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1. |
Should've Known Better
04:12
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Train, rolling back in
Empty pockets, empty bottle of gin
I should’ve known better, I should’ve tried harder
I should’ve held tighter
Thoughts, thrown on the tracks
Can only go forward cause I’m not going back
I should’ve known better, I should’ve tried harder
I should’ve held tighter
But who am I, to say I didn’t try
When I’m the one who laid it on the line
Who would I be if I didn’t go
I would never know
[CHORUS]
I should’ve known better, I should’ve tried harder
But I’d rather fall than not try at all
I should’ve played safer
But then I realized
I can’t see the world through someone else’s eyes
Oh my, oh my
This fate, I’ve brought on myself
No I ain’t gonna blame anyone else
Just gonna try harder, gonna be honest
With myself
But who am I, to say I didn’t try
When I’m the one who laid it on the line
Who would I be if I didn’t go
I would never know
[CHORUS]
I should’ve known better, I should’ve tried harder
But I’d rather fall than not try at all
I should’ve played safer
But then I realized
I can’t see the world through someone else’s eyes
Oh my, oh my
[BRIDGE]
Hold on / hold on / it’s all in my mind
Hold on / hold on / it’s all in my mind
[CHORUS]
I should’ve known better, I should’ve tried harder
But I’d rather fall than not try at all
I should’ve played safer
But then I realized
I can’t see the world through someone else’s eyes
Oh my, oh my
Hold on / hold on / it’s all in my mind
Hold on / hold on / it’s all in my mind
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2. |
Devil You Know
03:21
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I could wash my hands of you
Move on to the next new thing
We curse and fight 'til you feel that you've got it right
What's the use, in me sayin' anything at all
I walk these streets and every damn guy that I see
I wonder, if he could do a better job than you
he's so much younger, I wouldn't even have to think it through
But there's no doubt in my mind, it's just a matter of time,
Before the cracks and the lines start to show
So it's better, better the devil you know
Where did those young lovers go?
Watching dusk turn to dawn through the window
It used to feel so right, but now we're just ships passing in the night
Is this what happens over time? Would it happen with any guy?
(and still I wonder...)
If he could do a better job than you
He's so much younger, I wouldn't even have to think it through
But there's no doubt in my mind, it's just a matter of time,
Before the cracks and the lines start to show
So it's better, better the devil you know
And I miss how you once looked at me
But I know, how far we've come don't come easy
So I wonder, who could do a better job than you?
When we were younger, we didn't even have to think it through
Oh I wonder, who could do a better job than you
When we were younger, we didn’t even have to think it through
There's no doubt in my mind, it's just a matter of time
Before the cracks and the lines start to go
So it's better, it’s better the devil you know
Mmmm
Yeah
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3. |
Sometimes I Learn
03:11
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Sometimes when I’m standing too close I can’t see anymore
There are times I’m right, but when I’m wrong, I’m never too sure
Pick myself up, I know this feeling
I can’t get enough, let go, I’m dreaming
[CHORUS]
Cause when I’m failing, that’s okay
I can take it
Maybe I just gotta wait my turn
Cause sometimes I’ll win, sometimes I’ll win
Sometimes I’ll learn
Sometimes I’ll learn
Maybe I just gotta wait my turn
Cause sometimes I’ll win, sometimes I’ll win
Sometimes
I’m staring to hard at the lights, gonna leave me behind
Since when did falling hit me so hard, it used to be fine
Pick myself up, I know, this feeling
I can’t get enough, let go I’m dreaming
[CHORUS]
When I’m failing, that’s okay
I can take it
Maybe I just gotta wait my turn
Cause sometimes I’ll win, sometimes I’ll win
Sometimes I’ll learn
Sometimes I’ll learn
Maybe I just gotta wait my turn
Cause sometimes I’ll win, sometimes I’ll win
Sometimes
[BRIDGE]
I realise, I can everything right from where I’m standing
All the years, led me here, looking back, still don’t understand
When I’m failing, that’s okay I can take it
[CHORUS]
When I’m failing, that’s okay
I can take it
Maybe I just gotta wait my turn
Cause sometimes I’ll win, sometimes I’ll win
Sometimes I’ll learn
Sometimes I’ll learn
Maybe I just gotta wait my turn
Cause sometimes I’ll win, sometimes I’ll win
Sometimes
OUTRO
Sometimes I’ll win / Sometimes I’ll learn x 4
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4. |
Ireland
04:01
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I know, you get colder in the winter
I remember that snow like it was yesterday
Every year, we’re both getting older
I thought I’d be back to you by now, but I’m still on my way
There’s a saying isn’t there
That home is where the heart is
But I swear, every part of me is there
So I’ll take your rain instead of sun
The green of your hills and the summer that never lasts long
The way you’ve made the whole world fall in love with your dance and your song
And I’ve only learned to love you, now that I am gone
Ireland you’re my home
I miss sitting by, an open fire, just talking
Telling tales and singing trad all night
With an open bottle, and warm hearts all around me
Walking home in the rain, in the half light
There’s a saying isn’t there
That home is where the heart is
But I swear, every part of me is there
So I’ll take your rain instead of sun
The green of your hills and the summer that never lasts long
The way you’ve made the whole world fall in love with your dance and your song
And I’ve only learned to love you, now that I am gone
Ireland you’re my home
There’s a saying we all know
May the road rise up to meet you, wherever you go
I hope that road is leading home
So I’ll take your rain instead of sun
The green of your hills and the summer that never lasts long
The way you’ve made the whole world fall in love with your dance and your song
And I’ve only learned to love you, now that I am gone
Ireland you’re my home
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5. |
Underrated
03:31
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How can I paint a picture / when the paint has run dry
When the spaces on the canvas leave me asking why?
