Taken from the Mark Northfield album Alterations.
Written and arranged by Mark
Lead vocals by Matt Crutchlow & Ellen Jakubiel
Backing vocals and piano by Mark
Guitars and programming by Andrew Holdsworth
Lyrics
Isn't bad, isn't everything
Might have guessed this would be the denouement
Might have but I'm thick right?
Isn't bad, isn't everything
The difference between us
You see half empty
I only care what it tastes like
There's no turning back the tide
This did I decide to save despair
Life don't give no guarantees
No fait accomplis
'Tis harsh but fair
Does the tongue form the word before the brain instructs it
Does the skin speak desire faster than we can dream it
Do the eyes not reveal what the heart has not the courage to
Oh you don't need, you don't needÂ
You don't need me to tell you that
Isn't bad, isn't anything
Fine line, unhappy medium
Her lost cat posters getting dog ears
Isn't bad, isn't anything
Chasing youths adrenaline
To find the fear of God still victorious
Life don't give no guarantees
We sow so we shall reap
Is just a guide
How should one turn back the tide
How should one bloody know
So far, so so
Does the tongue form the word...
Oh you don't need, you don't need
You don't need me to tell you that
Is is and isn't isn'tÂ
This potency undiluted
By time, tears, or any such solution
It isn't my sentiment
It is entirely Lowe-Tennant
I merely raise a glass
You raise a glacier
As if you could turn back the tide
Well who am I to tell you where to build
Life don't give no guarantees
From double negatives
RELEASE ME!
From the tongue, from the word, from the brain's instruction
From the skin, from desire, from the speed that we're dreaming
From the eyes that reveal, from the heart without the courage to
Oh you don't need, you don't need
You don't need me
Oh you don't need, you don't need
You don't need me
La la la la la la
La la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la
Oh you don't need, you don't need
You don't need me
Oh you don't need, you don't need
You don't need me
Does the tongue...