1. |
All I Need to Talk About
03:42
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Verse 1:
Such good friends, it was surely destiny
All our friends agreed that it was meant to be
I could tell you, All about anything
We would talk, All about everything
You were my rock, but
You were also my hardest place
Chorus:
While lover should be friends, And good friends can make amends
When things start to sour, And hour by hour
It gets harder to talk, hard to say anything
I'm realising now, The downfall of how
I don't talk to anyone, I open up to no-one
But what can I do, When my best friend is you?
What can I do, When all I want to talk about is you
Verse 2:
When we reached the end, You took all our local friends
Leaving me alone, No-one near to see me clear
Trust built up, then demolished without a thought
4 long years, Of relying on your faithful ear
You were my rock, but
You were also my hardest place
[Chorus]
Verse 3:
Now I'm alone, Building my life anew
I miss you now, There's no-one I can talk to
Destroying my trust, I’ve gone back to my shell again
The hardest part - you claimed that you still loved me
You were my rock, but
You were also my hardest place
[Chrous]
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2. |
I Wish that I Could Help
05:17
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Verse 1:
I can’t promise not to stop you
Cause I don’t want to lose you
But whatever you may choose
I’ll try not to interfere
But if you will only let me
I’ll stay here and hold you close
Instead I will just sit on my alone
Hoping that you’ll change your mind
Chorus:
I wish you didn’t feel this pain
I wish that I could stop the hurt
But if you can’t stick through the fight
I’ll try not to hold on so tight
And if you ask I’ll draw your bath
If you ask I’ll go and load your gun
And all that I will ask of you
Is that you’ll try to bathe and hunt
Verse 2:
I sometimes want to hold you tight
To stop your urges through the night
I know I sometimes miss the signs
But that doesn’t mean I’ve changed my mind
Chorus
Verse 3
Your old self shows through now and then
The briefest moments but they’re there
If you could just reach out to me
I’ll take your hand and pull you through
But I know you’re scared of help
As you are of growing old
So I’ll just offer you my hand
And keep hoping for a change of heart
Chorus
Chorus 2nd part
Chorus 1st part
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3. |
I Wasn't Ready
03:29
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Verse 1:
We, had lasted for so long
We, always seemed so strong
We, had never really fought
Surely we, just weren't ready,
Ready, for the end?
Chorus 1:
It was you - it was all your choice
A fake discussion - the illusion of a voice
So for the best - for your own good
We parted – cause you thought we should
Verse 2:
I, was ready to commit
I, never wanted to split
I, well I could have settled down
And I, I just wasn't ready,
Ready, for the end
Chorus 2:
It was you - it was all your choice
Left me gasping – with the illusion of a voice,
Your mind made up - out came the knife
We parted - so began my strife
Verse 3:
You, weren't ready to take root
You, had others in pursuit
You, just wanted to be free
And you, you were all too ready,
Ready, for our end
Chorus 3:
It was you - it was all your choice
A fake discussion - illusion of a voice
So for the best - out came the knife
So we parted - so began my strife
Chorus 4:
It was you - it was all your choice
Left me gasping - illusion of a voice,
Your mind made up - for your own good
We parted -like you thought we should
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4. |
No Hope Left
02:55
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Your methods they are repulsive
Make no attempt to talk
That way you won't get caught
If you really want to win all our hearts
You gotta come in from the cold
And buy back what you sold (because)
Chorus:
We are moving, twisting, rolling
Sliding towards the edge
Whether you love it or loathe it, hate it & fear it
There's no hope left for the young today
Look at you safe on top of the ladder
Can't you drop some ropes
To help us younger folks?
You've done well from this unbalanced system
Rigged markets for your success
Had the best of the NHS (now)
Chorus
[break/solo]
With selfish inaction you betray us all
With every little delay
You bring closer the day
Is your profit so vital that you'd screw us all?
Ensure the planet to cooks
So you can balance your books? (now)
Chorus x3
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5. |
Ways & Means
04:42
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We agree that you can’t steal a person
But you can take their safety net
There are ways and means
And some ways are mean
Surely we can all agree
Actions shout louder than words
There are ways and means
And some ways are mean
I understood your need to move on
I got that my actions lacked care
But of everyone I thought you’d know
Yet at my lowest you weren’t there
I gave you every chance that I could
But I needed you too much myself
All you had to do to get it right
Was to end it before you moved on
Chorus
I can’t really blame him much
There’s a reason that I fell for her myself
But he knew me, and knew my plight
Having fought his own black dog before
Any idiot would know the moral choice to make
And it wasn’t hard to see that she was fragile, herself
But clearly, I misjudged them both
Chorus
While I don’t believe in owning people
I do think you should keep your word
It’s a paucity of language skills
That keeps that phrase alive
I understand why it needs to change
But know why it’s hanging on
Until there is another option
It’s a useful, lazy, way to vent
Chorus
You didn’t steal my partner
But you didn’t act with any class
If the pair of you had just waited
We might even still be friends
You didn’t steal my partner
But you took away my safety net
There are ways and means
And your way was mean
I’m sure we can agree
Your actions spoke louder than words
There are ways and means
And your way was mean
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6. |
Unkind Mind
02:37
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I sit at home
There on my own
I keep reaching for my phone
But I’m not talking
I keep on balking
Just can’t stop my heart from sulking
So I just stay in another day
Yet more time just slides away
Chorus:
This is what it’s like
When you’re stuck in a fight
Between two different parts of your mind
This is what it’s like
Choosing which side is right
When your heart’s feeling so unkind
Got commitments
Something different
Get me out when I feel spent
I need friends
To help me mend
But even they can’t stop the trend
I keep bailing
Scared of failing
Anxiety is still prevailing
Chorus
You wouldn’t know it
Don’t always show it
But I’m not really such a misfit
I’d like to talk
And maybe walk
But I feel like someone’s cut my stalk
There’s too much chatter
For my grey matter
I can feel my brain cells begin to scatter
Chorus
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7. |
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Rohan Bristol, UK
Since my introduction to live performance as the Guitarist of The Highway Home (a contemporary folk trio) I have built up my
confidence as a performer, in particular as a solo performer. This has brought my latent songwriting side out again after a number of years off - I'm loving this new musical productivity!
You can find me at various open mics around Bristol, and maybe some solo gigs soon!
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