Lyrics
Deep Enough
Out On My Own
3 Words Again
Lifeline
Broken Things
Lost Until You
Friday Night
Walking On
High
Michelle
Homelands
Summer In London Town
How Do I Say
Truth Is
Addicted
Got To Forget You
Ethereal
We'll Be Forgotten
Deep Enough
6 am, I wake up early despite the prayers I made
One of those days I try to lead a normal life
Know what I am but that won’t quell the voices in my mind
This loneliness is all I got. There’s nothing I can say or do
But I will know that I am so much more than they all say
You better believe it
I can see the way if I look deep enough
I close my eyes, and think of things to trade in for the emptiness
Tell myself there’s more to life, than jealousy and grass-is-greener bitterness
After all it only puts me further back than is good for me
This loneliness is all I got. There’s nothing I can say or do
But I will know that I am so much more than they all say
You better believe it
I can see the way if I look deep enough
Soon you can say that you’ve seen it
One man take the walls and throw them down
You better believe it
I can see the way if I look deep enough
Soon you can say that you’ve seen it
One man take the walls and sees
The glass has gone away
People say what they may
The glass has gone away
People say what they may
The glass has gone away
People say what they may
Out On My Own
We all have our ways
Just to get through the day
When nothing is going our way
Dreaming or living the truth
Is the biggest decision
That I’ve got to deal with and you
You know that you can’t say
That I don’t speak for you
And I don’t speak for me
Out on my own
I’m flying high
Nothing can touch me now
Long way back down
But I’m here with the sky
‘Cause this is something I just can’t deny
There’s no room for loving yourself
When pain takes the light
And vision is put on the shelf
But give it some time and you’ll see
Hearts can work themselves out
If they have the means to adjust
You know that you can't say
That I don’t speak for you
And I don’t speak for me
Out on my own
I’m flying high
Nothing can touch me now
Long way back down
But I’m here with the sky
‘Cause this is something I just can’t deny
Sometimes it feels, feels like we’re wasting our time
The weather can change
And days can grow longer and shorter, but let’s understand
That you don’t have to be
What they want you to be
Out on my own
I’m flying high
Nothing can touch me now
Long way back down
But I’m here with the sky
‘Cause this is something I just can’t deny
‘Cause this is something I just can’t deny
3 Words Again
Staring out the window at
The tree line as it changes in the wind
Tired and had enough
But it’s so hard to sleep when it’s like this
I know some things are better off not said
But it just hurts my head when you say love is dead
‘Cause you take my breath away
And you leave me drunk and stoned on your love
Life’s only short if you
Live it at the speed I know you do
You’re not exactly my design
But I find myself in line for you
How long until you start to let me in?
I hold you close and tight just so you hear me say
That you take my breath away
And you leave me drunk and stoned on your love
Stars and sparks are nothing when compared to you
And the words you make me use
Do you really think that I could ever
Take away your world?
This cold and darkness in this place is making you blind
How many times a day do I have to say it’s just your mind
Playing tricks on you?
Taking hold of you
Making fun of you
Baby listen when I tell you that
That you take my breath away
And you leave me drunk and stoned on your love
Stars and sparks are nothing when compared to you
And the words you make me use
And the things you make me do
Plenty more where you came from
But I would rather see the sun go down on me, that’s just me
Stay with you through the worst of times
So long as I can sit and write you rhymes like these
Lifeline
Don’t want to say the words
They just hurt too much
Already know about the things I’ve done
And I don’t need a reminder again
Should’ve told you when I had the chance
Nothing I can do but at least I know that
I need to review my plan
Impossible to imagine why
You’d break it all just to lie with me but
That won’t stop me wondering
If I were to ask you
S’pose that I asked you
To throw me your lifeline
Would you go against the grain for me tonight?
If I was to tell you
Suppose that I told you
Your heart is on my mind
Would you understand or leave me far behind?
