The Escapist

Album: Everything is Borrowed (2008)
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Songfacts®:

  • Mike Skinner of The Streets told the Observer Music Monthly about this song: "It's got a natural sound because it was made with live instruments. I guess it's spiritual in a pragmatic way. I'm trying not to mention modern life. I don't want to start sounding like some guru but it definitely reflects a change in my mental state."
  • This was offered online as a free download in the months preceding the album's release.
  • The music video features footage of a 770-mile walk that Skinner made from Dover in the south east of England to Cannes in the south of France.

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