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It’s been so long since I’ve seen you
It’s breaking up my heart again
Every bone, every sinew
Tells me I’m not the strongest of men

I remember the days
When we had it all
Those weren’t just happy times
If you recall

Oh,
We need closure
…
You can sit there asking why
But let me make it clear
Everybody has to die
So why are we living in fear

An inevitability
We shouldn't live in our nightmares
You've got to get out and live your life
Never mind the thoughts and prayers

(I'll pray for you)
Don't…
I can't dismiss you
I need to kiss you
Because I miss you
Now

It's been a day since
You went away now
It hasn't hit me yet

Drift through the night by
Dull candlelight and
The tone is set

I wanna talk to you
What am I gonna do?
…
Battered and bruised tonight
Blood dripping down my shirt
And refuse to fight
So I'm the one who gets most hurt

One big apology
Nobody takes my side
Social pathology
All the things I can't abide

These situations often get confused
So, how come I'm the only one who gets battered and bruised?

…
Sealed in this tomb
Waiting for you
To breathe the life I wanted
Back into this world
I've been misplaced
In this grey waste
Now that you're here it's time to
Return to this world

I'm not a ghost
I'm just soulless
You can stay here if you…
I know I've made mistakes with you
It's so unjustified
I'd like to start over anew
And sweep the past aside

I know you told me to go
But every time we fight
I just wanted you to know

I'm struggling for this fight
I'm here for you tonight
Bring us into the light
…
Reinvent yourself
Become something else
Something new
Something amazing
Incandescent
Shining bright
We we blinded
By the light

No escape now
I know that we
Are trapped in a
Fait accomplis

This is how it turns out
When passion, it burns out
We crash into a silent night

Crash and burn
…
Your heartbeat deafens me
Your mind, it delights me
Your love has blinded me
All I see is your majesty

You move with dignity
Genius in simplicity
Such grace and quality
Bound up in your majesty

Your heartbeat deafens me
Your mind, it delights me
Your love has blinded me…
Touch me
Watch me
I feel it
You want me
Touch me
Watch me
I feel it
You want me

And I feel just like
I’m the only boy in the world
I can make believe
I’m the only boy in the world

Touch me
Watch me
I feel it
You want me
Touch me
Watch me
I feel it
You want me

And I feel just like
I’m the only boy in the world
I can make believe
I’m the only boy in the world

Touch me
Watch me
I feel it
You want me
Touch me
Watch me
I feel it
You…
We came from the future
To unhinge the past
There's no way to stop us:
Processor's too fast

You should have listened to Orwell and HG Wells
We now live in dystopia
Just like the story tells

It's a mechanical
It's a mechanical
It's a mechanical nightmare
It's a mechanical…
They always told us to walk and never run
They just wanted to stop us having fun
They told us never to play out in the street
They always told us it's time to go to sleep

They told us it was serious, we laughed
They told us to calm down and we were daft
They told us to behave, we simply grinned
…
Consummate professional

Work hard, party harder
Work hard, party harder
Work hard, party harder
Work hard, party harder

All day, all night
You're a professional
You'll get it right
It's your confessional
Dance to the beat
You're inspirational
Just move your…
Maybe I'll never know
Whether I'm wrong or right
Maybe it'll become clear
At midnight
I'm nothing but a grain of sand
Seeing myself in the light
But maybe everything will change
At midnight

I've taken the steps
And made preparation
It'll take me away
From eternal damnation
I'm…
You never asked me
You never told me
Now you don’t need me
Any more

Oh
What a wicked turn of events
Oh
It doesn’t make any sense
Oh
I thought we could keep up this pretense
Oh
Let…
A frisson passes
Right in between us
I see a smile creep
Across your lips
Then disagreement
Passes between us
I see you standing
Your hands on hips

Unsatisfied
Undignified
I want to make it all right
We're unified…
Looking from the balcony
Across the city
See the firefly street lights
Dancing for you and me

I won’t look further
For another
Right now, we have it all
We’ve got each other

You look unbelievable
But seeing is believing
I’ll start the music
…
We came through some crazy times
When I was a kid
Privatisation
To the highest bid

The music was awesome
Pet Shop Boys and more
Who can forget Sex Crime
1984

I’m a child of the 80s
Salt of the earth
I’m a child of the…
I wanna let you go but my hands won't loosen their grips
If I see you falling, I can reach out with my fingertips
I wanna let you go, but I can't let you pack your case
I can't let you leave me, delete me from your database

I know I should move on now
Just imagine you've gone now
I wanna let you go, I wanna, wanna…
Fatal multiple injuries
Fatal multiple injuries
Fatal multiple injuries
Ouch! That's gonna hurt
I said, oof, that's gonna hurt

Fatal multiple injuries
Fatal multiple injuries
Fatal multiple injuries
Ouch! That's gonna hurt
I said, ooh, that's gonna hurt

Fatal multiple injuries
Fatal multiple injuries
Fatal multiple injuries
Ouch! That's gonna hurt
Blimey! That's gonna hurt

Fatal multiple injuries
Fatal multiple injuries
Fatal multiple injuries
Ouch! That's gonna hurt
Yowzer! That's gonna hurt
Blimey! That's gonna hurt
Ouch, that's gonna leave a mark
Mmmgh! That's gonna hurt
Eugh! That's gonna hurt
Anyone got a plaster
I didn't need that leg anyway
Call him up
Send a text
Send a tweet
What next?
Ask a friend
Stalk him
Hope to see him
In the gym
Why?
Why?
Ask yourself
Why
Why

Coffee house
…
I can't believe I think we've made a new connection
You and I
Go arm in arm and head to head in this direction
And don't ask why

We could see the world together
Underneath the stars
It could change our lives for ever
This love of ours

Don't look back
Turn it on
Take a leap of…
I can't believe I think we've made a new connection
You and I
Go arm in arm and head to head in this direction
And don't ask why

We could see the world together
Underneath the stars
It could change our lives for ever
This love of ours

Don't look back
Turn it on
Take a leap of…
To sugar-coat it is to lie
So stop
We know the truth both you and I
So stop

Let's educate them all this time
You've got to be cruel to be kind

Don't pull any punches
Speak your mind
What you do in times of crush is
Speak your mind
…
Some say it's written in the stars
Life's journey, this voyage of ours
Sometimes I get the feeling
When things leave me reeling

But I can't swallow that bitter pill
I need to believe in free will

Tell me I'm wrong or tell me I'm right
But I need to believe I'm in control of my life
…
(Written by Daniel Bailey-Graham and Edward Quick)

She dreams of getting out but she's
Lost to the world
With no one to understand
No one to understand

She paints a picture of the world
Where she feels loved
But nobody understands
Nobody understands

It's getting harder to smile in the dark
In a city full of hurt
…
Every day, every night
I know we'll make it
Across time, across space
It's hard to fake it

I hear it now
I see somehow
I'm always there for you
I can but hope
That we can cope
And make it across the void

Every time…
I wanted more
I offered more
This is such a chore
Why can’t you see?

