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On Standby
03:15
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Feels like forever and ever and ever and ever
That I've been feeling out of place
Put me back together together together together
And now we're standing face to face
Ooh ooh ooh I've been in hiding
Ooh ooh ooh you don't need reminding
Ooh ooh ooh trying to label and define it
So let me open up up up up up up
I was caught up in a landslide
Now I'm rolling with the riptide
Whoah oh oh
Don't wanna waste my life waiting on standby
See me in a new light
Like breathing for the first time
Whoah oh oh
Don't wanna waste my life waiting on standby
Feels like forever and ever and ever and ever
That I've been needing something new
Take away the pressure the pressure the pressure the pressure
And find a way to break on through
Ooh ooh ooh we went out driving
Ooh ooh ooh to find a new horizon
Ooh ooh ooh trying to catch up with the lightning
And feel something real
I was caught up in a landslide
Now I'm rolling with the riptide
Whoah oh oh
Don't wanna waste my life waiting on standby
See me in a new light
Like breathing for the first time
Whoah oh oh
Don't wanna waste my life waiting on standby
Way too long
I've been away too long
Way too long
You know it feels like a lifetime waiting on standby
Way too long
I've been away too long
Way too long
You know it feels like a lifetime waiting on standby
I was caught up in a landslide
Now I'm rolling with the riptide
Whoah oh oh
Don't wanna waste my life waiting on standby
See me in a new light
Like breathing for the first time
Whoah oh oh
Don't wanna waste my life waiting on a standby
Way too long
I've been away too long
Way too long
You know it feels like a lifetime waiting on standby
Way too long
I've been away too long
Way too long
You know it feels like a lifetime waiting on standby
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2. |
Diamonds In The Rafters
03:14
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Are we off the record?
I don't wanna waste no more of your time, you know
The devil's in the detail
Nothing more to give, I'll speak my mind
Come on
I've sunk a couple of whiskies
I'm in the mood to talk tonight to you
Heaven help me, heaven help me
Heaven help me, heaven help me
When the world's in slow motion, find a melody to die
Spinning out on the M40 in the middle of the night
Saw the judgment of the angels in those southbound headlights
Travelling alone
Heaven help me, heaven help me
Heaven help me, heaven help me
Take a shot
Diamonds in the rafters
Second guess, every ever after
Rip the mask, pitch your next disaster
Don't be late
Dressed up for the rapture
Dressed up for the rapture
Are we years in the making or just a sparkle in the eye?
An amalgamation of emojis conveniently sold and weaponised
They're building a sun out in China
Why don't we step into the light?
Step into the light
Re-evaluate the time, you find it hard to ascertain
All this faking is deflating, what's in the changing of a name?
When life gives you lentils, just order lemonade
Lemonade Lemonade Lemonade
Take a shot
Diamonds in the rafters
Second guess, every ever after
Rip the mask, pitch your next disaster
Don't be late
Dressed up for the rapture
Dressed up for the rapture
Take a shot
Diamonds in the rafters
Second guess, every ever after
Rip the mask, pitch your next disaster
Don't be late
Dressed up for the rapture
Who's life are you living anyway?
What d'ya say?
