Andy Shipp

[Intro]
You said
It'll work out
In time
Just follow my pledge
As you partied
On
Cheese and wine

[V1]
Look at you
In your leather seat
It doesn’t matter
If you’re red or blue
What gives you the right
To lie and cheat
To the average man
In saying
The futures bright
When the countries
Going down the pan

[V2]
You say
There's no money
To help the poor
Would you wanna
Shop at the
Discount store
As you
Live life as a
Celebrity
We fight
The walls of austerity

[C]
You don’t live
Like us
You don’t think
Like us
You don’t bleed
Like us
You don’t walk
Where we walk

[B]
Boats
On the water
Coming
Day and night
Straining
Our streets
Gotta
Get the balance
Right
Heroes fought for
Our right

[V3]
As you go
To your State banquet
People sleeping rough
Under a blanket
Gotta choose between
Food or fuel
Jackets or shoes
This is no way a
Country should feel

[V4]
No room
In the Hospital bed
But you've got
Your private health
You said
Equality for all
But anarchy's knocking
Knocking
On the door

[C]
You don’t live
Like us
You don’t think
Like us
You don’t bleed
Like us
You don’t walk
Where we walk

[O]
We see through
The lies you sell
This is our street
This is our hell
You raised your glass
We raised our voice
You had the power
We had no choice
Now choke on the
Shards
Of the future you
Smashed


The Future you smashed

You was sat
On the bed
When I walked
Into the room
So quiet
So still
No words said
State of emptiness
All I consume

[C]
Your silence is strong
Pulling me to where
I don’t belong
Can’t stay here
Can’t turn away
All my direction
Has gone astray

[V2]
Moonlight shining
Across your face
Time stands still
In this cold place
Our eyes engage
Only I see you
A lost smile
Can this be true

[C]
Your silence is strong
Pulling me to where
I don’t belong
Can’t stay here
Can’t turn away
All my direction
Has gone astray

[B]
You’re everywhere
But nowhere
Full of noise
In this empty
Void
All our dreams
Destroyed

[C]
Your silence is strong
Pulling me to where
I don’t belong
Can’t stay here
Can’t turn away
All my direction
Has gone astray

[O]
As I look
Up to the
Sky
I’m not lost
But not found
As you’re
My guiding Angel
My treasured memory
You fade, but
Your fire
Still burns in me

Your fire
Still burns in me

Pitter Patter
The drip
And splatter
As the brain
Turns to dead
Matter

[V2]
Monsters forming
In your head
Brain starts
Absorbing
Fear and dread
Will you heed
The warning

[C}
You think
Or hope
You matter
But all your
Demons
Drain you down
Suck the colour
All your dreams
Turn sour

[V3]
You’ve stopped believing
Started to ignore
Your heartbeats fading
And the pieces
Don’t fit anymore
And what's left
Sinks deeper than
Before

[B]
You sit
You suffer
Day after day
Do you really
Matter
Should you just
Rot and decay

[C]
You think
Or hope
You matter
But all your
Demons
Drain you down
Suck the colour
All your dreams
Turn sour

[O]
The day is
Never ending
The noise
Inside
Deafening
With a promise
Of a happy ending
Fading
Through eyes
Of a creature
That’s rotting

That's rotting

A creature that's rotting

It’s 4am
Everyone in the house
Should be asleep
But
The kids are awake
Hoping to catch
A cheeky peek
Ssh
Don’t get too
Excited
Or make the
Floorboards creek

[V2]
Wake up
Mum n dad
Santa’s been
Just five
More minutes
They both say
But
Its Christmas day
And i’ve just
Seen Santa leaving
On his sleigh

[C]
Christmas cheer
Just give me
Another beer
I don’t know
Who’s gonna visit
Gotta pretend to
Be in the
Christmas spirit
Ho Ho Ho

[V3]
Wrapping Paper
Flying everywhere
Batteries missing
Not got any spare
It’s like a
Pantomime in here
( OH YES IT IS)
Kids are hyped,
They’re
Screaming loud,
The dog’s going mad,
It’s a crazy crowd

[C]
Christmas cheer
Just give me
Another beer
I don’t know
Who’s gonna visit
Gotta pretend to
Be in the
Christmas spirit
Ho Ho Ho

[B]
Uneven tables,
Wonky chairs
Secret Santas
No one cares
Pull a cracker
What’s inside
Rubbish joke
And a plastic
Hair slide

[C]
Christmas cheer
Just give me
Another beer
i don’t know
Who’s gonna visit
Gotta pretend to
Be in the
Christmas spirit
Ho Ho Ho

[V3]
Mum is dancing
The turkey’s burning
Sprouts smelly
Gravy’s lumpy
Kids are starving
Grandma’s on the
Sherry
Whey Hey
It’s a Christmas party