You don’t seem too fazed
Your eyes have glazed
I am amazed
This is you and me

You and I
You and I
You and I
We got some strange chemistry

We’re at it again
The circle of pain
We can break this chain
I’d like to stay

(You and I)
Don’t have all the luck
(You and I)
Got ourselves stuck
(You and I)
Have too much to chuck
It all away

You and I
You and I
You and I
We got some strange chemistry

You and I
(You…
You’re so vacuous
In that suit of yours
Flashing that cash you got
You pay yourself a lot

There’s such a large amount
In your expense account
But it’s a role you played
It’s just a masquerade

Oh, I’m a man of substance
Take a while to think on that some
It’s not where you are
But how far you’ve come

So you’re ignoring me
You do it pointedly
Because I see through you
The things you put me through

Oh, I’m a man of substance
Take a while to think on that some
It’s not where you are
But how far you’ve come

You…
Spirited away
Spirited away
Spirited away
Spirited away

Midnight
Not a sound was heard
On the cold darkness of
December the third

Midnight
I saw a stream of light
Then nothing
All colour faded to white

Where have you gone
Where have you gone
Where have you gone
Where have you gone

Spirited away
Spirited away
Spirited away
Spirited away

Midnight
Not a sound was heard
On the cold darkness of
December the third

Midnight
I saw a stream of light
Then nothing
All colour faded to white

Where have you gone
Where have you gone
Where have you gone
Where have you gone

Spirited away
Spirited away…
A train goes past the station
There are leaves upon the line
Commuters stifle sniffles
With a plastic cup of wine
Waiting at a level crossing
Stands a silver four-wheel-drive
Time to pick the kids up
Who knows when they will arrive
Down the lane a little cyclist
With a little…
Do you want more
Do you want it insured
Do you want it delivered
Do you wanna pay more

You can have it the next day
You can have it your way
You can have it bigger
You can have it off eBay
Have it off eBay

Money won't buy you happiness but a smile won't pay the bills
…
Some have an air of professionalism
But it's backed up by sciolism
I don't care for solipsism
It doesn't fill me with optimism

“Give me a card, I'll save it for later
Give me a drink, I'll have it now
Give me your time, you'll see I'm a waster
I know you're on the prowl”

You can nag me
…
What if the ash was falling
The sun didn’t rise
Could you hear me calling
With tears in my eyes

What if the orange man
On the precipice
Took us off the edge
What if racial tensions reached
Critical
And we’re all driving the wedge

What if the ice-caps melted
We’re consumed by the sea
What if the Earth was pelted
By objects travelling near C

What if the crops fail
In Africa
And there’s a severe drought
What if a species extinction means
Ecological collapse
Would there be any doubt

What if a bug evolved to
Bring about a phage
Would…
We're on the road again
We're running round this place
We never want to slow it down

It can't be easier
Competing in this race
Just put your foot down to the ground

Don't you mind me
Don't confine me
Wherever we're going
It's the best

On the…
Idiots and the rich
Have smiles on their faces
Ignorance is bliss
When you decline the races

Happiness comes from not knowing why
Ceasing to care until you die
All of your days filled with peace
All of your nights filled with sleep

Idiots and the rich
Have smiles on their faces
…
Driving through the morning
Driving late at night
The road stretches for miles
There's no end in sight

A picture-perfect postcard
Scenery swings by
Was it the wrong decision
To say goodbye

Heat of the moment
Mistakes are made
Kicking up the asphalt
…
They say blood is thicker than water
Our ties are thicker than blood

They say blood is thicker than water
Our ties are thicker than blood

They say blood is thicker than water
Our ties are thicker than blood

They say blood is thicker than water
Our ties are thicker than blood
It's beautiful up here, the colours below, the black above
Lightning, flashing between the surface and the clouds
So many spectacular sunrises in one day
The stars don't twinkle
On waking up
I see your face
My mind won't stop
It sets the pace
Crashing around
From thought to though
The lessons learned
The lessons taught
But life's to short

There's a cloud over my head
Filling me with dread
…
He says nothing
He says everything at once
He’s confrontational
Why is it you that he confronts?

He’s got a plan
He’s on a mission
He’ll make it
Clear one day

Until it’s obvious
You’ll say “whatever you say”

Whatever you say
Whatever…
I heard a rumour
The other day
That you were gonna take
My world away
It seemed so petty
Handing me despair
There was no how or when
Or why or where

I know you're crazy but I
Wouldn't have you any other way
…
Music taking over
Vodka flowing like a stream
It’s never over
I don’t wanna wake up from this dream

Music lifts us higher
Connecting all inside this space
I’ll never tire
See the elation on my face

Don’t say good night
We’re having such a good time
…
Feel the sun warm your face
This could be the final day
This could be the final day
Feel the sun on your face
What if there’s no other way?
What if there’s no other way?

Feel the sun warm your face
This could be the final day
This could be the final day
Feel the sun on your face
What if there’s no other way?
What if there’s no other way?
The second I saw your face
I got stuck in the moment with you
Time seemed to slow to a snail’s pace
My intentions were clear, you could see right through

You brought me to my knees
The room began to spin
I closed my eyes and accepted my fate
You win

Stuck in the moment
Stuck in the moment
Stuck in the moment with you
Stuck in the moment
Stuck in the moment
Stuck in the moment with you
Stuck in the moment
Stuck in the moment
Stuck in the moment with you
Stuck in the moment
Stuck in the moment…
I'm losing my mind
I'm taking my time
I'm feeling sublime
I feel it inside
Electricity

I'm losing my mind
I'm taking my time
I'm feeling sublime
I feel it inside
Electricity

I'm losing my mind
I'm taking my time
…
(Written by Peter Nugent and Daniel Bailey-Graham)

I feel the crash of the rain
But I'm here inside with you
And with so much we can gain
The life ahead we will go through

The thunderous sound in my ears
Proves that shedding of the tears
This is worth every single one
Every single one
…
All around the night-time vista
Talking in hushed tones
About something so sinister
Something in homes

We all want salvation
From that which lingers in our hearts
We need illumination
When things become so dark

The demon is watching
The demon is watching
The demon is…
I’ve got a hymn for the modern age
I’m gonna sing it cloud and clear
Black or white, be you straight or gay
Everyone’s always welcome here

This is our one life
Make it a good life
Make it one you won’t forget
It’s such a short life
I know you love life
…
The rain came down
All around
I wanted just to be warm inside
Tonight
Everything was glistening
Sparkles like dewdrops or hemispheres of crystal
Tonight
I couldn't track you down
I searched through the streets through the smell of the rain
But you were nowhere to be found
…
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
Heavy rain

Running down the drain
Heavy rain
Here it comes again
Heavy rain

Reflecting all my pain
Heavy rain
Bleeding from an open vein
Heavy rain

Heavy rain
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
Heavy rain

Heavy rain
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
Heavy rain
(Written by Daniel Bailey-Graham and Lynn Graham)

Brought up on broken promises
A thousand times I've tried
Nose pressed against the windowpane
To fathom why they lied

A carefree kid, a golden child
Starting life so sure
That everyone and everything
Would always be that pure

But how soon disappointment came
In every clever guise
…
It's been a hard day
In the office chair
I dropped my phone
Right down the stairs

All at once, it came to me
Not that you'd understand
I want to be sitting, glass in hand

It's time to sit down and think
I could really use a drink
You're unaware…
Unfortuitous collision of right and wrong
Has led us here
I don't need convincing to be that strong
So let's be clear

I don't wanna go
I don't wanna know
So call the police
If they want me out
They can go about it
Piece by piece

…
What does it mean?
Why did they say that?
How come it hurts?
Is it some kind of payback

What does it mean?
Why did they say that?
How come it hurts?
Is it some kind of payback

It's a mistake of brain-chemistry
Debilitating anxiety

It's a mistake of brain-chemistry
…
When the nights are long
And the land is cold
Will you still come and see me
If I'm too old?
And the world outside
Is intimidating
Even when we're young
There's a cold winter waiting

There's a cold winter waiting
There's a cold winter waiting
There's a…
There’s a noise behind you
Footsteps down the street
Your hairs stand on end
You shudder from your head to your feet

Quicken your pace
Break your stride
Could there be somewhere to hide
Cross the road
Find a bar
You don’t want to be where these people are

In the shadows
Walking behind you
In the shadows
Stalking the whole night through

In the shadows
In the shadows
In the shadows
In the shadows
In the shadows

Did you see that movement
In the corner of your eye
Something is out there
You feel so scared that you could die

Quicken your pace
Break…
Someone like you
In a place like this
I cannot stop
At a single kiss
We can take it back
To a place like this
Can you really stop
At a single kiss?

