Christmas Songs from St Andrews C of E Primary School in Chinnor

St Andrews Church of England Primary School in Chinnor sing It Was On A Starry Night & In The Bleak Mid-winter.

16 December 2016

BBC Radio

It Was On A Starry Night

A song a wrote while...Under the influence.

Lyrics:

Why don't you put your phone away
and see the world 
for what it really is?
Stop playing angry birds and telling me
that it's all the rage
Why don't you come outside for once
and stop taking photos of 
everything you see?
Because blurring them on Instagram
doesn't make you fucking
Salvador Dali.

But why can't we,
see the world, 
through our own eyes?
Is this really the pinnacle,
of art in modern times?

I'm sick of all these zombies
everywhere I go
people trapped in Iphone cases
telling me their battery's low
well I guess I'll just enjoy myself
and I'll still be dancing when
they're at home
charging their phones
and I'm out having fun
with a 3310.

I remember how 
if I was alone
I'd spark up a conversation
now everyone's a fucking fruit ninja
what happened to our generation?
and I guess you've just convinced yourself
life is better with 3G
but a touchscreen, WIFI and Facebook apps
will never make you happier than me

'coz when I'm drinking with my friends
it's clear enough to see
that reality is not so bad
and it's nice to know
people aren't on Twitter and Tumblr
when they're talking to me

I'm sick of all these zombies
everywhere I go
people trapped in Iphone cases
telling me their battery's low
well I guess I'll just enjoy myself
and I'll still be dancing when
they're at home
charging their phones
and I'm out having fun
with a 3310.

Why don't you put your fucking phone away?

Why don't you put your fucking phone away
and tell me what's so bad
about human interaction
and the times we shared 
and the lives we had
one day I'd like to look back
to a time where everything was right
but filming me on an Ipad 
isn't gonna make this
easier tonight

I'm sick of all these zombies
everywhere I go
people trapped in Iphone cases
telling me their battery's low
well I guess I'll just enjoy myself
and I'll still be dancing when
they're at home
charging their phones
and I'm out having fun
with a 3310.


It Was On A Starry Night

Thomas Shepherd 2

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