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You Took Me Here EP

by Rowan Lewis

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Ocean 04:45
You don't even like the beach but you took me there We traipsed barefoot through the late night The busy towers drowned out stars in the sea air We bathed in a manic light And I wanted to drift close to you But the ocean wouldn't let me go And I wanted you to know (Oh-ohh oh) You don't even like the beach but you took me here Trod hollow sounds into the boardwalk Fireworks drizzled through the smoke as we gazed up from the pier Illuminating comfortable small talk And I wanted to explode with colour But the fuse didn't want to blow And I wanted you to know (Oh-ohh oh) You don't even like the beach but you took my hand The temperature was crowding I swore if I looked hard enough, I could see new lands We didn't talk about it And I wanted to drift close to you But the ocean wouldn't let me go And I wanted you to know And I wanted to come up for air And I wanted so much more And I wanted to sweat out the silence But I wasn't sure And I wanted to drift close to you But the ocean wouldn't let me go And I wanted you to know (Oh-ohh oh)
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Hit with a memory Hide from September rain So far away from the moment that locked itself in my brain Reading comics and playing guitar So many years ago Smile sweet and slow Picking some chords out Over some hero flick I try to get words to come but none of them seem to stick Wisecrack so that you strike back I was a stupid kid Didn’t expect it to work, but you did I am an adult I should know better now But I think of that awkward twilight and hysteria anyhow Cushioned laughter on my single bed I tried to keep my trap shut And I wish I could change my mind ‘Cos the memory’s never enough I remember I loved you I wonder if you liked me I hoped for big declarations of courage But life isn’t like TV I spoke a little too often back then These days I keep it all inside If it weren’t for September rain Then I wouldn’t have reason to hide
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You live out in the east, and I live out in the west, now Both of us moved on, grew too far apart Too far apart You keep yourself safe and wound up tight And I let loose every night Every night And I've had years of patience to think on Everything that's happened back home since we've been gone 'Cos you hate airports But you hugged me in one And you hate change So where's your ring gone? Where's your ring gone, now? I've been breathing this smog for decades Used to have it, kicked the habit tonight Kicked it tonight I think I've died, I think I've died I can see every star in a once-flat sky Everybody's got favourites - you're mine 'Cos I've had years of wondering if I fit wrong But I slot in somehow and I belong You hate trying new stuff Not for long And you hate mistakes So where's your ring gone? Where's your ring gone, now? I'm sorry that I'm crazy But I'm not gonna stop But you don't want me to stop And you spill your guts: "Oh, I don't want you to stop Oh, I don't want you, want you, want you to stop" (And I've had years) And I've had years of patience to think on Everything that's happened back home since we've been gone 'Cos you hate airports But you hugged me in one And you hate change So where's your ring? And I've had years of wondering if I fit wrong But I slot in somehow and I belong You hate trying new stuff Not for long And you hate mistakes So where's your ring gone? Where's your ring gone, now? (Where's your ring gone?) Where's your ring gone?

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released May 6, 2021

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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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