I can't believe I think we've made a new connection
You and I
Go arm in arm and head to head in this direction…
It's like the time I lost my mind
It's like the time I couldn't find my way
All along you were there to find
And I led myself astray

I was so scared that things could end
I didn't see what the future could well bring
Taking my leave of my closest friend
And going out on a wing

…
Here's one thing you never knew:
I'm so much better off without you
Second-guessing every word you say
I didn't think there'd be a different way

You didn't mean it
I didn't believe it
Some things are just self-evident
I can presume now
We'll not resume now
'cause you're…
You think it matters
You think it means something
It’s a fatal mistake

You might find it
Rattling cages
But a heart’s gonna break

Knowing you
The way I do
The truth will always out
Knowing you
The way I do
…
Take a stand for what you believe in
If you believe in us
Ducking and diving, wheeling and dealing
I don’t see what’s the fuss

I can’t live with the distance
I can’t live with the doubt
I don’t know why
You seem so shy
I can’t figure you out

There’s a gulf between
What you say and what you mean
That’s a hundred feet wide
Was it what you planned
To let go of my hand
Though you said you’d be by my side

Going out or staying in
Do your friends know I’m here
I guess I’m your dirty little…
You're not as clever as you think you are
You're not as sexy as you think you look in your car
It makes no difference
It's not black-and-white
Answer me this: must you always be right

You're not as clever as you think you are
You're not as sexy as you think you look in your car
It makes no difference
It's not black-and-white
Answer me this: must you always be right
It's dark
There's no one around
All I can do is
Circle around
It's dark
I heard a noise
I wonder if it's those boys

I've built a fortress and you've saved my life
But I should tell you I've been here for a while

Everything
…
That’s it
Close your eyes
I know you’re tired
It’s time to go

For the last time
I see you smile
How much we cried
It’s time to go

Everything seems to be so clear
A chain of events, leading here
We talked and danced the…
I see the stories of my life laid out
I see the episodes of time play out
I know I can't make an apology
Because it's all in my mythology

Mythology
Mythology
Mythology

Now, looking back, I know I've made mistakes
I've lied to loved ones and been true with fakes
…
La de da de da
La de da de da
La de da de da
La de da de da
La de da de da
La de da de da
La de da de da
La de da de da

She wanders alone at night
And she’s alone by day
She looks for a quiet spot
Or she sleeps in the doorway

Can you spare any change
So she can buy food
You walk straight by with your earphones in
So as not to seem rude

She’s selling herself on the streets
But you don’t want to play her game
She mutters to…
Well, well, well
What have we here?
It’s a party and we’re all invited
Well, well, well
Let’s make it clear
I really couldn’t be more excited

Excited
Excited
Excited
Excited
Excited
Excited
Excited…
I woke up in unfamiliar territory
Lost and abandoned
As if the world were generated procedurally
Disjointed and random

Sun through the strangest of trees
The shadows on my eyelids
I couldn't help myself, I sank to my knees
I needed to be guided

Save me
I can't stop falling
…
(Written by Peter Nugent and Daniel Bailey-Graham)

I saw you there outside
In the sun’s cold glare
I beckoned you to me
Your warmth, we could share

But you did not see me;
You strode on through the snow
I called out your name, dear
The breeze froze my glow

And when the winter wind blows
…
Right from the outset you warmed my heart
You saw the depth, ripped the surface apart
It's not for nothing we met by chance
We see the purpose in this circumstance

All I know is you move me
Love me, soothe me
So many ways you improve me
Fill me with life

We made a promise to keep for good
One look…
You're all I ever wanted for now
You're all I ever wanted, take a bow
You're all I ever wanted in a man
You're all I ever wanted, take a stand

I can't help wanting you for ever more
I'm always passing by outside your door
You know I'm here, I can feel it
Just say you love me,…
All the noise
All the crying
All the shouting
All this lying

We won't give in
We won't let up
If we didn't love each other
We'd just give up
We'd just give up

But we carry on
At each other's throats
All the while we carry on this dance
…
Oh when the night comes
I'm all alone
Oh when the night comes
I sit here waiting by the phone

Why've you gotta be so far away?
I need to hear your voice
I don't wanna miss you every day
I really don't have a choice

I wanna touch you
Wanna…
It’s been a long day
If you know what I mean
This job is not the one
Then you come home
Telling me where you have been
I light up like I’m in the sun

You say
I’m glad to be here
Just me and you
We can leave all the dark in the past
Winter is over
The sunlight shines through
Time’s sliding by so fast

We’re so warm together
I’m warm with you
You’re so warm and inviting
You warm me through

It’s been a long day
Thinking of you
And everything you’ve come to mean
The muddy darkness
The demons…
You’re in my face all the time
I wish you’d go
Just get the message
It’s more platonic than you’ll ever know

I hate it when you try to be so witty
More’s the shame, I laugh out of pity

If truth be told
I don’t want you
Never did and never will
…
Three o'clock in the morning
Three o'clock at night
A time of preoccupation
Will I ever get it right?

If I can work out the problem
If I can make it clear
Will there be resolution?
Will I hurt my near and dear?

It wakes me up in a cold sweat
…
Say what you mean
Say how you feel
Say what you like
But keep it real
Whisper your terms
Whisper your deal
Whisper conditions
Keep it real

Why won't you give me a break?
Why are you such a fake?
Why won't you let it drop?
Why won't you ever stop?
…
I've got a persistent fantasy of you
The sky is grey but your eyes are mellow blue
You want it all and I want to give it to
My love

You bring the night and I want to spend the day
I look at you and I know we'll find a way
To make it easy to find the words to say
My…
Where are you?
I want you!
I need you now
I'm not scared
I'm prepared
To receive you now

I feel it flush
I feel a sudden rush
A pleasure unforeseen
Blood in my ears
Not quite what it appears
…
Bring my baby home
Bring my baby home

Bring my baby home
Bring my baby home

Bring my baby home
Bring my baby home
Bring my baby home
Bring my baby home
Bring my baby home
Bring my baby home
The universe tends from order to chaos
I call it fun
You may call it
Entropy

Entropy
Entropy
Entropy
Entropy

Entropy
Entropy
Entropy
Entropy

Entropy
Entropy
Entropy
…
Night fell and lamps lit all across the town
Luminous colours just fade into brown
Memories fade at the end of the day
Fade into shades of grey

