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Check Ur Health
03:19
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Please excuse me whilst I demonstrate my feelings to the room
While the wine is fine I’m still inclined to feel a sense of never ending gloom
Guess it’s just a part of me
Guess it’s just a part I cant control all by myself
Perhaps I’d better look after my health
Ladies and gentlemen, apologies for being so sensational
But I present all this resentment as a pain that’s generational
Guess it’s just a part of me
Guess it’s just a part I cant control all by myself
Perhaps I’d better look after my health
Is it only up from here, Is it only up from here
I know if its not, I haven’t got a shot
To check my health
Is it only up from here, Is it only up from here
Everyone asks, have you got a plan
But I don’t know myself
Is it only up from here, Is it only up from here
I’m sick of the wait, to be somebody great
Can you not tell?
Is it only up from here, Is it only up from here
I feel so lost, well what's the cost
To check my health
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2. |
If Tomorrow's Like Today
03:50
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Something goes wrong,
Blame it on tragic fiction
Maybe a song to ease the pain
It’s been so long
Since all of that teenage friction
Yet all of the words still sound the same
What if I’m just used to things not going my way
What happens if tomorrow’s like today?
Oh, I just need a change
Got it all wrong,
It’s just a piece of paper
That dictates my whole life
Try write a song
Address all my problems later
Perhaps all I need is a little time
What if I’m just used to things not going my way
What happens if tomorrow’s like today?
Oh, I just need a change
Something goes wrong
Is it a contradiction
When my emotions have plateaued
Try get along
Avoiding all my addictions
Not in vain, I hope
What if I’m just used to things not going my way
What happens if tomorrow’s like today?
Please don’t stay the same
Please don’t stay the same
Oh, I just need a change
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3. |
Figure It Out
02:15
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Roo-Pi-Poo
All my expectations outweigh my motivation
Yet I’m still so impatient to figure it out
Send my salutations to well respected stations
I need an explanation to figure it out
How do you get so comfortable?
How come you look so pleased with yourself?
I’m not really sure of who I was before
I became such a bore tryna figure it out
Calculations sums, of who I might become
If I hit a homerun
And figure it out
How do you get so comfortable?
How come you look so pleased with yourself?
I’ll weather the storm, or just lean back an yawn
Either way I’m sure that I’ll figure it…
Roo-Pi-Poo
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4. |
No Plans (For This Year)
04:18
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Getting close, to something easy
Raise a toast to that!
When it goes will you say you miss me?
Will we both be sad?
And I know, it’s these situations
That get me blue for sure
Can you show me interpretations?
Of how this could be more
I’ve got
No plans for this year
No plans for this year
No plans for this year
Yet
I’ve got time, you want it really
I can make you mine
And it’s fine, if you can’t hold me dearly
I’ll just hold the line
I’ve got
No plans for this year
No plans for this year
No plans for this year
Yet
I’ve got
No plans for this year
No plans for this year
No plans for this year
Yet
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5. |
C'mon! Haribo?
02:28
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No, this ain’t no holiday
There’s things left to be done
That I’ve been putting off for months
Come on, just get over it
Now that all is said and done
I should really just move on
Come on!
Spending the day in bed
Picking through what she said
To me 12 months ago
It’s really time I just let go
Come on!
Go to the corner shop
I should really cook some food
But I’m just not in the mood
Come on, Alex get a grip!
It's clear that she’s moved on
And you’re still eating sweets for lunch
Come on!
Spending the day in bed
Picking through what she said
To me 12 months ago
It's really time I just let go
Come on!
