충격적인 데뷔 앨범 [SILENT ALARM]이 NME의 'ALBUM OF THE YEAR'를 수상하는 등, 2005년 최고의 성공을 거둔 UK 신인 록 밴드 블록 파티"BLOC PARTY"의 대망의 세컨드 앨범! BLOC PARTY [A WEEKEND IN THE CITY] 프로듀서에 U2, SNOW PATROL, EDITORS, KASABIAN 등을 다룬 JACKNIFE LEE를 기용, 데뷔작의 포스트 펑크적인 이미지로부터 보다 야심찬 시도가 가득한 모던한 포스트록 사운드로 진화시킨 수작..전세계가 애타게 기다린 21세기 록의 가장 흥미로운 앨범.발매와 동시, 헤비 로테이션되고 있는 첫 싱글컷 『THE PRAYER』를 필두로 스타일리쉬한 댄스-록 넘버 『TOUCH IT』, 『HUNTING FOR WITCHES』, 서사적인 강렬한 기타 리프가 돋보이는 『I STILL REMEMBER』, 『WHERE IS HOME?』 등 총 11곡 수록. .... ....
I am trying to be heroic In an age of modernity I am trying to be heroic because all around me history sings
So I enjoy and I devour flesh and wine and luxury But in my heart, I am lukewarm; nothing ever really touches me
At Les Trois Garçons we meet at precisely 9 o'clock I order the foie gras and I eat it with complete disdain Bubbles rise in champagne flutes but when we kiss, I feel nothing
Feasting on sleeping pills and Marlboro Reds (self-pity won't save you)
Oh how our, our parents, they suffered for nothing Live the dream, live the dream, live the dream Like the 80s never happened. People are afraid, are afraid to merge on the freeway. Disappear here
We stroll past the queue into the magazine launch party I am handed a pill and I swallow with complete disdain Kick-drum pounds off the high-hat Remember to look bored We suck each others' faces and make sure we are noticed (Cocaine won't save you)
Because East London is a vampire it sucks the joy right out of me How we long for corruption in these golden years
Oh how our, our parents, they suffered for nothing Live the dream, live the dream, live the dream Like the 80s never happened People are afraid, are afraid to merge on the freeway Disappear here Disappear here Disappear here Disappear here Disappear here
I'm sitting on the roof of my house With a shotgun and a six pack of beer The newscaster says the enemy is among us As bombs explode on the 30 bus Kill your middle class indecision Now is not the time For liberal thought
So I go hunting for witches I go hunting for witches Head's are going to roll I go hunting for…
1990's, optimistic as a teen But now it's terror, airplanes crash into towers The Daily Mail says the enemy is among us Taking our women and taking our jobs All reasonable thought is being drowned out By the non-stop baying, baying, baying for blood
So I go hunting for witches I go hunting for witches Head's are going to roll I go hunting for…
I was an ordinary man with ordinary desire I watched TV, it informed me I was an ordinary man with ordinary desire There must be accountability Disparate and misinformed Fear will keep us all in place
So I go hunting for witches I go hunting for witches Head's are going to roll I go hunting for…
I was an ordinary man with ordinary desire I watched TV, it informed me I was an ordinary man with ordinary desire There must be accountability Disparate and misinformed Fear will keep us all in place
Waiting for the 7.18 January is endless Weary-eyed and forlorn the Northern Line is the loudest
Sitting in silence in bars after work I've got nothing to add or contest Can I still kick a ball a hundred yards?
