florence Cleopatra Shaw: Vocals
Thomas Paul Dowse: Guitar
Nicholas Hugh Andrew Buxton: Drums, Percussion
Lewis Maynard: Bass

Produced and mixed by John Parish
Engineered by Joe Jones
Recorded at Rockfield Studios, Monmouthshire, Wales
Mixed at Invada Studios, Bristol, England
Engineered by Stu Matthews
Mastered by Jason Mitchell at Loud.