Benefits feat. Peter Doherty - Relentless

You tell yourself it’s never too late.
That there’ll always be a chance.
That thin layer of romance.
As you dig deeper down into that grave.
Tired of being brave for the new wave,
And it’s tough I know,
Endlessly hearing I told you so, it's relentless,
So you take it back to the start,
When your heart beat faster
and your eyes glowed wide,
No worries, no fear, just pride
Remembering those nights that didn’t stop for days
Swearing to stick together for always,
Breakfast without sleep, then going again,
Every conversation life affirming,
Every glance a love,
You smile and stare at each other through the morning mist,
Still a bit pissed, memories missed,
that hit of cold air, the tv glare,
The pace of it all, the disrepair.
No consequence, no care.

Oh, the good old days.
Oh, the good old days.

Before the lows, come the highs
And we rub cheap cans away from our starry eyes,
Modern life hits hard,
like a brick from a prick, continually caught off guard.
And you’re surely not here to just pay bills and then die.
As you inevitably succumb to the grind. But you try.
Yet glimmers of joy shine through,
Like a special effect in a Hollywood movie ,
You explode, rise up, it’s obscene. Filling the widescreen.You are immaculate, unbeatable, infinite.
You try to calm down, as vast elements of your life fade into insignificance
Those private words in your ear, off record dressing downs
From middle management clowns,
Thanks but no thanks, I’ll take my chance.
And I want to settle down, build back some self esteem.
But It’s easy to shout, and It’s easy to scream
To tell the world to just fuck off and die
But no one is asking why
No one is asking why

Oh, the good old days
Oh, the good old days

Written by Kingsley Hall, Robbie Major, and James Adrian Brown
Performed by Benefits
Additional vocals by Peter Doherty of the Libertines
Produced by James Adrian Brown
Mastered by James Trevascus
Video directed by John Kirkbride
Featuring Martin Fox and Shakk
Filmed at Black Market Karaoke, Stockton-on-Tees

[itsonlyagame]

Saw you in Glasgow & gonna see you again. Best British band going, no doubts

[sputnikbaz]

Awesome stuff, guys. Really digging the new direction. Bring on the new album!

[DVXXIII]

You just keep getting better and better with every release, my dads from the Boro and I found your stuff looking for Teeside artists and love it, showed my dad too hes in his 70s now and loves it too. UTB

[rightreverendcraig]

Love it!! Moody as ever, great poetry and music to match. There’s just one or 2 bands a year that come through and really excite, Benefits are doing just that this year, keep it up Gents!

[michaeldagger]

Absolutely brilliant this ..I love how the video leads on from the last one and pete on the front of NME genius...love it!

[TheBGB]

Absolutely brilliant - another gear 👍👍

[borobob]

This is quite a journey these two are taking us on.

[FreedomPalestineNow]

Brilliant stuff! A nod to the Libertines album cover at the end there, too.. 👌

[garethattheedgeofthesea]

Great that lads...Jimmy's bar looks cool too

[sherwizzlesherwizzle]

Saw you in Nottingham. Can't wait for the album and the tours. Smashing it up. What a tune I need this in my life. Thank you 😎

[eamonnvidf]

Class. Is that a real drum machine? Hats sound amazing.

[Michael]

Great stuff from the only good thing to come out of Stockton apart from me😭

[thodorofcorsica]

The pose at the end is Chef's Kiss. 😉

[Tony-vfzu]

Can anyone tell me literally any word that Peter said