[C]
Christmas cheer
Just give me
Another beer
i don’t know
Who’s gonna visit
Gotta pretend to
Be in the
Christmas spirit
Ho Ho Ho

[O]
Mums still dancing
Dad is snoring
Dogs not stopped
Barking
Grandma’s still
Drinking
We thought
Christmas
Was going to be
Quiet
What was we thinking
Ho ho ho

Walk so sure
She knows the
Score
Smoking eyes
Like the darkest
Skies
Lips that tell you
Take it or
Leave it
And you know
You’ll believe it

[Pc]
She’s dark
But cool
And nobody’s fool

[C]
She wears black
And she knows
Where it’s at
She wears black
When you meet her
There’s no going back

[V2]
Painted nails
Black as sin
Doesn’t care
Who stares
Cos she knows
One touch
And you’ll
Give in
Yeah
You’ll give in

B]
No fear in
Your eyes
Wearing black
Is no disguise
Your confidence
Is our demise

[Pc]
She’s dark
But cool
And nobody’s fool

[C]
She wears black
And she knows
Where it’s at
She wears black
When you meet her
There’s no going back

[O]
She struts away
With a catwalk
Sway
Turns her head
Cos she knows
You’ll stay
Then whispers
See you around

Then disappears
Without a sound

Your heart
Cold as
A Winters
Morning
One touch
From you
Icicles start
Forming through
My veins

[V2]
Every word
You say
Each look
You give
Part of me
Just melts away
I feel the
Shiver of despair
Lingering in the
Air
My mind
Lost in disarray

[C ]
Give me
Sunlight
I need
Fire
Passion
Back in my
Soul
Reignite the
Spark
To my
Winter Heart

[V3]
No fire flickers
Or embers glow
Just endless drifts
Of driving snow
Unable to feel
The warmth inside
Will this dark cloud
Ever lift
Leave this cold behind

[C]
Give me
Sunlight
I need
Fire
Passion
Back in my
Soul
Reignite the
Spark
To my
Winter Heart

[B]
The world outside
So pure and white
Inside so dark
You stole the light
Lost and lonely
Living a lie
You stole my spark
I don’t know why

[C]
Give me
Sunlight
I need
Fire
Passion
Back in my
Soul
Reignite the
Spark
To my
Winter Heart

[O]
So i’ll hibernate
Sleep away
This hurt
Till the sun
Becomes warm
Then I’ll awake
Resonate with my
Soul
Melt away this
Black hole
Leave this Winter Heart

intro]
Confetti in the air
Everyone full
Of cheer
A day to remember
Together for ever?

[V1]
It was going well
Till the best man
Mentioned dirty sex
Brides dad got mad
And gave him hell
Then the groom
Got confused
Mentioned his ex
So the bride
Stormed out the room
Screamed a mighty
Yell
Like the chimes
Of a Wedding bell

[c]
Even before
The band
Had played
Their first song
It’s all gone
Wrong
No first dance
Or lasting romance
At my Cousin’s
Wedding

[V2]
Aunty Mabel was
Drunk at her table
Mother of the bride
Just cries and cries
On the dance floor
A fight spilled out
Between bridesmaids
All this was on socials
Before anyone walked
Out of the door

[c]
Even before
The band
Had played
Their first song
It’s all gone
Wrong
No first dance
Or lasting romance
At my Cousin’s
Wedding

[b]
The cake hadn’t
Been cut
Not a single slice
But you could
Cut the atmosphere
With a knife
And the Champagne
Still on ice

[c]
Even before
The band
Had played
Their first song
It’s all gone
Wrong
No first dance
Or lasting romance
At my cousin’s
Wedding

[outro]
Wedding bells
Turned to
Wedding Blues
Bride n Groom
Slept in different
Rooms
At my cousins wedding
At my cousins wedding

It all went wrong
At my cousins wedding

They ask are you good today
What am i supposed to say
Do i tell them the truth
Or make another excuse
Smile and go on my way
Don't wanna spoil their day
It’s nobody’s else’s news
Alone in my mind
Is what i choose

[C]
They can't cut me loose
Or wear my shoes
They’ll never be able
To take the pain away
It’s here to stay
You lit the fuse

[V2]
As the sunrises again
Nothing seems the same
Emptiness fills the air
Silence i cannot bear
Who is to blame
In this wicked game
Cry of despair
Is my only prayer
As I scream out
Your name

[C]
They can't cut me loose
Or wear my shoes
They’ll never be able
To take the pain away
It’s here to stay
You lit the fuse

[B]
I keep my thoughts
Locked inside
All my troubles
Live in my mind
Where's the answers
I can't find
Sealed in a memory
Left behind

[C]
They can't cut me loose
Or wear my shoes
They’ll neverbe able
To take the pain away
It’s here to stay
You lit the fuse

[O]
This is me
Living in mystery
Never say a word
Knowing
I’ll never be heard
Wanting to see
The light
Make it shine
So bright