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6. |
Downward Slope
01:33
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Leaving the pub, at 11pm
Walking down Queens Road
Goddamn I’m drunk and alone again
And the voice of reason becomes
A violent shudder
Trapped between the lungs
Wish I could take my time on this
Wish I could feel alright on this
Journey home
Guess it's just a downward slope
Catching the bus, on a November night
Breathe on the window
Deciding whose name, I should write
And my mind, circles back to you
So, I write that
Until the words block out my view
Wish I could take my time on this
Wish I could feel alright on this
Journey home
Guess it’s just a downward slope
Maybe I should take it slow
If I’m to make it back home
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7. |
Come Dig Me Out
02:36
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I politely decline your request
To an audience
Really, I mean no offence
I just can't afford the food
I’ve eaten Quorn Bolognese for two weeks
Now I find the taste sickly
But I’m far too busy
To bother with anything else
I don’t know what to say
All my friends seem okay
I want to figure out what it is that they’ve done
To make their lives fun and fulfilling
Can you come dig me out of this terrible run
Call me the one if you’re willing
And I don’t know how I’ll ever pay for the rent
Without making a dent in my pride
I know it seems so petulant, but I won’t lie
I don’t think I want a 9 to 5
But
It’s got to be done
All my friends are getting on with the best part of their lives
While I’m still drifting by
Come dig me out
My peers have used the years to get things going smooth
While I’ve still barely moved
Come dig me out
With your perfect-practiced smile
Everything seems great
While I’m still such a state
Come dig me out
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8. |
Damned Right
03:38
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Cutting corners just to make it round
Speeding slowly through an empty town
Lean on wisdom that I don’t have yet
I know you warned me, but I still regret
Because you’re so damned right
Well, you’re so damned right
There’s a puzzle that I can’t complete
You say it’s over, I should make my peace
And lean on wisdom that I don’t have yet
You say you warned me but I still regret
Because you’re so damned right
Well, you’re so damned right
Because you’re so damned right
Oh, you’re so damned right
Because you’re so damned right
Oh, you’re so damned right
Got over that dreaming
And believing
There’s an easy way out
Now I’m barely sleeping
Well I’m feeling
That shadow of doubt
Wake up every morning
And I’m toying
With the hope that I won’t
I’m not worth employing
And i’m barely enjoying
My time spent at home
All along
You were so damned right
All along
You were so damned right
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9. |
Rut...Waking Hour
04:01
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Caught in a rut
Out in the rain
Then there’s that song
Stuck in your brain
And it goes like:
“Here comes the truth darling
I’ll never stop loving you”
Never enough
But always the same
Then there’s that song
Happening again
And it goes like:
“Here comes the truth darling
I’ll never stop loving you”
Here in the waking hour
I can’t seem to screw my head on straight
Stand in a freezing shower
Pray to god that I feel more awake
And tell me when morning comes
Coz lately I’ve been sleeping in so late
Or just sleeping through the day
Getting down, getting down
I see no reason
I guess it’s just the season
Here in the waking hour
Why the hell is everything so dark?
Look to a higher power
For resolve and for the clouds to part
And lately where I’ve been staying
Ain’t a place where good things tend to start
Or they quickly fall apart
Getting down getting down
I see no reason
I guess it’s just the season
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10. |
Everything About You
02:47
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You don’t want to know
I don’t want to talk about it
Trying to talk slow
But this place is way too crowded
Let’s get out of here
Move into the next room
I just want to hear
Everything about you
So, tell me
What was the first record you owned?
Where was the first place you got stoned?
When was the last time you felt loved?
I can pay attention if that’s what you want
So much on my mind
Try to think of something different
God is that the time?
Meeting you feels so so distant
Light a cigarette
Here you can have one of mine
I just want to hear
Everything about your life
So, tell me
What was the first record you owned?
Where was the first place you got stoned?
When was the last time you felt loved?
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11. |
Day To Day
03:58
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I’ve been trying to live up to expectations
That were set when I was far more patient
And I could dream above my station
Now I’m in the supermarket
Buying food that’s clearly past it
Whatever is reduced, is keeping me amused
I’ll set the bar pretty low
Each day’s a success if I can pay for my own smokes
I am resigned to never own my home
I’m not designed for hope
I’m not designed for hope
I know it's depressing
But there's matters far more pressing
Like the fact I haven’t got clean clothes
The trash goes out today I know
Now I’m sitting on the sofa
Wishing that you would lean over
And tell me it’s okay
Now the sky is grey
I’ll set the bar pretty low
Each day’s a success if I can pay for my own smokes
I am resigned to never own my home
I’m not designed for hope
I’m not designed for hope
Keep your success
I guess I’ll confess
I’m living day to day
Don’t think any less
Of me if I’m a mess
I know that I’m a state
God I’m depressed
Perhaps it’s just a test
To see what I can take
Keep your success
I guess I’ll confess
I’m living day to day
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