left you there on the dancefloor
took my ugly face to the highway
and got what i asked for

ships are sinking in the north sea
planes are flying low
if they're coming for me
i go only places i know

you're always gonna turn heads
you're gonna switch beds
but i hope the day you want love
you'll remember what i said

because i'm gonnna hold on
but i'm gonna move on
if they find me
if they find me before you do
i hope they don't remind me of you

Remnants

your face is a picture on the walls of my mind
but it flickers and the colours fade to black and white
as i recall the whispers in the dusk of that first night
i feel the wheels turning, i can feel my soul taking flight

you, you got what i need
but you say i'm just a friend
you say i'm just a friend

i've been drinking moonshine when the moonshines
because you're not here
but i'll be there in no time, if you change your mind my dear
look out of your window, you can be my juliet and i'll be your romeo
look out of your window, you can be my juliet
i'll get you truly wet like romeo

justafriend iv

in the sweaty heat
my legs are beat
you asked “how did you make it over to the chair to take a seat?”
quite a feat
one we’re yet to repeat
and even though you said, “fuck this shit”, i went ahead and put it on my bucket list to do again…

in the pouring rain
i hear you call my name
and even when we took it it too far, you’d run away, then get back to the car and say it was just a game

you hate it but you love it so
now you gotta let it go
and everybody wants to know
are you downright, downright?

in the courtroom
eyes are full of gloom
i know you never put them together but you processed those lies to be developed in the photobooth
so uncouth

Downright

i held out my heart on a piece of string
like a conker you conquered it with one hit it began to swing
over and under now i can't control this thing
that sits so deep in between my bones, oh how did you get in?

i watched them watch you as you built up your empire
with a jealous grin, they would wander in trying to catch your eye
i thought if i fought for you you'd feed my desire
everybody's looking for that spark but when it's dark you need a fire

you may be troublesome but i'm trouble free
so let your troubles trouble me
you know some guys only use their eyes
so they don't know what they don't see

but you think you've finally found someone and you think he's quite a catch
well i don't agree, you see, he's not me so i wouldn't get too attached
what's it like having to start each night from scratch?
because you can't ignite without a light so baby come meet your match...

conkers

the pillar's tall, the pillar's strong
the pillar knows where it belongs
the pillar stands where it needs to be
the pillar keeps out the enemies

now i’m not saying my heart is a pillar
but i think it’s made of stone

why do you insist on letting me go
you know i can’t resist the pain and the cold
i need your kiss, the warmth of your soul
if they can turn water to wine
you can get blood from a stone

the dam is wide, the dam is tall
the dam won’t break, the dam won’t fall
the dam knows what it needs to do
the dam don’t even let sunlight through

now i’m not saying my heart is a dam
but i think it’s made of stone

why do you insist on letting me go
you know i can’t resist the pain and the cold
i need your kiss, the warmth of your soul
if they can turn water to wine
you can get blood from a stone

Stones

Mexican Libertines freestyle

Pluto [Delta House]

Compromised (House Mix)

another safety run-through,
another gate i’ve gone through,
another waste of time
looking for your face in the line
when i come through.

another missed call,
another pissed brawl,
another night of regrets
- you forgive, i forget
next time i call.

whilst they dance
and whilst they sing,
whilst they take for granted
every little thing.
whilst they do
the things they do
i’m still sitting here
without you.

but then i’ll picture you on the dancefloor
let me take your hand for
a waltz across this melody
let it sink into our memories

another cold night
another shoulder-less cry
another broken dream
an unspoken scream
just to hold you tight

bridge:
oh you won’t recognise
the guy whose eyes are
only for you
for you

Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon

I broke a window, I didn't mean to
she had a heart of glass, my hand went clean through
perfectly effortless
she said, 'remember me, when you forget us'

tried to stop the swinging wrecking ball
cracks appeared in the wall
tried to stop the spinning disco ball but I failed
cracks appeared in the wall
we began to chase our tails

she threw me a lifeline, I didn't want her to
waiting on the sidelines, like a substitute
perfectly tasteless
she don't want me to call no more when i'm wasted

do you know the way back?

Chasing Tails

Lyricist / Songwriter

All original drafts unless otherwise stated

All lyrics in the description(s)

Influences: Eric Clapton, Caleb Followill, John Frusciante, John Mayer, Pete Doherty, Alex Turner, Devendra Banhart, Justin Vernon & John Lennon

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