About Cathays and regret. An accidental love song.

New Streets

Some Idea of Fun

I have had enough of yesterdays
Enough of all the ways
I tell myself to change
But a mind's so hard to rearrange
I know of right and wrong
Like the words of this song
But as I write them down
They become something new

I take my time, I take my medicine
I'm taking it every day
And there's no time just like the present
I mean it in every way
I take my time, I take my medicine
I'm taking it every day
And there's no time just like the present
Ba da ba da da da da da

Think of just how far you've come together
Don't worry about weather 
That rained down long ago, no no no
Just wait until the quiet guilt subsides 
On the back of a rolling tide
I'm sorry, but I tried 
I tried I tried I tried

I take my time, I take my medicine etc etc

On the Back of a Rolling Tide

I felt in my soul
Some kind of dread
When I picture you sat
At the foot of the bed
The window was open 
The night was below
Time was ahead of us
We weren’t to know

And that memory awakens
A part of the past
I’m glad that it’s over
I wish it could last
And seeing your ghost
At the foot of the bed
It still fills me 
With some kind of dread

That summer was over 
Before it began
I try to remember
I know you still can
On the morning you left me
That was the one
I knew it was over 
I knew i was done

And it isn’t the same
But it never is
The game is an old one
You were mine, now you’re his
And whatever happened
Whatever was said
It still fills me
With some kind of dread

I felt in my soul 
Some kind of dread
When I pictured you sat
At the foot of the bed
The window was open
The night was below
Time was ahead 
But we weren’t to know

Some Kind of Dread

The sun is coming up now
I see it from my window
It doesn't matter now
I'll see it again tomorrow
I watched you leave through the open door
With a backwards glance and nothing more

And that's the last time 
That I try to hold my head above the water
And that's the last time
That I think about the end
But babe, I'm over it now
I'm better for it now
I've forgotten about those days and weeks and months
That went so fast

The sun is coming up now
I see it from my window
It doesn't matter now
I'll see it again tomorrow
So long, tonight, don't leave in this dark
Oh stranger of the night
Don't let go of my hand

And that's the last time 
That I try to hold my head above the water
And that's the last time
That I think about the end
But babe, I'm over it now
I'm better for it now
I've forgotten about those days and weeks and months
That went so fast

Above the Water

That night
Like all nights rolled into one
What did we become?
Your eyes at midnight,
So pale in the moonlight,
Took me an age to break away from

How am I supposed to play?
The wind has cut me through
And taken me away
The lighthouse is empty, and the doors are locked
The waves are tipping and the boats are docked
And I'm so far from the shore
And I can't stop wanting more

And then you turn to me and say
'You know it wouldn't be right,
And so it must be goodnight'
Another endless night

I didn't know which road to take
And which apologies to make
I thought I knew what to do
I thought I knew you, too
But as it turns out
I'm riddled with doubt
And I'm far too gone
Yeah I'm far too gone

And so I turn to you and say
'I'm gonna love you tonight
And there is no end in sight'
Another endless night
Another endless night.

Another Endless Night

So you're back in my dreams again
Guess I'm not over you then
There's hardly been time
To get you from under my skin
I guess you win
I'll stop tying you in
To my troubles and dreams
As they unwind at the seams
Continually falling apart
I guess that's a start

So you're back in my dreams again
Telling me how good you've been
Asking questions I never thought I'd have to answer
But then I never thought I'd lose yer
Quite like this
Not like this
Now I'm seeing ghosts in the street
And they all look so much like you
And I'm trying too
Yeah I'm trying too
But these songs aren't enough anymore
Enough anymore, not enough.

When I see you again
What could we possibly say?
What could we possibly say?
Four years on a phone screen
Only you know what I mean
I've got to let you go
But you're falling so slow

Four Years On a Phone Screen

I was tired
I was cold
I was walking
Down the road
I saw the strangest sight I ever saw
I couldn't ever tell you what it was
Just because
Even if I tried 
My tongue, it would have lied
And anybody watching would have died
Just to see
To see
How you sighed 
Just to see 
How you sighed

How You Sighed

Call me tonight
It's April again
The last time I saw you alive was then
I miss you my friend
Or do I miss who I was
Who we were, in our youth
And how good it all was

Till death took you somehow
And left us all here to think on your spirit
In clear April skies
Not looking down, or watching us all live our lives
And kill all that we love

I sometimes imagine who you'd be today
I'd probably get tired of the things that you'd say
I remember with fondness the times of our youth
But writing won't bring you back
It's four years today, man

Since death took you somehow
And left us all here to think on your spirit
In clear April skies
Not looking down or watching us all waste our lives
And kill all that we love

And kill all that we love
So call me tonight
It's April again

Clear April Sky

Am I hearing things 
Or is there someone calling out 
From underneath the river bed?
Is the wind taking wing?
Is there a foghorn blowing 
From a sinking ship?
Is that the sun setting?
Why do i keep forgetting?
Am I just too tired?
Am I losing track?
Am I uninspired?
Am I just stepping back?
Am I on the right path?
Or is the map getting wet?
Why are there pictures at my bedside
Of people that i’ve never met?
Am I hearing things 
Or is there someone calling out 
From underneath the river bed?

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