the way you do

dandelion (again i was 17 ppl)

when nobody's watching (lite demo)

sunset of a thousand roses

chewing gum (lite demo)

starry eyes and broken families

Daydream (rough old demo apologies)

dad’s been drinking for a while 
oh for crying out loud 
that’s the least of all your problems 
at least he’s not kicking you around 

pacing round the kitchen 
stare at the magnets on the fridge 
smoke at the back of the garden 
it’s the quietest place there is 

got your raindrop stained window 
oh that old naughty step
they said don’t look back in anger 
but i’d rather that than regret

you ever cry because you’re bored 
or smile because you can 
or wished for more normality
at the fountain by the stairs in the tai pan 

made a new friend last week 
he sure does the take the fun out of funny 
he’s nice enough though 
at least his dad calls his mum honey 

betting on a broken home 
it’s as good a thing to bet on as any
cause who am i to change a world 
i wouldn’t change it for a penny

you won’t back down 
you won’t back down 
you won’t back down 
now you’re falling down

you won’t back down 
you won’t back down 
you won’t back down 
now you’re falling down

wish i was as young as last year 
or better yet the year before
i said the same thing last year 
but i’m starting to mean it much more

would you come down on robin hood lane 
there’s a kid with a dream 
he’s got a sieve for a brain

you won’t back down 
you won’t back down 
you won’t back down 
now you’re falling down

you won’t back down 
you won’t back down 
you won’t back down 
now you’re falling down

the end of the fight is far away
but i can start to say i’ll find my way home
all of the greats have turned to grey
but now i know one day i’ll find my home 

you won’t back down 
you won’t back down 
you won’t back down 
now you’ve falling down

that clear cut sound 
of jaded clouds
do you hear them now 

you won’t back down 
you won’t back down 
you won’t back down 
now you’ve fallen down

you won’t back down 
you won’t back down 
you won’t back down 
now you’ve fallen down

won't back down (diary demo)

[small room fever]

my lens is starting to focus 
i see that you fell in love
but it’s hard for you to show it that much

can i tell you a secret
i think that i found the one 
she put’s a spark in each moment 
my mind is next to her heart              

you try too hard not to get it wrong 
and nobody care’s if i write you a song
all this talking but we’re both saying nothing at all

there’s a fire burning deep within those eyes
if it pulls me any closer the flame might take a bite 
paralysed from my neck down to your thighs 
waiting for the moment we never find
we both know that we both know it
but i think we need a little more time

i keep my cards close to my chest
you keep your circle so small
cause i guess if love’s just a playground 
you got tired of doing trust falls

but i’m not looking for that either
just sick to death of all this small room fever
the answers so simple, in the palm of our hands
takes two to tango but we just don’t know how to dance

there’s a fire burning deep within those eyes
if it pulls me any closer the flame might take a bite 
paralysed from my neck down to your thighs 
waiting for the moment we never find
we both know that we both know it
but i think we need a little more time

dying for the chance to finally feel alive 
when we can catch that spark and watch it all ignite
… (haven’t written these lines)
… (haven’t written these lines)
you told your friends to wait outside

there’s a fire burning deep within those eyes
if i’m pulled in any closer the flame might take a bite
paralysed from my neck down to your thighs 
waiting for the moment we never find
we both know that we both know it
but i think it might be finally time to show it 
cause i know you know were both sick and tired
of all this hoping for just a little more time

small room fever (diary demo)

[sad and lonely]

time flies by 
when you ignore the warning signs 
burn what was once inside those eyes

but lately i’ve been paranoid 
the sky is starting to make noise
like hallows trying to fill that void 
knocking on the door

and now it’s got me driving in my car
trying to make my way back to the start
arrived at the death of all my scars 
and saw nothing there but ghosts in the air 

i, i, i get sad and lonely
killed the voices in the pews
don’t know why nobody told me that the shadows follow you
poltergeists watch you move
eyes haunting silent over you 
sometimes i, i, i get sad and lonely 
(woah) 
wouldn’t you?

lump in my throat
i stumble through the graveyard, oh
storm brews over my mouth and nose
its so cold 

the candles start to cry wax tears
i fell for it for all those years
you know i can’t believe that i’m back here again
i buried them when they appeared
guess their death was insincere 

i, i, i get sad and lonely
killed the voices in the pews
don’t know why nobody told me that the shadows follow you
poltergeists watch you move
eyes haunting silent over you 
sometimes i, i, i get sad and lonely 
(woah) 
wouldn’t you?

peter sold me 
a pack of dreams
i guess my heart was hoping

as life drove by
the ink would dry 
but now my words are broken

i, i, i get sad and lonely
killed the voices in the pews
don’t know why nobody told me that the shadows follow you
poltergeists watch you move
eyes haunting silent over you 
sometimes i, i, i get sad and lonely 
(woah) 
wouldn’t you?

da da da, da da da da da da
da da da da da 
(woah)
da da da, da da da da da da
da da da da da 
(woah)

sad and lonely (diary demo)

[paper house]


second hand smoke running through the house 
it’s hard to breathe with aristocracy running out your mouth 
dads on the drink throwing up in the sink checkmate sibling rivalries nobody wins 
come down on robin hood lane 
there’s a kid with a dream, he’s got a sieve for a brain 
i’ve got a belly feeling that you’ll do us proud 
but if you want to see diversity go to university now 
you’ll find out what it’s about 

nobody said this was easy
nobody cares anymore 
running around in a paper house 
where everyone hides behind closed doors 

do do doo, do do doo doo doo
do do doo

call me a robber cause I take my time 
I’ll answer your question with its only red wine 
different place in the space of a year
but if you need me text cause there’s no signal round here 
till you disappear 

nobody said this was easy
nobody cares anymore 
running around in a paper house 
where everyone hides behind closed doors 

don’t go running round in a paper house
please don’t blow it down

no, nobody knows that your messages 
are just verification codes
what do they know 
it’s a struggle to get out of bed
your brains fucking your head
just kinda wish you were dead 
everyone’s so far ahead

nobody said this was easy
nobody cares anymore 
running around in a paper house 
where everyone hides behind closed doors 

nobody said…
nobody cares…
running around in a paper house…
everyone hides…

paper house (diary demo)

[how i miss those days]

look in the mirror
tell me what do you see
one two many laughs 
and three, four pairs of jeans 
no love lost just missing what’s not the same 
that bright and bold old feeling that gets stuck in your brain

when you gonna call me so we both can pretend
that the fire’s still burning ‘bout as bright as it can 
cynical miracle fucked up the plans
and now the road of yellow bricks has started cracking up again

when you wake up in the morning 
is everything okay?
or does your life not feel the same?
oh i don’t know many people that could make me feel this way 
but oh god how i miss those days

nowadays even turbulence gives comfort of sorts
say what you like but don’t tell me you’re bored
the bank of romance, tried to make a withdrawal 
but all accounts were frozen on suspicion of fraud

when you gonna call me so we both can pretend
we can hear that train coming rolling right round the bend
the most cynical of miracles
lost in the end of the world as we know it 
never to be seen again

when you wake up in the morning 
is everything okay?
or does your life not feel the same?
and i don’t know many people that could make me feel this way 
but oh god how i miss those days

when you gonna call me so we both can pretend
we can hear that train coming rolling right round the bend
the most cynical of miracles
lost in the end of the world as we know it 
never to be seen again

when you wake up in the morning 
is everything okay?
or does your life not feel the same?
and i don’t know many people that could make me feel this way 
but oh god how i miss those days

how i miss those days

tom abisgold

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