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Bad Luck
03:49
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I’ve been staring back at you
With nothing to say
You’ll watch me sit and overthink
With no words for the page
Some kind of wall we try to build
It’s a troublesome age and
I fear of standing up alone
With no songs for the stage
I’ve reached the top of the mountain
The hours it spent
Somehow cloud cover had fallen
No view of anything
How would you even know
Of any beauty down below
The summit was condensation and wind
Which isn’t fulfilling
You can see a light in my heart
The pieces I have yet to place
To form something I’m yet to face
The smallest thing I can’t seem to kick
A smoker stuck on nicotine
The honeybee necking coffee drinks
Can you feel the moment of truth
We’re hanging on their every word
Preaching gospel yet unheard
Please don’t let this worry me more
I’m getting greyer every day
Soon I’ll have nothing to say
I hope it kickstarts everything
I hope it kickstarts everything
I think I’m bout due for a win
I think it’s about time that I won
The Mets are looking at 30 years
The Panthers have nothing to fear
Maybe it will be their year
Maybe it will be their year
Maybe it will be my year
Or maybe it will be just more bad luck
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2. |
Ordinary
03:46
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I’m trying to enjoy the journey I’m on
Let’s face it what a hell of a time
I’ll admit that it hurts
I got what I deserved
The gearbox in my Nissan just died
So I’ll stand alone on the side of the road
As I’m watching life pass me by
And I’ll enjoy the journey if you enjoy the journey
And some songs just might turn out alright
I’m a little bit tired
I’m a little bit sad
I’m worried I’m ordinary
I’ve no faith in religion
My heads in the past
I’m worried I’m ordinary
I’ll plan for forgiveness
I’ll plan till the end
I’ve got the best friends that I know around
I’m sure that there’s better I haven’t met them yet so I’ll make do with what I have now
I’m like everyone else I’m investing in wealth
Holding onto the best things I’ve found
And I still make mistakes perfection seems fake
I want to be better somehow
I’m a little bit tired
I’m a little bit sad
I’m worried I’m ordinary
I’ve no faith in religion
My heads in the past
I’m worried I’m ordinary
I’m a little bit tired
I’m a little bit sad
I’m worried I’m ordinary
And is that bad
I’ve no faith in religion
My heads in the past
I’m worried I’m ordinary
And is that bad
I’m trying to enjoy the journey I’m on
Lets face it what a hell of a time
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3. |
Everything
04:42
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Last night I stood out in the rain
Fighting the cold
My shoes and coat were worn
Sodden socks had frozen me to the bone
I stood out waiting for a change
For something to come
The hours soon passed me by
Music killed the battery on my phone
I’ve got a little bit of hope
Just a little bit left
I want to fall in love
I want to fall in love with her again
I want to make out in the backseat of my first car by the Thames
I want to the see the nights it all began
I want to take the light she makes
Brighten up this goddamn thing
I want to be everything and more
Everything and more
I want to be everything and more
There’s nothing wrong
There’s nothing wrong with it
There’s nothing wrong with what we’re doing here
We’re getting by just fine in good time
I have no issues here
Fear of falling foul or missing out
Gonna stand and wait here cause I have no doubt
I’ve got a little bit of hope just a little bit left
I want to do a lot more make up for when I did a lot less
I’ve got a little bit of hope just a little bit left
I want to fall in love
I want to fall in love with her again
I want to make out in the backseat of my first car by the Thames
I want to see the nights that it all began
I want to take the light she makes
Brighten up this goddamn thing
I want to be everything and more
Everything and more
I want to be everything and more
I’ve got a little bit of hope just a little bit left
I want to do a lot more make up for when I did a lot less
I’ve got a little bit of hope a little bit left
I want to fall in love
I want to fall in love with her again
I want to make out in the backseat of my first car by the Thames
I want to see the nights that it all began
I want to take the light she makes brighten up this goddamn thing
I want to be everything and more
Everything and more
I want to be everything and more
There’s nothing wrong
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4. |
Smoke Signal
03:20
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A big step to the cold outside
Tells me I’ve had enough
I’ve had a little too much
I can tell by the look in your eye
That’s telling me I’m fucked
I’ve had a little too much
I thought it would stem the flames
Kickstart my heart again
You’ve been following me like I’m a smoke signal
I got a fire burning in my soul
