Los Campesinos! - Avocado, Baby Lyrics






There's no box to tick for red, so I put down blue instead cos it's closest there's to grey in the categories.
And the veins within the whites are a statement of demise, Doe Eyes you should stay at home licking batteries.
I feel like I'm the host of a terrible game-show and the guests on today's quiz are celebrities.
Won't respond to any clues they're just cracking jokes for views but the answers to these questions mean everything.

I had a friend who, had made a flag day
blood on their hands from shards of a heartbreak
I have known friends to, crack from love's weight
blossom in ribcage, until their backs break
Oh it won't get better, that doesn't mean it's gonna get any worse.
You're final draft'a life-long love letter, signed to the man who will be driving your hearse

Salacia's in the depths, and if I avoid the nets, threaten "I'll cuckold you Neptune" for definite
Meet between the dog and wolf, with the hoar frost underfoot and I'll show you every fire in Delphinus.
May she who casts the first fist of dirt across the casket have mourners lick the mud from her fingernails
'tween the breadth'a your arms span I was a renaissance man, books of lies stacked either side you were my carrell

(A heart of stone, rind so tough it's crazy, that's why they call me the avocado, baby)





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  1. R.... ....

    ty m&m's

  2. O.... D....

    This video inspired Joker

  3. �.... �....

    i used to listen to this a lot back in 2015
    remembered about it today
    its still amazinf af

  4. �.... ....

    "Oh it won't get better
    That doesn't mean it's gonna get any worse"
    This line resonates with me

  5. D.... ....

    I still waiting for you to come back

  6. D.... ....

    I still thinking this band should be viral

  7. f.... ....

    Why doesnt he fuck an avacado? Ohhh I get it now.

  8. f.... ....

    Sometimes u gotta pull an avacodo baby out yr ass

  9. J.... A....

    Los Campesinos is incredibly underrated, this is amazing!

  10. X.... ....

    belongs in my SENTIMENTAL SONGS COLLECTION

  11. E.... ....

    Holy shit, an emo song that's actually good

    E.... ....

    lol ikr

    E.... ....

    is that a joke? this isn’t emo ya big dummy

  12. A.... A....

    This video is great, never know what to expect in a video, when you've only heard the song before.

  13. G.... W....

    One take??? Craig roberts is a great director

  14. O.... P....

    This sing is fucking lit, told all my friends about it

  15. H.... S....

    I work with a guy from Mexico and showed him this band and he liked them however he didn't understand the name. I guess the literal translation is camp people but a more accurate translation into English is hillbilly.

    H.... S....

    The name translates to the peasants

  16. V.... E....

    There's no box to tick for red, so I put down blue instead cos it's closest there's to grey in the categories.
    And the veins within the whites are a statement of demise, Doe Eyes you should stay at home licking batteries.
    I feel like I'm the host of a terrible game-show and the guests on today's quiz are celebrities.
    Won't respond to any clues they're just cracking jokes for views but the answers to these questions mean everything.

    I had a friend who, had made a flag day
    blood on their hands from shards of a heartbreak
    I have known friends to, crack from love's weight
    blossom in ribcage, until their backs break
    Oh it won't get better, that doesn't mean it's gonna get any worse.
    You're final draft'a life-long love letter, signed to the man who will be driving your hearse

    Salacia's in the depths, and if I avoid the nets, threaten "I'll cuckold you Neptune" for definite
    Meet between the dog and wolf, with the hoar frost underfoot and I'll show you every fire in Delphinus.
    May she who casts the first fist of dirt across the casket have mourners lick the mud from her fingernails
    'tween the breadth'a your arms span I was a renaissance man, books of lies stacked either side you were my carrell

    (A heart of stone, rind so tough it's crazy, that's why they call me the avocado, baby)

  17. F.... ....

    Just an absolutely fucking brilliant song.

  18. r.... ....

    im soooooo excited to finally see em live for the first time in February

  19. A.... R....

    Great writing. Who wrote the lyrics?

    A.... R....

    Gareth Campesinos, their lead singer.

  20. a.... i....

    when the screaming avocado baby part starts the guy sounds like egoraptor from gamesgrump and his own animations. love the song, heard it on siriusxm or alt nation can't remember.

  21. M.... ....

    fresh avocado baby

  22. C.... W....

    this song fuckin reaches into my heart and pulls it all out and puts it back slightly differently. I love this band so much

    C.... W....

    I'm back to say this song still fucks me up

    C.... W....

    This is the most accurate description I've ever heard or ever will hear for this song.

    C.... W....

    Claire Wood Thank you sharing for that thought because I couldn't

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    in preparation for the new album coming out in 4 days (!!!!!) i'm just letting youtube play LC! songs and when this one came on i had to pause it to emotionally prepare myself yo i'll never be over this goddam song

  23. g.... ....

    What a cool video. And great song. Shame the views are so low. Band needs better marketing!

    g.... ....

    Doors 3 gave this band a bit of a boost
    it needs more boosts though

    I mean, I haven't met a single person in person who's heard of this band

    g.... ....

    gumbo this is part of the appeal to me!

    g.... ....

    They had a song on a Budweiser ad ffs. The public just dont them Which puzzles me.

  24. e.... v....

    I believe that it's about the perversion of once serious talk shows from the guest to features and even the original host to appeal to the "new" generation audience.

  25. J.... S....

    his voice reminds me of rou from enter shikari at points

  26. K.... B....

    Craig Roberts directed this? :o

  27. m.... ....

    such a great song

  28. L.... Z....

    This is great

  29. j.... o....

    Such a great band.

