Gordy

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Gordy

I wasn’t always like this, I was just like you,
A happy kid in the dinner queue.
Never saw it coming, food the enemy,
Weapon of choice, setting me free.
I’m standing still, but the world moves fast,
Blink your eyes and the die is cast.
Cards on the table I’m all screwed up,
I’m a volcano that’s gonna erupt.
I wanna survive, get back on track,
Is this karma or cosmic payback.


Chorus

Please take my hand,
Tell me you understand.
Please hold me tight,
Turn darkness into light.
Please ease my fear,
Make monsters disappear.
Please give me time,
There’s a mountain to climb.
Please take my hand,
Please take my hand,
Please take my hand.


Why do I try to make corrections,
To mother nature’s imperfections.
Mocked by mirrors and bathroom scales,
They punctuate my epic fails.
An empty shell with nothing to give,
Surrounded by doubt and reasons to live.
When best intentions all go south,
My lying words burn my mouth.
I hold your hand and go on thinking,
I’m a ship that’s slowly sinking.


Chorus

When I can’t get dressed or get out of bed,
And life and soul hang by a thread.
Pull me from the dark abyss,
Heal me with your tender kiss.
Take my hand, stroke my cheek,
Tell me that I’m not a freak.
Help me grow, transform, evolve,
This is a problem two can solve.
Together we can make a stand,
Friend and lover take my hand.


Chorus

Take my hand

I’ve been thinking about what you said,
Your ice cold-logic hurts my head,
This is over this is the end,
Your fake smiles can’t pretend.
So what will it take not to walk away,
Will you break my heart or will you stay.

Chorus

Let’s go back to the status quo,
I was high but now I’m low,
Real love is ebb and flow,
Let’s go back to the status quo,
You say stop and I say go,
Tell me now I need to know,
Let’s go back to the status quo,
Let’s go back to to the status quo.


Friday nights rolling out of bars,
With empty pockets and battle scars,
Making love hour after hour,
Greeting the dawn in the back of my car,
Now our crossroads come into sight,
I’m turning left and you’re turning right.


Chorus


Bridge


Lying in bed drinking coffee,
Blasting rock by Parfitt and Rossi,
On your daddy’s record machine,
I was king you were my queen,
Drunk on love and cheap red wine,
Let’s go back sweet Caroline.


Chorus

Let’s go back

Learned my lines for the times
I posed in front of you,
A carousel, revolving door
A never ending queue,
Of hopeful faces with big dreams
Promised money and fame,
You made your move,used your power
Played your cruel game.

Chorus

Secrets and lies they compromise
Suppress the strength in you,
Secrets and lies there’s no suprize
Fame for the chosen few,
Secrets and lies there’s a price to pay
When the blindfold falls we see,
Secrets and lies will take there toll
But the truth will set you free.

When I look in the mirror
A stranger looks back,
I’ve the world at my feet
But I’m still on the rack,
I’ve payed the ferryman
And got to this place,
Now it’s my demons
I have to face.

Bridge

Let’s take the power and shine a light
Come together join the fight,
Put all the sins in the past
Nail our colours to the mast.

Chorus

Now there’s hope now there’s light
Where only darkness reigned,
Nows the time to turn the tide
To heal the ones he pained,
The devils mask begins to slip
The world begins to wake,
The devil he has lost his grip
No more souls to take.

Chorus

Secrets and lies


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I wasn’t always like this, I was just like you,
A happy kid in the dinner queue.
Never saw it coming, food the enemy,
Weapon of choice, setting me free.
I’m standing still, but the world moves fast,
Blink your eyes and the die is cast.
Cards on the table I’m all screwed up,
I’m a volcano that’s gonna erupt.
I wanna survive, get back on track,
Is this karma or cosmic payback.


Chorus

Please take my hand,
Tell me you understand.
Please hold me tight,
Turn darkness into light.
Please ease my fear,
Make monsters disappear.
Please give me time,
There’s a mountain to climb.
Please take my hand,
Please take my hand,
Please take my hand.


Why do I try to make corrections,
To mother nature’s imperfections.
Mocked by mirrors and bathroom scales,
They punctuate my epic fails.
An empty shell with nothing to give,
Surrounded by doubt and reasons to live.
When best intentions all go south,
My lying words burn my mouth.
I hold your hand and go on thinking,
I’m a ship that’s slowly sinking.


Chorus

When I can’t get dressed or get out of bed,
And life and soul hang by a thread.
Pull me from the dark abyss,
Heal me with your tender kiss.
Take my hand, stroke my cheek,
Tell me that I’m not a freak.
Help me grow, transform, evolve,
This is a problem two can solve.
Together we can make a stand,
Friend and lover take my hand.


Chorus

Take my hand

I’ve been thinking about what you said,
Your ice cold-logic hurts my head,
This is over this is the end,
Your fake smiles can’t pretend.
So what will it take not to walk away,
Will you break my heart or will you stay.