I remember the day, we were talking away
And your smiling face
Trying hard to hear what you say
But your eyes were always in the way
Writing so many lines, trying so many rhymes
Reaching for the phone twenty thousand times
It’s like a race but it’s got no finish line
So if I were to ask you
Suppose that I asked you
To throw me your lifeline
Would you go against the grain for me tonight?
If I was to tell you
Suppose that I told you
Your heart is on my mind
Would you understand or leave me far behind?
Summer comes
But the clouds they come
Some other guy is keeping you tonight
So I can’t see the sun
Broken Things
She looked up and said
“What am I gonna do?
Past and future
Stick together like glue
And I can’t move on”
Hands on her head
Tears coming down
So many ways to tell her
She’s not alone
But she’s not home
If it didn’t rain
How would we know when the sun is out again?
Everyone’s like you
I see what’s wrong, and I can tell you I’m lonely too
After the wine she concludes
“I’m not made for this
Why can’t I have what the rest all have to hold?”
Bid her goodbye and tell her
“It’ll be all right” and when I get home
I sit and wonder if it’ll be all right
If there wasn’t pain
How would we know when things go right again?
Everyone’s like you
Know you’re caught on the wrong side of this road
You can say what you want in front of me
‘Cause I too know how it is and how it should be
But just remember I can always be on the line
Maybe something more if we gave it time
Probably best I don’t think
Probably best I don’t think
Probably best I don’t think aloud
Lost Until You
It’s been a while since the weight on these shoulders
Would leave me alone and let me breathe
Every moment spent getting older
Is a moment spent helplessly
Too much traffic on the M25
So damn easy to forget we’re alive
If only I’d known that my escape was right in front of me
Because until you came I was lost inside
Lost inside the inside of my head
If I could I’d get tangled and tied
In this feeling I get when I hold you
Frosted over like a day in December
Take the time to remember the last time surrender felt so good
Realise though it’s hazy that I can still find a part of me
That jumpstarts my memory and tells me that you’re something else ‘cause there’s
So much traffic on the M25
Far too easy to forget we’re alive
More sure than ever my escape is right in front of me
Until you came I was lost inside
Lost inside the inside of my head
If I could I’d get tangled and tied
In this feeling I get when I hold you, I love you
What you read on the front of a newspaper
Is only the advert for what’s inside
But if you look right into my eyes
You will see you’ll be hearing no lies
From me, from me, from me
Until you came I was lost inside
Lost inside the inside of my head
If I could I’d get tangled and tied
In this incredible feeling I get when I hold you
Oh if I could I’d do anything and everything for you
Sell my world and give you the revenue
Beause I don’t need it, l don’t need it
I don’t need it since I found you
Friday Night
Friday night I remember, we were drinking wine
I laid my cards on the table
Looked you in the eye, saw straight through the disguise
And I swear I bit my tongue in surprise
I could see that somewhere inside
There’s a piece of you that knows that this is so right
And so I paint you the picture and lay it out on the line
Give me a single reason why I should walk away
And forget about this moment
So I intoxicate myself a little more so I can get the words out
And I make a fool of myself
I can’t remember how long it’s been since I decided to come clean with you
You could have all the world under your feet, and I know that you know it too
Give me one chance, and I promise I’ll follow if you fall
Follow you even if you fall
Give me a single reason why I should walk away
And forget about this moment
Write your excuses on the wall
So you can read them every morning
Though I know it’s not practical
And I know that this isn’t perfect timing,
You’re burning your heart with your head
Give me one chance, and I promise I’ll follow if you fall
Follow you even if you fall
Give me a single reason why I should walk away
And forget about this moment
Walking On
I think it’s time I learned to be a different colour
Because blue’s just not my thing any more
I’ve been looking in the mirror and I can’t see a reason
To keep it like it is and live like such a bore
I watch the news at 10 to remind myself of problems
So I know there’s bigger problems than my own
And for a moment sometimes it’ll all just fly away
Only to later all come crashing down again
I don’t know why
