The Underneath Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Author
Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 21 times, most recently at Robyn and Emma's house on December 28, 2022. He first performed it at Largo on November 15, 1997, 25 years and 1 month earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
A Star For Bram Robyn Hitchcock Editions PAF! Album 2000
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 11/15/1997
Largo Robyn Hitchcock Los Angeles California US 04/03/1999
The Underworld Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 11/18/2000
The Garage Robyn Hitchcock and.... London England UK 01/25/2002
Fleece and Firkin Robyn Hitchcock Bristol England UK 12/02/2004
Komedia Robyn Hitchcock and the Final Groove Brighton England UK 12/06/2004
Carling Academy Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 London England UK 01/11/2007
Fleece and Firkin Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Bristol England UK 01/12/2007
BBC Radio 2 - Mark Lamarr Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 London England UK 01/13/2007
Academy III Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Manchester England UK 01/13/2007
The Boardwalk Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Sheffield England UK 01/14/2007
World Café Live Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Philadelphia Pennsylvania US 03/26/2007
Spaceland Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Los Angeles California US 04/12/2007
Wychwood Festival Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Cheltenham England UK 06/01/2007
Tivoli de Helling Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Utrecht Netherlands 06/11/2007
Debaser Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Stockholm Sweden 06/13/2007
Cat's Cradle Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Carrboro North Carolina US 04/08/2009
Black Cat Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3 Washington DC US 04/09/2009
Robyn & Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift Nashville Tennessee US 07/17/2020
Private House Robyn Hitchcock Nashville Tennessee US 07/24/2022
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 12/28/2022

Lyrics

We are the underneath
We fit inside a two words
No credit cards for us
No plastic and no mobiles
If you can't sell me something
Then how can you respect me?
If you can't sell me something
We might as well not be
We practice but we don't know
We practice but we don't know

Eat sausages and yams
Read papers with the words on
I know just who I am
The one you drew the birds on
The birds begin to fly
And suddenly I'm naked
I'm up there in the sky
Don't know if I can make it
We practice but we don't know
We practice but we don't know
We practice but we don't know
We practice but we don't know

We are the underneath
Not popular or local
So silently we tread
So you can do your vocal
We're what's left when you take away everything
We're what's left when you take away everything
We're what's left when you take away everything else

When everything has gone
We're all that is remaining
And deep into my heart
Forever will be raining
If you can't sell me something
Then how can you respect me?
If you can't sell me something
We might as well not be

We practice but we don't know
We practice but we don't know
We practice but we don't know
We practice but we don't know

We are the underneath