The Song
" The Dark of the Matinée ", also known simply as " Matinée ", is a song by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand. It was released as the fourth track on the self-titled album Franz Ferdinand on February 9 , 2004. On April 19 , 2004 , it was released as a single and reached eighth position in the charts.
Interestingly, frontman Alex Kapranos said in an interview with BBC's The Beat host Dean Jackson (April 2004), "'The Dark of the Matinée' was basically a rip off of this obscure song by They Might Be Giants called 'Hell Hotel'." This song appeared on an early demo but was never re-released.
Lyrics
The Dark Of The Matinee
Album - Franz Ferdinand
(Kapranos, McCarthy, Hardy, Thomson)
You take your white finger
Slide the nail under
The top and bottom buttons of my blazer
Relax the fraying wool, slacken ties
And I'm not to look at you in the shoe
But the eyes
Find the eyes
Find me and follow me through corridors
Refectories and files you must follow
Leave this academic factory
You will find me in the matinee, the dark of the matinee
It's better in the matinee
The dark of the matinee is mine, yes it's mine
I time every journey to bump into you accidentally
I charm you and tell you of the boys I hate
All the girls I hate, all the words I hate
The clothes I hate
How I'll never be anything I hate
You smile, mention something that you like
Oh, how you'd have a happy life
If you did the things you like
Find me and follow me through corridors
Refectories and files you must follow
Leave this academic factory
You will find me in the matinee, the dark of the matinee
It's better in the matinee
The dark of the matinee is mine, yes it's mine
So I'm on BBC2 now, telling Terry Wogan how I made it
And what I made is unclear now
But his deference is and his laughter is
My words and smile are so easy now
Yes, it's easy now, yes, it's easy now
Find me and follow me through corridors
Refectories and files you must follow
Leave this academic factory
You will find me in the matinee, the dark of the matinee
Well, find me and follow me through corridors
Refectories and files you must follow
Leave this academic factory
You will find me in the matinee, the dark of the matinee
It's better in the matinee
The dark of the matinee is mine, yes it's mine