Council House King

from Exercises in Regret by Bachelor

	/

Buy the Full Digital Album

lyrics

Some wasted time
Watching cars go down the line
You hide your face
This town is not a friendly place

And the days are long, and the nights are cold
And this cheap routine is getting kind of old
And the days are long, and the nights are cold
So cold

Council house king, don't you lose your hold
All your tarnished brass will turn to gold
Don't lose it now
You won't lose it now
Don't lose it now
You won't lose it now

And the morning screams
It wakes you from your hopeful dreams
On your dead end street
Of power lines and cracked concrete

And the days are long, and the nights are cold
And this cheap routine is getting kind of old
And your mind's made up, you will not be sold
Be sold

Council house king, don't you lose your hold
All your tarnished brass will turn to gold
Council house king, you will not be cold
Never will you let yourself be sold
Don't lose it now
You won't lose it now
Don't you lose it now
You can't lose it now

And the days are long
And the nights go on and on
You've lost your faith in god above
To grey skies that you've come to love and now

What have you come to expect?
As you pull on your last cigarette well
Council house king I say bless your soul

You'll be just fine now

Council house king, don't you lose your hold
All your tarnished brass will turn to gold
Council house king, you will not be cold
Never will you let yourself be sold
Don't lose it now (you'll be just fine now)
You won't lose it now (you'll be just fine now)
Don't you lose it now (you'll be just fine now)
You can't lose it now (you'll be just fine now)

credits

from Exercises in Regret, released March 22, 2014

license

about

Bachelor New York

contact / help

Contact Bachelor

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like Bachelor, you may also like:

While I Disappear
by This Cold Night

supported by 6 fans who also own “Council House King”

Melancholic and deep album. Best Post-Punk and Darkwave sounds 🖤 raulmori
go to album
This Fog That Never Ends
by Hante.

supported by 6 fans who also own “Council House King”

Dark, beautiful and mesmerizing. Salin
go to album
It Will Come To You LP
by ACTORS

supported by 5 fans who also own “Council House King”

It's uncanny just how good Actors is at emulating that Post-Punk synth sound from my younger days. Each listen just gets better and better. I feel slightly ashamed for not having heard this album until a few short days ago. modestwriggles
go to album
John Waters
by Constant Smiles

The Boston lo-fi psych-pop artist goes full dark synth on this immersive and catchy new release. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 19, 2019
go to album
The End Is the Beginning
by Mirror Of Haze

Perfectly gloomy Norwegian goth/post-punk, anchored by a punchy rhythm section and driven by chiming guitar lines and morose vocals. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 16, 2021
go to album
Fantezi Müzik
by Jakuzi

featured on Bandcamp Radio Jun 13, 2017
go to album
Life Inside / Rupture / Sylvia
by Double Echo

supported by 5 fans who also own “Council House King”

great gothwave 🖤❤, heard Double Echo some years back, and you need this in your hated life 🖤 Shane Dangers
go to album