  30. C.... ....

    I love how the lyrics to this song are mostly depressing and existential. 

    But then the chorus is all IM THE AVOCADO BABY

    C.... ....

    +Console Pit 'A heart of stone, rind so tough it's crazy, that's why they call me the avocado baby.' Pretty interesting really, even the music video sometimes has this novel playfulness of the song but with all the dark undertones.

    C.... ....

    The entire band's lyricism is built upon being dark, yet still having humour interspersed throughout.. it's quite true to reality in that way

  31. r.... ....

    I saw Marshall Mathers in the credits, But where in the video???

  32. v.... ....

    Only just noticed it's all one take, wonder how long it took to get it without mistakes

    v.... ....

    @scuzzlebutt it took about 4 hours of rehearsing and then if i remember correctly, it was done in roughly 3 takes

    v.... ....

    +scuzzlebutt Ever heard of ok go

  33. 1.... ....

     me encantan!

  34. b.... ....

    Eminem??

  35. J.... R....

    the only mistake i can see is the hat but great song and video!

  36. A.... F....

    Please come to chile!!! I really love your music, are so great

  37. V.... ....

    Someone please upload a version if this with the solo/chorus/screaming cut out, it really hurts an otherwise brilliant song and I am tired of it.

  38. N.... ....

    Music video where nobody actually lights a cigarette

  39. C.... M....

    addictive

  40. C.... ....

    "The Avacado Show" bwahaha. What would that even be?

    C.... ....

    Cybersnipes exactly

  41. R.... M....

    I think the singer's delivery is like Robert Smith's.

    R.... M....

    or morrisey

  42. W.... F....

    Main singer's voice too annoying. Yikes!

  43. h.... ....

    1. Orson Welles' opening long take from Touch of Evil (1958)
    2. Avocado, Baby

    I have Selling Rope on repeat since I heard it. Great work!

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    @Nick Paris
    That's because of the walking downstairs at the beginning.

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    no...not because of him walking down the stairs...because i think it looked more like goodfellas due to the setting, the colors, the atmosphere being more like the goodfellas scene. there are a lot of things i can point out that relate more to goodfellas than touch of evil. Do you disagree with me? Why do you think this is more related to touch of evil than goodfellas? and I'm not trying to sound like a rude troll, i just love debates like these :)

    h.... ....

    @Nick Paris Oh, I’m not disagreeing with you, it’s just that the walking downstairs triggered more of a specific Goodfellas memory than a Touch Of Evil one. I love both movies, not trying to start an argument. Anyway I’ve been binge-watching this video for like two days now.

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    ya ya i know what you mean, I'm not trying to argue either, its always hard to sound sincere over the internet :) and ya man its a great creative video

    h.... ....

    Goodfellas is fucking brilliant. Maybe craig roberts is the next martin scorsese lol

  44. b.... ....

    Nice that it was done in 1 take

  45. S.... W....

    Just heard this on The Current.  Thought it was pretty cool.

  46. B.... F....

    Why does this only have 31,000 views!?

    B.... F....

    @Benjamin Farringer UPDATE: 162000 views (: a bit better than when you commented this!

    B.... F....

    UPDATE UPDATE: 222,048

    B.... F....

    UPDATE UPDATE  UPDATE : 254,078

    B.... F....

    342K LES COPAINS

  47. N.... T....

    a midsummer night's dream reference at 1:11 ?

  48. t.... ....

    Fourth song to mention Doe Eyes.  Awesome song, awesome video. Keep it up, Campesinos!

    t.... ....

    thewhatness you including "deer die with their eyes wide open" verse?

  49. M.... ....

    Aren't we all thankful to Eminem?

  50. Y.... C....

    Nice.. brilliant... I love Los Campesinos! <3

  51. B.... ....

    You guys should really do the next video for cemetery gates. Definitely one of the best of the album.

  52. S.... a....

    dont ever stop making music <3

  53. d.... ....

    its the Gareth show now, bitch.

  54. c.... ....

    In the credits it gives thanks to Eminem, ermmm

  55. t.... ....

    Great job guys. You keep outdoing yourselves.

  56. D.... H....

    When the music picks back up as Gareth is straightening his tie...holy shit. This is so awesome.

  57. A.... L....

    lost my nuts. Love the song and the video is amazing <3.

  58. h.... ....

    let's get this money!

  59. P.... ....

    This is nuts and I love it.

  60. L.... ....

    all in one take

  61. S.... M....

    Great song/music video, all in one take as well!
    Either pro level director or mad editing skills.

    S.... M....

    Saveun Man he directed 'just jim'.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_Jim_(2015_film)

  62. W.... J....

    this is so fucking good. love the rival gareth and the punch for the cig

  63. A.... C....

    I love how Eminem is triple thanked in the credits

  64. E.... H....

    Fucking love you Gareth, amazing.

  65. J.... ....

    Brilliant

  66. L.... ....

    Were in this breathing fire :) cant believe it was all done in just one take! fair play Lads! xx

  67. P.... Z....

    шик!

  68. C.... S....

    I didn't know Craig Roberts was also a director... amazing!

  69. K.... ....

    Completely ridiculous... I love it. LC!4LYF

  70. g.... ....

    I love you gareth... my emotional little clown.

  71. N.... ....

    Was this supposed to be cringeworthy on purpose?

  72. K.... m....

    it's happening, prepare yourselves.

  73. M.... H....

    Aguacate!!!!

  74. D.... B....

    Fuck Arcade Fire...Los Campesinos! is all I need.

  75. M.... ....

    Amazing!!!