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Not Me

by The Banquets

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The Banquets wrote 'Not Me' about Arthur Shelby, a character in the British TV series "Peaky Blinders". If you haven't seen it, it's about a family of gangsters from Birmingham. (Fran, the band's drummer/percussionist, is from there!) The Shelby family are absolute nutters, but Arthur is a special kind of nutcase. He is a complex character with many layers to his personality. He is the outsider. A different kind of nutcase. This was written for his wife, a victim of his mad family, setting herself free from the clutches of his mad family. They all meet their destruction, and you’ve got to find the strength to get out of there.

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Not Me

Verse 1
Withered arms and withered legs
Powdered snow locked to his chest
He’s always thinking about tomorrow

With his blood-red eyes and his crooked smile
No polite wave and no goodbye
He’s always thinking about tomorrow

Scarred cheek and bruised eye
Broken bones and a will to die
You know he’s thinking about tomorrow

Chorus
But not me
I’m free
I’m free to run with the
Wild wild horses
Not me
I’m free
I’m free to run with the
Wild wild horses

Verse Two
With her thick long lashes and her curly hair
And you’re standing there so unaware
You’re just thinking about tomorrow

With your powdered nose and your careless air
And you’re standing there so unaware
You’re just thinking about tomorrow

I left my worries at the door
I threw the key and now I’m running away with the
Wild horses

Chorus
Not me
I’m free
I’m free to run with the
Wild wild horses
Not me
I’m free
I’m free to run with the
Wild wild horses

(Bridge)
Chilled spine
Cold toes
Frozen heart
Saying goodbye
I’m saying goodbye

Lost soul
No goal
Darkened hole
I’m saying goodbye
I’m saying goodbye

Chorus
Not me
I’m free
I’m free to run with the
Wild wild horses
Not me
I’m free
I’m free to run with the
Wild wild horses

Not me
I’m free
I’m free to run with the
Wild horses
Not me
I’m free
I’m free to run with the
Wild horses

Not me
I’m free
I’m free to run with the
Wild wild horses

While you’re thinking about tomorrow

credits

released September 8, 2023
Fun fact: The band's drummer & percussion, Fran (a.k.a. Sir Francis Watson) is from Birmingham!
Written by Gem, lead vox The Banquets.
© 2022 The Banquets

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The Banquets Leeds, UK

The Banquets are an alt rock/pop 4-piece that formed in Leeds during 2018. They’ve been described as “a modern-day Fleetwood Mac” and have attracted wide acclaim during their time as a band. Their sound is hugely impacted by the music that has flowed out of America over the last century, and like most British music, it reflects back that sound and rubs in some northern British magic. ... more

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