Biography:
The Rakes were a four piece indie rock band hailing from London. Releasing their debut album Capture/Release in 2005, The Rakes were the talk of the Reading and Leeds Festival after joining forces with indie elites such as Bloc Party and Maxïmo Park in the NME Tent.
They released their third and final album Klang in 2009 which included the singles 1989 and That's the Reason.
In October 2009, The Rakes announced that the band was to split with immediate
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Don't talk rubbish to me
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i use reason on my brain
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it's those little superstitions
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that get me through the stress and strain
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i have made my contributions
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and now and then i find
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on the subject of my love life
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i've been left behind
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let's make the most of it
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the time we've got together
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quit all the secrets that are
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choking up your heart
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and tearing all the light from the stars
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let's make the most of it
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the time we've got together
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i made some calculations
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it's those little superstitions
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that cannot be laid to rest
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our bodies are reacting
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we're heated dangerously
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leaving traces on each other
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that the naked eye can't see
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let's make the most of it
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the time we've got together
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yeah i say forever
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and you just say whatever
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but if you felt how i felt
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then we'd stay together
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