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Things Work Out

by The Finks

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1.
Walk It Off 04:37
Said I did but I didn’t say I’m sorry I broke the lease I broke a collarbone Trying to find my own way out of town Do not revel in your melancholy Some faces have a way of getting stuck Guess it’s just my luck I stuck around Said she’d follow me if I’d just let her I was writing to a friend I know When she asked me so I took the offer up But we never talked too much guess we knew better You can tell a lot about someone In the way they do the washing up Walk it off gotta gotta walk it off Walk it off think I’m gonna walk it off Walk it off kid you better walk it off (take it slow) Walk it off gotta gotta walk it off Walk it off think I’m gonna walk it off Walk it off kid you better walk it off (take it slow)
2.
Little by little the little that you own All the jumpers you’ve outgrown And the seeds you’ve never sown Will coalesce into a home Little by little the little that you’ve seen Will be suspended in a look Just something you read in a book The little that you’ve seen Little by little the little that you know Will be swallowed in a flux Although it’s not so very much The little that you know So tell me what you like I’m told I’m quite polite I’m a good listener Little by little the little ground you gain Will all be lost by lack of sleep The charming company you keep She treats you just the same Little by little the people that you know Will all find use for you and then They’ll disappear again The people that you know So tell me what you like I’m told I’m quite polite If just for this one night Little by little the little that you’ve said Unintended but inferred Accidentally overheard I’d have lied if you preferred
3.
Emma Again 06:04
This is how it happened she came over We watched a movie she took off her jumper And leaned back into me her legs on the sofa Mine crossed beneath me makes it hard to get closer After a while she said I’ll go home I guess Do you know your way round here at night I said yep I said yes I said yes There’s no one to speak to we left behind brothers Best friends and house pets fathers and mothers For an unfitted sheet and a night you can’t sleep So we just put on some clothes And we lay right down on the covers Seeing Emma again I’m seeing Emma again If I say it I mean it but it’s nothing special And if we’ve never seen it then what good’s potential We’re in her parents’ car I don’t know where we are But let’s wait and see I’ve still got money for petrol Emma again seeing Emma again And again and again Emma again Seeing Emma again I’m seeing Emma again
4.
Not A Dollar 01:52
It’s just a kiss it’s not a dollar It’s not a home a pair of shoes It’s not a game you win or lose Another privilege abused It’s just a kiss it’s not a dollar You take a drink to calm your nerves Take a bath and tie your shoes Walk outside to get some air Run your fingers through your hair It’s just a kiss it’s not a dollar So concentrate yourself on this It’s not immoral it’s a kiss Only self-conscious once it’s done You cop a grin from everyone It’s just a kiss it’s not a dollar It’s not a sin it’s rarely fun You wouldn’t choose just anyone It’s just a kiss why would you bother
5.
Dull Days 04:48
When I saw you again playing drums in Berlin A hippy tie-dying lady had given you a bed Working on your singing voice your hair cut short like a boy’s You had one fist in your pocket and a chorus stuck in your head Now tell me is it something you’ll remember When I’ll see you come September At the horizon you gaze you’ve been driving for days You got yourself a new nickname if only I’d have known it I changed from shorts into pants I grew all kinds of plants I waited all through the winter for a day I didn’t know yet Said I’ll see you when the sun shines But that only happens sometimes These are the dull days You said these are the dull days These are the dull days But still I don’t mind I don’t mind No I don’t mind I don’t mind
6.
Fish and chips in a country pub You’ve got a beer I’m drinking lemonade It’s Friday night it’s disco night They’re playing early eighties hit parade All the dads wearing hats and shorts We check in late get a room out back An armchair and a double bed Owner says I’ll let you guys unpack You’re blushing like a newlywed Being me is easy Cross-legged in the kitchenette Listening to your favourite song Out of the shower your hair still wet It’s getting late but I could be wrong You say what I say nothing
7.
My Ambition 07:21
I’d take the bus I’d take a train I’d take the hit an ear I’d maim I’d sell my soul I’d change my name To hear you say you feel the same A time to cheat to double cross A time to break to steal to cuss Some lack direction then there’s us We just sit here looking lost I came back home I joined a band I signed petitions lent a hand A bain-marie by day I manned From my ambition I ran I ran O how you stare so vacantly Just take those off inside you’ll see Although we’re prone to disagree No it’s not them you want it’s me Now wherever I go there is us In socks we stole from business class The shirt that fits the scene untouched I’ll only change it if I must Never remember what I’ve done It’s been the same since I was born The keys I’ve lost the friends I’ve won Just turn my back and I’ll be gone

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MILK005

the finks started in early 2012 when oliver bought a laptop, 8-track cassette recorder and batteries. he started playing live six months later. the finks are vague and sheepish and polite and growing. they want to talk to you about something important.

all songs written and performed by OM
apart from the bits Sarah sings

email us: finksband@gmail.com

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released December 29, 2012

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The Finks Melbourne, Australia

The Finks play the songs of Oliver Mestitz. They are sincere but flippant, intimate but aloof, subtle but unpolished.

The Finks have released a steady stream of quietly uncompromising music via Milk! Records since 2012 – three EPs, two cassettes, four LPs and a handful of singles. Critics have described The Finks as “crushingly beautiful” and “perhaps the most underrated act in Australian music”.
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