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1. before
2. not the same
3. remember what came first
4. law for yourself
5. the sun is beginning to rise
6. maybe
7. what are you doing to me?
8. i can't wait that long
9. the difference
10. sign from a star
11. sunday morning

before
seems like we’re travelling parallel
we didn’t align too well
i don’t think we’re moving a mountain any more
contentment sits reluctantly
it fits like a fur lined glove
but it feels like a claw, and it’s a cold hold

the radio ticks like a memory
the singer is making a fool of me
playing the music you’ll hear on planet earth
before every word used to speak to me
but now i feel like i’m landing on alien turf
and i’m out of fuel

dear citizens, dear king and queen
forget slave armies and machines
i’ll stay and learn concepts of
love and hate, revenge, protection
longing and regret
i’ll take all i can get
cargo rich as gold
because we’ve got none at home

things have gone missing but haven’t been missed
they could be revived if we wished
if we took a little focus away from the law
that says everything ends up diluted
and dissolved like a useless metaphor
it’s a closing
everything ends up diluted
and dissolved like a useless metaphor
it’s a cooling fooling force
it’s a closing door
it’s a closing door

not the same
we’re not the same i thought that i could change and i thought maybe you might soften
we’re not the same it’s getting more plain
and i’m biting my nails more often
on the last rung i was biting my tongue
and i keep falling back down the ladder
and i’m right back at where i begun
just a little bit sadder

we’re not the same but i cannot name the point where chemistry started to go wrong
no one’s to blame but it feels like a chain reaction when we try to get along
what’s the point in trying to remember the song when i can’t even remember any of the chords?
and i know that i am running
but i don’t know what i’m running towards

what’s the point in crying?
there’s no point in trying?
there’s no point in lying and all that it affords

we’re not the same and it ain’t just about seeing eye to eye on opinions we don’t happen to share
again and again it’s just a feeing but i feel there was no reason that we neglected to care
and what’s the point in trying to remember what went wrong the first time that we pulled out the swords?
and i know that i am running
but i don’t know what i’m running towards

what’s the point in crying?
there’s no point in trying?
there’s no point in lying and all that it affords

remember what came first
remember what came first and what did come next
one of these days you will be put to the test
put on your warmest clothes
check over all your notes
i can’t tell you that it won’t be hard
to become awake and call to mind
richer colours different times
cracks could open, you would slip right through

remember every second standing in the sun
you’ll be staring at the stars and then your ride will come
memorise your house but don’t remember it as home
excuse yourself from the world you know
cos the uncertainty’s worth more than all
the warmth you know might disappear
when you step away from where it’s bright
and they won’t believe you’ll hold them in
the deepest place inside your heart
while you’re being bathed in golden light

remember sitting as the traffic interlocked
some kind of security, a souvenir you got
memorising faces cos they know who you are
they won’t be distant from afar
because they don’t believe you’d ever lose them
as their hold is ultimate
and warm to stop you slipping out of sight
and they won’t believe you’ll always hold them
and your loss is infinite
while you’re being bathed in golden light

law for yourself
of course this won’t be easy yeah
but it don’t mean it’s gotta be hard
while everything seems designed to catch you off guard
you’ve gotta not think about pretending yeah
don’t have to hide a bit of yourself away
cos everybody expects you to be acting in a different way

you’ve got to not think of repercussions yeah
when you write the law for yourself
cos everything will be illegal to somebody else
they’ll make you feel so uneasy yeah
but don’t try to fit right in
cos if you’re fighting how you feel you’ll never win

in your truest form your light will shine forever
you don’t have to take a number for this ride
if you shake the dust from lies that always bind you
if you place the trust right back on what’s inside

there are rules for your protection yeah
and invisible lines are drawn
and there’s a part that says
you can regret anything that you’ve done
if it will avoid embarrassment
and not leave you standing alone
but don’t try adopting codes which are not your own

the sun is beginning to rise
back where the road looked long
back there we came on so strong
but the cars just speed by now,
and it’s different somehow

gimme a chance and a mark to fail by
give me a ship and a star to sail by
cos there’s colour in my night
no it ain’t just black and white
but look at me alone

i can’t light a candle up
to burn off my desires
i got no more time to spend
on trying to put out fires
around the world and home again
it’s the sailor’s way
but this sailor ain’t buying into something
that you’re only gonna let get washed away

come autumn i’ll be gone
you’ll hear the phone ring on and on and on
my front door won’t be locked
but i won’t hear you when you knock
cos i will be a long way from my home

there’s no earthly way to know
which direction, where to go
there’s no guessing where we row
or which way the river flows
does a hurricane a-blow
rain or snow into our eyes
now the sun is beginning to rise

take winter for my bed
leave me to rest instead
of waking me if i’m deep
cos i’m living a long and dreamless sleep
where i am racing across fields towards the dawn

