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lyrics

Come all you young felahs stuck wondering when
You ever could hope to find comfort again.
‘Cause they’ll never give you classes, you can’t even speak it out loud.
So you’re stuck if you ain’t sittin’ happy and proud.
I didn’t form like the other ones, well that’s plain to see.
I loved too hard and broke too quick, but where does that leave me?
When you’re not like the man that they’re led to believe you should be. You should be.

But in years to come
Will we be judged by no more than the deeds we have done?
And pave a clear way for our daughters and sons.
Who else would you have them to be my love?

And what of the woman who, for years, has been faced
With growing up knowing there’s a rigged system in place.
It’s engrained in their patterns of thought. It says
“Settle down, quiet now; happy and proud as you ought to be”.

But in years to come
Will we be judged by no more than the deeds we have done?
And pave a clear way for our daughters and sons.
Who else would you have them to be my love?

credits

from We Sat Back and Watched it Unfold, released October 11, 2019
Produced by Sam Kelly with Chris Cleverley.
Mixed by Graham Coe and Sam Kelly at Cube Recording, Cornwall.
Mastered by Josh Clark at Get Real Audio.

Chris Cleverley - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Evan Carson - Drums
Lukas Drinkwater - Bass
Marion Fleetwood - Violin, Viola
Graham Coe - Cello
Kim Lowings - Backing Vocals, Piano
Kathy Pilkinton - Backing Vocals

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Chris Cleverley Birmingham, UK

Chris Cleverley was born under a solstice moon, in an aura of honeysuckle mysticism. He is among a new wave of pioneering artists carving an uncharted path through the UK acoustic landscape. Inspired by the Lo-FI Indie greats Elliott Smith & Sufjan Stevens, his ambient Dream-Folk songwriting pushes the boundaries and shatters the expectations of 21st Century acoustic music. ... more

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