Candy Floss
From DFTBA
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"Candy Floss" is the fifth track on the debut album Parrot Stories by Alex Day.
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Notes
Candy Floss was written while Alex was sitting with Mhairi Stuart under a tree near Alex's house in July 2008. It was the first song he wrote on the ukulele and he said he was inspired by the song "Birds" by Kate Nash, which features several speaking parts and is "musically simple".
The song previously appeared as part of a free 12-track album by Alex called Nerimania!. The album consisted mostly of ripped audio from vlogs on his YouTube channel and his now-deleted music channel 'nericoustic'.
Music videos
- Session version of an early acoustic demo of the song.
- Cover version performed by Tom Milsom in a "creepy" style on keyboard, retitled "Creepy Floss".
Lyrics
We ran through the rain together
You said I looked nice, I said you looked pretty
You held my hand, you pulled me close
And whispered, "take me home"
We turned around as fast as we could
And jumped on the very next train
I said "I love you more than life"
You said "I feel the same"
And we talked about nothing forever
You spoke to the walls, they told you a story
The world spun underneath our feet
As we shut our exhausted eyes
We wrote our names in a heart on the sand
And saw the sea wash it away
I said "I want you in my life"
She said "okay"
She was gonna go, but I said "no, I don't think so"
She looked at me, she smiled at me
And now I'll tell you what she said:
"Do you like candy floss?"
I said "yeah, it's alright"
She said "take me to a fun fair and we'll eat candy floss tonight"
And we spun on the teacups
Round and round and round until we felt dizzy
You asked me to win you a bear
And said it was fine when I failed
(And we all know those things are rigged anyway.)
You and me, spinning through the trees 'till our faces were blue
I'll always be that little boy sharing candy floss with you
Chords
Intro: Variations on G
Verse 1: G, Em, A
Verse 2: Em, C7
Appears On
- (2009) Parrot Stories
