I started messing around and ended up humming the chorus to this and thought I needed to get it down. The rest just kind of happened and, true to form, turned into a semi-autobiographical song about not being worthy of love. I really should see someone. Haha!
No I never wanted more than all you were or all you gave
I’m just used to walking out on all the promises I make
It’s no reflection on the way I feel it’s just something that I do
Sorry darling in my future there’s no room for me and you
I know, it shouldn’t be this way
Don’t take me home
If you want to settle down
No, I won’t be around for long
So hold your tongue and save the words for someone you can rely on
I don’t think that I have always been afraid to share myself
But lately I can find no vacancy for anybody else
So I will love you from a distance like my heart has gone to war
Scary thing is if it ever comes back it won’t be the heart it was before
I know, it shouldn’t be this way
Don’t take me home
If you want to settle down
No, I won’t be around for long
So hold your tongue and save the words for someone you can rely on
I learned too early that good things in your life will never last
So I just let the future crumble at the mercy of the past
So don’t get used to feeling like our love will always be on fire
No one ever battled entropy, our love will expire
I know, it shouldn’t be this way
Don’t take me home
If you want to settle down
No, I won’t be around for long
So hold your tongue and save the words for someone you can rely on
So don’t go thinking that you ever truly pushed me away
I’m half a mile down the road before you think of what to say
If I can’t hear you I won’t know when all the walls are caving in
Goodnight, I love you and I’m sorry but these things are born to end
I know, it shouldn’t be this way
Don’t take me home
If you want to settle down
No, I won’t be around for long
So hold your tongue and save the words for someone you can rely on
@jmso91 Feb 2022
Love this so so much!
@serene123 Feb 2022
Fabulous song and hooky as hell.. ah this one is going to stay with me..
@tseaver Feb 2022
Good write: the self-doomed vibe of the narrator is too strong for any Other to overcome.
@conuladh Feb 2022
Oh yes. You have such a way words...and you use 'entropy' brilliant! I thought you were going weep the last verse and I was on the verge myself. It an amazing track laden with pain and honesty.
@radiobenedetto Feb 2022
Great writing and wonderful performance. Your voice has a great blend of clarity and expressiveness. The chorus is super catchy and I love the melodic turn “around for long”. I find myself wanting to hear you take this chorus up a notch at least once. Maybe bring the “rely on” up to the same note as settle “down” and repeat. Just a thought. Really enjoyed this.
@nadine Feb 2022
Wow I liked the directness in "Sorry darling there's no future for me and you".
And the chorus hook is strong. Great to sing around. A classic!
@elesimo Feb 2022
Wow, your voice is just amazing. And these lyrics are so heartbreaking and honest! Loved it.
@tukayandryan Feb 2022
My goodness this is hooky! Bloomin lovely storytelling. This is a keeepppeeerrr!
@tinear Feb 2022
You got some great pipes! Excellent song as well. When you got a fine melody and voice then a simple acoustic is all you need to create something special.
@jeff9 Feb 2022
Fantabulous hook, as is well noted by other folks. But I fell hard for this couplet: "So I will love you from a distance like my heart has gone to war/Scary thing is if it ever comes back it won’t be the heart it was before". The hits just keep on coming from Stephen T.
@coolparadiso Feb 2022
Well for me, its great, have not heard better this year! Top class and that chorus is a killer, with frills this is a hit song anywhere! Bravo
@stephenwordsmith Feb 2022
I came here with the promise of the most epic chorus to be heard on FAWM. I was not disappointed.
I love your voice. It's deft, but utterly authentic. It's quite rare you get to hear something belted out like this around here.
@eas3637 Feb 2022
Yeah! What a great song and such a catchy chorus. This is a timeless rock tune and I can just imagine the full band treatment. Terrific lyrics, smart rhymes, and great storytelling. Thank you for sharing this!
@kenmattsson Feb 2022
Damn! That was a listen and half! The note you hit on "want" in the chorus was the best note I've heard all FAWM. The writing, the sharp visuals of the lyrics, the subject, the Performance!
This is going right to the recommendation thread!
@richaaaay Feb 2022
Stephen, this is so good, Such a well told story. You've got a talent for this songwriting thing...You vocals are just a pleasure to listen to. And then there's that big full sounding strumming on your acoustic guitar. Just fabulous. Glad I stumbled onto you here...
@jorh Feb 2022
As others have mentioned that chorus is liquid gold - the melody on the ‘Don't take me home, if you want to settle down, No I won’t be around’ is a particular stand out! The last line of each verse just sets up the chorus so beautifully too. I think my fave line was ‘It’s no reflection on the way I feel, it’s just something that I do’ - the honesty in it just strikes a chord
@mariekevinkmusic Feb 2022
I can just hear a whole crowd singing that chorus. So. Freaking. Hooky.
@andygriff Feb 2022
Did I mention the great chorus?
@mariekevinkmusic Feb 2022
Agree with @celineellis. WHAT A CHORUS. And the lead into it with that last line of the verse is JUST AMAZING.
@andygriff Feb 2022
Excellent lyrics - great chorus! Almost reminded me of the Big O himself. Sounds like it's been around for years. Brilliant.
@celineellis Feb 2022
That. Chorus. Is. GOLD. (as is the rest of the song) That is all that needs to be said