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Where have your friends gone
Have they left you alone?
Did they go somewhere you dare not go?
Did they invite you?
Did they say come along?
But it's dark outside and you'd rather be at home
"It's been a long old winter
Now it's time to pull through"
That's what they always say to you
"It's time to get past this
Pick yourself off the ground
It's always a struggle when you come around"
It's not as if we had a choice
It's not as if we could just turn this off and on
Where have your friends gone?
Now they've left you alone
They went somewhere you were really hoping to go
They tried to invite you
And they pulled you along
But you just weren't ready for that yet, and they did not understand
And that's where your friends have gone
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2. |
For Sale
01:50
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Baby shoes
Never used
Midnight blue
Left on the kitchen stool
Next to you
The doctor's crying too
Cigarette fumes
They fill the darkened room
Oooh (x6)
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I am what I am
A failing artist
I take from what I have around
I am what I am
I lie describing
Artistic liberties, I hope you don't mind
See, I could be
Someone other than me
Someone better than me
Someone more saintly
I am what I am
I twist the facts
Just because it sounds better that way
I am what I am
No point in hiding it
Artistic liberties, I hope you don't mind
See, I could be
Someone other than me
Someone better than me
Someone more saintly
See, I could be
Someone other than me
Someone better than me
Someone more saintly
See, I could be
Someone happier than me
Someone kinder than me
Someone more saintly
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4. |
This Song Is About You
02:04
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This song is about you
I've been thinking it through
And I know that you've been thinking
About it to
All the TV we watched
And all those brownies we made
The characters fading
As they change
Well I guess I nearly cried
When poor old Glenn died
I know he was your favourite,
It was the same for me
But I think they've got a plan
To bring his memory back to life
His soul's still in the scripts,
Just you wait and see
Are you happy up there
In the cold northern air?
Well if not, I hope you
Find yourself at least
Because all that you deserve
Is the whole world, for what it's worth
As something marvelous and kind
Like it's never been
This song is about you
And all the shit I put you through
But I'll leave you alone now cos I know
You've got to go
Just remember
That life can be better
Let the curtains rise, it's time
For a show
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(As Norman from "Psycho")
"Mother...
...what is the phrase... "she isn't
herself today"... I think that's it.
"I'm sorry. I wish... people could
apologize for other people.
"It might be nicer... warmer in the
office."
Where have your friends gone?
(Reading from My Freind, Zopiclone)
"Well sir, do you bite your thumb, sir?
I bite my tongue, and bide my time,
Toss and turn, toss and turn, alas!
If only I could fucking sleep? Chime
The bells in my head, coated lead
Eyes see naught but panic and red-
Red! And blue, deep blue, fade to grey
As I become trapped in my bed."
"Prescription friends closing my eyes
For me- "zop" as the drool hits my
Pillow (ha! Well could I help that!)
And "clone"- dissociation (that I
Must be used to!;)to bind, to try
Restraining my restless chit-chat."
Where have your friends gone?
Where have your friends gone?
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You're really cool
And I think I like you
Like the way we talk
And laugh about things
Not sure if friends
Or something more
But it doesn't matter
As long as we talk
You're really cool
And I really like you
You're just so fun
To have around
You like good music
And you've helped me find
Cool bands that I
Often listen to now
You're really cool
And I think I love you
Not sure if friends
Or something more
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7. |
But Then I Woke Up
03:43
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I had another dream last night
I was crying suicide
In my sleep, hundred people came to see
What the fuss was about
So I told you how it felt
And you gripped my hand
And told me you still loved me and hoped
I felt the same way, and I did
But then I woke up
But then I woke up
Dazed and confused, well I'd taken quite enough
I'll try to find a message there
Grasping straws from thin air
In a desperate attempt to shift
The blame from me
I'll say I've never been in love
Suggest it was all made up
What's the difference when you're left
All alone?
I guess I woke up
I guess I woke up
As much as I had it was never quite enough
It's just another fault of mine
Cos everything thing that I
Touch always turns to shit
I know I need to take the blame
But I always face away
I can never look at what I did
But you were just a dream of mine
Something so divine
I couldn't have made up anything
To even resemble you
Or all the beautiful things you do
We both know how fucking bad I get when I drink, ooh
I need to wake up
I need to wake up
And take this opportunity to live
And when I wake up
I'll have had enough
Of never taking responsibility for all the shit I did
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Where have your friends gone?
Where have your friends gone?
Where have your friends gone?
Where have your friends gone?
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9. |
How Could I Have Known?
06:48
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How could I have known
You were the one for me?
How could I have known
You were the air I breathe
If I don't believe in love?
How was I to know
I couldn't live without
Your arms around me?
If you'd only come back now
I'd not let you down again
And how could you allow
So little love you saw
And how could I think
If you'd only hold me close
I'd not let you go again?
Guess I could've been
A better man
I should have held onto your coat
How could I have known?
And now looking back
Should have been on my knees
But I can be cold
Should've said "Stay with me
Please don't leave me alone"
And those other girls
They never made me feel
The way I do now
Know that our love was real
But I broke the deal
And now...
I'm out in the cold
Baby come hold me close
Please don't let me drown
The woman I love the most
My holy ghost
Goddamn
Guess I could have tried
A little harder
I seek comfort in being alone
How could I have known?
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Won't you come back home?
Won't you follow me into the dark?
Cos I'm lost without you by my side
To keep the wolves at bay
Darling, where's your flock
To keep the blood stains from your frock?
