We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.
/

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $1 AUD  or more

     

  • Buy the Full Digital Album

lyrics

Ian Thorpe was bored
Of all the winning when he was swimming
Here I am now
He said
Entertain me!

They tried everything from the underwater TV
Following him with Buffy
To the specially ordered inflatable version of Lord Of The Rings
For him to read while he did the backstroke

But nothing could put the fire in his belly
Not even training in port wine jelly
Nothing could remove the frown
Not even the deep sea clown

Ian walked away from the pool
Still in his Speedos
He wandered the streets
Searching for meaning
In a world that just kept on tumble turning
They thought he was one of the homeless

They put size nineteen shoes on his feet
They gave him a blanket and something to eat
He was a little unsure
A little bit edgy
Like the time Alexander Popov gave him a wedgie

Well how do you console a man
Who’s worth his weight in gold medals?

Like Isaac Newton’s apple hit him on the head
One morning Ian fell out of bed
He took off his swimming cap
And put on his thinking cap
‘Enough of this tomfoolery
I want to design men’s jewellery!’

He took all his medals down to Cash Converters
He wrote his coach a note
He didn’t want to hurt her
For Ian had a plan
He’d always known he was big in Japan

They gave him a mansion
They gave him his own show
They gave him his own pool
He didn’t want a swim
He just wanted to float in it
He just wanted to float

‘Come on boys and girls
It’s time to tune in
To Australian Ian Thorpe’s
World Of Pretty Things!’

Ian’s head was swimming
Now this was really living

credits

from Living On The Edge​.​.​.​Of My Bed, released March 1, 2003

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

The Bedroom Philosopher image

The Bedroom Philosopher

Indie song & dance man. Alpha nerd. Big swans fan (not the team).
Celebrating 20 years of Beddy Phil ...
" The rock eisteddfod for home school children. "

After discovering irony from a mail-in voucher on the back of a That’s Life mag, BP taught himself music on a Melody Pop and a guitar he built in grade 8 woodwork. His first song was about Home & Away and his second was about depression. ... more

contact / help

Contact The Bedroom Philosopher

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

The Bedroom Philosopher recommends:

If you like The Bedroom Philosopher, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Saxophonist Isaiah Collier chats about his new LP and the influence of Pharoah Sanders.
listen now