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The Elephant Room (Album Demos)

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1.
The Elephant Room 03:35
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Verse: There’s always something changing Well what did you expect? Sometimes these dreams feel like The albatross ‘round my neck And these days only seem to betray me now Yeah lately time it’s been watering my dreams down Memories only seem to betray me now Chorus: I won’t show anybody What’s in the elephant room Turn a blind eye if you wanna It’s right in front of you I won’t show anybody What’s in the elephant room I’m always looking away Verse: I’ve got a thing for awkward silences I stick out like a sore thumb God I must seem so obvious About as subtle as the barrel of a gun And these thoughts only seem to betray me now The things I hear when they think I’m still around Memories only seem to betray me now Chorus: I won’t show anybody What’s in the elephant room Turn a blind eye if you wanna It’s right in front of you I won’t show anybody What’s in the elephant room I’m always looking away Bridge: Do I even cross your mind? Do you see me when I’m walking Here at your side? It’s not like I’m holding out for much I give you every opportunity Chorus: I won’t show anybody What’s in the elephant room Turn a blind eye if you wanna It’s right in front of you I won’t show anybody What’s in the elephant room I’m always looking away
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Force of Habit 02:59
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Verse: Think she’s the reason I take the long way home I’m just killing time Gives me more than she’ll ever know They say it’s the little things It’s in her voice, the books and film we like How I always read her messages last The people I tell might roll their eyes But she makes me want to be more than I am Pre-Chorus: I hate my town I hate my bed Hate the way she gets Inside my head It’s overused But when she’s with me Can’t think of any place I’d rather be Chorus: It’s strange how when I am with her I’m more than lost for words It’s more than the force of habit Which brings me back to her Bridge: She says that London fog gets her down I don’t know how long she will stick around Until it belonged to her I never liked her name Hope it's the wrong time, but the right place Pre-Chorus: You know I hate my voice And all the things I’ve said I don’t know how to quit While I’m ahead It's clear that she's Got me obsessed I’m slowly going insane But I digress Chorus: It’s strange how when I am with her I’m more than lost for words It’s more than the force of habit Which brings me back to her
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Everybody's Moving On 02:55
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Verse: Strung out and doing everything by halves And people wonder why we’ll never get far All these problems just tie me up And everything I try is just never enough Chorus: And everybody’s moving on and I know I’ve got to too I can’t just sit around anymore And now everything is right in front of me Verse: I’ve been trying to hold conversations in my hands But they fall down just like my empty plans All these problems keep building up And everything I try is just never enough Chorus: And everybody’s moving on and I know I’ve got to too I can’t just sit around anymore And now everything is right in front of me Bridge: Where did everybody go? Where did my ambition go? Where did everybody go? Should I already know? Chorus: And everybody’s moving on and I know I’ve got to too I can’t just sit around anymore And now everything is right in front of me
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Purple Patch 03:11
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I’m still someone to get behind It’s gonna happen all in good time Trust your instincts It’s coming soon The more you think The less you do Sleepwalking through the days They’ve been going straight through me I found an old to-do-list All the people that I could’ve been Running out of different routes home to try Running out of ways to try and buy more time Failings been getting old But it’s always worth one more go This is something to get behind It’s gonna happen in 4/4 time I know you’re scared Got so much to prove Your overthinking What’s in front of you Hell for leather I’m on a roll The more you blend in The less they know Off and away, with no dry run Look out below, and here I come Thanks for your two cents Your advice is one size fits all Are you even listening? You say I take it way too personal And yeah I tunnel vision things so hard Feel everything too strong, get torn apart But I won’t fail by default I’ll write them down before they go This could be nothing to get behind But let’s find out, we don’t have much time You might feel it’s Too much too soon Everyone else is As scared as you I’m doubling down now I’m on a roll If you care you’ve gotta Let me know And so the clock is counting down Looks like it’s gotta happen now The damage is not done I’m still someone to depend on We’ve just passed the fork in the road Don’t back down now, it’s time to go
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The Girl With The Sun In Her Eyes 03:05
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Verse: The girl with the sun in her eyes Only she knows what she sees Changing my life with the smile she gives If only she knew what she does to me I act absent minded when she’s walking by It’s things like these that make me sure That this is different to what I’ve felt before But I know that these things take time Chorus: I ask myself will this feeling grow? Is there any way that I could know? At least for now I’ll take things slow You know I’d follow her wherever she may go Verse: Nothing bad can get to her Coz she decided long ago To let people say what they have to say And to just not let their feelings show I used to count the days like autumn leaves But she’s changing my ways so easily And I know I’m probably thinking wishfully But I’ll try anyway Chorus: I ask myself will this feeling grow? Is there any way that I could know? At least for now I’ll take things slow You know I’d follow her wherever she may go Bridge: I know I’m thinking wishfully But I’ll keep trying anyway I know I’m thinking wishfully But I’ll keep trying anyway Chorus: I ask myself will this feeling grow? Is there any way that I could know? At least for now I’ll take things slow You know I’d follow her wherever she may go