Now we cling to bottles and memories of the past
Just give me moments not hours or days Just give me moments
Grinding your teeth in the middle of the night Let the sadness off those molars Spend all your spare time trying to escape With crosswords and Sudoku
If I could do it again I'd make more mistakes I'd not be so scared of falling If I could do it again I'd climb more trees I'd pick and I'd eat more wild blackberries
Just give me moments not hours or days Just give me moments
Let's drive to Brighton on the weekend Let's drive to Brighton on the weekend Let's drive to Brighton on the weekend Let's drive to Brighton on the weekend
Let's drive to Brighton on the weekend Let's drive to Brighton on the weekend Let's drive to Brighton on the weekend Let's drive to Brighton on the weekend
Lord give me grace and dancing feet And the power to impress Lord give me grace and dancing feet Let me outshine the moon
Is it so wrong to crave recognition? Second best, runner-up Is it so wrong to want rewarding? To want more than is given to you? Than is given to you
Tonight make me unstoppable And I will charm, I will slice I will dazzle them with my wit Tonight make me unstoppable And I will charm, I will slice I will dazzle, I will outshine them all
Standing on the packed dance floor Our bodies thrown in time Silent on the weekdays Tonight I claim what's mine
Is it so wrong to crave recognition? Second best, runner-up Is it so wrong to want rewarding? To want more than is given to you? Than is given to you
Tonight make me unstoppable And I will charm, I will slice I will dazzle them with my wit Tonight make me unstoppable And I will charm, I will slice I will dazzle, I will outshine them all
Tonight make me unstoppable And I will charm, I will slice I will dazzle them with my wit Tonight make me unstoppable And I will charm, I will slice I will dazzle, I will outshine them all
There was a sense of disappointment as we left the mall, All the young people looked the same, Wearing their masks of cool and indifference, Commerce dressed up as rebellion.
Because we're so handsome and we're so bored, So entertain us, tell me a joke, Make it long, make it last, Make it cruel, just make me laugh, We can't be hurt.X2
Drink to forget your blues on the weekend, Think about more things to buy. The TV taught me how to sulk and to love nothing. And how to grow my hair long.
Because we're so handsome and we're so bored, So entertain us, tell me a joke, Make it long, make it last, Make it cruel, just make me laugh, We can't be hurt.X3
So why do you go picking fights that you'll lose? (When you have entertainment, when you have things to pass the time) So why do you have to go thinking thoughts that are above you? (You can be happy, just play dumb x2)
Well I was brave And unique, Intelligent, A snowflake, I could have been a hero. No-one can be trusted over the age of 14.
Tattoo our arms, Converse shoes, Cynical, But we still do it, We tell ourselves that we're different, I've gotten so good at lying to myself.
All, all my pain and honor is used up, oh, oh, oh, All my guns are rusted.
So when are you going to realize those are not your wrongs to right, Have another line, have another drink.
I am a martyr I just need a motive, I am a martyr I just need a cause, I'm a believer I just need a moment, I'm a believer I just need a cause.
We're finding it hard to break the mold, We are finding it so hard to be alone, We're finding it hard to have time by ourselves, We have nothing at all to say.
Uniform Uniform
There was a sense of disappointment as we left them all All the young people looked the same
I, I still remember how you looked that afternoon. There was only you.
You said "it's just like a full moon". Blood beats faster in our veins We left our trousers by the canal. And our fingers, they almost touched
You should have asked me for it. I would have been brave. You should have asked me for it. How could I say no?
And our love could have soared over playgrounds and rooftops. Every park bench screams your name. I kept your tie.
I've gone wherever you wanted.
(I still remember)
And on that teacher's training day we wrote our names on every train laughed at the people off to work. So monochrome and so lukewarm.
And I can see our days are becoming nights. I could feel your heartbeat across the grass. We should have run. I would go with you anywhere. I should have kissed you by the water.
You should have asked me for it. I would have been brave. You should have asked me for it. How could I say no?
And our love could have soared over playgrounds and rooftops. Every park bench screems your name. I kept your tie.
Heavy night; it was a heavy night Feels like we come back from the dead Heavy night; it was a heavy night I cannot remember what I said (to anyone)
If we get up now we can catch the afternoon Watch the under 15’s playing football in the park Let’s sit in St. Leonard’s on this alcoholic day We’re doing the best with what we’ve got
I love you in the morning When you’re still hung-over I love you in the morning When you’re still strung out I love you in the morning
I work hard all week, and so do you We return to let off some steam Less orthodox creeping We need to rage through this life There might be ones who are smarter than you That have the right answers, that wear better shoes Forget about those melting ice caps We’re doing the best with what we’ve got
I love you in the morning When you’re still hung-over I love you in the morning When you’re still strung out I love you in the morning
When I'm with you, I am calm; a pearl in your oyster Head on my chest, a silent smile, a private kind of happiness
You see, giant proclamations are all very well But our love is louder than words
When I'm with you, I am calm; a pearl in your oyster Head on my chest, a silent smile, a private kind of happiness
I love you in the morning I love you in the morning I love you in the morning I love you in the morning I love you in the morning