the angel islington

by the waters of the thames

i resolve to start again

to wash my feet and cleanse my sins

to lose my cobwebs on the wind

to fix the parts of me i broke

to speak out loud the things i know

i haven't been myself

wandering rosebery avenue

i could only think of you

facing samuel johnson down

solved to wear down london town

a glance to take my breath away

and drag me south from holloway

you and no one else

and the king of a kingdom of mistakes

i've broken all the things that i could break

fuck the fishing

i will abdicate

and meet you on the corner of the upper street and the city road

and you

of course

the angel islington

ah

come on

a boy could hope

by the waters of the thames

i resolve to start again