Chorus

Let’s go back to the status quo,
I was high but now I’m low,
Real love is ebb and flow,
Let’s go back to the status quo,
You say stop and I say go,
Tell me now I need to know,
Let’s go back to the status quo,
Let’s go back to to the status quo.


Friday nights rolling out of bars,
With empty pockets and battle scars,
Making love hour after hour,
Greeting the dawn in the back of my car,
Now our crossroads come into sight,
I’m turning left and you’re turning right.


Chorus


Bridge


Lying in bed drinking coffee,
Blasting rock by Parfitt and Rossi,
On your daddy’s record machine,
I was king you were my queen,
Drunk on love and cheap red wine,
Let’s go back sweet Caroline.


Chorus

Let’s go back

Learned my lines for the times
I posed in front of you,
A carousel, revolving door
A never ending queue,
Of hopeful faces with big dreams
Promised money and fame,
You made your move,used your power
Played your cruel game.

Chorus

Secrets and lies they compromise
Suppress the strength in you,
Secrets and lies there’s no suprize
Fame for the chosen few,
Secrets and lies there’s a price to pay
When the blindfold falls we see,
Secrets and lies will take there toll
But the truth will set you free.

When I look in the mirror
A stranger looks back,
I’ve the world at my feet
But I’m still on the rack,
I’ve payed the ferryman
And got to this place,
Now it’s my demons
I have to face.

Bridge

Let’s take the power and shine a light
Come together join the fight,
Put all the sins in the past
Nail our colours to the mast.

Chorus

Now there’s hope now there’s light
Where only darkness reigned,
Nows the time to turn the tide
To heal the ones he pained,
The devils mask begins to slip
The world begins to wake,
The devil he has lost his grip
No more souls to take.

Chorus

Secrets and lies

Your a lady, a real 'A' lister,
No-one calls me sir or mister,
Your image on my magazine bed,
Our secret dates in my head,
Rocking red carpets latest trends,
I sit on the sidewalk with junkie friends.

Chorus

Worlds apart and not together,
You battle the press,
I fight the weather,
Poles between us face the fact,
Sometimes opposites don't attract.

Penthouse apartments and luxury cars,
My canopies the moon and stars,
You smile and raise your champagne glass,
I sip my can to make it last,
Adoring fans in selfie queue,
Everyone wants a piece of you.

Chorus

Minutes like days, days like weeks,
Every cardboard box that leaks,
The only thing that heals my pain,
Brings me sunshine in the rain,
Your face in a window of t.v's,
In the precinct where I freeze

Chorus

The newest fragrance with your name,
Scoring points in the money game,
Love and affection I can't win,
This concrete jungles closing in,
But we both toss and turn all night,
Longing for the morning light.

Chorus

Perfect angel in my dreams,
I'm a ghost or so it seems,
I know inside you can't be mine,
Maybe someday down the line
At least I'm free and you don't know,
Your a prisoner in a reality show.

Chorus

Opposites

Your fifteenth birthday was yesterday
Mother baked a cake,
She couldn't have a party
I thought her heart would break,
She keeps your photo in her hand
She doesn't sleep at night,
Just to see you walk in the door
Would make this heartache right.

Chorus

Come home runaway daughter,
The road's no place to be,
We all love and miss you
Your sister, mom and me,
Take the time to get in touch,
Let us know your well,
Just to hear the sound of your voice,
Would deliver us from hell.

We didn't like your piercings,
Or when you inked that sleeve,
We didn't think our worries
Would make you want to leave,
Your boyfriends didn't treat you
The way we thought they should,
You always said they loved you
We knew they were no good.

Chorus

We want to hold you in our arms,
To see your pretty smile,
We would give up everything
Pick up the phone and dial,
The time for fighting's over,
We won't make a fuss,
Come home our sweet Amy,
Get on that greyhound bus.

Chorus

Runaway daughter

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I wasn’t always like this, I was just like you,
A happy kid in the dinner queue.
Never saw it coming, food the enemy,
Weapon of choice, setting me free.
I’m standing still, but the world moves fast,
Blink your eyes and the die is cast.
Cards on the table I’m all screwed up,
I’m a volcano that’s gonna erupt.
I wanna survive, get back on track,
Is this karma or cosmic payback.


Chorus

Please take my hand,
Tell me you understand.
Please hold me tight,
Turn darkness into light.
Please ease my fear,
Make monsters disappear.
Please give me time,
There’s a mountain to climb.
Please take my hand,
Please take my hand,
Please take my hand.


Why do I try to make corrections,
To mother nature’s imperfections.
Mocked by mirrors and bathroom scales,
They punctuate my epic fails.
An empty shell with nothing to give,
Surrounded by doubt and reasons to live.
When best intentions all go south,
My lying words burn my mouth.
I hold your hand and go on thinking,
I’m a ship that’s slowly sinking.


