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Through The Trees
01:54
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Interrupt Me
05:36
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I walked away to get some distance from
The way I behave to you and to myself
I went to the North, the coldest place I could afford
I sat in the sand, head in my hands
Why didn’t you follow?
Everything I gave you swallowed
Hungry for more
I’m skin and bones and you’re yet to explode
Interrupt me
Make me see
That my logic makes no sense
And I’m being a dickhead
Interrupt me, make me stop
Interrupt me before I beat myself up
Give some back and play your part
Get your hands dirty and tear this one apart
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All That I Can Do
05:14
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It’s not what you said, it’s the way you said it
Spinning in my head, all the time forgetting
It was me that wanted to break from your love
Oh what a cunt
Reeling in the disco, but at the time
I let you know, I let you know
All that I can do is fall in love with you for a short while
I’ll be hanging around, waiting in the background
‘Till you throw me a smile
And here comes the exciting part
Where I begin to break your heart
And mine is pounding; I like it… is that weird? No.
To hold all of the power
If just for half an hour or less
But I told you
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Always About You
04:10
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I got something I got to give
I owe you this, so you’ll take it
I’ll give you my unequal kiss
But all these debts are never paid back
I’ll be the one who reaches out and cradles your head
I’ll be the one to sacrifice and never get my way in bed
‘Cause it’s always about you
It’s always about you
Yeah it’s always about you
It’s always about you
I’ve been feeling sad, well who wants that?
When there’s plenty of other people to spend your time with
I’ll work it out without your help
That way I can be there for you
I know it’s getting old
I know I want some fun in my life again
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5. |
Give & Take
04:58
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I’m going to leave you
What do you think of that
For once you’re going to be
The left hanging out to dry
My eyes will not be stinging
My mouth will not be dry
For once you’re going to be
The one left standing waving goodbye
They say that love is give and take
Well I’m taking it all
It’s my turn to be greedy because
I’ve given enough
I’m tired of playing games with you
And can’t afford to lose
The only out that I can see
Is to take away your power to choose
You’ll say I’m being unfair
To turn the other cheek
Well my cheeks are red raw from you
The pounding that you gave me last week
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6. |
It Will Come
04:38
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When it’s close to over
But it can’t be done
I’m hearing echoes of when we began
Looking around the room
Imagine it empty
Light a match, cover up this stale stench
I know you feel it
But you hold your tongue
Well I’ll hold my breath and wait for you
In time it will come
Our words will fall on deaf ears
Our touch goes ignored
People with sight are blind sometimes
And go all dumb
No not in that way
Our senses will lie but we’ll still taste the spite
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7. |
Daniel!
05:34
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I collect them, I’ve had three in my life so far
Worth noting, but there’s been plenty more
All of them are taller than me
No shock; I’m short you see
But all are similar in other ways
Quite diverse and special to me
(All the best ones are like that)
Treat me like I’m important
Make me happy / make me sad
Wouldn’t want to be without them
Make me joyous / make me mad
make me a better person
Digging holes on Portrush strand, / kissing in the bedroom
Making music / holding hands
Can’t believe I met them
And I don’t want him to die before I do
Don’t go outside
Stay in and play Megadrive
Tell me you love me again
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8. |
The Door
02:58
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Here comes the action that you’ve been waiting for
I bet you didn’t expect it to come knocking quite so hard
There go the answers to all the questions
To all the ones you had in mind
Thrown in the deep end, waiting for the fun to begin
This all seems so tired
Was it a promise, or imagination run wild?
Is this the way that you planned it? You had it all planned out
Let’s paint the smiles on and hide all that’s gone wrong
You know it’s just a phase
If positive thinking ever changed a damn thing
Those eyes would be on fire
Was it you who deserved this? Is it all a mistake?
Was timing on your side?
Look through the thick mist, you’re in control of this
You can change your life
Here comes the action that you’ve been waiting for
You can do this
You can walk through that door
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9. |
The Wire
04:14
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Tiny, little cuts upon my hands
Chip away at all of my plans
Biting fingers down to the stubs
Lists of friends with whom to keep in touch
Empty conversation on the phone
Locked away in rooms on your own
Sitting thinking of what was gone
Missing out on what’s on offer
The mystery’s solved
I’m so sorry I haven’t called
I’ve been wrapped up in my own stuff
The wire is coiled
Yet not long enough by far
I know I should have tried to reach out for you
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You know you could have it so much better
You could have it so much better
You could have it so much better
Don’t ever settle for what you got
Go traveling
Go write something
Mountain climbing
Death surviving
You know you could have it so much better
You could have it so much better
You could have it so much better
Don’t ever settle for what you want
And the grass is so much greener
And the sun is so much brighter
You could have it so much better
What are mirrors for?
You know you could have it so much better
You could have it so much better
You could have it so much better
You could have it so much better
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Arran Arctic Glasgow, UK
Arran Arctic (a.k.a. Arran Southall) is "Northern Ireland's best kept musical secret" according to Alternative Ulster. Effortlessly blending folk and electronica with pop hooks and an indie sensibility.
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