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Tom and Phillip's Song

from Can You Hear us at the Back by The Shabs

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lyrics

Philip and Tommy, they started a band in Toms bedroom when they were 15  
They played as loud and as fast as they possibly could until Toms neighbours called the police. 
So they asked their friend Mike if they could rehearse in his parents garage.
He said I’ll talk to my mom and my dad, but only if you let me play in the band. 
But Mike couldn’t sing, he couldn’t play anything, but they still let him in because they knew that none of this 


Matters as much as we think it matters 
As much as we thought it mattered when we were young, when we thought everything mattered much more than it does


So Philip and Tommy and Mike started writing a couple of songs about hating the man, hating the cool kids and the cops
About how their mothers and fathers and teachers just can’t ever know what it’s like to be fifteen, misunderstood, insecure and alone 
About how the world has forgotten us all
About how the things we think will make us happy don’t 

Matter, as much as we think they mattered
as much as we thought they mattered when we were young when we thought everything mattered much more than it does. 


Phillip and Tommy and Mike always thought that they’d tour round the world playing their music to thousands of fans who would scream for one more as they walked of the stage 
But they never left their hometown and broke up after 3 or 4 years of playing house parties, scout halls and high school talent shows
But they made us sing and throw up our fists 
And just for a second they made us feel infinite, like we belong
Like our salvation could be found in a song

They helped us figure out the rights from the wrongs
And just for a second, they made us feel like this matters

They made us feel like this matters

It matters to us that it matters to you
When you stand in the crowd with a smile on your face
and your fist in the air 

It matters as much as we think it matters
As much as we thought it mattered when we were young, when we thought everything matters much more than it does

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from Can You Hear us at the Back, released March 1, 2019

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The Shabs Cape Town, South Africa

The Shabs is a Folk Punk duo out of Cape Town South Africa.
They deliver a tight, captivating set that blends sincere, melodic sing-a-long folk with the raw energy and DIY ethos of punk rock.
The band never ceases to get a crowd to throw their fists in the air and sing along to their anthemic tunes which have
been described as honest and raw and easy
to relate to. ... more

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