I’ve got a fire burning in my soul
You’ve been following me when will it ever grow old
You got me feeling so goddamn cold
I’ve got a fire burning in my soul
I’m closer than I’ve ever been
To the peak of the mountain
I’m full of pure kerosene and
I worry my heartbeat is pounding
So fix these intolerable things
And the fire now burning within me
I’ve got shivers all over my skin and
I’m bound to just to lose it completely
So can you flirt with my lonely mind
Kickstart my heart in time
You’ve been following me like I’m a smoke signal
I’ve got a fire burning in my soul
I’ve got a fire burning in my soul
You’ve been following me when will it ever grow old
You got me feeling so goddamn cold
I’ve got a fire burning in my soul
A big step to the cold outside
Tells me I’ve had enough
I’ve had a little too much
I’ve had a little too much
I’ve had a little too much
You’ve been following me like I’m a smoke signal
I’ve got a fire burning in my soul
I’ve got a fire burning in my soul
You’ve been following me when will it ever grow old
You’ve got me feeling so goddamn cold
I’ve got a fire burning in my soul
You’ve got me feeling so goddamn cold
I’ve got a fire burning in my soul
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5. |
Electron
03:40
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My names Donald Crowhurst
I’m alive and well
I lost radio signal in pacific swells
Seen 30 foot waves
A blue whale
I saw the end of the world open up its sails
Got lost in the summer of ‘69
I led you all to believe that I was doing fine
This isn’t the way I wanted it to end
I went to see the globe in gold and vivid reds
What have I got myself into
Why’d it turn out this way
I hedged my bets on something bigger
To climb the everest of waves
I knew exactly what I wanted to find
And I fear I’ve been deceived
It wasn’t in the plan to lie to you all
But become the first king of the sea
My names Donald Crowhurst
I’m alive and well
I lost radio signal in pacific swells
I’ve seen 30 foot waves
A blue whale
I saw the end of the world open up its sails
I got lost in the summer of ‘69
I led you all to believe that I was doing fine
This isn’t the way I wanted it to end
I went to see the globe in gold and vivid reds
I might of lost count
But two hundred and forty three days have found
That I’ve been aimlessly drifting apart
From where should I be and where did I start
Why did this end how is this real
Why is this happening to me
I didn’t get your r.s.v.p
When I crowned myself the first king of the sea
My names Donald Crowhurst
This might be it
I never even left the Atlantic
I’ve been lying for months
I’ve been struggling to cope
I saw the end of the world and I think I broke
I got lost in the summer of ‘69
I led you all to believe that I was doing fine
This isn’t the way I wanted it to end
I went to see the globe in gold and vivid reds
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6. |
Lovely Navigator
04:03
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If I built a rocket in the garden
A budget way of public travelling
Maybe there’s a vacancy at NASA with a salary
For singers losing confidence to sing
And I scavenged for fuel for ideal velocity
50 miles up I earned my wings
I built a helmet from an unused fishbowl
And a duvet for my parachute landing
I promise that I won’t be gone for too long
I just want to feel the loss of gravity
Is there any way to feel this weightless
Without a ticket to Israel
And go and swim in the Dead Sea
So I built a rocket in the garden
And I scheduled the launch for Sunday eve
Experience one beautiful orbit
With the optimism that
I’d still make it home for tea
If all goes well I’ll be the first of many
Pioneers of DIY astronomy
Adventurers of the great beyond
I can hear the slogan in the song
The sky’s no limit for me
I think I need to build a bigger rocket
One with a second seat right next to me
You can be my lovely navigator
And I can offer you the world for free
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7. |
Better Off Without
04:14
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Maybe in a year or so
We’ll be better off we won’t
So I’ll begin to question it
Maybe that’s unfair of me
I’ve never been optimist
There appears to be a better way to deal with it
I always seek the worst in everything
Served me okay up to now
I think you’re better off without
I can’t seem to connect the dots
I’m starting to fear we’re lost
And as the clouds start drawing clear
I lose sense of why we’re here
You think I’m okay I’m not
There appears to be a better way to deal with it
I always seek the worst in everything
Served me okay up to now
I think you’re better off without
If you fear the worst will come your way
And guard against the brighter days
You’ll begin to bargain with yourself
So take a thought and live with that
You growing hypochondriac
Will never bet on anybody else
There appears to be a better way to deal with it
I always seek the worst in everything
Served me okay up to now
I think you’re better off without
