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The Romance Of Love
02:44
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Is this the part where I lift up a tree?
Given what you've seen in mainstream comedies
We're gleaning social rules from fiction
But it's not an honest depiction so
You're in love with
The romance of love
More than me
Do we have to play this game of
Significant gestures and verbal subtext?
Grand tokens of affection are nice yet
I'm stuck on the specifics because
You're in love with
The romance of love
Over me
Weird to be seen as overly keen
Why can't I just tell you I like you?
All I need is good conversation
And mutual attraction but you
Are in love with
The romance of love
Over me
You're in love with
The romance of love
More than you
Could ever love me
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In tandem, we stagger
Through this fog of noise.
I hardly rank in importance
But I still know you care.
You are an astronaut
And I, the diplomat
The fate of this is in our hands
But your wish is my command
So let's go out tonight
And leave our friends behind
Breaching Interpol's protocol
You can dance on any surface
You are an astronaut
And I, the diplomat
The fate of this is in our hands
But your wish is my command
You keep trying to understand
The incomprehensible
But what words could ever keep you
From exploring new horizons?
While I have been betrayed
By uncertain purpose
There are no words to keep
There are no words
There are no words
There are no words
There are no words
To keep you.
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3. |
I Can Feel My Feet Bleed
02:48
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I can feel something
But every gauge misleads
I stand here in hope
I can feel my feet bleed
I question every half-chance
Of intimacy
Was it really there
Or am I hallucinating?
I'm looking for a connection
I know I can't find
Fumbling for contact
With a kindred mind
Every new face I find
Makes me think of you
Establishing rapport is
Like breaking in shoes
I'm looking for a connection
I know I can't find
Fumbling for contact
With a kindred mind
I can feel something
But every gauge misleads
I stand here in hope
I can feel my feet bleed
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4. |
In The Morning
03:15
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From Ravelston to Tollcross
From Lothian Road to Leith
I've walked these streets alone
While you're brushing your teeth
I could have shared a taxi
I could've crashed on a spare bed
I could've raced for the last bus
But I'm coming to you instead
('Cause)
[Chorus:]
I've walked
Miles, miles, miles
To see you
[x3]
In the morning
Your crusted eyes greet me
Your cracked lips graze my cheek
I hope you're not repulsed
By the stench of my feet
('Cause)
[Chorus]
[Instrumental break]
Back into town from yours
Back home in the same clothes
But it was worth all those miles
To be with you alone
('Cause)
I'll walk
Miles, miles, miles
To see you
[x2]
I'll walk miles, miles, miles
To see you in the morning
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Dog On A Swing Edinburgh, UK
3-minute(ish) pop(py?) songs.
Dog On A Swing is the pseudonym under which Ed Ritchie
writes and plays music. Sometimes just him, he likes to bring in other musicians on a fluid and flexible basis.
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