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Can't Wait To Begin
04:54
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I’d always fallen in love far too easily, and I was worried this was just that again
‘Cause if I’m honest, and these days I’m trying to be, I’ll admit that I was lonely back then
I thought I needed something more like a miracle to save me from the impasse that I’d found myself at
But it turned out to be something far more simple than that
‘Cause in walks you with that smile on your face
And we’re introduced, and I’m transported away
We talked like we knew each other thousands of years
And I just want to hold on to this moment right here
Maybe we meet up just once for a dance and some fun have a nice night then go seperate ways
Maybe you end up at mine and we stay up all night and make love for the next couple days
Maybe we try this thing out and after a few weeks of doubt both decide it’s worth pursuing
I don’t know where this goes babe, but with you I can’t wait to begin
I didn’t want to tell you I loved you too soon but I knew I would if that’s what it came too
Though most of what I think I second guess myself something told me this one was true
I just can’t bear the thought of being without you and I wonder how I ever did it so long before
And I’ve come to the point where I think finally maybe I’m sure
‘Cause now I wake up with you and there’s a smile on my face
I still worry though, I do, I can’t escape my old ways
You tell me it’ll be okay, and I believe you somehow
‘Cause every single one of my mistakes has lead me to right here and now
Maybe we fall in love stay together forever and then die in each others arms
Maybe we get shacked up and then argue too much and call it off when it all gets too hard
Maybe we have a couple of kids but divorce in the end look back with pride though at all that had been
I don’t know where this ends babe, but with you I can’t wait to begin
‘Cause you make it easy to love you
You make me believe in everything I do
Now I no longer care that I don’t know what tomorrow brings
You’ve shown me it’s easy
And maybe we fall in love stay together forever and then die in each others arms
Or maybe we don’t and it ends, and we try to stay friends, either way baby I’m not alarmed
‘Cause wherever this goes and I’ve no way to know, right now it’s as much as I need
I don’t know how this ends, babe, I’m just glad that we got to begin
I don’t how this ends babe, but with you I can’t wait to begin
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2. |
Briefest of Affairs
04:42
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I was only human so
There was no chance I’d say no
When you asked me to stay and to dance with you
We’d found ourselves lost on the
other side of the world both searching
for a moment we might not forget for a while
So when our eyes locked across the room
Something told me to make the move
I swear right then I was in love with you
And just for one night I stole your heart too
The daybreak seemed to end it all too soon
But I knew
Though likely nothing would become of it
We’d both admit soon to reality
Wont stop us pretending we meant something
But I knew
And you knew
And we knew
I was only fighting myself so
I stopped trying to reason and just let go
Let the moon take us wherever it wanted to
Then I kissed you and held you and all I heard
Was the sound of your heartbeat, your next few words
Were like music I’d waited my whole life to hear
We spent the night like tomorrow was
The last day on earth for both of us
I swear right then I was in love with you
And just for one night I stole your heart too
The daybreak seemed to end it all too soon
But I knew
Though likely nothing would become of it
We’d both admit soon to reality
Wont stop us pretending we meant something
But I knew
And you knew
And we knew
That morning I walked home on my own
We’d both lied to each other when we said we’d phone
The truth is baby we never really cared
We simply needed each other right then and there
I swear right then I was in love with you
And just for one night I stole your heart too
The daybreak seemed to end it all too soon
And its true
Though nothing ever did become of it
We found our moment that we’d not forget
By briefly pretending we’d be something
But I knew
And you knew
And we knew
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3. |
Holding On
04:57
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Old friends, they’ve had too much to drink and one says words to upset the other one
Fists fly, and neither stop to think, the two pronounce that their friendship is done
Weeks later the two resolve by phone, saying it’s all water under the bridge
But both feel that it’s since not quite the same and both are feeling ever more on edge
Are they still holding on to it?
Are they still holding on to it?
Will they ever get past this rift?
Are they still holding on
An old man looks up suddenly at work and wonders where the decades have all gone
Is this the life that he’d set out for himself, or had he made plans bigger than he’s got?
Is he resigned to living out the rest of his days in some what of a disguise
Or are there dreams inside his head somewhere that he still hopes he’s time to realise
Is he still holding on to them?
Is he still holding on to them?
Does he long for his time again?