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8. |
Hopeful
03:21
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She likes the morning
I like the evening
For all of the stars
That light up the ceiling
I’m an explorer
I’m so tired of leaving
It’s more than a journey
I’ve just got a feeling
You found a beauty
Of dancing mid air
Old silent movies
Music is everywhere and
I’m an explorer
That’s so tired of leaving
Show me a new world
Just let me see it
And if all good things do come together
Then why am I not here with you
I know that I can’t live forever but I am still hopeful too
We’ve all been able
To look at the stars
Play with Nintendo
Little toy cars
Dream of a future
We never explore
Imagination
We choose to ignore
And we still wait for morning
Trust it returns
Because we all learnt the sun always burns
And then it gets too big
The one and the only
We will lose everything
We will be lonely
And if all good things do come together (I know that I don’t know)
Then why am I not here with you (I know that I don’t know)
I know that I can’t live forever but I am still hopeful too
And if all good things come together
Then why am I not here with you
I know that I can’t live forever but I am still hopeful too
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9. |
Broken
03:49
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I’m slipping away
I regret what I’ve done
I wasn’t man enough to tell you
But I was man enough to run
I’ll admit there’s a problem
If you’ve been sleeping on your own
Can you tell me is there a side of the bed
Still waiting for me to come home
Cause I need to know
Would you wait for hours
Would you wait for more
If I were broken cause I am
Could you fight this fire
Could you risk it all
If I were broken cause I am
I’m a little bit scared
I’ve always struggled with trust
I should’ve never let the devil on my shoulder ignite the worst in us
Scratch that I’m fucking terrified
That I’m never going to change
Will I stay as stubborn as I am
Feeding holy tantrums fits of rage
Cause I need you
And I need to know
Would you wait for hours
Would you wait for more
If I were broken cause I am
Could you fight this fire
Could you risk it all
If I were broken cause I am
I’m broken
I need you
Would you wait for hours
Would you wait for more
If I were broken cause I am
Could you fight this fire
Would you risk it all
If I were broken cause I am
It’s never going to change
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10. |
Reykjavik
04:29
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I ache to be different
I’m learning to dance
See the Black Forest
The south east of France
See my friends in the States
They know the best things to do
I’m making a list of all the parts
I want to share with you
We’ll move away and
Learn the language to boot
Find faults with the food from our studio room
I’ll make mistakes with my words
My French is the same
My love for you is certain
It’s all j’adore et je taime
And I swear I do
I swear I do
My love for you is certain I swear it’s true
I miss you when I’m away
I miss you when I’m gone
I miss the little parts of the day we get to share when we’re alone
We never talk in the evening
I’m always playing a show
Playing sad songs to strangers that I hardly know
Is it worth it?
I hope it’s worth it
It means nothing
It means nothing if it’s easy
Is it worth it?
I hope it’s worth it
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11. |
Jet Lag
04:06
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The only girl I’ve ever loved
Left me alone in the summer months
She boarded a plane
We’ll reunite in 10 weeks time
I might of slowly lost my mind
But that’s okay
I stood there and we locked eyes
As we said our last goodbyes
She walked away
Since that day I’ve struggled to sleep
The night has got the best of me
To my hearts dismay
It feels like jet lag
I just sleep all day
Feels like jet lag
It’s all I can take
Can’t be jet lag
Cause I’ve not left home
Feels just as bad
When I’m on my own
Feels like jet lag
Everyday that you’re gone
I filled my days counted time
Stayed up for calls pretended fine
But it wasn’t that way
From the moment that you left my arms
I couldn’t stand morning alarms
And the length of the day
Honestly it seemed to me
I’m an artifact of history
I wasn’t the same
And I remind myself so helplessly
It’s only the small matter of 70 days
I’d write letters
I’d stay up all night
Make you feel better
When you weren’t alright
We didn’t talk much
We’d just never rest
We didn’t talk much
Maybe it’s for the best
It feels like jet lag
I just sleep all day
Feels like jet lag
It’s all I can take
Can’t be jet lag
Cause I’ve not left home
Feels just as bad
When I’m on my own
Feels like jet lag
Every day that you’re gone
Every day that you’re gone
And it’s 3 months on
Oh you’re back in my arms
And I can finally switch off
Oh I can finally switch off
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Adam Barnes Nantes, France
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