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Never Alone
04:07
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Recruited your eyes to represent my soul
And had them renegotiate my blues
No more desires drowned in booze
My pain is now a pill I swallow whole
With your eyes as my guide
I’ll take a deep dive into the unknown
So please just make the spell last
Cos while your spell lasts, I'm never alone
And I don't want to fall asleep tonight
'Cause I can dream it all out loud
No more sad thinking allowed
We have to go through the dark to see the light
With your eyes as my guide
I’ll take a deep dive into the unknown
So please just make the spell last
Cos while your spell lasts, I'm never alone
Never alone, never alone
Never alone, never alone
With my pocket full of marbles
I watch a rainbow fade away
As an old man nearby mumbles
that his life is no longer grey
With your eyes as my guide
I’ll take a deep dive into the unknown
So please just make the spell last
Cos while your spell lasts, I'm never alone
Never alone, never alone
Never alone, never alone…
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Puppy
04:19
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I tried my best to make you happy
I guess I was your favourite puppy
The one to keep you safe from harm
When all your demons made you lose your charm
I won your heart but lost my mind
I found new shores but left the map behind
I climbed your walls but fell from grace
I thought true love was not about saving face
And hey, I went through hell
There was no bottom to that well
But hey, I was a fool
I wish I’d been taught these things in school
I tried my best to make you happy
Didn’t take as much to be your puppy
I dimmed the sky so you could shine
I read your mind but never saw the sign
And hey, I went through hell
There was no bottom to that well
But hey, what a fool
I wish I’d been taught these things in school
How could you twist my sympathy like devil in disguise?
How could you sound so sincere when telling all those lies?
Our love was lost in translation, subtitles were bad
I looked for explanations, dead ends was all I ever had
I tried my best to make you happy
I guess I was your favourite puppy
I stuck by you through thick and thin
Was not prepared to take it on the chin
And hey, I went through hell
There was no bottom to that well
But hey, what a fool
I wish I’d been taught these things in school
And hey, what the heck?
That love boat’s sunk, it’s now just a wreck
But hey, what’s it to you?
You played me like a fiddle through and through
I tried my best to make you happy
Guess that’s the privilege of a puppy
No going back, you said, it’s out of the question
But going back to him was your rule’s only exception
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I fought a war I couldn’t win
Lost in the world’s indifference
I saw a nightmare with a spin
Where dreams couldn’t make a difference
I found no antidote to hate
I found no cure for vanity
Your smile I couldn’t recreate
And lost hope in humanity
Your love is my last resort
The ball is now in your court
And your love is my last resort
I’m tired of finding love in bits
And happiness in pieces
My heart desires, my mind commits
I’m an endangered species
But your love is my last resort
The ball is now in your court
And your love is my last resort
I fought a war I couldn’t win
Lost in the world’s indifference
I saw a nightmare with a spin
When dreams couldn’t make a difference
But your love is my last resort
The ball is now in your court
And your love is my last resort
(I’m tired of finding love in bits
And happiness in pieces)
We choose to feel alive again
You made us feel alive again
Come make us feel alive again…
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I thought I’d switch off my phone
Pretend time stopped in the ’90s
I thought I’d tell you I love you before it’s too late
And with an old Polaroid
I would capture the moment
When you smile at me even when I’ve messed up
So, let’s go back to the ’90s [x3]
And lose ourselves
So, let’s go back to the ’90s [x3]
And find our innocence
So, let’s go out for a walk
Let’s go get something to eat
Let’s just forget for a day ‘bout credit cards and bills
Maybe I’ll ask you to dance
And make a fool of myself
Because nothing else matters and life’s too short to care
So, let’s go back to the ’90s [x3]
And lose ourselves
So, let’s go back to the ’90s [x3]
And find our innocence
So let me switch off my phone
Pretend time stopped in the ’90s
And let me tell you I love you before it’s too late
Just like our first day in school
Stumbling upon perfect strangers
We’re on our own but we soon decide we’re living this to the full
So, let’s go back to the ’90s [x3]
And lose ourselves
So, let’s go back to the ’90s [x3]
And find our innocence
So, let’s go back to the ’90s [x3]
And lose ourselves
So, let’s go back to the ’90s [x3]
And find our innocence
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This is a quest for long lost memories
For stolen hopes and missing links
Forgotten dreams and hidden scars
Locked in our minds and etched upon our hearts
A quest for restless days when nothing mattered
For lonely nights when our poor hearts were shattered
A quest for sounds and scents and secret treasures
For those desires that never turned to pleasures
I close my eyes, my mind will take me places
Across blue skies and seas of faces
I’ll know my destination when I see it
I hope you’re there, but I can’t guarantee it
I’ll know my destination when I see it
I hope you’re there, but I can’t guarantee it…
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Vassilis Manchester, UK
Vassilis is a singer/songwriter based in Manchester, UK.
His sound, ranging from indie folk to
rock to dream pop, is a blend of guitar-driven pop music distinguished by melodic elements, such as vocal harmonies, atmospheric keys and reverberating guitar hooks.
The 2022 EP 'Return To Innocence' as well as all his previous releases are available now on all digital platforms.
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