We're walking without shields
March into the enemy lines without shields
Landlord puts a hole in your room
Makes you pay every day for the pleasure
Cos what's yours is his, but what's his is not yours
You don't get to share that privilege
Don't look back now, what's done is done
We'll keep your secrets, as will everyone else
Just count the bodies lying in your room
Darling, we both know what to do
Yes darling, we both know what to do
Yes, we both know what to do
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I won't sleep tonight I guess
It's probably for the best
I don't want to dream tonight
What's the point in growing old
When all the stories that you're told
Are of young ones playing in the sun
I want to be no-one
Have a happy Christmas time
You've got your problems and I've got mine
We're all sinking until we drown
Whoops I fucked it up again
I've gone and broken my best friend
Well we should have seen it coming
I want to be no-one
I want to be no-one
I'm a cunt
There, I said it
You look surprised
Oh boy you really fell for it
It's a trick
That's what I do
I make you give me things
And pretend it ever was up to you
But that's that
I'll stop looking back
Fuck this being my
Natural habitat
I'll start again
Stop fucking over my friends
I'll be good I swear
Or at least we can pretend
Cos I can't be no-one
So I guess that I'll be someone new
And if I can't be no-one
Then I guess that those around me are probably people too
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We called off your guard as we entered the yard to convince you to redirect some of that rage.
Because who fed you rocks while they ate their Thanksgiving
And who left you out all alone in their cage?
And when you were a pup,
Well I watched you so close.
You ran straight to the distance allowed by his post.
You got kicked. You got choked.
Phrases crept up your spine when he said "we must keep our bitches in line".
And on his poker nights, he says the same of his wife.
He's the top-dog, pack leader, a true alpha-male.
So, make no sudden moves.
Keep your nose from the border.
You move fast, you eat last this side of pecking order.
So, why don't you come with me?
We've got acres with streams.
We won't keep you in cages
Or make you beg for your treats.
We won't tell you to heel though you might need some time
To dig up those old bones your young self left behind.
You said "your offer is nice but here should suffice.
Yeah, my younger years were something but that isn't my life.
Master's all that I've got.
He keeps me having a purpose.
Gives me bed, keeps me fed.
And I'm just slightly nervous of what I might do
If I were let loose,
If I caught that mail car,
Or ate garbage for food.
So, as I bare all my teeth, I will ask of you please to just leave.
Well your heart has spoken.
I feel you're already house-
(Matt) "That's fucking gay"
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13. |
February (iPhone Demo)
05:32
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Friday afternoon
Trees were blurred from view
As I was lying on my bed
No angels wings around my head
Your crying kept me in tune
See, I could live for you
If you wanted me too
But I know we always said
That I need to be my own person
Didn't we?
Know I'm getting better
But it's not something I can fix
With a bottle or prescriptions
No small hands, dirty dishes
I'd like to stop
Just treading water
I'm cutting back
On my intake
It's not helping me to sleep
It it my ease myself to dream
For a better next year
And I'm six months clean
Don't you know how much that means
Going one year, maybe too
Don't worry, it was never up to you
Just help me to breathe
See I'm getting better
I know it's something we can fix
Not in straight lines or completely
For now I'll settle sweetly
To rest my eyes
I'll keep treading water
Well I was getting better
But it seemed to hard to fix
Still I kept playing this fucking game
In 20 years you'll all know my goddamn name
What will you remember me for?
Not treading water anymore
At least we can hope
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The sky is dark and the setting sun
Lets little light through
Clouds rolled over, windows shut
And drizzle came too
Blurred street lamps shine
To the ground, illuminating
A soaked pavement on a Tuesday afternoon
There's no saying we will meet again
We're driving off to a bitter end
We sit on our beds, clutch phones
In our hands
Tying us to a world we think
That we understand
But nothing is making much sense anymore
No nothing is making much sense anymore
Do you remember last December
Or maybe the year before
When the frost fell and you said that
You'd beat it for sure
This time? You were crying
In my arms and I didn't know what
I should do, I still don't know
A lock-picked bicycle chain
We left November soaked in rain
We carved our names in a bench
In our village so we wouldn't slip away
Tried so hard to survive the night,
Now we don't know how the get through the day
And nothing is making much sense anymore
No nothing is making much sense anymore
(Oh)x2
(Oh no)x2
(Hold on)x4
I've given up on trying, and trying to pretend
All our roads led to November and the bitter end
We put down our shields and let the wrong ones in
Please help me escape November, and the bitter end
There's no sweetness in rest
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I'd do just anything to
Get the taste out of my mouth
Picking my battles but
They're honestly wearing me down
From lovers to sort of just friends
It's funny how these things always end
Exactly how you hoped it wouldn't be
Lost cause in the making
I'm chronically shaking my head
It's a simple suggestion
We take off all our clothes, go to bed
Although your ex-boyfriend sounds great
I don't care about who you used to date
I'm really just here to get laid, again
Tauntingly tongue-tied
I've written myself into a wall
Stuck in my own conspiracy
To make myself lose it all
Like jams at the village fair
I worry that I'm just sort of there
No universe will ever revolve around me
Lost cause in the making
I'm chronically shaking my head
It's a simple suggestion
We take off all our clothes, go to bed
Although your ex-boyfriend sounds great
I don't give a fuck about who you used to date
I'm really just here to get laid, again
I probably could treat you right
I just don't care enough about you to try
I don't sound like someone you could love, do I?
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Come on, you should know the lyrics to Loose Cannon by now...
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Ara.K Bristol, UK
Nonbinary emo synth pop artist with them sad piano jams
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