Through dark streets we wandered
Passing the poor
People slumped up against every door
We've nothing to give them and nothing to say
For we are just shades of grey

Colour returned for a…
Time ran out
Somehow the time ran out
And I was led astray
Somehow I lost my way
I don't know where I am
I don't know who I am
There is no path to find
I think I've lost my mind

Feel round
Trying to touch the ground…
gave you
Every opportunity
To practice what you preach
And now
We’re stranded here
Trapped on this beach

It all seems so long ago
That dream of you and me
But now
We’re stranded here
We have become beached

Something shifted
You changed your mind
It all moved out of reach
All the beauty
We left behind
A storm approached the beach

I know it was long ago
When we both had that dream
But now
We’re stranded here
We have become beached

I know it was long ago
When we both had that dream
But now
We’re stranded here
We have become beached
No one knows where the journey begins
Everyone struggles to try to fit in
Another day with the end nowhere near
The road’s pretty long from here

Do you remember where the journey began?
We started rolling like a cameraman
Cutting a path through the haze of the heat
We’ve got our favourite song on repeat

…
We’re in the cosmos
Flying on a chunk of rock
Vast but finite
Fourteen billion years on the clock

Spinning round so fast
Gleaming towers turn to dull rust
The years hurtle by
And we’ll all return to star dust

And we’ll all return to star dust
And we’ll all return…
It’s a typical day
Dull and dreary, boring
In every way
I wish I were in bed, snoring

I can’t resolve the things you said
But I’ve got a picture of you in my head

Coming back to you
It’s unavoidable
Coming back to you
It’s inevitable
…
A feeling of emptiness pervades
Another depression invades your mind
Where has the laughter gone today?
You've gone through all of those ways to unwind

It's all you can do to wear a smile on your face
And everyone expects you to perform at your usual pace

It's OK
It'll be all right
You'll put up…
Another night is wearing thin today
I've got so much I want to hear you say

Call me, call me
I know you're feeling alone
Call me, call me
Stop staring at the phone

You need an excuse not to get wrecked tonight
I want to bridge that disconnect tonight

There's still time before the sun rises today…
I can’t control my brain
I can’t do that
It makes me feel so useless
I bring you down and
I don’t want to do that
But you know what the truth is

I lie awake at night
Hoping for change
But I know I can’t fight it
I’m just so weak and weird
Perhaps I’m deranged
Give ma a hand and I’ll bite it

I am so limited
And you know it’s true
But I’d be limitless if I were with you
I am so limited
And you know it’s true
Limitless for you

Too many strangers and I …
You’re a Scorpio
You’ll take what you can
You’re a Scorpio
Oh oh oh oh

You’re a Scorpio
On the other hand
You’re a Scorpio
Oh oh oh oh

Tell me a story
What’s your sign?
Don’t think me foolish
These…
Another lazy afternoon
Laying by the pool
Rationalise where we went wrong
An errand for a fool

Reality so far away
And all I want to do
Remember life in another way
Rewrite the chapters without you

Far from home
Casting aside the restless one
Far…
When I needed you with me
I called out your name
I have waited for so long
Spring's here again
The darkness of winter
The sheen of the ice
All semblance of patience
Has failed to entice

I lost track of the times
That I counted on you
…
Let's face it, the party's over
All that's left is mess and being sober
We've nowhere left to go
And nothing left to say
Let's face it, it's never worth it
Cold, alone, outside; it's so imperfect
You can struggle all you want
It's pointless anyway

Get up, pack up, goodbye
The party's over
It's time to…
They walk along the bay
They swim there
Every day

If those boys knew
They wouldn't dare
It's not like today when they
Wouldn't care

No need to rush it
Everything to live for
Theirs, all the time

At swim, two boys
At swim, two boys
Drowning in their love

…
The world is so cold around us
Something has changed to ground us
I can't keep your precious secrets
Not any more
These are our final moments
Why can't we keep the fragments?
Be what you want to be 'cause
This is the fall of love

Now's the time to wonder why we ever tried at all
…
Across the water
So far from home
I’ve never felt so alone

I made it so far
I didn’t drown
Ended up in this dirty old town

Dirty old town
Dirty old town
Dirty old town
Dirty old town

The pebbled beach
The crashing waves
Getting lost near the caves

By the cinema
Past the Clown
The underpass to the dirty old town

I never thought I would end up here
Looking from the gardens to the pier
Fail in London, head for the coast
A Victorian resort’s ghost

Dirty old town…
You want to run free
You want it to be
Like when you were a child
It's the call of the wild

What's going on inside your mind?
There's something calling
Something calling
It makes you hungry, it makes you blind
You won't stop falling
Won't stop falling

Can you feel it
Racing through…
We're listening to our driving song
I know just where we are, I know we won't be long
We're listening to our driving song
Our destination, baby, soon we'll be along

We passed a place an hour ago
Full of nameless faces we will never know
We passed a place two hours ago
All boarded up and shut down not somewhere to go

We're heading in the right direction at this stage
We've got the map book open at the right page
We're heading in the right direction at this stage
One eye…
Snow blows across the street
Shady corners, shady men meet
There's me, a fresh-faced lad
Captured in Petrograd

He turned the white snow red
He left so many dead
I could have died
One way or another
But I became
Stalin's lover

Silence is golden and so I held my tongue
Life in the…
Another day
Another night without a clue
Another time when I miss you
But I can't wait
But I can't wait until the time
When everything is just fine

I want to tell you it's okay
The nightmare always gives way

Relapse into the darkness
Perhaps I can escape with you

…
(Written by Daniel Bailey-Graham, Mike Oldman and Kevin Peters)

When you looked my way
That's the point I knew
When the lights come up
I will be with you

La da da da
La da da da
La da da da
La da da da

Though sometimes we fight
…
You come back home
So late at night
I hear your thoughts
Filled with sad delight

It will take years
For me to find the proof
But until then you're
Hinting at the truth

When dawn breaks
I get up to see
Living in your lies
Is living comfortably

Searching for…
You're the thunderstorm causing a rainbow
You're lightning in the snow
You're catharsis in a tragic movie
You're burning in the afterglow

I see it
I feel it
Polarised opinion
It's order
And chaos
This is your dominion

I would walk out if you'd allow
…
Work it, baby
You know how to
Do it, baby
You have got to
Move it, baby
Bring the buzz
Do it, do it, do it, do it

Work it
Do it
Move it
Do it, do it, do it, do it

…
Doing my time for another crime
Not waking up or sleeping fine
Trying to find a witness
That I was minding my own business

Getting involved is getting nothing solved
Several facts around which this revolved
Starting to scare me witless
But I was minding my own business

Another escape on CCTV tape
Sewing a wound before it starts to gape
I know I’m on a hitlist
But I was minding my own business

Evidence found lying on the ground
Pointing to me, but I’m not around
I don’t know how I missed this
When I was minding my own business

Minding my own…
I’ve only got myself to blame
I knew you wanted it all
You always play as though it’s a game
It drives me up the wall

Cards held so close to your chest
You wanna be the best
Your story is bathed in sorrow
But you’re going down a path I can’t follow

Take it on…
Once upon a midnight dreary
I stumbled on the soundest theory
I gazed into the open fire
And wondered why

I posed my thoughts as a query
Once upon a midnight dreary
I gazed into the open fire
For quite some time

Why do they fear me?
Why don’t they hear…
Oh what a night
We got it right
We got everything under control
Oh what a night
It’s getting light
We scored the winning goal

