(If There’s) No Hope for Us

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Aidan Moffat] If our words were once sweethearts Now they're ugly, violent thugs How did our language come to this? We speak in grunts and sighs and shrugs When we never used to let just one spare moment go to waste Now you're hardly ever here And when you are, you're bored and chaste So when did you decide that I was vile I've tried and tried to talk but talking's never been your style [Verse 2: Aidan Moffat] You say you think we'll still be friends But we both know that we won't And your mates all laugh and smile As if they know something I don't And every night a taxi softly sneaks you up our street You used to say you'd broke your phone Now you don't care if you're discreet So why won't you just tell me who was there? There's a buzz about you now There's something funny in the air [Chorus: Aidan Moffat] If there's no hope for us then there's no hope for anyone What chance can they have If even you and me just can't have fun? Was it so long ago our friends said we were disgraceful? But how could they have ever know that we could be so unfaithful? [Verse 3: Aidan Moffat] You weren't wearing much of note; Just hold-ups and your long grey coat The elecric fire lit up our skin, as we whispered, 'cause your mum was in And when we went to use the phone and we noticed that we weren't alone We shrugged and let the pervert see how he could only hope to be [Verse 4: Aidan Moffat] But that was in the haze of new romance When we floated hand in hand right through it's vague, deceitful trance [Chorus: Aidan Moffat] If there's no hope for us then there's no hope for anyone What chance can they have If even you and me just can't have fun? Was it so long ago our friends said we were disgraceful? But how could have they ever know that we could be so unfaithful? [Outro: Nicola MacLeod & Aidan Moffat] That's me, then, I'm all packed, you know I need some time to think You just take what you think you'll might need I think we both might need a drink And all the secrets that I keep, you know I keep because I care But if there's no hope left for us well darling, let's just leave it there