Name: King Cnut
Duration: P00H03M36S
Description: Fourth single from our debut album On An Unhistoric Night, out worldwide Friday 29 April via Meritorio Records and Melted Ice Cream.

King Cnut

by Best Bets

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Fourth single from our debut album On An Unhistoric Night, out worldwide Friday 29 April via Meritorio Records and Melted Ice Cream.

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You've got a lot of life to live, I've got a lot of strife to give, now we're nowhere, again
I think I'm wise beyond my years still I forget to wash behind my ears and that's what counts in the end

I can't part the oceans or stop the waves crashing on the beach
Those romantic notions are so far out of reach

Red flags lined up blinding me in a dead sea scrolling mindlessly, to get nowhere, again
Past the point of no return, still no revelations or lessons learned, we just keep on making the same mistakes and patting ourselves on the back till they break but

We can't cure a cancer with a parasitic leech
Give up on a hopeless romance, accept some things are out of reach

The sins of the fathers will fall upon the sons
Left to pick up the pieces when all’s said and done
One person alone can’t stop a tide
Those who came before us fell and left us with no pride

I can't part the oceans or stop the waves crashing on the beach
Those romantic notions are so far out of reach
I can't cure a cancer, I'm just a parasitic leech
I always find the answers are just out of reach

Nowhere, nowhere, nowhere again

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released April 8, 2022

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Best Bets Rangiora, New Zealand

Best Bets are a power pop band from Aotearoa New Zealand. Formed by Olly Crawford Ellis and James Harding (Transistors), they released their first EP Life Under the Big Top in 2018, with James’ brother Luke and Matt Phimmavanh rounding out the lineup. Joe Sampson (Salad Boys, T54) joined afterwards. Their debut album On An Unhistoric Night is out 29 April via Melted Ice Cream and Meritorio.
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