From the outside looking in / I know the walls are wearing thin / it’s just a matter of time
But the wall that casts the shadow is the one that’s getting harder to climb
Harder to climb
[CHORUS]
Don’t underrate me
Oh oh oh
I know that I can carry my own
As long as it takes me
Oh oh oh
I’m not afraid to go it alone
How can I answer the question / when the answers a lie
When I know that the reaction would drag me behind
Oh the wall that casts the shadow is the one that’s always harder to climb
Harder to climb
CHORUS
How can I paint a picture / when the paint has run dry?
DOUBLE CHORUS
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6. |
Fire with Fire
03:28
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If you’re trying to bring me down, you’re already below me
Climbing to the higher ground, just so you can show
That you’ve been here before
Tell me it’s not your first rodeo
But if you’re trying to bring me down, you’re already below me
I can see where this is going now we are
Fighting fire with fire, always ends with a burn
See your dress getting tighter, will you ever learn, ever learn
I’ll be here on the sidelines, just waiting my turn
I’d rather fail, than be runnin’, runnin’
If you’ve nothing nice to say, why don’t you try silence
So set in your ways, you got it down to a science
But you’ve been here before, I see it in the way you work the floor
I was warned about people like you, who tell me to follow everything that you do
I see where this is going, now we are
Fighting fire with fire, always ends with a burn
See your dress getting tighter, will you ever learn, ever learn
I’ll be here on the sidelines, just waiting my turn
I’d rather fail, than be runnin’, runnin’
I’d rather let it go
I’d rather lose it all
If I don’t know where I’m going to, or what the hell I’m meant to do
That’s okay
At least I wont be
Fighting fire with fire, always ends with a burn
See your dress getting tighter, will you ever learn…
I’ll be here on the sidelines, just waiting my turn
I’d rather fail, than be runnin’, runnin’
than be runnin’, runnin’
than be runnin’, runnin’
than be runnin’, runnin’
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7. |
Strangers Before we Met
03:42
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Were you just another face on my morning train
Another black umbrella in the rain
Hidden behind a book in a cafe
Where I used to get my coffee everyday
I wonder if, we were strangers, before we met
Did your hand brush mine in the street
But you didn't turn around as you said sorry
Was there a time we stood at the same bar
Your back to mine so close but yet so far
I wonder if, we were strangers, before we met
[CHORUS]
I don't know
I can't tell you why
Some people come, some go, some pass you by
I believe, somewhere, sometime I bet,
That we were strangers, before we met
Were you just somebody looking for an empty seat
and the only one there was was next to me
Were you just another face that I was gonna forget
No when you smiled, I knew I hadn't lived yet
The most beautiful stranger, I've ever met
[CHORUS]
I don't know
I can't tell you why
Some people come, some go, some pass you by
I believe, somewhere, sometime I bet,
That we were strangers, before we met
No I don't know
I can't tell you why
Some people come, some go, some pass you by
But I feel, I've known you all my life
And thats why, I can't believe
We were once strangers, before we met
The most beautiful stranger, I've ever met
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8. |
London City
03:37
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You’ve drawn me in / you kept me here
5 short, but 5 long years
You’ve kept me crazy, you kept me sane
If I had the choice, I’d do it again
You hold no limits / you let me explore
Find out who I am / who I’m not anymore
You’ve kept me crazy / you kept me blind
If I had the choice / would I leave you behind?
I won’t shed a tear for you, London City
I won’t shed a tear for you, London City
You always knew, the right words to say
You changed me, defied me, defined me in ways
But I won’t shed a tear for you, London City
The times you pushed me down / and drowned me out / too many people / too much to talk about
But when I listened out / you taught me how / to by myself amongst the crowd
And I can’t stop now
Shedding tears for you, London City
Shedding tears for you, London City
You always knew, the right words to say
You changed me, defied me, defined me in ways
Now I can’t stop, shedding tears, London City
I can’t stop shedding tears, London City (x4)
London City
London City
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9. |
Rootless
03:48
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I can’t stay here / on solid ground
It's too deep to dig and the winter is coming round
(So I’m) Running out of reasons to run / And running out of seasons to grow
There must be a demon I know
Who’s got an empty seat, yeah
So let’s go / because I’m rootless you know?
