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Hiding In The Library
02:38
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I wait by the doors at five to nine,
Knowing I should be somewhere else,
In a few minutes time
Soon they'll be wondering where I am,
But I cannot face the phone call
To tell them a lie
I'm doing fine
Hiding in the Library on a winter's day
There's nothing I can do
And I grew, and I grew and I grew
Hiding in the Library, cast my mind away
To greater things than you
And I grew, and I grew, and I grew
I walk through the doors and scan the spines
Knowing that I need a diversion,
I'll be here some time
The Chronicle of Canada
With a history half a millennium,
Should take me a while
I'm doing fine
Hiding in the Library on a winter's day
There's nothing I can do
And I grew, and I grew and I grew
Hiding in the Library, cast my mind away
To greater things than you
And I grew, and I grew, and I grew
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2. |
Where Do I Go From Here?
02:48
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Now you'll find me standing by the road
In a world to me unknown
And wondering how that I found myself here
There's a sign ahead in front of me
But it all looks Greek to me
And I can't seem to work it all out
So where do I go from here?
Do I stay rooted in fear?
Does it even matter?
If I'd known that it would be so hard,
I would just have stayed in bed
Wandering on into the jaws of fate
Hoping she will take the bait
And spit me out on the other side
If somebody has the masterplan
Would you please lend a hand?
I'd be eternally grateful, you see
So where do I go from here?
Do I stay rooted in fear?
Does it even matter?
If I'd known that it would be so hard,
I would just have stayed in bed
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3. |
Right At Home
01:54
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Outside feel the rain pouring down
Beating on my roof, there's no better proof
That I am in the right place
So stay now, leave the world at the door
And if it falls outside these four walls,
Then I don't want to hear it
The world outside my walls
Does not impress me much at all
And given half a chance then I would
Stay here, right at home
So stay now, gather your love around
One simple truth, there's no better proof
That I am in the right place by your side
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Across the platform it is waiting for you
Waiting there and it looks so good too
Try to cast your eyes away, but its no good
They only do what they want to do
So you squeeze yourself inside the train,
At London you pop out again, I'm
Chained at my desk, put my brain on the shelf
Til the evening
And every morning is the bloody same
I'm beckoned to the sound of a lady's voice
"The 0845 to Southend Victoria,
Will shortly be arriving at platform eight"
But I squeeze myself inside the train
Another chance has gone again
To return no more, hide my brain in the drawer
Til the evening
But I know one day I coming back
And one day, maybe one day,
I will see you
And when I cross the line, no going back
And one day, maybe one day,
I will see you
And it really could have been just perfect
Eating fish and chips, and an ice cream too
Plodging to my waist in the freezing waters
And drying off my suit in the afternoon
But I sat down on a different train
Never to return again
I'm in such mess, put my brain to rest
For the evening
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5. |
Message For You
03:13
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