Take a shot
Diamonds in the rafters
Second guess, every ever after
Rip the mask, pitch your next disaster
Don't be late
Dressed up for the rapture
Dressed up for the rapture
Heaven help me
Dressed up for the rapture
Heaven help me
Dressed up for the rapture
Heaven help me
Dressed up for the rapture
Heaven help me
Dressed up for the rapture
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Always Been You
03:24
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Brick by brick
I've been building this up
Never found my gold
Panning in this mud
I had someone I could really trust
Wish I'd never left
Never gone, never given up
On the wave of feeling from teenage dreaming
Wish I could see wish I could see then
The deeper meaning that my heart
My heart always knew
Its always been you
I'd cross over oceans so you can see
There's no one else there never was cause
It's always been you
All the time that I waited so stupidly
Cause it's always been, its always been you
I missed every moment
It's always been you
A perfect chance to tell you the truth
It's always been you
My missing component has always been you
There's no one else there never was
Yeah, it's always been you
Catch me up got to teach me to feel
Overthink my emotions just in case they were real
Felt a lifetime without you, and that's more than enough
Should have never left, never gone, never given up
But the real reason for upping and leaving
I started to see, I needed completing
And I believe it, what my heart
My heart always knew
Its always been you
I'd cross over oceans so you can see
There's no one else there never was cause
It's always been you
All the time that I waited so stupidly
Cause it's always been, its always been you
I missed every moment
It's always been you
A perfect chance to tell you the truth
It's always been you
My missing component has always been you
There's no one else there never was
Yeah, it's always been you
You you
You you
I'd cross over oceans so you can see
There's no one else there never was cause
It's always been you
All the time that I waited so stupidly
Cause it's always been, its always been you
I missed every moment
It's always been you
A perfect chance to tell you the truth
It's always been you
My missing component has always been you
There's no one else there never was
Yeah, it's always been you
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Connection
02:46
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Adding things together
Joining up the dots
Am I going crazy seeing something that you're not?
If you're going my way
Gotta walk the walk
Yeah your body language is the way I like to talk
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna know know know
If you're feeling what I'm feeling
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna know know know know
Can you feel it? Can you feel it?
We've got that connection
That connection, that connection,
We've got that connection
That connection
Can you feel it? Can you feel it too?
Say it's now or never
Hold on to my heart
Cos' you and me were meant to be
Let's create a work of art
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna know know know
If you're feeling what I'm feeling
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna know know know know
Can you feel it? Can you feel it?
We've got that connection
That connection, that connection
We've got that connection
That connection
Can you feel it? Can you feel it too?
Da da, da n da da, da n da da
Can you feel it? Can you feel it?
Da da, da n da da, da n da da
Can you feel it? Can you feel it?
We've got that connection
That connection, that connection
We've got that connection
That connection
Can you feel it? Can you feel it?
We've got that connection
That connection, that connection
We've got that connection
That connection
Can you feel it? Can you feel it too?
Da da, da n da da, da n da da
Can you feel it? Can you feel it?
Da da, da n da da, da n da da
Can you feel it? Can you feel it?
We've got that connection
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5. |
You're Boring
03:38
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Hey now
I thought you'd come back around
You always were so so so clever
But look at you now
Somehow
You really need to sort it out
I've never heard you say you're sorry
Can you spell it out?
So if you feel like picking up the phone
Cause you feel good now you can say hello
Well no, just don't
Cos If I ever had the time again
I'd tell you I'm not looking for a friend
Oh no, just go
Go
So go tell me bout the house that you own
Tell me bout the car and new phone
You're boring
And I don't wanna know
I know why you've set the bar down so low
Dropped back in the same old fishbowl
You're boring
And I don't wanna know
I don't wanna know
I don't wanna know
I've found
I'm better off without
I heard your records sounded better smashed down on the ground
So if you feel like picking up the phone
Cause you feel good now you can say hello
Well no, just don't
Cos If I ever had the time again
I'd tell you I'm not looking for a friend
Oh no, just go
So go tell me bout the house that you own
Tell me bout the car and new phone
You're boring
And I don't wanna know
I know why you've set the bar down so low
Dropped back in the same old fishbowl
You're boring
And I don't wanna know
I don't wanna know
Go
So go tell me bout the house that you own
Tell me bout the car and new phone
You're boring
And I don't wanna know
I know why you've set the bar down so low
Dropped back in the same old fishbowl
You're boring
And I don't wanna know
I don't wanna know