Ohhhh… Let the wind take me there
Ohhhh… Like snow in summer I / don’t belong anywhere
I'm not lost / not erased / but my roots / can’t be traced
I'll never stay / in one place / for long enough
I’m rootless
I’m running out of reasons to stay
It’s funny how time makes us wait
There must be a demon to say
I’ve got an empty seat
Ohhhh… Let the wind take me there
Ohhhh… Like snow in summer I / don’t belong anywhere
I'm not lost / not erased / but my roots / can’t be traced
I'll never stay / in one place / for long enough
I’m rootless
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10. |
Break Hearts
03:18
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Keep fallin' in love, with the idea of us
I try to forget, but you keep bringing it up
It’s not the words you say
It’s the feelin’ you give me
Can’t forget, why do I want it so much?
I’ve got his picture, as the background on my phone
I shouldn’t consider, what I want when we’re alone
I don’t wanna break hearts
Don’t wanna be the one who messes up for the sake of
Just maybe, this could be
Real love, we’re feeling right now
But I don’t know how I could break hearts
Don’t wanna be responsible for the break up
Cause maybe, this could be
Real love, but we’ll never say
Cause we’re too afraid to break hearts
Keep losing my mind, with this game we play
You sit a little too close, but I don’t move away
It’s not the words you say, but the moment our eyes catch
We’re stranded there, you look away too fast
I’ve got her picture, as the background on my phone
I shouldn’t consider, what I want when we’re alone
I don’t wanna break hearts
Don’t wanna be the one who messes up for the sake of
Just maybe, this could be
Real love, we’re feeling right now
But I don’t know how I could break hearts
Don’t wanna be responsible for the break up
Cause maybe, this could be
Real love, but we’ll never say
Cause we’re too afraid to break hearts
Would it be worth it, would it be worth it
To break hearts
Would it be worth it, would you be worth it
To break hearts
Don’t wanna be the one who messes up for the sake of
FULL CHORUS
OUTRO
Would it be worth it, would it be worth it
To break hearts
Would it be worth it, would you be worth it
To break hearts
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11. |
Head Under Water
03:36
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I know if we make love, it’ll only break us down
We’ll be caught up in the moment, wishing we could work this out
But a temporary high, is not gonna make this right
So I know if we make love, it’ll only break us down
Maybe we can try and turn this thing around
Try and find a middle ground
But we can make this right between the sheets
Maybe we can end up in a better place
If we’re brave and if we face
All the ghosts we love to hide beneath
CHORUS
So I wish the ground would open up, swallow me whole
Take my soul
And wash it clean, I can’t breathe,
My head’s under water
I wish the gates of hell, could burn my skin
Let me begin
To shed these layers, even though I’m scared
My head’s under water
head’s under water (yeah)
I know if we fight this, we will never right this wrong
We’ll be running round in circles, knowing that we can’t go on
This temporary high, is not gonna make this right
So I know if we fight this, we will never right this wrong
Try and turn this thing around
Try and find a middle ground
But we can make this right between the sheets
Maybe we can end up in a better place
If we’re brave and if we face
All the ghosts we love to hide beneath
CHORUS
So I wish the ground would open up, swallow me whole
Take my soul
And wash it clean, I can’t breathe,
My head’s under water
I wish the gates of hell, could burn my skin
Let me begin
To shed these layers, even though I’m scared
My head’s under water
head’s under water (yeah)
BRIDGE
I’m drowning in fear, at least I’m here
drowning in fear, at least I’m here
drowning in fear, at least I’m here
drowning in fear
CHORUS
END
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12. |
Winter Sun
03:23
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Snow is falling fast
River's frozen still
Heading home at last
It's been a long, long lonely year
Looking for the truth, fell so many times
But coming back to you,
That is what brings me back to life
CHORUS:
When I'm cold, oh when I'm frozen
Take my hands 'cause when you hold 'em
You melt away the winter,
You know that when I'm with you
I can grow, when shadows fade
Now that I know, I'm not afraid
Cause when I'm with you
A new day has begun
You're my winter sun
Even through the clouds
I still know you're there
Ready to come out
After the storm has passed
CHORUS:
When I'm cold, oh when I'm frozen
Take my hands 'cause when you hold 'em
You melt away the winter,
You know that when I'm with you
I can grow, when shadows fade
Now that I know, I'm not afraid
Cause when I'm with you
A new day has begun
You're my winter sun
BRIDGE:
Warming me, calling me, home
Warming me, calling me, home
Warming me, calling me, home
Home
CHORUS
END
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