Girls Who Play Guitars

Maxïmo Park

About Girls Who Play Guitars

"Girls Who Play Guitars" is the third single from Our Earthly Pleasures, the second album from the band Maxïmo Park. The single was released on 20 August 2007.


Year:
2009
52 

 Watch: New Singing Lesson Videos Can Make Anyone A Great Singer

You've been, with me 
A year, to the day
365 days
Watching me decay

We used to talk about girls who play guitars
We used to talk about plans in tiny bars

In the gaps, inbetween words
Are the things that really intrigue me
It's the gasps, and the sighs
That say more about what's inside you

We used to climb up on a high horse everytime
We used to talk about boys with missing spines

It's her life and her life is worth living (it's her life)
It never struck her to pause for one minute (it's her life)

The path, of excess, just led, to boredom
You've lived, your life, with your mouth, wide open

It's her life and her life is worth living (it's her life)
It never struck her just to pause for one minute (it's her life)

When you lie on my bed in your limo with your friend
Don't you know how much that hurts?
You could pretend and I wouldn't know
I could be who you wanted in the dark

She goes and she gets drunk
She gets off 
She goes and she gives up
She goes and she gets drunk
She gets off 
She goes and she gives up 

It's her life and her life is worth living (it's her life)
It never struck her just to pause for one minute (it's her life)

And her life is worth living

We used to talk about girls who play guitars
We used to talk about girls who play guitars
We used to talk about girls who play guitars

 Watch: New Singing Lesson Videos Can Make Anyone A Great Singer


Maxïmo Park

Maxïmo Park are a British alternative rock band, formed in 2000. They are signed to Warp Records. The band consists of Paul Smith (vocals), Duncan Lloyd (guitar), Archis Tiku (bass), Lukas Wooller (keyboard) and Tom English (drums). The band have released four studio albums: their 2005 debut album A Certain Trigger, which was nominated for the Mercury Prize; the 2007 follow-up Our Earthly Pleasures; their third album, named Quicken the Heart, was released in May 2009; and their fourth album, The National Health, was released in June 2012. The first two albums went gold in the UK. more »

0 fans

Written by: ARCHIS TIKU, DUNCAN ROBERT LLOYD, LUKAS JAMES WOOLLER, PAUL ANTHONY SMITH, THOMAS ALEXANDER ENGLISH

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, SENTRIC MUSIC

Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind


11 facts about this song

Track Info
The song "Girls Who Play Guitars" is by the indie-rock band Maxïmo Park.
Album Details
It belongs to the album "Our Earthly Pleasures" that was released in April 2007.
Chart Performance
The song peaked at number 21 in the UK Singles Chart.
Music Video
The music video for this song showcases a performance by the band in a dirty warehouse.
Writing & Composition
The lyrics of the song portray respect for women who play guitars.
Band Lineup
The band consisted of Paul Smith (vocals), Duncan Lloyd (guitars), Archis Tiku (bass guitar), Lukas Wooller (keyboard), and Tom English (drums) during the time of this song's release.
Song Reception
Critics praised the song for its high energy and infectious tune with NME calling the album "razor-sharp lyrical flair".
Live Performances
The band performed "Girls Who Play Guitars" at several music festivals, like the Glastonbury Festival in 2007.
The song's Genre
"Girls Who Play Guitars" falls into the music genre of indie rock and post-punk revival.
Formats and Releases
Besides being part of the album, "Girls Who Play Guitars" was also released as a single and made available in digital download and Vinyl format.
Lyrics
The lyrics refer to specific real ladies the band knew and how they admired them for being unconventional and unapologetic for being themselves.

Discuss the Girls Who Play Guitars Lyrics with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add these lyrics to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Girls Who Play Guitars Lyrics." Lyrics.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 18 Mar. 2024. <https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/19715877/Max%C3%AFmo+Park/Girls+Who+Play+Guitars>.

    Missing lyrics by Maxïmo Park?

    Know any other songs by Maxïmo Park? Don't keep it to yourself!

    Watch the song video

    Girls Who Play Guitars

    434.3K
    972     24

    Browse Lyrics.com

    Quiz

    Are you a music master?

    »
    What is the highest-selling album of all time?
    A The Wall by Pink Floyd
    B Back in Black by AC/DC
    C Thriller by Michael Jackson
    D Hotel California by the Eagles

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant explanation for any lyrics that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant explanation for any acronym or abbreviation that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Maxïmo Park tracks

    On Radio Right Now

    Loading...

    Powered by OnRad.io


    Think you know music? Test your MusicIQ here!