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Orchards
03:12
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I refused to let go of your hand
I was holding onto hope
And you took the exit plan
You left me and the happiness we had
And that's the part I don't understand
All the days blend into one, it's not the same
When I'm followed by that grey cloud
that always threatens heavy rain
And we can't pick up the phone to talk again
I know you'd have the words
I know you could explain
They say that time can only heal the pain
I wish you'd stayed
But I still feel like I'm falling
With a heart that's been orphaned
Loving you I was all in
Oh
I remember us talking
You told me life is an orchard
And the tears that are forming
Will help it grow
Whoah oh oh oh
Been driving round and round just killing time
Hope you don't mind me calling
Your voicemail's saving every line
I know that you can't hear the words I write
So I'll sing these melodies for us both tonight
But I still feel like I'm falling
With a heart that's been orphaned
Loving you I was all in
Oh
I remember us talking
You told me life is an orchard
And the tears that are forming
Will help it grow
Whoah oh oh oh
They say that time can only heal the pain
Oh I wish you'd stayed
Hope you don't mind me calling
Think I'll call this one Orchards
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Now
02:58
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Tell me the truth the way you do
Tracing over every scar and every bruise
The darker shades of black and blue
I love collecting little things about you
See the water
Smell the rain
I want to reach out
I want to feel your pain
When I was broken
You took the weight off me
And now I'm open
Yeah I believe
Now
Now is all we need
We're on the path you let me choose
So light the way and let life fall into view
You're such a rush
You're bright and new
There's a wonder in the way that you move
See the water
Smell the rain
I want to reach out
I want to feel your pain
When I was broken
You took the weight off me
And now I'm open
Yeah I believe
Now
Now is all we need
When I was broken
You took the weight off of me
And now I'm open
Yeah I believe
Now
Now is all we need
Now is all we need
Now is all we need
'Cause you
'Cause you
You taught me to believe
The truth
That now is all we need
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8. |
Copycat
03:24
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From the dust
Coming up around us
Loss of control
Stack and distracted
They're coming back now
Telling you who to be but
You don't wanna be that
Kick up a fuss
Cos you've had enough
Take back control
Don't show them your weakness
You're seeing clear now
So give 'em the third degree
I need you to speak
Straight from the heart
So they can't ignore you
They're under your skin
And their whole vibe bores you
No way
It's not right
Don't have to be a copycat
Copycat tonight
Sing it
I wanna hear you soar
Though I've seen it
A thousand times before
Every twist and turn only gets you more applause
And every heart in the room
Please know that
It pains me to the core
You have to hold back
And hide things you adore
You are better
Much better than that
Oh oh oh
Don't be a copycat
Through the dust clearing up around us
You've got the control
Don't get distracted
They've given up on telling you what to say
Now you get to speak
Straight from the heart
So they can't ignore you
They're under your skin
And their whole vibe bores you
No way
It's not right
Don't have to be a copycat
Copycat tonight
Sing it
I wanna hear you soar
Though I've seen it
A thousand times before
Every twist and turn only gets you more applause
And every heart in the room
Please know that
The approval that you seek
Stops you reaching
For something beautifully unique
Know you're better, much better than that
Whoah oh oh
Don't be a copycat
You're bearing witness to the birth of something new
Those fake litmus papers
They'll turn the world blue
Be your creator and see yourself grow
Better the haters you know
Sing it
I wanna hear you soar
Though I've seen it
A thousand times before
Every twist and turn only gets you more applause
And every heart in the room
Please know that
The approval that you seek
Stops you reaching
For something beautifully unique
Know you're better
Much better than that
Whoah oh oh
Don't be a copycat
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9. |
Bad Decisions
02:54
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I used to be in ecstasy
Every time that you lay next to me
And now I'm living with the memory of things that I laid down at your door
Inside it's killing me
I can't undo the things that I've done
Still prowling round the halls of our love
You can't erase the chemistry, but I know all the things I did wrong
Betrayed your loyalty
I hear the whispers of doubt getting louder all the time
I need you to tell me
Do you see me differently?
Teardrops in the water vanish so fast
I need you to tell me
If you don't want me to change
Fire away
I loaded the bullet that you etched with my name
So I'm holding my hands up
For the bad decisions I made
Not asking for your sympathy
Or the ending to my symphony
I don't deserve forgiveness
But I'm begging for a remedy
I hear the whispers of doubt getting louder all the time
I need you to tell me
Do you see me differently?
Teardrops in the water vanish so fast
I need you to tell me
If you don't want me to change
Fire away
I loaded the bullet that you etched with my name
So I'm holding my hands up
For the bad decisions I made
I need you to tell me
Do you see me differently?
