Directly inspired by a misheard lyric from 3dbsdown.bandcamp.com/track/sadako-blow-up-the-world. This song is about people who seem to think the world owes them something. 

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lyrics
Without wishing to get too heavy-handed 
I’d like to suggest that the boat in which we’ve all just been landed 
Is listing quite badly to port or to starboard 
I never really took the time to learn to tell them apart 
Oh, but that’s not the point I digress 
Probably be a good idea to lend a hand with this mess 
If that’s not too inconvenient 
Let’s hope when we get to the root of it the problem is easy to mend. 
Without starting again 

"Hold up - do you mind? 
You’re demanding this of me 
When I know my rights 
And I won’t be left behind" 
We’ll all stand in line 
To get all that we deserve 
Why not change your mind? 
Why not take the other side? 

So here’s what I’m wanting to say 
It’s been said so many times that I think it might just be a cliché 
If there’s one thing you should try 
You could try being somebody else, and if you do in reply 
They might have a quick go at being you 
Perhaps when you’re back cutting slack might not be so hard to do 
Can I say it again? 
Not that it’s likely to help it’s always someone else’s problem 
And maybe I’m spent 

If you can sit there in the trappings of your comfortable life 
And still surround yourself with hatred and bitterness 
If you can't muster just the smallest spark of empathy 
And still think only about what you can get for yourself 
Then it's not someone else's problem

credits
released September 9, 2016 
Written by Toby Hawkins 
with additional music and arrangement by Paul West, Ant Martin, Scott Mallard & Adam Jarvis 

Musicians 
Paul West - Drums, backing vocals 
Anthony Martin (soundcloud.com/anthonymartin-2) - Bass 
Scott Mallard (sirensandshelter.bandcamp.com) - Electric guitar 
Adam Jarvis (seekermusic.bandcamp.com) - Keys 
Toby Hawkins - Acoustic guitar, lead vocals 

Production 
Engineered, produced & mixed by 
Paul West at Awesome Source (www.awesomesourcemusic.com) 
Mastered by Pete Maher at Pete Maher Mastering (petemaher.com) 
Artwork by Eleanor Hawkins

Someone Else's Problem - Pedestrian zero

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Someone Else's Problem - Pedestrian zero

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