I can see for ever
I can see it’s now or never

It’s a free for all, they said
Bring a bottle, let it go to…
So many questions
Too many possibilities
Bring out the big guns
But shirk responsibilities

We're all watching now
From afar
We're all waiting now
For you to be a star

You can't
Or you won't
You'll give in
For a vote…
They walk along the bay
They swim there
Every day

If those boys knew
They wouldn't dare
It's not like today when they
Shouldn't care

No need to rush it
Everything to live for
Theirs, all the time

At swim, two boys
At swim, two boys
Drowning in their love

…
Since you've been gone, I've been singing the same old song
Since you left me, I've been humming that melody
Stuck on repeat like a music box fully-wound
My aching heart cries out for you to be around

A few simple notes, they can summon the strongest ghosts
A few easy chords and the memories flood on board
All I can see is your warmth and your parting…
He's a go-go boy (go-go boy)
He doesn't want your love
He's a party boy (go-go boy)
He never has enough

Tight skin, beautiful smile
He's the reason you've been here for a while
He's got the body, he's got the moves
He knows how to get you in the mood

And when that song comes…
Ba ba-da-da, ba ba ba-da-da-dub
Ba ba-da-da, ba ba ba-da-da-dub
Ba ba-da-da, ba ba ba-da-da-dub
Ba ba-da-da, ba ba ba-da-da-dub

Oooh, we got a good thing going on
Oooh, we got a good thing going on
Oooh, we got a good thing going on
Oooh, we got a good thing going on

Ba ba-da-da, ba ba ba-da-da-dub
Ba ba-da-da, ba ba ba-da-da-dub…
You've had encounters
What do they mean?
Are you sick of
The same old scene?

Your face appears on
Those dating apps
You'll never keep this
Under wraps

You've had encounters
What's the score
Don't you love him
Any more?

…
I am alive
I think therefore I am
I am a real boy
I passed Turing's exam
We are together
We are the ones
Who'll last for ever
You made us just for fun

Cogito ergo sum
Cogito ergo sum
Cogito ergo sum
…
Some say sex is a silent slaver
Love leads losers from lost locations
Money may modify my behaviour
I can't avoid alliteration

Pronoun, verb, adjective, conjunction
Adverb, noun, interjection
Preposition, coverb
Co-ordinator
Contraction, preverb
Subordinator

Some say sex is a silent slaver
…
Electrocrucial
Electrocrucial
Electrocrucial
Electrocrucial

Get the party started
Get the party started
Get the party started
Get the party started

Electrocrucial
Get the party started
Electrocrucial
Get the party started
Electrocrucial
Get the party started
Electrocrucial
Get the…
Wasting your time with a younger man
Doing what you can
To hold onto your youth
Too scared to reveal the truth

Seeds of doubt blowing on winds of change
Meetings too secret to have arranged
Paying by cash, using a made-up name

Time flies
When you're having fun
White lies
Soon come undone

My mind
Tells me you're* not the one
White lies
White lies

Wasting your time weaving a web of lies
Focusing on the whys
Disregarding details
And so it fails

You thought that you could handle this
I grew more aware with every tryst
Details make up what you missed

Time flies…
I can forgive a multitude of sins
I can’t forget all the things that have been
Someone is talking behind my back
Someone is gonna get a slap

I can forgive
I can’t forget
I can forgive
I can’t forget
I can forgive

Forgive and forget
It’s time to live without regret

I can forgive a multitude of sins
But this is war and nobody wins
Someone has told a pack of lies
You can’t see the truth before your eyes

I can forgive
I can’t forget
I can forgive
…
It's like plasma running through my veins
It's like plasma taking over the reins
Someone in my condition
Losing all inhibition
Plasma running through my veins

Gotta let go
Gotta get going
Gotta say no
Gotta know where I'm going

It's like plasma taking control
It's…
I'll watch you dodge it
I'll see it totally sidestepped
I'll watch you dismiss it
You'll make sure that your secret's kept

Evasive actions every time
You're so predictable
Glib exhibitions are sublime
Statements redactable

I've got a burning and I want it answered
Just tell me yes or no
…
I think my parents are embarrassed by me
I didn't follow the family
I left town, met a man with money
When I bent over he promised me

“I'll make you a rock star”
That's what he said
“I'll make you a rock star”
Then he took me to bed
“I'll make you a rock star”
…
I never wanted something
So badly as I want you
Begin another chapter
Too many, or too few

Is it another banging drum or
Pounding in my head
It's as though I'm overcome by
Everything you said

Follow me
Follow me
And we'll see
…
You gotta listen
Take it one day at a time
You gotta listen
Living your life is not a crime

You gotta listen
Slow it down and take your time
You gotta listen
Making mistakes is not a crime

You need a friendly face
I can oblige
…
I don't much like showtunes
I don't really like jazz
I'm not a fan of easy listening
With all that pizzazz
But I really like synthpop
And I love electro
I love all those ones and zeros
They help me to let go

You can keep your brass section
Samples work just fine
I've no need for…
Just like the days before
The rain came down
Bringing such a flood that
I thought I'd drown
There's been no intermission
Can't stay afloat
I'm gonna need to build a
A bigger boat

But when I lie down at night
I hear the rain fall outside
That's…
The sun dips down low
The beads of sweat show
Time for another smoke
And then a rum and Coke
The sun, the sand, the sea
And you beside me

What's passed will stay passed
The sun will never last
This time goes so fast
The shadows long cast

…
You think you're alone
Don't be afraid
You think you're running out of time
But plans are laid

You've learned from your mistakes
So take my advice:
Don't repeat the situation
Lightning never strikes twice

Lightning never strikes
In the same place twice
Lightning never strikes…
Tornado, tearing at the ground
Tornado, hurling me around
You got me in a spin
It's us two for the win
Tornado, oh oh, tornado

You can change direction
You can make your move
There's no early warning system
There's nothing left to prove

You're a force of nature
Strong will and mind
I…
One hundred miles may as well be light-years
When I can't get to you
When I'm down and I need a kiss or two

I occupy my time with nonsense
When I can't get to you
Now it seems there's nothing left to do

Defy the distance like it's
A punishing parent and I
Can't be…
R-E-M-I-X
R-E-M-I-X
R-E-M-I-X
R-E-M-I-X

Have you heard this remix?
It's so sweet
Listen to the remix
Feel the beat

R-E-M-I-X
R-E-M-I-X
R-E-M-I-X
R-E-M-I-X

Have you heard this remix?
It's so sweet
Listen…
Sunday morning, fuzzy head, crazy hair
Cup of tea, Sunday roast to prepare
Bathroom routine, make the bed, down the stairs
Check the phone, gossip some, “were you there?”

