Cigarettes After Sex is an American ambient pop musical group led by Greg Gonzalez, founded in El Paso, Texas in 2008. Gonzalez recorded the first EP, I., in a four-story stairway at his alma mater, University of Texas at El Paso. Gonzalez relocated to Brooklyn, NY where the band's single, "Affection", was recorded and released in 2015 along with a cover of REO Speedwagon's "Keep On Loving You".
Through music recommendations, Cigarettes After Sex has gained millions of views on YouTube leading to live performances across Europe & the US.
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
[Verse 1] CAmEmG You leapt from crumbling bridges watching cityscapes turn to dust CAmEmG Filming helicopters crashing in the ocean from way above
[Chorus] FC Got the music in you baby tell me why FAm Got the music in you baby tell me why FGC You've been locked in here forever and you just can't say goodbye
[Verse 2] CAmEmG Kisses on the foreheads of the lovers wrapped in your arms CAmEmG You've been hiding them in hollowed out pianos left in the dark
[Chorus] FC Got the music in you baby tell me why FAm Got the music in you baby tell me why FGC You've been locked in here forever and you just can't say goodbye
[Bridge] Dm7 Your lips my lips Cmaj7 Apocalypse Dm7 Your lips my lips Cmaj7 Apocalypse F Go and sneak us through the rivers GC Flood is rising up on your knees Am Oh please F Come out and haunt me I know you want me G Come out and haunt me
[Verse 3] CAmEmG Sharing all your secrets with each other since you were kids CAmEmG Sleeping soundly with the locket that she gave you clutched in your fist
[Chorus] FC Got the music in you baby tell me why FAm Got the music in you baby tell me why FGC You've been locked in here forever and you just can't say goodbye FGC You've been locked in here forever and you just can't say goodbye
[Outro] CAmEm On your own when you're all alone GC I will reach for you AmEm When you're feeling low GC I will be there too