Albert Hammond Jr.

Released: February 1, 2018

Songwriter: Tyler Parkford Jennifer Decilveo Albert Hammond Jr.

Producer: Albert Hammond Jr.

[Verse 1]
So, you're freaking me out
You had your looks and it's good
I'm catching muted beatings in my lungs
You had the guilt in my head
You zipped me up in the bag
I wanna know your lips upon my tongue

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Don't like the rules that you like
I'm not a winner in your ring
I'm not a voice in the night
I do it like I'm Charlemagne

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Like a heartbeat under your shirt
Like a hard reach into the dirt
But I can't breathe under your skirt
Oh-uh-uh-oh
Oh-uh-oh
Now I'm waiting on something you said
Like a waitress, too good to forget
Like the words sung over cassette
Oh-uh-uh-oh
Oh-uh-oh

[Chorus]
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
I don't care
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
I don't care
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
I don't care
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo

[Verse 2]
What's come out of your mouth?
It hit me hard like a brick
I know, I know, I know, I know
I know you like me possessed
But lately I've been a mess
You got me thinkin'
Are we closer than before?

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Don't like the rules that you like
I'm not a winner in your ring
I'm not a voice in the night
I do it like I'm Charlemagne

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Like a heartbeat under your shirt
Like a hard reach into the dirt
But I can't breathe under your skirt
Oh-uh-uh-oh
Oh-uh-oh
Now I'm waiting on something you said
Like a waitress, too good to forget
Like the words sung over cassette
Oh-uh-uh-oh
Oh-uh-oh

[Chorus]
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
I don't care
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
I don't care
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo
I don't care
Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo

[Outro]
I don't care
You're not caught in this place
I don't care
Watch my skull, give and take
I don't care
Where will we go?
I don't care
Where will we go?
I don't care

Though best known as a guitarist and keyboardist for The Strokes, Hammond has also been performing periodic solo work since his 2006 debut album Yours To Keep.

Still a member of The Strokes despite the controversy surrounding and following their 2013 album Comedown Machine, Hammond began to gain more traction upon releasing his 2013 AHJ – EP under Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas‘ Cult Records Label.

Though still an official part of his bandmate’s label, he released his 2015 album Momentary Masters through Vagrant Records.

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