It's so easy
Sunday morning
Soon a new week
Will be dawning

Sunday morning passes by like a dream
Sunday morning passes…
I hear you
I hear you
I hear you
Susurrus

Turn it up
Fill the space
Feel the touch
On your face

Turn it up
Fill the space
Feel the touch
Susurrus
Frantic
Frantic
Frantic
Frantic

Frantic
Frantic
Frantic
Frantic

Frantic
Frantic
Frantic
Frantic

Frantic
Frantic
Frantic
Frantic
There’s something about the light
In the spring
And all the promise it can bring
I wanted to tell you
Before autumn fell
I don’t wish you harm, I want you to do well

At the break of dawn
It’s a brand-new day
I know my heart was torn
But slowly, the pain ebbs away

There’s something about the light
Streaming on my bed
When the sun goes down and the sky burns red
I wanted to tell you
Before the night
I think we’re gonna be all right

At the break of dawn
It’s a brand-new day
I know my heart was…
Someday
Someday
We’ll work it out
We said, but
Look at us now
Look at us now
One day
We’ll know what it’s
All about, so
Look at us now
Look at us now

Hand-in-hand down the high street
Nobody makes a fuss
You be you, I’ll be me
And together we’re just us

Where is my mind
My world, my home
Look at the time
Hasn’t it flown
Is this a dream
Me and you
You opened my eyes
I never knew

Someday
We’ll live the life that we need
But look at us now
Look at us now
One day
We’ll…
Wasting time, wasting effort
It's all the same to me
You've got to live your life and see

Play the fool playing god
I know you're playing me
I'll have to live my life and see

But when the rain falls I need another life
I'm always waiting for something to go right
Despite you leaving I miss that other life
Oh…
(Written by Daniel Bailey-Graham and Matthew MacDonell)

Common enemy
Common enemy
Common enemy
Common enemy

We heard the broadcasts
We've seen the news
There's a new threat
To me and you

It's in the water
It's in our homes
It's not safe
…
My boy
He’s such a nice boy
He’s got it all
He’s got it all

I know you can’t tell
He always means well
But sometimes
We all get it wrong

When I’m feeling rough
I know it’s true
I can’t get enough
…
I'm scaling up so high I'm
Never coming down
I'll never question why I'm
Under your control

We live a life imperfect
Some things left unsaid
There's no need to interpret
Under your control

There's no need to go
I relinquish all control
There's no need…
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Nine
Ten
Eleven
Twelve
Thirteen
Fourteen
Fifteen
Sixteen
Seventeen
Eighteen
Nineteen
Twenty

…
You wanna seize your moment
You wanna make this day yours
You wanna stand on stage
You wanna receive your applause

But the time isn’t right
Barriers are up and won’t come down
It might not be tonight
But you’ll get your crown

Not yet
You’ll never forget
…
I wanted more than this for us
Tonight
I wanted everything you wanted
Tonight

Another daydream
Another heartbleed
This can't be over
Another nightmare
Another time where
Everything ends

I thought we'd make it
We'd get it right
I thought…
You blew up like a volcano
When I asked you, asked you,
Asked you to go
What I did wrong, I’ll never know
It was so long, so long
So long ago

You blew up like a volcano
When I asked you, asked you,
Asked you to go
What…
We reserve the right to know
What's your name?
We reserve the right to put
You in the frame
We reserve the right to place
You with the blame
And shield you from the summer flame

We reserve the right to know
What's your name?
We reserve the right to put
…
Maybe now's the time
To let it fade away
Although I stayed awake
A nightmare came that day

Somehow we lost the light
That kept us strong enough
To weather the storm
When things got tough

Now I'm only doing what I'm doing to get over you
To get through
Doing what I have to

…
It's only fools
Who stick the rules
I can't be doing with that
I can be flexible
Dynamic, but sensible
Stasis is so old-hat

Change for the better
Change for good
A change is as good as a rest
Change like the weather
Change…
(Written by Daniel Bailey-Graham and Peter Nugent)

We were looking to have some fun
Found somewhere as warm as the sun
It burns on now, we're made to fly
Will never forget, these days gone by

It wasn't far that we would roam
Found a place we could stay and call home
But that was a different time
We hear…
Just a normal day at work
Staring at my screen
Putting numbers in boxes
The same old routine
Just a normal day at work
Glancing at my phone
Watching time ebbing away
Itching to go home

Itching to go home
Not knowing I’ll be there alone
…
Running free
Through the trees
With the sun shining down on you
I close my eyes
I can see
Your irises shining blue

You may be from Venus
I may be from Mars
Ever thine
Ever mine
Ever ours

A muddled reflection
Clouds over the sea
We chose this direction
It’s just you and me

You may be from Venus
I may be from Mars
Ever thine
Ever mine
Ever ours

You may be from Venus
I may be from Mars
Ever thine
Ever mine
Ever ours
You've been crying again
It's time to stop I don't have time for it
I thought you'd moved on and then
You end up giving me all this shit

You now reap
The seeds you've
Deliberately sown
I want you
To leave me
The fuck alone

…
I'm gonna find you
And then I'll see you
I'll let it be you
Because I need you
And then I'll find out
What went wrong
Between me and you

Nobody can tear us apart
Nobody else has my heart

I'm gonna find you
I'm gonna find you
…
In days gone by
I couldn’t talk to you
I don’t know why
I always wanted to

I never thought that I was worthy
But then you turned that topsy-turvy

Those logic gates
The ANDs, IF/THEN, NOTs and the ORs
Have opened up
I’m electronically yours

You got…
There’s no shame in it
It’s self-preservation
You got into trouble
Now it’s time for vacation

Just pack your things and go
Head for the horizon
Who knows where you’ll be tomorrow
Could be surprisin’

Run, run, run, run, run
You gotta run, run, run, run, run
You gotta run, run, run, run, run
You gotta run, run, run, run, run

Run, run, run, run, run
You gotta run, run, run, run, run
You gotta run, run, run, run, run
You gotta run, run, run, run, run

World Wide Web at your fingertips
Big wide world at your feet
You never know what tomorrow…
He's a nice guy
He's a nice guy
But you'll never
Know his name

He's a nice guy
Such a nice guy
But you'll never
Go his way

Someday you'll find out he wanted you
Every day burns light into what you could have been

He's a nice guy
A really funny guy
…
We've now come to the point where
We tell the truth
I don't want anything but you
I know you don't feel that way
I saw the sign
But now it's time to draw the line

I know it's unrequited
I know it's love
I saw the spark ignited
Heavens above
…
You think I wouldn't find out about that guy
Don't kid yourself
You think I wouldn't notice or wonder why
I'm more astute than that

You leave those clues for me to find
I remember every one
Now it's too late, you want to rewind
But you're holding a smoking gun

We've reached a tipping point
…
Through the streets and under underpasses
Over bridges, cross the water
Drink the liquid that fills cocktail glasses
Doesn't numb you like it oughta

I'm here trapped in another world
You're looking out for number one
It's clear between us it's the end that's begun

Try to forget all the things that we said before
They're meaningless
Try to move on from…
We took an oath, we made a vow
It's come to this, I don't know how
Forsaking others, you and me
Promise exclusivity

Now my heart's the darkest place on Earth
I saw the oath for what it's worth
They're only words, I'm only me
Absolute disposability

We said we'd never fall apart
And then…
Electriq
Electriq
Electriq
Electriq

Electriq
Electriq
Electriq
Electriq

Electriq
Electriq
Electriq
Electriq

Electriq
Electriq
Electriq
Electriq
You wanted everything
I gave my all
You wanted more than I could give
And so we fall

I always told you straight
It was never just implied
There’s not enough to bridge
The great divide

You wanted everything
I gave my all
You wanted more than I could give
And so we fall

I always told you straight
It was never just implied
There’s not enough to bridge
The great divide
I wanted a sound so pure and warm
I want to surround you with a waveform
That’s not the norm

I wanted to lose that hit-and-miss
I won’t wanna choose the digital hiss
Analogue bliss

