Salad & Ice Cream

by Al Chamberlain

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app.

Purchasable with gift card

name your price

lyrics

We met online
I was thirty one you were twenty six
We got on fine
Had the best of times
Then we discovered
I was thirty three you were twenty nine
But that was fine
It didn't matter
No it didn't matter at first
But then we found out
I was hiding something worse
I hadn't told you
I don't wear the trousers
I like skirts
And that hurt

What did we take each other for?
I don't look like my picture
And you've never left these shores

It took a long time
To figure out who we were
You read between lines
I went undercover
We found the pieces
To fill the blanks
In the loaded histories of our lives
Yes you love reading
But only gossip magazines
I play electric guitar
But only in my dreams
I have a temper
And you only eat salad and ice cream

What did we take each other for?
I look nothing like my picture
And you've never left these shores

I love your profile
But that is only one side
It's disappointing
Just how much we had to hide
It seemed so perfect
Cos the boxes that you ticked
Said you could love me
We could be soulmates
In a virtual universe
But that is not where we live
And reality's a curse
We're cyberspaces
Just the gaps in the advertising
Of our souls

What did we take each other for?
I look nothing like my picture
And you've never left these shores

credits

released May 1, 2013

license

about

Al Chamberlain Brighton, UK

The small stuff that the big stuff's made of.

contact / help

Contact Al Chamberlain

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like Al Chamberlain, you may also like:

I Used To Be Sad & Then I Forgot
by Mr. Alec Bowman_Clarke

Alec Bowman perfectly captures the dark soil under the pastoral world of British folk with this collection of melancholy originals. Bandcamp New & Notable May 12, 2020
go to album
For My Love
by Kesang Marstrand

featured on Bandcamp Radio Jan 5, 2016
go to album
The Edge of the Land
by Katie Spencer

Spencer's indie folk sophomore album was recorded live in the studio over the course of two days. Bandcamp New & Notable May 6, 2022
go to album
3ingle
by Jason Lytle, Little Wings, Kramies

A trio of songs from indie rock veterans, “3ingle” showcases their songwriting skill with pared-back, acoustic arrangements. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 8, 2018
go to album
Once Upon A Time In Montréal
by Murray A. Lightburn

The folk artist explores grief through these smooth and soulful tracks. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 31, 2023
go to album
The St Buryan Sessions
by Sarah McQuaid

Recorded live at St Buryan Church, the latest from Sarah McQuaid is a showcase for the simple power of voice & guitar. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 16, 2021
go to album
Fear of Life
by Atheists

Delicate, plangent singer-songwriter material that feels like its petals could fall at any moment. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 12, 2017
go to album