Every time I board a boat,
The white sea's wake sticks in my throat,
Reminds me of leaving home,
All my friends and all my cousins,
My mum told me I'd make new friends,
But I didn't at all want them,
They laughed at me for my accent,
So I quickly learned to soften,
My Merseyside-come-Northern Irish drawl,
In an effort to appear like I belong,
Like I belong.
Like I belong,
Like I belong,
Like I belong,
At fifteen, I turned to punk rock,
Capdown tee underneath my school shirt,
A talisman-type emblem,
To feel like I belonged,
Soon enough, I joined a club,
They told me what was cool and not,
i donned another uniform,
As all these bullshit rules emerged,
And I'm reminded of that primary school playground,
Sing off the same hymn sheet or you'll be on your own,
Like I belong.
Like I belong,
Like I belong,
Like I belong,
I know I'm not searching for a former clarity,
I've just have enough of clique pretensions and community
credits
from Are We Kidding Ourselves?,
released September 15, 2017
Written and performed by Big Promises.
Recorded by Ed Ripley and Rory Atwell at Lightship 95.
Mixed by Ed Ripley.
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