Room In The Middle

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Lyrics

Honey I’ve been pacing
Between two walls
Greedy steps eating air
Wearing out my floor
One wall is a mean cliff-face
The other means trouble

But there’s room in the middle

I got a bladed pendulum
That cuts with each swing
And the noise of the clock’s so loud
It’s all I can think
It seem to move straight through
From one tick to another

But there’s room in the middle
But there’s room in the middle

Everybody’s talking
But I can’t join in
Words bounce around the mirrors on
The inside of my skin
One ear hears the rattle of the cage
The other hears nothing

But there’s room in the middle

This bed’s been holding you
Much better than me
Not been myself not even sure
Now what that means
And you’re clinging onto one edge
As I’m hanging off the other

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Watch Yourself

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Meet my unconscious mind
– Meet our erratic host
We got a little drunk
– and had an argument

I suggested a breakdown
– We strongly disagreed
There was a fight over who’s in charge
– which we won easily

I’ve clearly lost control
– It was never yours to lose
What’s going on I need to
Watch myself
Watch myself

– Watch yourself
Who makes these choices?
– Watch yourself
Where are these voices?
– Watch yourself
Who moves my body?
– Watch yourself
Who’s thinking for me?

Look closer and you’ll see you’re a beautiful shambles
You barely hold it together
Look closer and you’ll see you’re a beautiful shambles
And it’s time to watch yourself

– Together on the edge
My head is in your hands
– Just let your feelings go
That can be hard for me

– Let’s work together here
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Strange Loop

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I remember when it all was new
Now we’re stuck in a strange loop

It’s like we’re following our footprints and they go nowhere at all
Let me out everything is spinning
I swear we’ve been here before

I’m wearing out with each repeat
Repeat I wish we weren’t on repeat

So many words we’re drowning
And talk it never end

Every time we loop around I lose a little of myself
In one of these many duplications
This machine has lost some code

I’m wearing out with each repeat
Repeat I wish we weren’t on repeat

Time fallen away
There’s gotta be a little more to living
But somehow we just can’t let go

I’m wearing out with each repeat
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The Floods

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I’m an explorer of your face
I find it an endlessly beautiful place
Cartography learned by taste and touch
But I can’t interpret the weather it’s tearing me up

But each sunrise I’m just a primitive man bewildered by grace
It’s the most magical wonder of nature I’ve ever seen

I’m an explorer of your face
A marvel of drama, proportion and space
I tried praying to sun gods, but now I found words
And now is the time to discover the cause of the floods

But each sunrise I’m a primitive man bewildered by grace
It’s the most magical wonder of nature I’ve ever

I’m an explorer of your face
Cos it’s the best route to your brain
That private and proud tempestuous terrain
More beautiful than you could ever see

But each sunrise I’m a primitive man bewildered by grace
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A Parliament Of Noise

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Hold up they don’t love you like I love you, slow down da da da ba da ba daba. Right hungry. Would it be wrong to have waffles for breakfast? Wait where is my phone? Maybe I should call it. Ah I hear it now next to the sofa. Ooh missed call someone’s popular. Yes that was me just now. How did I not see that coming. OK time to write about Watch Yourself. Make it funny. No wait that detracts from the music. Make it profound, but not too serious. Being serious brings people down. Hold up they don’t waffle like I waffle, slow down they don’t mm mm mmmm mm. Wait I’m gonna get my guitar.

I’m delighted to share my new song Watch Yourself. Writing it was a crazy challenge but it changed my life forever.

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UK Spring Tour Blog 2

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Evening all.

Water is literally falling out of the sky here in Newcastle, but the mood in the camp is excellent. For a start, I’m not actually camping, which is a real plus, and also these gigs have gone great.

Henry Tudor House was a gorgeous venue, and another sell out. I love the extra dimension that The Manual brings, but it does make picking setlists harder. Mixing different kinds of songs together is a big goal for me. Life isn’t always the same, so why should music be? Not sure I got the balance right that night, but the crowd were so great it didn’t matter.

Leeds was a wonderfully eclectic night, with such an exciting atmosphere. It was a particular pleasure to meet Louis Barabbas and Issimo Music. Check out their music if you fancy something new.

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UK Spring Tour Blog 1

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Greetings from backstage at Henry Tudor House.

Last night in Nottingham was a bit of a barnstormer. There was definitely something in the air.

It seems almost vulgar to mention that it was sold out, but there we go I said it and actually it means a lot. So thank you.

It would be quite something to do this every night. Truth be told there isn’t quite the demand right now, audience size ebbs and flows.

For now I’ll just enjoy whatever I get. Tomorrow Leeds, and then Newcastle. Great times.

Was a little nervous about this tour but The Bicycle Shop in Norwich was such a pleasure, it felt very musical which sounds obvious but is something musicians like to say. Thanks so much to all who joined us.

After that was The John Peel Centre. What a space. Love these big high ceilings, and love touring with Sam … Read the rest

France Tour Blog

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What about that view? A quick video shoot yesterday and I’m definitely in the Alps section of the tour now.

Thanks to all who turned out to the Villars and Morzine shows, it’s been a pretty intense schedule, but you make the long journeys and small shows all worthwhile. On to Chamonix now to play MBC.

Had a beautiful concert at Fontainebleau a couple of days ago that wouldn’t have happened without someone sending a random speculative email to me.

If you’re wondering whether to send a random speculative email to someone always do it.
No gig photos from the Compiegne gig, a shame as there were some proper disco lasers and excellent people.

Anyone else got any random speculative emails they’d like to send?

3 kisses (if you’re Swiss)
2 kisses (if you’re French)
Double hi-5s to the rest
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