I was walking home to my house through the snow from the station
When the Springsteen came clear in my headphones with a pertinent question
Oh, is love really real and can any of us hope for redemption?
Or are we all merely biding our time down to the lonely conclusions?
Darling, let me take your hand as I talk you through this
How loneliness edged into deep seeded psychosis
Lying awake in crowded hotel rooms focused on tape hiss
With my feelings laid clear on the ceiling
I don’t think I can do this
I don’t think I can do this
Well, I’ve tried so hard to not turn into my father
But if I only ever skip out his choices, will I ever choose better?
Oh, the sad truth is the grass, it will always seem greener
So I left you alone in a restaurant in London in winter
You deserved better
Adam Trask
Is on my back
And in my ears
And the sound comes clear and brings the awful truth that I can’t stand what
I’ve done to you
And it’s written clear in my diary, today should have been our anniversary
But I’m far away and I’m far apart
And you’re back home with a broken heart
And love is real and I can’t escape
I’ll only ever have myself to blame
These failures shift and save me in the night
Like a fever I can’t break, try as I might
Wake me, darling, I need you to take me home
But I know in the end redemption is mine and mine alone
So if each of us is made off of a tally of mistakes and successes
Then the hour in that restaurant makes my score less than impressive
Oh, if each can be redeemed by the courage by which he confesses
So, darling, I miss you, your music and your musk and your kisses
I don’t think I can do this
newly discovered from a found soulmate. I love his music. Sometimes a deeper meaning . I feel like they are written for me in such a poetic way. beautifully worded. The universe sometimes aligns just right putting the special people in our paths. To create a new life . the one we were meant to have all along.
I love Frank Turner. Everything he did (until PS4NP) was so perfect. And this song is still better than anything else he did. It breaks my heart everytime I listen to it. This was an artist in his prime. Sadly this time seems to be over... but this song always reminds me of why I love Frank Turner and he will always be one of the greats for me!
People seem to misunderstand this song.Unless your a selfish bastard who has cheated on his lass because thats how you where brought up to do things...you will never understand. You cant help but turn into yohr father.Fight it as much as you want...you will become him :)