The Work: The lyrics of Scott Hutchison

The Work is a book of lyrics and illustrations by the late Scott Hutchison, lyricist, vocalist and songwriter of Frightened Rabbit. This paperback follows the sold-out limited hardback edition and presents the band’s complete lyrics (including B-sides and rarities) with handwritten excerpts by Scott, alongside his illustrations. The book is meant both as a celebration of and tribute to Scott’s unbridled creativity. It aims to fulfil his wishes by being the book that he wanted to create and had spoken of creating before his death.

Readers are advised that The Work includes content about topics that some may find upsetting, including references to suicide.

“Seeing this book come to life has been something of a bittersweet experience. Reading the lyrics without music really brings home the stark reality of what Scott was going through and at the same time highlights the talent of someone who I consider to be one of the best songwriters in the world. This would’ve been a different release had Scott been involved but we all felt it was important that his lyrics be celebrated and given the spotlight they deserve. As Scott has said, these words were always meant to be accompanied by music, but the impact of digesting them without is no less great. Pick up this book of words, hold it, share it and immerse yourself in the world Scott created by opening not only his heart but his whole soul to the world.” Grant Hutchison (Scott’s brother and drummer of Frightened Rabbit)

Contents:

The Greys

Music Now

Yawns

Be Less Rude

Go-Go Girls

Behave!

Square 9

Snake

It’s Christmas So We’ll Stop

The Modern Leper

I Feel Better

Good Arms vs Bad Arms

Fast Blood

Old, Old Fashioned

The Twist

Head Rolls Off

My Backwards Walk

Keep Yourself Warm

Poke

Floating In the Forth

Who’d You Kill Now?

Don’t

Soon Go

Things

Swim Until You Can’t See Land

The Loneliness and The Scream

The Wrestle

Skip The Youth

Nothing Like You

Footshooter

Not Miserable

Living In Colour

Yes, I Would

Fun Stuff

Learned Your Name

Scottish Winds

Fuck This Place

The Work

State Hospital

Boxing Night

Home From War

Off

Wedding Gloves

Acts of Man

Backyard Skulls

Holy

The Woodpile

Late March, Death March

December’s Traditions

Housing (In)

Dead Now

Nitrous Gas

Housing (Out)

The Oil Slick

If You Were Me

Snow Still Melting

Escape Route

Today’s Cross

Architect

Default Blues

Radio Silence

Candlelit

Death Dream

Get Out

I Wish I Was Sober

Woke Up Hurting

Little Drum

Still Want to Be Here

An Otherwise Disappointing Life

Break

Blood Under the Bridge

400 Bones

Lump Street

Die Like a Rich Boy

The Wreck

Wait ‘Til the Morning

A Lick of Paint

Roadless

How It Gets In

Rained On

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