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Model's Fool
02:48
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You snap a picture
And you snatch it fast
You gotta grab the moment before it’s passed
When you develop
You do it right
You gotta hang it up before somebody lets in the light
So carelessly
Bleach it out, bleach it out
So carelessly
You’re not used
To being the muse
You don’t like having the attention solely focused on you
I understand it
But I think that you’re a model’s fool
You need to stop yourself enforcing someone else’s rules
So carelessly
Bleach it out, bleach it out
So carelessly
You piece together
All the ragged strips
Of a ruined moment focused on paper lips
A silver lining lies
In the silver salts
It’s pretty hard for picture evidence to turn out false
But a split second is exactly that
So carelessly
Bleach it out, bleach it out
So carelessly
So carelessly
Bleach it out, bleach it out
So carelessly
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Early Grave
04:18
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I can’t forget the way that he looked
Trying not to draw attention to himself on a southbound train
And I can’t forget the curl of his lip
When I spoke of cigarettes between my teeth on a long night out
On a long night out
I can only miss him in dreams now
When my shutdown brain forgets
Back to the start
When my hands shook hard
And we practiced our language with a sweet regard
How could I create when I’d never been brave?
Now I’m reminiscing when there’s nothing there to save
Yeah, back to the start
Before my time
When real life was on the borderline
I won’t worry myself into an early grave
Thinking on hearts when there’s nothing left to save
I can’t forget the rattling nights
Afraid that I was boring now, ashamed I wasn’t worth the breath
Lucky I saved it, lucky I know
That the good stays good, and the worst
Is yet to come
‘Cos I still have feelings for him
But I’m never gonna take him back
Back to the start
When my hands shook hard
And we practiced our language with a sweet regard
How could I create when I’d never been brave?
Now I’m reminiscing when there’s nothing there to save
Yeah, back to the start
Before my time
When real life was on the borderline
I won’t worry myself into an early grave
Thinking on hearts when there’s nothing left to save
‘Cos everything’s peachy til it’s not
And I was so keen but he forgot
That skin keeps healing and it’s nice to hear thoughts
‘Cos you can’t live on speech alone
When you’re driven by the plot
Bad endings,
Bad endings
The capital’s breaking off
And I still have feelings for you
But I’m never gonna take you back
Back to the start
When my hands shook hard
And we practiced our language with a sweet regard
How could I create when I’d never been brave?
Now I’m reminiscing when there’s nothing there to save
Yeah, back to the start
Before my time
When real life was on the borderline
I won’t worry myself into an early grave
Thinking on hearts when there’s nothing left to save
Thinking on hearts
Thinking on hearts
I won’t worry myself into an early grave
Thinking on hearts when there’s nothing left to save
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Grey
04:21
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You can get used to the difficulty of
Admitting you don’t know
Saying ‘I don’t know’
But it’s a pretty hard phrase to hear
You tell me you don’t know
You tell me you don’t know
We said if we got grey
We’d say so quick
We’d talk it out
We’d make the split
You left me waiting
No goodbye
You didn’t know
I’ll never know why
Maybe I’ll never be a person for a person
Deep down I always knew it
I can’t seem to do it
And it’s some really rough luck to catch
We’re both along the same lines
I don’t know where the blame lies
We said there’d be no blame
There’d be no pain
And yet I’m hurting
All the same
You left me waiting
No goodbye
You didn’t know
I’ll never know why
I’m not afraid to state I haven’t got a clue
But I’ll give it a go
Just take it super slow
It’s a pretty hard phrase to hear
When answers don’t exist
Was there something that I missed?
We said if we got grey
We’d say so quick
We’d talk it out
We’d make the split
You left me waiting
No goodbye
You didn’t know
I’ll never know why
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4. |
Half the Heart
04:48
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Discipline is not control
It’s patience for a rogue obsessive soul
I think somewhere down the line
I got yours and you got mine
Over, under
Fluctuate
Peace will always be in tow
If you know when to let things go
Pain too often leaves us blind
So we’ll tell each other when it’s time
‘Cos you are not someone’s marble make
And you are not chance for them to take
And you didn’t end up here by mistake
We’ve got to tip the scales
I don’t have half the heart you do
and I am steadfast like glass with you
And I will not last, yeah, I will not last
we’ve got to tip the scales
You were totally destroyed
A figure that was vaguely humanoid
I could form, but I can’t free
The extra life that lurks inside of me
Over, under,
Balanced state
You hand out, hand out, hand out all yourself
Disguised hands that reach out for some help
And my tight fists were somewhat out of sorts
Waiting to fit right inside of yours
‘Cos you are not someone’s marble make
And you are not chance for them to take
And you didn’t end up here by mistake
We’ve got to tip the scales
I don’t have half the heart you do
and I am steadfast like glass with you
And I will not last, yeah, I will not last
we’ve got to tip the scales
We’re a good team when we’re applied
Love is a shape and we’re the sides
And you’re the first thought that springs to mind
to finally tip the scales
So tell me I’m done and I’ll conclude
And I’ll coax you out of your solitude
The two of us got an attitude
And we’re gonna tip the scales
‘Cos you are not someone’s marble make
And you are not chance for them to take
And you didn’t end up here by mistake
We’ve got to tip the scales
I don’t have half the heart you do
and I am steadfast like glass with you
And I will not last, yeah, I will not last
we’ve got to tip the scales
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5. |
Eden
03:02
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I’ve always had an open mind
‘Cos the world’s big
It doesn’t make sense that if you got a brain
You should close it
If life can rise from the dusty dirt
And mudstains can come out of all my shirts
Then something greater is bound to happen round here
Heat can settle on quiet lives
Like a blanket
Between these trees
You can feel the spin of the planet
The atmosphere has a pattern of speech
And I think Eden’s within my reach
‘Cos something greater is bound to happen round here
Put your soul in it
Don’t quit
Existence is a puzzle and we’re a good fit
Yeah, something greater is bound to happen round here
I’ll lie in wait and see if anything’s moving
Rest up, baby, I’ll tell you if anything’s blooming
‘Cos if life can rise from the dusty dirt
And we can come out of this unhurt
Then something amazing is bound to happen round here
Yeah, something greater is bound to happen round here
Something greater is bound to happen round here.
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Rowan Lewis UK
I'm a 20-something songwriter from the UK. These are the things I record in my living room.
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