Chorus

When I can’t get dressed or get out of bed,
And life and soul hang by a thread.
Pull me from the dark abyss,
Heal me with your tender kiss.
Take my hand, stroke my cheek,
Tell me that I’m not a freak.
Help me grow, transform, evolve,
This is a problem two can solve.
Together we can make a stand,
Friend and lover take my hand.


Chorus

Take my hand

I’ve been thinking about what you said,
Your ice cold-logic hurts my head,
This is over this is the end,
Your fake smiles can’t pretend.
So what will it take not to walk away,
Will you break my heart or will you stay.

Chorus

Let’s go back to the status quo,
I was high but now I’m low,
Real love is ebb and flow,
Let’s go back to the status quo,
You say stop and I say go,
Tell me now I need to know,
Let’s go back to the status quo,
Let’s go back to to the status quo.


Friday nights rolling out of bars,
With empty pockets and battle scars,
Making love hour after hour,
Greeting the dawn in the back of my car,
Now our crossroads come into sight,
I’m turning left and you’re turning right.


Chorus


Bridge


Lying in bed drinking coffee,
Blasting rock by Parfitt and Rossi,
On your daddy’s record machine,
I was king you were my queen,
Drunk on love and cheap red wine,
Let’s go back sweet Caroline.


Chorus

Let’s go back

Learned my lines for the times
I posed in front of you,
A carousel, revolving door
A never ending queue,
Of hopeful faces with big dreams
Promised money and fame,
You made your move,used your power
Played your cruel game.

Chorus

Secrets and lies they compromise
Suppress the strength in you,
Secrets and lies there’s no suprize
Fame for the chosen few,
Secrets and lies there’s a price to pay
When the blindfold falls we see,
Secrets and lies will take there toll
But the truth will set you free.

When I look in the mirror
A stranger looks back,
I’ve the world at my feet
But I’m still on the rack,
I’ve payed the ferryman
And got to this place,
Now it’s my demons
I have to face.

Bridge

Let’s take the power and shine a light
Come together join the fight,
Put all the sins in the past
Nail our colours to the mast.

Chorus

Now there’s hope now there’s light
Where only darkness reigned,
Nows the time to turn the tide
To heal the ones he pained,
The devils mask begins to slip
The world begins to wake,
The devil he has lost his grip
No more souls to take.

Chorus

Secrets and lies

Your a lady, a real 'A' lister,
No-one calls me sir or mister,
Your image on my magazine bed,
Our secret dates in my head,
Rocking red carpets latest trends,
I sit on the sidewalk with junkie friends.

Chorus

Worlds apart and not together,
You battle the press,
I fight the weather,
Poles between us face the fact,
Sometimes opposites don't attract.

Penthouse apartments and luxury cars,
My canopies the moon and stars,
You smile and raise your champagne glass,
I sip my can to make it last,
Adoring fans in selfie queue,
Everyone wants a piece of you.

Chorus

Minutes like days, days like weeks,
Every cardboard box that leaks,
The only thing that heals my pain,
Brings me sunshine in the rain,
Your face in a window of t.v's,
In the precinct where I freeze

Chorus

The newest fragrance with your name,
Scoring points in the money game,
Love and affection I can't win,
This concrete jungles closing in,
But we both toss and turn all night,
Longing for the morning light.

Chorus

Perfect angel in my dreams,
I'm a ghost or so it seems,
I know inside you can't be mine,
Maybe someday down the line
At least I'm free and you don't know,
Your a prisoner in a reality show.

Chorus

Opposites

Your fifteenth birthday was yesterday
Mother baked a cake,
She couldn't have a party
I thought her heart would break,
She keeps your photo in her hand
She doesn't sleep at night,
Just to see you walk in the door
Would make this heartache right.

Chorus

Come home runaway daughter,
The road's no place to be,
We all love and miss you
Your sister, mom and me,
Take the time to get in touch,
Let us know your well,
Just to hear the sound of your voice,
Would deliver us from hell.

We didn't like your piercings,
Or when you inked that sleeve,
We didn't think our worries
Would make you want to leave,
Your boyfriends didn't treat you
The way we thought they should,
You always said they loved you
We knew they were no good.

Chorus

We want to hold you in our arms,
To see your pretty smile,
We would give up everything
Pick up the phone and dial,
The time for fighting's over,
We won't make a fuss,
Come home our sweet Amy,
Get on that greyhound bus.

Chorus

Runaway daughter


About Me

Bio

I am a retired civil-servant and have only recently taken up writing song lyrics. I like to write lyrics with a story and meaningful message. I live by the sea and take inspiration when out running the beaches and cliffs on the beautiful north Antrim coast.Opposites is my first lyric and is a song about homelessness, cele
ity and hopeless love.

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