there’s no way of knowing which direction would be best
cos i’ve been running all night long i’m dying for a rest
i’ve crossed so many crossings and i’ve ran so many lights
i’ve lost so many days and i’ve forgotten about so many nights
and all the times i felt alone i was never really alone
and all the things i thought i owned that i didn’t really own
all our lows all our highs
our hellos, goodbyes, and wheres and whys
mean nothing when the sun is beginning to rise

and when the summer comes
don’t hang around too long
whisper my name if it supplies
some light into your skies
until your need to whisper it dies

maybe
maybe it will be a beautiful world
maybe we’ll be like the purest of pearls
won’t you sing my song with me?
it’s an easy one
won’t you sing my song with me?
it won’t take very long

maybe you will come with light in your eyes
maybe the sun will learn how to rise
won’t you sing my song with me?
it’s an easy one
won’t you sing my song with me?
it won’t take very long
you don’t have to be strong
lift your voice and come on
come one
come on come on

maybe it could be a beautiful world
maybe we’ll be like the purest of pearls
won’t you sing my song with me?
it’s an easy one
won’t you sing my song with me?
it won’t take very long

what are you doing to me?
i can’t remember when we first met
i can’t believe that i’d let myself forget
there’s something coming but it hasn’t happened yet
cos i’m still really trying to see

what are you doing to me?
what are you doing to me?
what are you doing to me?
there’s a tower being built in a town below the sea

i could remember when we first met
i could believe that i let myself forget
i could convince myself that this is how to feel
i need to pinch myself to check it’s real

what are you doing to me?
what are you doing to me?
what are you doing to me?
there’s a key that we could hold
to a world that we could fold so small
oh can’t you see

what are you doing to me?
what are you doing to me?
what are you doing to me?
there’s a tower being built in a town below the sea

i can’t wait that long
i flew in this morning
my lips all cracked and dry
it’s friday night, my appetite is gone
and the taste of cigarette
it’s the closest that i can get
you’re coming monday but i can’t wait that long
you’re coming monday but i can’t wait that long

and i think i’m understanding
how they say you can be surrounded
by the sweetest of friends
but still feel so alone
so we’ll share a cigarette
and we’ll share this double bed
but i’ve got 3 nights in it on my own
you’re coming monday but i can’t wait that long
you’re coming monday but i can’t wait that long

the difference
let’s go into debt for a packet of cigarettes
it’s the price of friendship on a july morning
i know the difference between
something you can and cannot buy
even if you thought you could afford it

some days it’s more valuable than on other days
but the boring days can somehow make it stronger
yeah yeah yeah yeah
but i don’t know if i can wait here very much longer

it seems like it will last forever when you’re having a good time
but there comes a point when you know it’s gonna run out
i know the difference between a lemon and a lime
but i brush my teeth and get ready to come out

but the taste is still there like i’ve got a mouthful of zest
and i don’t wanna slow you down when you’re trying to get dressed
yeah yeah yeah yeah
but i’m eyeing off my bullet proof vest
yeah yeah yeah yeah
cos i don’t wanna catch one in the chest

i couldn’t help noticing when you gave me a smile
i connected the dots and i could see it for a mile
i know the difference between a real one and a fake
but i’ve only know that for a while

but i’ve never seen you stand still for very long
and i’ve learned a lot of lessons
but i think some of them might be wrong
yeah yeah yeah yeah
and if they’re right they won’t be right for long
yeah yeah yeah yeah
and if they’re right they won’t be right for long
yeah yeah yeah yeah
and if they’re right they won’t be right for long

sign from a star
tell everyone we know it ain’t true what they all say
we won’t be left alone
but we can love in our own way
we can love in our own way

don’t fear the coming dark
there’s a language to learn
watch out and listen hard
soon it’s gonna be your turn
soon it’s gonna be your turn

i forgot all i had to say, got my sign from a star
magic hands might not hold you very far

i’m not going to steal your world, don’t lock it away
i’m not going to take your world away
away

i forgot all i had to say, got my sign from a star
magic eyes might not guide you in the dark

i’m not going to break your world
so don’t make it stop
but i’m not going to make your world light up, light up

sunday morning
i need a tonic
i’ve been awake
you sound telephonic
when it gets so late

why can’t you come over
baby where have you been?
too afraid to call you
in case i wake him

so come on and see me
our date’s not too late to keep
it’s early sunday morning
and i can’t get to sleep
it’s early sunday morning
and i can’t get to sleep

i don’t want to beg you
i don’t want a row
i can’t have you all the time
i just need you now

i want all of you
but i will share
if you’ll keep a kiss for me
and a moment to spare
if you’ll keep a kiss for me
and a moment to share

so come on and see me
our date’s not too late to keep
it’s early sunday morning
and i can’t get to sleep