1. |
Concrete
04:05
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I don’t trust the water
I’ve been swimming for too long,
And I know when it’s over
‘Cause I’ve been here a hundred times before,
You call me whatever you like but I don’t mind
You know I’m all right now
Now I’ve been round and back again
I know that you have been fooling me,
So I wish that you’d just stop your crying
‘Cause I know you’ve been lying to me
I know my place
And I won’t let you change it again
Now that it’s over
I can take some time to focus on me,
‘Cause god knows I need it, I’m lost and I’m feeling
Like it’s not your fault it was me,
No I don’t care what you do,
I’ve got one thing on my mind now I’ve left you:
Everything I do from now on is just for me only
I know my place
And I won’t let you change it again
From now on it’s just me,
I don’t mind I won’t worry,
Just me and nobody else
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2. |
Drifting Apart
03:18
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We’re drifting apart but your still a part of me
Let’s take it back to the start again
Or wherever else you need
We’re drifting apart
Feels like we’ve changed almost everything
But I won’t force your hand
Let’s just be how you want this to be
‘Cause you’ve been there for me constantly
But I’ve not shown that I care
With you baby I’ve won the lottery
So hold on for me
I’d run through brick walls for you
And I will never stop running
No I will never stop running to you
Because we’ve drifted apart
And you’re still a part of me
Let’s take it back to the start again
Or wherever else you need
‘Cause you’ve been there for me constantly
And I’ve not shown that I care - but I do
With you baby I’ve won the lottery
So hold on for me
And if you’re not ready I won’t waste your time
If you’re not ready I’ll be just fine.
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3. |
Witch Trial
03:56
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I feel horrible most of the time
But I carry on pretending I’m doing just fine
I’ve tried everything to keep my mouth shut,
So I cannot lie
But I manipulate you maybe just ‘cause I know I can
And I’ve justified all of my means to myself
I’m disingenuous but only because I’m so confused
But I’m too damn scared to be jumping
It’s a long way down
I won’t float on the water
I’ll breathe and drown,
and fade into your memories
I make bad decisions - I make quite a lot
And I try to be happier but sometimes I’ve forgot
My false confidence is playing on my mind today,
‘cause I know that’s not who I am
But I know I need to be your stone,
I’m your stone
It’s a long way down
I won’t float on the water
I’ll breathe and drown,
and fade into your memories
I know that you need me to be there for you,
So I’ll always be right by your side
But I don’t know half as much as I think that I do
All I know is I want you to be fine.
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4. |
Last Rites
03:58
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I wouldn’t get very far,
Without you standing beside of me
No you don’t know how important you are
‘Cause if it wasn’t for you I’d still be fucking around on my own now
You thought you knew me so well
But I didn’t have the courage to tell you,
That I’d made a drunken mistake,
But I was so scared to show you that I ran for the hills
So I hope one day I can make it right with you
Or did I miss my chance when I told you we were through?
We both got lost and I just needed a change of view
What I wouldn’t give for you now
We’ve been on our own for months now and we’ve laid this to rest
But I never found the time to make my amends
‘Cause I lied and I ran away to hide from you,
And I tried to block out whatever happened to me and you
Whatever happened between us two?
So I hope one day I can make it right with you
Or did I miss my chance when I told you we were through?
We both got lost and I just needed a change of view
What I wouldn’t give for you now.
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5. |
Meltwater
05:08
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I will never be like you
You let the wind decide whatever it is that you do
No I will never be like you
‘Cause I think far too hard about everything that I do
So on the surface I seem calm through it all,
But I’m waiting to fall, yes I’m waiting to fall
And I’m nervous that in spite of the storm,
You’ll just sit through it all ‘cause you’re waiting to watch me fall
I get crippling indecision where I stay in my head and I stare at the walls ‘cause I don’t want to be wrong
And I float without thinking,
‘Cause I don’t know which way’s home
And you might mistake me for being rude when I’m short or I’m blunt,
Or I only talk about me,
But I’m just deep in thought,
Yeah I’m lost in space
So on the surface I seem calm through it all,
But I’m waiting to fall, yes I’m waiting to fall
And I’m nervous that in spite of the storm,
You’ll just sit through it all ‘cause you’re waiting to watch me fall
I’m meltwater.
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National Service London, UK
NATIONAL SERVICE are 3 friends who started making music together at school. In the last 15 years the members have performed and released music under various guises. Having settled in London to study at Goldsmiths College, singer Fintan Campbell met guitarist Iain Moore and started making music together. Since then the project has been through several iterations before finding it’s feet in 2017 ... more
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