Tear drops in the water vanish so fast
I need you to tell me
I need you to tell me
Do you see me differently?
Teardrops in the water vanish so fast
I need you to tell me
If you don't want me to change
Fire away
I loaded the bullet that you etched with my name
So I'm holding my hands up
For the bad decisions I made
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Enough
03:41
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Don't
Don't you play me for a fool
Cos the games you play are cruel
You've been changing all the rules
You
Know I'm you pushing away
No more passing on the blame
I can grow but I won't change
Am I enough?
Maybe what we had
Was never meant to last
You took my love
Yeah I gave you all I had
With my heart right in your hands
Stop
I'm not one for keeping score
But like the many times before
It's escalated into war
How
How did you get me to believe
It wasn't your duplicity
That took the better part of me
Am I enough?
Maybe what we had
Was never meant to last
You took my love
Yeah I gave you all I had
With my heart right in your hands
Am I enough?
Maybe what we had
Was never meant to last
You took my love
Yeah I gave you all I had
With my heart right in your hands
You took my love
Yeah I gave you all I had
My heart right in your hands
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11. |
Scared
03:44
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I drift through life on a rolling wave
And get caught up in the London haze
I'm so lucky that you came my way
And I hope that we never run out of days
Everybody gets a little bit scared
But when I'm with you I forget to care
If you only had one day left, tell me what would you do
'Cause if I only had one day left, I know I'd wanna spend it with you
Everyone needs somebody to hold, and you're the one that I'll never let go
If I only had one day left I'd wanna spend it with you
Different hearts want different things
But sometimes you gotta go all in
Only got so long 'cause we're getting older, there's so many things that I never told ya
Have I left it too late to let you in?
Everybody gets a little bit scared
But when I'm with you I forget to care
If you only had one day left, tell me what would you do
'Cause If I only had one day left, I know I'd wanna spend it with you
Everyone needs somebody to hold, and you're the one that I'll never let go
If I only had one day left I'd wanna spend it with you
Everybody gets a little bit scared
Everybody gets a little bit scared
Everybody gets a little bit scared
But when I'm with you I forget to care
If you only had one day left, tell me what would you do
'Cause If I only had one day left, I know I'd wanna spend it with you
Everyone needs somebody to hold, and you're the one that I'll never let go
If I only had one day left I'd wanna spend it with you
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12. |
Regent Street
03:15
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Thursday night on Regent Street
The snow is falling down
Standing under Christmas lights
Lighting up this town
I'm sad you couldn't make it
I just wish you were around
Oh I thought if I was healing
I'd be better by now
I'll make my way to Marble Arch
Hide myself underground
Cos standing in a crowd of people
Drowns the heartbreak out
You'd say that that's a Northern thing
But Ipswich ain't so south
Did I second-guess the meaning
Of every word from your mouth?
Why can't we find the middle ground?
Why do we make this harder than it sounds?
Running round in circles
Hoping I'd bump into you
Only now that we are over
I need a better excuse
Signatures on paperwork
Divide our mutual friends
Time spent pulling at the threads
Created more loose ends
I thought if I could reach you
Maybe we could start again
But if we blame it on the distance
Then at least I could pretend
Why can't we find the middle ground?
Why do we make this harder than it sounds?
Running round in circles
Hoping I'd bump into you
Only now that we are over
I need a better excuse
I hope we reach the time
When things can be different
Can't you see that I'm
Trying
Why can't we find the middle ground?
Why do we make this harder than it sounds?
Running round in circles
Hoping I'd bump into you
Only now that we are over
I need a better excuse
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Chasing Deer London, UK
Chasing Deer, the alias of London-based singer-songwriter Rob Hodkinson, crafts mood-boosting pop/rock music to make you
feel alive.
In over 2,000 live performances, Chasing Deer has has been featured on BBC Radio 2, BBC Introducing, Amazing Radio, Sky News TV and BBC Two.
Inspired by Elton John, Coldplay and Brandon Flowers, the music blends contemporary pop nostalgia with indie/rock attitude.
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