Analogue bliss
Analogue bliss
Analogue bliss

Analogue bliss
Analogue bliss
Analogue bliss

Analogue bliss
Analogue bliss
Oh-oh, analogue bliss

Analogue bliss
Analogue bliss
Oh-oh, analogue bliss

Analogue bliss
Analogue bliss
Oh-oh, analogue bliss

Analogue bliss
Analogue bliss
Oh-oh, analogue bliss
The missing link was you along
And now I know where I belong
Something so new and strangely so strong
I don't wanna outlive this
You got me
From the start
It was so confusing
It was so natural
There's no refusing

A stranger for so long
I…
Walking on broken glass
Treading on eggshells
Travelling the same old path
With you

There's too much on my mind
I'm living in Hell
I wish I could turn back time
It's true

Many monkeys on my back
Someone tried to move the goal post
There's…
In the end
We try to escape our fate
Leading us to the date
Of our demise

I thought we
Could put up more of a fight
In this autumn twilight
Of compromise

But of course, we don’t
Or perhaps, we won’t
But it is time…
You’re going about this
The wrong way
Coming up with those stupid things
You say

I could have told you
It’s not easy
But your behaviour
Did not ease me

There’s one of two methods
And that’s my way
Or you can choose to take
The high way
My way or the highway
My way or the highway

The art of compromise
Is getting what you needed
While the other person
Thinks that you’ve conceded

Give and take
It’s all so fake
Was this relationship a mistake
For pity’s sake
It’s time to wake
We’ve got some decisions to make

There’s one of…
A threat you can't detect
Something is wrong
I dead you can't reject
We are so strong

We're coming for your children
We want your wives
We're coming by the million
Run for your lives

'cause we're anonymous
We're anonymous
'cause we're anonymous
…
Do you miss me now I'm out of sight?
Do you miss me now I'm out of mind?

Do you miss me now I'm out of sight?
Do you miss me now I'm out of mind?

Do you miss me now I'm out of sight?
Do you miss me now I'm out of mind?

Do you miss me now I'm out of sight?
Do you miss me now I'm out of…
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You’re having a great night
Enjoying the dancing
You could do this all night
With the music enhancing
The mood
Feeling the love in
The room
Feel the love in
The room

Everything’s going down
The way it’s meant to be going down
It’s so good to see you
I’m so glad you came around

All at once, everything
Seems like it was before
I can’t give an explanation
But I know that I want more

You’re having a great night
Enjoying the dancing
You could do this all night
With the music enhancing
The mood
Feeling the love in
The room
Feel…
Day and night, you're keeping right
But feeling pretty queer
It's a camp interpretation
Of a very kitsch idea
You want to see the Doctor
But you're going nowhere near
So much booze, you're gonna lose
But your reputation's clear

Writing down your feelings
With a multicoloured pen
…
Something wicked this way comes
I don’t know if I can handle it
Can’t you hear it? The sound of drums
We’re all afloat

Drifting on an ocean, wide
We’re lost at sea
Pulled around by the tide
Come, rescue me

Something wicked this way comes
There’s nothing left to do but tackle it
…
I
Met your eyes just the once
I
Haven't seen your face in months
You
Said you'd see me around
Then
The world came crashing down

And the world came crashing down
And the world came crashing down
And the world came crashing down
…
I've been here before
It's a cold war
I don't want it any more
It isn't impressive
You're so passive-aggressive
I don't want it any more

Take a long, hard look in the mirror
Are you proud of what you see?
There's no love any more
Between you and…
We crossed the deserts and the plain
We never wanted to go back again
We climbed the trees and broke a bone
But the woods and fields were our home

We were always happy
The sun on our backs
We were such tearaways
Little maniacs

Chase the crickets, “mind the road!”
…
D-E-T-A-I-L-S
It's all in the details
D-E-T-A-I-L-S
And you just failed

Where did you go last night?
Why can't you say?
I have my suspicions
Anyway
No text, no phone call
No 'hey, how are you?'
Leaving me at home with
…
Oh, I'm sorry
I never meant to hurt you
And to make matters worse
I've been grumpy and terse
But I love you

Oh, don't worry
I've got a lot on my mind
But I know without you
I'm half a person, it's true
And I love you

Oh, I'm sorry
For all the pain that I've brought
But you're always so kind
When I'm out of mind
And I love you

Oh, don't worry
I'll be back on form soon
Once things settle down
Your patience knows…
There's always something better
The grass is always greener
We're always waiting for our chance

And when this life's lacklustre
A smile's all you can muster
There's nothing left to do but dance

There's nothing left to do but dance
There's nothing left to do but dance
There's nothing left to do but dance
…
It's always better
In a world of dying light
To be wrong like the rest
Than get it right

It's so much easier
To be one of the crowd
Than stand apart from them
And call it proud

There's always someone
In this world of dying light
Who won't give…
Problems at home
You're on the phone
Leaving a message
After the tone
Wallpaper ripped
Secrets have slipped
They know the answer
The balance has tipped

All
In the mind
It was all
In the mind
You search
But you can't find
…
Talking in circles
Saying nothing at all
Am I really ambivalent
Or is it just too close to call?

I’ve got to get a sense
Of where I stand
This is not the future
That I had planned

We found ourselves losing touch
Three little words can say so much
…
Another day, another night
If you're gonna do it
Do it right
We always said we'd do it
Do it now!
Can we make our hearts one heart?
Or could this be time to depart?
But we're gonna do it
Do it now!

Remembering a time gone by
…
Unforgettable
That's what you are
Unforgettable
The back seat of your car
Unforgettable
Under the stars
Unforgettable

I needed you with me
I needed you near
These days my memory
Ain't quite so clear

Unforgettable
My…
We had potential
Ten out of ten
We had so much going for us
But that was then

The years are starting to run by
So damned fast
I want to catch up and to try
Not living in the past

Things became rocky
I'm not sure when
…
I never wanted to be here
I never wanted to come near
And now I'm trapped with you for ever
I know I can't leave now, not ever
It seems that time is standing still
And I don't know what to feel
I know that you must be enrapt
I never wanted to be trapped

Escape, escape, escape,…
Oh, you gotta be there
Oh, you gotta be there
Oh, you gotta be there
Oh, you gotta be there

Oh, you gotta be there
Oh, you gotta be there
Oh, you gotta be there
Oh, you gotta be there
We’ve got all of the hits
To keep you up all night
We’ve got all of the drinks
To keep you happy, all right

I wanna see your moves
Right there on the floor
Maybe a flash of your body
Leaves me wanting more

I see you
You see me
…
Whatcha sitting there for?
Why aren't you doing your best?
If he's one in a billion
You've gotta be better than the rest

The rest are coming for him
It's as though he's a star
Just 'cause he follows you on Instagram
Doesn't mean he knows who you are

This is now
…
When we first met, I was
Caught off-guard, I was
Battle-scarred, by those
Things which came before

I took my time but I
Let it go and I
Let you know that you
Rock me to my very core

I've been
Thinking it through
And I've
Come to a decision
…
There's gotta be an explanation
There's gotta be a logical reason
It's gotta be a plane, ball lightning
A weather balloon
I should find out soon

I'm so far from home
I feel so alone
I don't wanna be here any more
Gotta emphasise
I can't believe my eyes

…
I don't want to say goodbye
I don't want to say goodbye
I don't want to say goodbye
I don't want to say goodbye
When the smoke rises
You feel the flame
When it all goes wrong
You take the blame
Nobody wants it to be you
But you do

Say the words
But it's too late
You could have left it to chance
To luck, to fate
Nobody wants it to be you
But you do

…
Who's that boy
I saw you with last night?
I just want to know
I don't wanna cause a fight

You seemed so happy
Such a smile across your face
Tell me who's that boy?
Have I been replaced?

