Read Between the Lines

By Tom Cardy

On Artificial Intelligence

Released on August 6, 2021

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[Intro]

One, two, three, four


[Verse 1]

If I say my relationship is kinda complicated

With my ex-girlfriend or with my dad

Then I actually mean that the relationship is simple

It is just bad (It's just bad, bad)

And if I click "Attending" to your shithouse house party

For seventy people I don't know (I don't fuckin' know)

Even if you ask me on the day and I say yes (Yes)

I'm still not going to go

Please don't make me say it


[Pre-Chorus]

It's not what's said, what's implied?

Read between the (—Tween the) lines

I'm bein' subtle, delicate

You massive, stupid piece of shit


[Chorus]

It's not what's said, what's implied?

Read between the

It's not what's said, what's implied?

Read between the, —tween the lines


[Post-Chorus]

It's not what's said, what's implied?

Read between the fuckin' lines

I'm bein' subtle, delicate

You massive, stupid—


[Verse 2]

Another example

If he says, "Nice head"

That means you got a bad head

If she says, "I literally can't"

She literally can, she's using hyperbole

"G'day, champion," "I'd like to fight you"

"How are you, big fella?" "Do you wanna get stabbed?"

"Hello, sunshine," "G'day, big wheels"

"Yeah, alright, legend," "You're going to die"

"Do it for exposure," "We're not gonna pay you"

"It's not you, it's me," "It is you"

"I don't really date much," "I'm scared it's gonna hurt me"

"Wanna see some improv?" "I'm a bit quirky"

Literally anything, "I have a pen" (Wink)

That made it sexual

Yeah, nah, yeah, nah, yeah

Well, that's Australian and highly contextual


[Verse 3]

I wouldn't say I'm bad at sex

I'd just say I'm yet to reach my potential

I won't say this doesn't make sense

I'll just say my art can be tangential

You can be anything you wanna be

As long as you mean what you say

But never say what you mean


[Chorus]

It's not what's said, what's implied?

Read between the

It's not what's said, what's implied?

Read between the, —tween the lines

It's not what's said, what's implied?

Read between the

It's not what's said, what's implied?

Read between the, —tween the lines


[Post-Chorus]

It's not what's said, what's implied?

Read between the

It's not what's said, what's implied?

Read between the, —tween the lines


[Bridge]

Baby, baby

Please don't misunderstand me

I'll always leave you a clue

Assume, presume

Don't wait, it's time to speculate

You've got to see the signs

Read between my fuckin' lines


[Chorus]

It's not what's said, what's implied?

Read between the

It's not what's said, what's implied?

Read between the, —tween the lines

Assume, presume

Don't wait, it's time to speculate

It's not what's said, what's implied?

Read between the, —tween the lines


[Outro]

It's not what's said, what's implied?

Read between the (Fuckin' lines)

It's not what's said, what's implied? (I'm bein' subtle, delicate)

Read between the, —tween the lines (You massive, stupid)