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Moment's Passed 02:32
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Verse: Do you ever get tired of just hanging around? Do you ever get tired of falling hard on the ground? And I know I stumble on every single word But you know I’m trying, and still I’m no good for her Chorus: Has the moment already passed? Are you slipping away again? Are the days too short or are the days too long? Would it make a difference if I knew? Don’t think I can hurt more than when I’m with you Would it make a difference if you knew? Verse: Do you ever get tired of just trying so hard? Do you ever get tired of letting down your guard? Maybe she’ll fill the holes in my sky Guess I’ll keep trying to catch her eye Chorus: Has the moment already passed? Are you slipping away again? Are the days too short or are the days too long? Would it make a difference if I knew? Don’t think I can hurt more than when I’m with you Would it make a difference if you knew?
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Contemplation 03:05
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Verse: Where did all these words come from I should probably stop running my mouth Coz I don’t know what’ll happen when I stop So I’ll just walk away now And nothing ever ends well Not that it has before You know I’m trying to make things change But still I’m coming back for more Chorus: She just knows how to turn me inside out And now my emotions are coming down So I’ll just hide myself like I always do again Coz it still hurts when I look away Verse: You see these people with their big eyes They love to see me fall flat on my face Makes we wanna spit at them It’s just as well that I know my place It’s just a matter of time Before I say something wrong again I’m sinking deeper with each word But still I always seem to stay Chorus: She just knows how to turn me inside out And now my emotions are coming down So I’ll just hide myself like I always do again Coz it still hurts when I look away Bridge: I know there’s no going back after what I said Yeah I can see that this thing will never end I know that I should probably just let this go But I guess I don’t want to be alone Chorus: She just knows how to turn me inside out And now my emotions are coming down So I’ll just hide myself like I always do again Coz it still hurts when I look away
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Life in Mono 02:07
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It’s probably for the best to not see you But I’m still hanging round Should give it up and nip the bud Now there’s no one to tie me down Gonna find a new hobby, take care of this body Coz you know you only get one Be more productive, less self-destructive And throw myself into work I know it’s a wake-up call But I’ll go back always have before And I’ve been telling everyone Don’t know what I’m gonna do Coz I’m still trying to change your mind When will I be over you? Probably shouldn’t be looking for closure Don’t know what I’m looking for Thought I got older, but I just got colder Same boy I was before One more sip of self-indulgence Swear I won’t have anymore I’m crawling over the same old ground I was just your afterthought Warning signs, red flags I won’t stall Set myself up for one more fall And I’ve been telling everyone Don’t know what I’m gonna do Coz I’m still trying to change your mind When will I be over you? If somehow you’d changed your mind I wouldn’t have known what to do It feels hollow, life in mono It’s like I’m stuck on a loop And that’s what it comes down to Know that I’ll never hold you But what am I supposed to do? When will I be over you?
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Three Cheers For Indecision 03:05
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Verse: Looks like I’m in a foreign place And I wouldn’t have it any other way She looks at me and that’s all it takes Here comes that feeling once again Chorus: Three cheers for indecision Verse: I might say hi, I might say hey And I just hate that things are this way So I’ll just keep these ideas at bay Until the feeling comes again Chorus: Three cheers for indecision
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Guess I Think Too Much 03:44
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Verse: I guess I think too much I plan too far ahead Play all potential outcomes Replay with all the things I wish I’d said No that’s not what I meant Nothing ever goes too plan They say I’ve got too much time On my hands So just listen to me crash and burn Die in an awkward silence I never learn Pre-Chorus: There is nothing I can’t get wrong Whenever anyone’s looking my way My pulse just raises for no reason It’s always been the case Chorus: And I know if the moment comes It'll probably only come once But it’s just another thing to overcome Whenever there’s something on my tongue Verse: I’m all panic buys and meals for one I’m a paranoid mess It feels like I’ve got the whole world Breathing down my neck They say don’t try so hard And be more self-assured But I’m faking it More than I was before Pre-Chorus: There is nothing I can get right I bet they're making an example out of me Why do I draw a blank? Is this how I'm meant to be? Chorus: And I know if the moment comes It'll probably only come once But it’s just another thing to overcome Whenever there’s something on my tongue Outro: I can see her face again And I know how this will end I can her face again And who knows when it will end
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Sometimes I Romanticize 04:36