Who's that boy?
Tell me he's just a friend
…
Tell me you never wanted anyone but me
Blinded by your love, I simply couldn’t see
Wracked with doubt and stupid insecurity
I let my mind be taken by my jealousy
My jealousy

So much for wisdom
So much for smart
Look at you, you’re a perfect
Work of art

How…
My mind has fractured
My psyche, split
There’s no easy way
To deal with it
I’ve gotta find a way
Forward

Someday it’ll all come together
You’ll take my hand, and bear the pain
One day can feel like for ever
But tears will dry up with the rain
I sit here blinking
Do you know what I'm thinking
Are you in tune with me?
Is this your ESP?
Extra-sensory perception
Or is it deception?
Gullible family?
Or just ADHD?

You seem so strange
You seem so wild
Indigo child
…
I
Can’t take away your freedom
Don’t wanna hold you back
Don’t wanna be the reason

You
Seem so melancholy
I try to understand it
But it’s just folly

I’ll only say I’m sorry
If you admit that you were wrong
Temptation reared its ugly head
…
It was when you feel asleep
You tumbled down so deep
I felt a ringing in my ear
It told me you’re the one I hold dear

I couldn’t be much stronger
It feels so profound
This can last much longer
Don’t turn around

I saw you lying in my bed
It was like a dream
Revisiting the things you said
I was the cat who got the cream

You make me feel stronger
You drown out all the sound
This could last much longer
Don’t turn around

Don’t turn around
Don’t turn around

Don’t turn around
Don’t turn around

Don’t turn around
Don’t turn around…
Breathe in, breathe out, make no noise
I've heard you talking in your sleep
You're hanging out with those boys
The ones that think that I'm a creep

But they don't know me like you do
There are things I never show
But you're my confidante, it's true
And only you know
Only you…
We move around in daylight
But we cannot be seen
We never leave a footprint
To show where we have been

You think you're safe behind a locked door
Safety does not exist any more

We are now ghosts
We are now ghosts
We are now ghosts
We are now ghosts

We…
Another Christmas without you
Another new year's alone
Forget the season of goodwill
When you're living it on your own

An empty room with a Christmas tree
All forlorn
An empty bed, space next to me
Threadbare and worn

I thought it would be so simple
I thought we had it made
…
You wanted so much for there to be another way
But you can't make it through the day
You made it so far only to be pipped at the post
And now you live life like a ghost

Feeling lost in this nightmare
Count the cost and then find another way

There's got to be
Another way
You just need…
One night, I told you
My darkest flaws
One night, I told you
That I was yours

Take me away to somewhere
Life is simple
Take me away and say you’ll be
By my side

We only need one night to pack
To book a flight online and never look back…
You’ve gotta be there
You’ve gotta go there
Though, you don’t belong there
Any more

You’ve got a problem
But you can’t solve it
You don’t wanna be here
Any more

There’s no logical reason
For this act of treason
You just don’t wanna be here…
Put your hand in my hand
And we’ll see this through
Put your hand in my hand
And you know what I’ll do

We’ve got to get out of this dump
So put your hand in my hand and we’ll jump

Let’s get out of here
As quickly as we can
If you need escape
Then I’m your man
I am yours
And you are mine
This could be
The adventure
Of a lifetime

I feel something shifting
Between you and me
We become something greater
Finally

We’ve come so far from where we were
But there’s so much to do and…
I've never seen your face before and I
Never wanted to
I never asked your opinion and I
Know it's nothing to do with you

But there you go
Sticking your nose in
Where it has no place to be
If you get by being like that
Then I'll get by being me

…
Time to wake up
From this nightmare
Time to wake up from this nightmare, nightmare
Time to wake up
From this nightmare
Time to wake up from this nightmare, nightmare

The moment you fall asleep
It’s haunting you
It plagues your every night
This dream might come true

…
Any other day would be OK
Any other day you’d be accepted

But it’s just today
Today is every day
Don’t just sit there, don’t just wallow
You’ve got make a better tomorrow

Any other day
Any other day but today
Any other
Any other day
…
Take me to a time when nothing matters
We’re so selfish today that the whole world shatters
I don’t have the time for a life like that
I only want to bring the greatness back

Life seems so complicated
It’s such a bore
It feels like living without
Joy any more

It became such a drag…
Needing you
Needing you
Needing you
Needing you

Needing you
Needing you
Like my lungs need oxygen
Needing you
Needing you
But I don’t know
Where or when

I’m gonna marry you one day
Just watch…
Lying in bed
Thoughts of you are spinning round my head
Lying to friends
Telling them I’m OK

There’s a shift in my mood
I might have the strength to get dressed and make food
There’s a change in the air
I want to be OK

I don’t wanna see teardrops any more
…
Cold hands
Warm heart
I can find no comfort when we’re apart
Cold hands
Warm heart
I knew I loved you right from the very start

Such a typical autumn day
I’m at home and you’re away
Taking some time to unwind
But you are always on my mind

…
Why did you run away
Was it them or you who had enough
How do you get through each day
Knowing that they called your bluff

Walking the streets until dawn
Getting your life on track
Tired eyes in the early morn
You made your move, you can never go back

You know deep down that
You still feel the same
And I knew all along that
You each share the blame

Why did you run away
Was it them or you who had enough
How do you get through each day
Knowing that they called your bluff

Out of your mind with…
I've really got no reason
To observe the season
Changing around me today
If I try a little harder
Summon up the ardour
Things are gonna go my way

I could be invincible
I could be untouchable
I could be unstoppable
Everything's gonna be all right

I've really got no…
You didn't love him
Now you can't love again
You wanted freedom
And it will come as the end
You wanted refuge
They turn their backs on a friend
You've got opinions
Well, there's a faith
To defend

Victims of justice
Majority
…
It's just not funny any
More and so
The laughter stopped a long
Long time ago

Why do we stay here?
Why can't we stop?
It's time to listen to our hearts
As they drop

Don't just stand there
Life is unfair
Time to shut up…
It’s always the same
When the leaves are falling down
I wish you’d remained
When autumn comes around

There’s a chill in the air
It reminds me of that day
You didn’t let me prepare
For when you went away

It’s always the same
When the leaves are falling down
…
Atypical
Hypocritical
Illogical
Irrational

It’s difficult
A sensory assault
Can’t see through the haze
Setting each bridge ablaze

All at once
It takes you
By surprise

We made it
We made it
Against…
You're all I want
But you're so far away
I can't talk to you
I won't know what to say

You're the feeling I get when I watch the sun rise
You're the feeling I get when I look into your eyes
It's so untouchable
You're so untouchable
To me

I'm not so sure
That you comprehend
…
Is it fair that you're still here?
Why don't you just disappear?
Can't be friends now, let's be clear
Tell me what I want to hear
Tell me what it's all about
Changed my mind; won't hear you out
I don't ever want you near
Don't you ever reappear

You've shot your mouth off too much
…

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