Plucks out his eyebrows
Sprays on the tan
What a magnificent age
Worships the image 
He sees in the glass  
Barely suppressing his rage 

No alcohol no drugs no fun at all
He’s a master of self control
Asexual by choice not by design
Dysmorphic detoxified soul

​21st century bore
21st century bore
21st century bore

Green eyed and hurting 
She paints on a smile 
Time for her latest release
The marks on her face
Are erased and replaced
But the scars in her mind still remain  

Papers the cracks as her world falls apart
Losing herself in the reel
Always somebody ahead of the game
Leaves such a hollow feel

21st century bore
21st century bore
21st century bore

The descent into blandness
Continues at speed
Is this what we want?

Has the future been sold?
Am I just growing old?
I can’t face being alone
This shallow control
It leaves me cold

21st century bore
21st century bore
21st century bore

© C. Ryan, A. Harper 2023. All rights reserved

For Now...EP

21st Century Bore

I’m in solitary again
I don’t even know my crime
And this cage that’s holding me in
Is entirely my own design
Fundamental human need
Has brought me to my knees
Synapse fire in my brain
Save me from the pain

We can be alone together
Together alone
We can be alone together
Together alone

​Say your name you don’t reply
Spark never ignites
Watch my words fall into the void
As they cross the great divide
Heart aches for your company
Ultimately I concede
Narcissistic tendencies
Fraying at the seams

​We can be alone together
Together alone
We can be alone together
Together alone

And the price we paid
For the life we made
Is going to haunt us
For the rest of our days

We can be alone together
Together alone

© C. Ryan, A. Harper 2023. All rights reserved

Alone Together

With a little time, and a little space
When you clear your mind.
It's amazing how things fall into place
That's what I find.
We lose ourselves in trivialities
Become preoccupied.
With these pointless banalities
Our hands are tied.

​And I try yes I try
But I can't escape the voice inside my mind
God knows I've tried so many times
It's the little things that kill
It's the little things that kill you in the end

Then you realise what's most important in your life.
Cut it back to basics
Try so hard to minimalise
But the more you search
It seems the less you're bound to find
Running round in circles
Getting lost and left behind

And I try yes I try
But I can't escape the voice inside my mind
God knows I've tried so many times
It's the little things that kill
It's the little things that kill you in the end
​
Just a little more or a little less 
I can't decide
Am I turning left, am I turning right
Am I low or high?
All this overthinking drives me mad, 
I overanalyse.
Try my very best to simplify
This complicated life.

And I try yes I try
But I can't escape the voice inside my mind
God knows I've tried so many times
It's the little things that kill
It's the little things that kill you in the end

© C. Ryan, A. Harper 2023. All rights reserved

For Now... EP

Little Things

Well here we go again
A storm in a teacup
Friends become enemies
Enemies friends
And everywhere you turn
They’re all out to get you
It was all just a matter of time

Lesson learned
Now the wheel’s come off
And you’re burned

You say you’ve got the best intentions
I doubt that somehow
Wherever you go
And whatever you do
Trouble will find you
Trouble will find you

You’ve mastered the art
Of playing the victim
Of playing with fire
Without getting burned
With every passing day
You’re getting ever closer
To the moment it all slips away

Lesson learned
Now the wheel’s come off
And you’re burned

You say you’ve got the best intentions
But I doubt that somehow 
Whatever you say
And whatever you do
Trouble will be there 
Waiting for you

​And when it rains, my god it pours
Do you ever stop to think 
The problem might be you?​
That’s right, the problem might be you?

© C.Ryan, A.Harper 2023. All rights reserved.

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Welsh songwriting duo that create melodic indie pop-rock.
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