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Verse: I’ll change everything about me I’ll live a lie I’ll betray what I stand for To be at your side I’ll be my own caricature I’ll water myself down Second guess what you’ll say To keep you around Chorus: Promise me This means something to you Coz if it means anything Take me any way you will Open up to me for once No way I’m going in blind Can’t explain it but the look on your face Makes me wanna toe the line Verse: I can’t keep a secret Might as well write in on my face Every man has a vice Mine’s the characters I create So I’ll say it’s my last stand And you’ll look straight through me But I know I’ll be back again Rewriting history Chorus: Promise me This means something to you Coz if it means anything Take me any way you will Sometimes I get caught up in myself Sometimes I romanticize Guess old habits die hard Could never leave you behind Outro: Still I’m sinking - how much lower now? You took away the middle ground Can’t take a hint, always been this way Oh look I’m crawling back again Still chained to you and I know it's wrong Hanging on to being your hanger on Be fine in a week or so Be fine until a week or so
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Tenacity 04:23
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Chorus: Tenacity come back to me Tenacity come back to me Verse: Maybe I read too much into the words that you say I know my suspicions will lead to nothing anyway These past few years have been a blur to me You know I’d do anything to cure this disease Pre-Chorus: It’s like it’s always been before So I’m closing that door This’ll be the day things change Until the days knock me down again and again Chorus: Tenacity come back to me Tenacity come back to me Verse: We all fear the future and what it will bring Because who knows where we’ll be in a couple of years Time keeps moving out of the corner of my eye I beg for a purpose but there’s no reply Pre-Chorus: It’s like it’s always been before So I’m closing that door This’ll be the day things change Until the days knock me down again and again Chorus: Tenacity come back to me Tenacity come back to me
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Postmodern Love 04:05
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Song For Pinkie 04:25
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Verse: Pinkie the boy He doesn't have dreams He'll show them the things he knows He'll never be free Chorus: Bite all the way down You’ll still be who you are Bite all the way down You’ll still be you Bite all the way down You’ll still be who you are Bite all the way down You’ll still be you Verse: Pinkie the boy With eyes that have never been young Touched with the annihilating eternity From which he has come (And to which he goes) Chorus: Bite all the way down You’ll still be who you are Bite all the way down You’ll still be you Bite all the way down You’ll still be who you are Bite all the way down You’ll still be you Verse 3: Pinkie the boy Too far down the road Crowded room, crying children, saturday nights It’s worth murdering the world Chorus: Bite all the way down You’ll still be who you are Bite all the way down You’ll still be you Bite all the way down You’ll still be who you are Bite all the way down You’ll still be you Bridge: They say "well people change" But look at me I've never changed That's human nature That's human nature Human nature Outro: You can bite all the way down You'll still be who you are You can bite all the way down You'll still be who you are You can bite all the way down You'll still be who you are You can bite all the way down You'll still be who you are
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1:01am 03:48
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Verse: I thought today would be the one But I’m still getting nothing done Thought I had so much to give I know they’re trying they’re reaching out But I’m no use to anyone now Don’t know how to let people in Chorus: When I’m consumed by my old ways And every day is going to waste No I won’t make the same mistakes Then all is lost and on the run And everything comes undone Know that it’s only just begun Verse: They say it gets easier eventually Well they lied through their teeth I know you’ll try and deny it again and again But we both know there’s nothing here Pre-Chorus: Tally up all the bad days Can’t control the highs and the lows? I’m always wanting people to leave Until I’m on my own Are you only with me to pass the time Do I stay with you when you go? Do I leave a mark on anything Or am I still alone? Chorus: When you spend nights lying on your side You ask yourself but you don’t know why You say that it’s the final time Coz they all get to live their lives And you can’t look them in the eye No you’ll never leave this behind Outro: I thought today would be the one But I’m still getting nothing done Thought I had so much to give I know they’re trying they’re reaching out But I’m no use to anyone now Don’t know how to let people in
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Changing Hands 04:03
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Time it keeps on changing What we thought we knew Nothing is safe from What we’re going through Know I’m too sentimental Can’t stand closing doors Try to make plans Can’t commit like before And so you thought you were over it, and that it’s something you outgrow Now I’m wondering if there is anything that I still can control Old friends know we haven’t spoken in some time Know I still hope that you’re doing just fine I could feel the time slowly creeping Did you even notice me leaving? Have I left it too late, spread myself too thin? Everyday I feel my resolve weakening Don’t know if I’m strong enough to do this Don’t know how long I have til I lose it I beg you please, don’t leave me behind Won’t let it slip through me this time Don’t you wanna see what I keep locked inside of me Know I’ve been on a losing streak But I’ll chase these feelings coz I don’t have long I’ll pin them down before they’re gone Coz it’s gotta happen soon Time to show them what you can do

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released January 1, 2023

All songs written by Gary Hill

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Occasionally self-aware London art rock band.

Gary Hill - Vocals and Guitar

Andrew Lewis Smith - Guitar and Vocals

Jamie Richardson - Bass

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