Is he still holding on
All these things make me think of you and I, and how good we were in days now in the past
So tell me now do you think of us sometimes, and do you wonder why couldn’t make it last?
Are you still holding on to this?
Are you still holding on to this?
Are you wondering what might have been,
if we’d just held on
And maybe all these things are linked
Like a parallel theme exists
I’m just hoping it’s me you miss
‘Cause I’m still holding on
Just barely holding on
But I’m still holding on
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4. |
All I Wanted
04:17
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This bed that we had made, where we woke warm every day, it got cold
And the fights that we had, the fact I made you so mad, it got old
We kept making excuses but really just tying nooses for us
And when I lost control and lost myself down a hole, you lost trust
It’s not that I didn’t try I just see things in different light to you
You said I wait til it’s too late to make up for what I didn’t do
All the while you just said you had no space left in your head to deal with me
And though smiles that we put on we knew our time had come and gone finally
All I wanted was to hold you in my arms
To shut out everything in each other find calm
I wish that’s what we had, but the truth I have to face
We felt more alone in there than any other place
Maybe I have to call time on this part of my life and move on
To accept, and withdraw with humility now your heart is gone
And though it’s hard not to speak every day and every week like we did
When you love someone when it’s done you must let them run from it
All I wanted was to hold you in my arms
To shut out everything in each other find calm
I wish that’s what we had, but the truth I have to face
We felt more alone in there than any other place
I had no doubt that we could have been something more
But you had a plan that I didn’t fit in at all
Yet as each day went by and we kept up the lie
Well reality changed us despite all our trying
We were looking for something, we thought it might cushion our fall
All I wanted was to hold you in my arms
To shut out everything in each other find calm
Despite our best attempts, the truth I’ve had to face
We’re both less alone right now we’re no longer in that place
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5. |
If I Need To
03:37
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Suddenly a light appeared through the trees
Put my mind at ease
I’d been on this ride for what seemed like weeks
Through troughs and peaks
So would you stay with me through this
Through the twists and turns of it
I could wait here for good news
But I don’t know if I need to
Everybody else seemed to be alright, alright
But all that I could see was shapes and lines and through time
Colours where they shouldn’t be
And just when I thought I was free I noticed the oceans
The sky’d traded places with the sea
I swear every body else but me was floating, or was I floating?
So would you stay with me through this
Through the twists and turns of it
I could wait here for good news
But I don’t know if I need to
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6. |
Going About This
05:09
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Someone once said that he wished he knew then
All the things he knows now but where does that end
There’s no way to go back so why keep pretending?
Maybe I wished that I’d done things different
Like listened in school, or not shoplifted
But hindsight’s no help when you overthink it
Besides where would I be without all these lessons
‘Cause I’ve been going about this all the wrong way
I’ve been hoping for some kind of big change
I’d only looked backwards and so things stayed the same
When it seems there’s nothing wrong with getting older
I’d just wrongly blamed it
A few drinks mean nothing it’s just calming my mind
I’d keep telling myself that and saying ‘everything’s fine’
But if I was honest I knew I’d crossed a line
Maybe I could have done this all years before
But at least I’ve not waited idle for years more
There’s no better feeling than truly resigning free
From my old attempts to control the world around me
‘Cause I’ve been going about this all the wrong way
I’ve been hoping for some kind of big change
I’d only looked backwards and so things stayed the same
When it seems there’s nothing wrong with getting sober
I’d just been scared of it
I was so stoic, so unfazed
Or I projected that at least, anyway
Really I was fragile but too proud
And I’ll keep learning from unpacking all I’ve found
There was no second go
And there’s no way to know
And I guess I am what I am ‘cause of that
The future ain’t what it used to be
But it’s clearer now than it’s ever been
I’ve been going about this all the wrong way
I’ve been hoping for some kind of big change
I’d only looked backwards and so things stayed the same
When it seems there’s nothing wrong with reinvention
I’ll no longer resist
I’ll no longer blame it
And I won’t be scared of it
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7. |
Total (Non)Recall
04:33
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I was a hero once or so I’m told
My family all tell it like I know it all
I saved their life they say, but the problem is
That I just can’t recall a single part of it
Of all of the nights we had that one was the best
The boys remember through laughter when we catch our breath
They all add to the story, but the problems is
I just can’t recall a single part of it
We had this talk she says it was just last week
Accuses me of not listening so I just let her speak
But it’s not selective hearing, it’s just the problem is
That I can’t recall a single part of it
The one time I’ve been heroic, gone from my head
The night no can forget, its like I was never there
These things I should remember well the problem is
That I just can’t recall a single part of it
No I can’t recall a single part of it
Are you all really sure that I was even there?