These thoughts are clouding up inside my head
It’s time I opened up my eyes
So today I’m gonna do what just feels right
Gonna take a look at the footprints and re-approach my life
I’ve been thinking it over and I believe I finally found
That thinking about it only brings me down
So I’ll keep walking on
And I’ll keep walking on
And I’ll keep walking on (now now)
I fight to keep myself together
I might smile, but that don’t mean I have a clue what’s going on
And I’ve got a feeling that this feeling won’t be going anywhere soon
And I’ve got a feeling that this feeling won’t be going anywhere soon
I don’t know why
These thoughts are clouding up inside my head
It’s time I learned to use my eyes
So today I’m gonna do what just feels right
Take a look at the footprints and re-approach my life
I’ve been thinking about it and I believe I finally found
That thinking about it only brings me down
And I’ll keep walking on
And I’ll keep walking on
And I’ll keep walking on now
And when I step back from it all
I realise how incredibly stupid this all is
Because I realise that I’ve got everything I need
In front of me
So today I’m gonna do what just feels right
Forget all the memories and re-approach my life
I’ve been thinking it over and I believe I finally found
That thinking about it only brings me down
So I’ll keep walking on
And I’ll keep walking on
And I’ll keep walking on now
High
She never felt this good before
Didn’t see it coming ‘til it knocked on her door
Going with the flow but really waiting around
She didn’t what to do but sit on the shelf
So now she’s gonna aim and take the best shot she can
Gonna hold steady ‘til she’s finished the plan
Putting off the moment that she asks him
‘Would you be the man?’
She’s got places to go
She’s got people to know
But that can wait for now
More importantly she’s got something she needs
Something to try for
She dreams
I can make you high
And open up your eyes to what you’re missing
You just don’t know it
We could be so good now
Go dancing around the room now
And the rest could only look and wonder how
He wants to make a move but her friends are always there
She wants to tell him how she feels
But she worries that he won’t care
Now the break-time bells sing the usual song
The time is moving on but the rumours haven’t gone
So she writes him a note to change her tactics
I’ve got places to go
I’ve got things to be shown
But that can wait for now
More importantly I’ve found something I need
Something to try for
Cause I can make you high
And open up your eyes to what you’re missing
You just don’t know it
We could be so good now
Go dancing around the room now
And the rest could only look and wonder how
So the middle man takes the middle hand
Passes from left to right
All she can do is sit and hold tight
He’s standing in the corridor, unfolds the A4
Sees her watching from the cloakroom door
Walks up to her and says
I’ve got places to go
I’ve got people to know
But that can wait for now
More recently I’ve found something I need
Something to try for
Six years pass and the two have long since parted
The days of younger dreams just conform to the patchwork
Haven’t spoken in a while
Now they live apart by miles
But thinking back she always smiles
And wonders if he ever thinks of her as well
Michelle
Michelle,
Could you spare me a moment of your time?
I know you told me not to call tonight
But please don’t leave me hanging on this line
Michelle,
Do you think about the time you’re wasting?
You said that emotions aren’t your scene
But we all know that you’re just hiding
So throw away your book of stereotypes, it’s time for you to end your war
Take a walk in broad daylight, feel the autumn leaves beneath your feet, only then you’ll see what I mean
I guess it kept you going
Through the darker days
Locking up was just the move you made
I think it’s time we fixed you now
Time that we showed you how
To live without the boxes that you’ve built your life around
Michelle give yourself a break
Take down the decorations on your wall of negativity
You should know that those who try to bring you down aren’t worth the time of day we give them
So empty your pockets, disarm your rockets
Throw down the weapons, and whatever happens keep it that way
Don’t lose your faith in life
Don’t lose your faith in life
Don’t lose your faith in life
I guess it kept you going
Through the darker days
Locking up was just the move you made
I think it’s time we fixed you now
Time that we showed you how
To live without the guidelines you’ve built your life around
Michelle give yourself a break
Michelle,
Could you spare me a moment of your time?
