Love U Bring

He only calls me when he’s drinking 
To get it wet, it’s wishful thinking 
Oh sorry boy you must be dreaming
Where is your girl now is she sleeping?

He plays the banjo in a folk band
You’d never guess he was from Clapton
Because he dresses like a farm hand
But does cocaine on every weekend

He asked me what it’s like to be gay
I told him it was “oh, so great.”
And that’s when he took my hand
“Oh sorry boy I’ve got plans!”

I won’t be your Gateway Gay
I know it’s never too late
To question if you are really straight
No, I can’t accommodate

Ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh

I think he’s some sort of a broker 
And I can tell he’s not a smoker 
I see the ring upon his finger
Holds my stare and lets it linger 

Always trapped in conversation 
They’re everywhere across the nation
They were the bully back in high school
Now I’m the one that’s gonna be cruel
When..

He asked me “is it fun to like guys?”
I told him he should try it sometime
And that’s when he leant for a kiss
Wait, don’t you have a wife and two kids?

I won’t be your Gateway Gay
I know it’s never too late 
To question if you are really straight
No I can’t accommodate 

I won’t be your Gateway Gay
I know it’s never too late 
Not even on your birthday
Oh, maybe you should ask your mate?

Oh woah
Oh woah
Oh woah
Oh woah

Gateway Gay

We’ve tried
We’ve read 
We completed it, mate.

Boundaries 
And conversations
Left me a little depleted.

You’ve got a PhD 
In how to fucking annoy me
And I have mastered how to fail you

Where do we go from here?
We just go started
My best fucking friend
But feels like dearly departed.

But what if it ends?
And we’re different people now
We’ve stupidly grown
A whole lot since then

No, but what if it ends?
What if it ends?
But what if it ends?
You’re not even listening

I gave 
My therapist
Advice the other day 

I used to cry
But what’s the point in doing that
A selfish won’t bring you back

Cause I already see how it all pans out
So why even go through it?

Where do we go from here?
We just go started
My best fucking friend
But feels like dearly departed.

But what if it ends?
And we’re different people now
We’ve stupidly grown
A whole lot since then

No, but what if it ends?
But what if it ends?
Are you still listening?
What it ends?
But what if it ends?
What if it ends?
What if it ends?
What if it ends?


What If It Ends?

I went vegan cause you were too
But when you said you were leaving
I went on Deliveroo
 
I ordered some new interests 
Read a blog on how to be myself
And in the gaps where your books were
I tried to grow into someone else

‘Cause I’m not me I’m you
Everything I do
Is from your point of view
Oooh
I’m not me I’m you
I’m still walking in your shoes
And rocking your hair-do

You taught me how to meditate
And now every breath is yours
I perfected your skin regime
So now you even live in my pores

I drank a whole case of you 
But now I don’t like the taste
The audacity to say you don’t want this
I didn’t want it in the first place

I’m not me I’m you
You’re stuck on me like a tattoo
Etched into the soft tissue
Oooh
I hate you cause I’m not me
Even the scent of my body
Now I smell like Santal 33

Put you on a pedestal
Every single word of yours was edible
I guess I drank the coolade
And now I’m wondering is it too late
To say…

I’m now me not you
We were one and now we’re two
What you pasted I’ll undo
Oooh
I’m now me I’m not you
I used to think that you were cool
But now there’s nothing you can dooo

To change me
I’ll rearrange the flat the way 
I want to
I used to be 
So happy 
And I’ll be once I remember 
Who
I 
Am

I'm Not Me I'm You

So, I wrote a song about being allergic to electricity…

Though probably it’s more about what all my songs are about… a search for meaning in an ever confusing world. Who’s with meeeeeeee!? Whayooooo

Basically I saw a documentary about this condition and I found it really moving and I was trying to think why and I think it’s because seeing this guy living in a cabin in the woods sort of summed up to me the pull that’s in all of us that live in cities but secretly long for calm and nature and less wifi…
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Mum and Dad did everything they could
Mum and Dad built me a house far, far away
From it all out in the woods
Mum and Dad were the only ones who believed
'Cause they could see
I couldn't breathe

It started first when I was still at school
I was sat in the library the day the wifi was installed
Now there's days that I can barely move
But I can't prove it's true
This modern malady

But all I know is when I get close
To city lights my body fights
My mind explodes from the smallest dose
That's why I'm living under blankets
Like a Halloween ghost

The doctor said: "It's in your head,
I cannot cure what isn't there,
Your son I'm afraid is showing signs -
The symptoms of a troubled mind".

We fell in love when we were invalids
Last I heard she's doing well, lives far, far away
Married happily with kids
Guess for her it was something we just did
But I'm still here
An anomaly with this modern day malady

'Cause all I know is I can't get close
Not even fifteen feet from a telephone
My mind explodes from the smallest dose
That's why I'm living under blankets
Like a Halloween ghost

But before you laugh
Did you ever ask -
Was there ever such a time in the recent past,
You could not get away, even for a day,
From all the interference?
Let me hear you say…

Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity
Is claimed to be a hypersensitivity
To anything and everything emitting electricity
And I am here to tell you that it is a real malady
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released April 11, 2025
Written and performed by Man at Sea
Drums by Emma Holbrook
Cello by James Gow
Produced by Jacob Bright
Mastered by Shawn Joseph at Optimum Mastering

Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity

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Man at Sea is the moniker of Bristol based singer/songwriter David Hewson. 

 Often compared to the likes of Rufus Wainwright and Thom Yorke, Hewson has been praised for his distinctive blend of introspective songwriting and soaring melodies. His songs intertwine sparse arrangements with captivating melodies, underpinned by lyrics that explore existential themes and the contemporary loss of spirituality. 

Hailing from a small village on the Isle of Wight, where the sea served as a constant muse, Hewson's passion for songwriting blossomed at a young age. Relocating to Bristol in 2017, he embraced the moniker Man at Sea and began captivating local audiences with his poignant performances. In 2019, he released his debut EP, "Minotaur," which garnered critical acclaim and caught the attention of BBC Introducing in the West. Hewson's response to the peculiarities of living through lockdowns resulted in his poignant single, "Ghost Song."

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