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8. |
Telling Someone Else
03:54
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You didn't wanna know me and I guess that's not surprising
It's just the way that these things end up
So when she came and found me, picked up the pieces all around me
he took over the place that you'd kept
And though I've told her my secrets, I know she'll keep them, but sometimes I just tell her too much
And now I'm telling someone else about my day
I'm saying all the things that we used to say
And of course it's sad we're over but it's what we had to do
Now I'm telling someone else about you
I know that you'll tell him about all my imperfections
You'll realise you're happier now
But please do not forget me, 'cause all we got is the memories
We just couldn't make a future work out
And though we both say 'I love you' to different people now both new
That doesn't mean that ours weren't once true
And it doesn't mean I wanna forget you
And now I'm telling someone else about my day
I'm saying all the things that we used to say
And of course it's sad we're over but it's what we had to do
Now I'm telling someone else about you
And now I'm telling someone else about my day
I'm saying all the things we used to say
Though my heart is with her now, and for you and him that's true
I'm still telling someone else about you
It doesn’t mean that ours weren’t true
And it doesn’t mean I wanna forget you…
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9. |
Nobody's Home
03:57
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You burst in like a wind that might knock me off my feet
Too little, too late and you're far too much for me
Yet I can't get away
The hard part is to keep sharp in your sphere of indifference
When questions are asked the answer always makes no sense
When will all of this end?
Your lights are on but I don't think anyone is home
The face you show is hardly something I'd wanna carve in stone
The way you talk seems like you're the only one you've ever cared to know
‘Cause your lights are on but I don't think anyone is home
Gift of the gab self righteous and self assured
But one size don't fit all and frankly now we're all quite bored
Of your opining and your thoughts
All I hope is that we don't leave it too long
To right your wrongs
Your lights are on but I don't think you'll answer the door
The facts we all know seem like something you chose to just ignore
The scariest thing is that your choices affect generations more
And the lights are on but no one's home...
The things that I have heard from you
Show me exactly what not to do
If you just listen and be a patient man you might even learn a thing or two
Yet there's something so appealing
About this persona you're revealing
But when you're turned against
Please don't pretend it wasn't
Something we we're feeling, 'cause it just seems
That your lights are on but I don't think anyone is home
The change must come before it's too late and the damage is done
It's now up to us 'cause whether we like it or not this is all our fault
The lights'll stay on so let's make sure somebody's home
‘Cause nobody's home
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10. |
Not Perfect
03:37
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I could list the ways that I've fucked up and tell everyone I'm sorry
Or walk in front of a bus and take it all to the grave and make them all think 'poor Andy'
Or I could just go easy on myself
Close the book on that and place it high up on the shelf
'Cause no amount of going back and thinking through
All the things I wish I didn't do
Will change the fact that it's all happened and there are things I wish weren't true
But hey, I'm not perfect
We're all blemish free, we got enough money and it's always sunny in the images we post
But it's the knowing it's fake and still believing it's real and then aspiring to that that goes on to hurt us all the most
And this approval seeking perfect beauty faking lie
Reveals an ugly part of us that even filters cannot hide
'Cause no amount of retaking the shot
Pitch correction, editing, or what
Hides the fact that what makes you exactly what you are
Is the way you're not perfect
I don't have to change people's lives with a song I write today
I don't have to be profound every time I have something to say
I don't have to convince everyone to see things the way I see
I don't have to be right or be brave or be sure or always be carefree
And there's strength in that vulnerability
'Cause even though I'm saying this to you
Really I'm the one I'm talking to
So don't be scared, move on with life, do what you need to do
It's OK, we're not perfect
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Andy McGarvie Melbourne, Australia
Andy McGarvie is a Melbourne-based guitarist and bandleader. Along with his band, he takes listeners on a guitar-fuelled journey through blues, soul, funk and rock. Introspective yet inclusive, McGarvie’s music will find resonance with both music aficionados and the casual listener alike. ... more
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