I know you told me not to call tonight
But please don’t leave me hanging on this line
Homelands
Always wondered what it meant
I think some others felt the same
A handful stuck around and the rest are a world away
Life pulls us apart then they’re home on the summer days
Back when we were young we used to will the time along
Dreamed of all we wanted and some
Always keeping busy wishing we had more
Never stopping to think how strong we were
Don’t you think twice about it
You can go back if you want to
Homelands, homelands
The place where you started is calling you
Do you remember all the fights?
And walking home from school in evening light
Spending the weekend up the common on our bikes
Do you ever feel unsure of what you want?
Don’t you think twice about it
You can go back if you want to
Homelands, homelands
The place where you started is calling you
(Take it back to 1999
Take me back to a better time)
In July when it’s good these days it feels like it stayed the same
A precious few things in life don’t change
Don’t you think twice about it
You can come home if you want to
Homelands, homelands
Walked out my door this Monday and I saw
The rain closing in on the sun as it started another war
Thoughtlessly all the people resigned any hopes for the 24
We just did what we always do – pull up our coat collars and go
I can’t believe that the clouds do the talking around this town
Don’t understand it, I don’t understand it
Summer in London town
Isn’t it crazy how the colours change?
A smile broke out on the lips of a single mother
As the sun hit her face she knew she wasn’t on her own
All the August on the ground shone around and took her away
Let’s not leave it to the weather to stop her feeling alone
I don’t believe all the time spent rushing around this town
Can’t work it out, no I can’t work it out
Summer in London town
Isn’t it crazy how our colours change?
Summer in London town
Maybe the weather can save our souls
The man in a box needs the day a little more than us
When it rains for him it covers his world like wildfire
We spend too much time looking at the sky, instead of what happens down here
Sooner or later everything turns back again
I don’t agree that the people stopped caring around this town
Gotta slow down and take a look around
Summer in London town
Isn’t it crazy how our colours change?
Summer in London town
Maybe the weather will save our souls
Life is a box, but I sit on top
‘Cause I won’t be your rock any more
So don’t tell me to stick to my guns
‘Cause you don’t know just what I’ve been through with you
I should’ve known you looked around
And kept the offers in your top drawer
I’ll slam the door on my way out
Yes I’ll be sure to slam the door on my way out
Oh, how do I say
Oh, how do I say
Oh, how do I say that you’re on borrowed time?
I bet you live for the wine and dine stages
Change your love with the latest crazes
You drop the news as the season turns
No doubt you’ve got someone else lined up in reserve
Oh, how do I say
Oh, how do I say
Oh, how do I say that I know your plans?
Give me the sign of an open window
I’ve got to find a way to let you go
I can’t be a fallback plan, so
Sorry if I’ve let you down Miss Poison
Oh, how do I say that I’m getting out?
Drinking alone and I think it all through
Sure of my emotions but not of what I should do
When you left me, you left me in the dark,
Why’d you do it in the park?
