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Belle & Sebastian, "Wrapped Up In Books"
(2003)

It was pretty bright, up on the rainbow bridge tonight
I could see into your window although you're far away
You were racing in a car
Beside a boy, you just don't know if he is up for
What you have in mind
If he is up for what you have in mind

Change is on the cards, but this time it will be hard
But I never want to leave you
We've never had a fight
You should never split a pole
You should never split at all
I wish I had two paths that I could follow
I'd write the ending without any sorrow

I will say a prayer, just while you are sitting there
I will wrap my hands around you
I know it will be fine
We've got a fantasy affair
We didn't get wet, we didn't dare
Our aspirations are wrapped up in books
Our inclinations are hidden in looks

Summer's hastening on
I'm trying to get a feeling from the city
But I've been unfaithful
I've been travelling abroad
We've got a fantasy affair
We didn't get wet, we didn't dare
Our aspirations are wrapped up in books
Our inclinations are hidden in looks


I wasn't sure about this one when I first found it, but then I actually heard it. You see, Stuart Murdoch sings most of it, but the last verse is Stevie Jackson--and that's close enough to a duet between two men for me, darlings. (And come on! Inclinations! Rainbow bridge! A fantasy affair!)