Athlete are an English indie rock/"casio rock" (that's what they call it themselves) band. Friends since the age of fourteen, Athlete took their wide ranging influences such as Grandaddyand The Flaming Lipsand started jamming and practicing in the basement of The Bear, a pub which was converted into a church and sandwich bar, on Deptford High Street in 1999. They began recording here before sending demos out. Signing with Regal Recordings, they released their first single in February '02. The band came to prominence in 2003 when their debut album - Vehicles and Animals - produced popular singles such as You Got the Style and El Salvador.
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El Salvador Lyrics

Athlete

It's time to tear this place down
i've got the last gig on my mind
not seen my friends in ages
have i been left behind?

it's time to figure out why
i find myself in custody
with each and every question
words come so easily

fly to el salvador
i don't know why and i don't know what for
i've seen the picture for myself
where did that label go?
i tried it out but it didn't work so
i'll choose the picture for myself

it's time to start all over
take only one thing spare to wear
head for the check-in lights and get up into the air
it's time to take new measures
someone will put us up tonight
far from our place of rest
i've almost got you in sight

fly to el salvador
i don't know why and i don't know what for
i've seen the picture for myself
where did that label go?
i tried it out but it didn't work so
i'll choose the picture for myself

first class and big hotels
[i can't quite put my finger on it]
videos and global sales
[i can't quite put my finger on it]
free drinks that you pay yourself
[i can't quite put my finger on it]

fly to el salvador
i don't know why and i don't know what for
i've seen the picture for myself
where did that label go?
i tried it out but it didn't work so
i'll choose the picture for myself