All those people watching us
Lying on the grass looking at an evening sky
I think about you and I wonder why
But I imagine he’s me without the lies
Sweet lady, hear me out
Didn’t hold you as much as I should’ve
Didn’t tell you as much as I could’ve told you
A face painted on the back of my eye
It smiles in the morning and I don’t know why
Sweet lady, hear me out
My thoughts go round-about
I’ve got to explain myself
They tell me not to bother with it
Say what’s done is done
But the truth is
If 10 pints of rain fell on my head
I’d probably be thinking about you instead
They tell me not to bother with it
Say what’s done has been done, deal with it
I won’t forgive myself
Lady won’t you tell me why sorry won’t cut it
Until you tell me I’m gonna keep coming back
Truth is
If 10 pints of rain fell on my head
I’m not sure I’d notice
Because I’d probably be thinking about you instead
100 miles an hour and I don’t know where I am
I’d just fly right over any kind of traffic jam
I live my life for the moments as they come along
Don’t subscribe to the longings of a common man
I get my rushes in the simplest ways I can
I used to explain to people but some could never understand
Don’t think about what I want
Don’t think about what I need
In the time it takes to open up my heart I’ve found a home
I’m addicted to changing my mind
Because every time I just seem to find
Something out of my comfort zone
And find myself on open road
I’ll take my chances on cards from a stranger’s hand
I’ll make an ally in any place I make a stand
I’m a free spirit, I was born like it
Break from the strings of the puppet that I feel I am
I use my legs ‘cause I know that if I try I can
That Greek thinker was right about the measure of a man
Don’t know what I’m gonna find
When I hit the crest and see the other side
In the time it takes to really use my eyes I’m well away on a drug I can’t explain
Kept my faith so long
Held my line and never flown the white
Through the blacker side of every night
That tells you things are not alright
The seconds fly and I know
Minutes, hours won’t be far behind
I know I’m losing time but I can’t
Stand the lines in line
When I get this right
I know the number I’ll be calling up but I know I’ve
Got to forget you if I’m gonna go there
Got to look over the walls around the room
Need to move along if I’m gonna get there
Though I think I’m getting close to half-way there
I’m a standard-issue man and I try to do the best that I can
To be the honest type that we all hope will make our lives and nation slightly better
I stand a little taller every day because I’m told I’m finally getting there
Still I’m just another one who lived a year or two of blue for someone else
Another sleepless night
We live to ask a lot from fragile hearts but
Got to forget you if I’m gonna go there
Got to look over the walls around the room
Need to move along if I’m gonna get there
Though I think I’m getting close to half-way there
Someone told me that all of this can take them somewhere else
Dose them up on what they need to remember they’re alive
Would you say the same? Or just name it something and file it away?
Would you say the same?
If you heard it on your way to work would you smile for a second?
Let it play a part in the day that you start to listen
Does a melody transcend you?
Does it get into your mind and run around?
Is it ethereal?
Is it ethereal?
Is it ethereal or just something that you heard?
Late evening and the inside light keeps the warm tiles yellow
Davis tells us life is fine from the speakers while we sip our wine
Do you feel the same? Or is this another shade of grey?
Please take another look that way
Blues echoes off a midnight sky, but there’s no reflection in your eyes
It just won’t bring a smile, no matter how hard it tries
Does a melody transcend you?
Does it get into your mind and run around?
Is it ethereal?
Is it ethereal?
Is it ethereal or just something that you heard?
Someone told me that all of this can take them somewhere else
Something pretty on a midweek day to let us feel alive
Would you say the same? Or just turn the dial the other way?
Would you say the same?
I guess Hallelujah was right about you
I can bleed and sweat until I run out of steam
Walk through the snow until the cold is on my feet
Men on the streets you know they claim they can sell you a dream
But I’ll be dead by the time I know myself
Let’s dance around like fools together
Do it of our own free will
I won’t pretend I understand
Why time exists to hold the upper hand
We’ll be forgotten in a hundred years’ time
Now engines turn, bridges burn it’s so easy to get caught up in the middle
Knock a hole in the wall just to see what the place looks like with bigger rooms
Sound familiar to you?
We’ll knock our edges off together
Ain’t no use in keeping still
I won’t remember all my lines
But I don’t think I even mind
We’ll be forgotten in a hundred years’ time
We’ll be forgotten in a hundred years’ time
I can’t remember why I learned that constellation’s name
What’s the use in trying if I’m dying in the end anyway?
And I’ll get over my desire for a legacy
When I look down I know it’s just an overgrown boy’s feet
We’ll be forgotten in a hundred years’ time
I’ve got no time for worry
I’ll take a life without it
Rather lay myself down than end up drowning in it
We’ll be forgotten in a hundred years’ time
Live Dates
| Venue | Date |
|---|---|
| The Fiddler's Elbow | 23/02/12 8:00pm |
