[ti:Lonely Daze] [ar:Kate Tempest] [al:Everybody Down (Bonus Track Version)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Lonely Daze - Kae Tempest [00:19.93]Pete is young man [00:21.19]Heart full of rain [00:22.23]Eyes full of evenings [00:23.59]Spent in a dream [00:24.76]Grew up in a city where you master your pain [00:26.97]Or you end up numb not feeling [00:28.96] [00:29.56]Becky is a young woman [00:31.20]Heart full of earth [00:32.35]Eyes full of mornings [00:33.52]Spent without sleeping [00:34.73]Grew up in a city where [00:35.93]It's hard to be heard [00:36.99]And nothing really has much meaning [00:39.50]Pete had his heart broke once [00:41.21]He never fixed it [00:42.09]Sits there in his chest [00:43.07]With his arms crossed screwing [00:44.68]Becky had her heart broke twice [00:46.23]She won't risk it again [00:47.47]She don't wanna see her heart get ruined [00:49.43]And now she's on her way [00:50.41]To wash up and take the orders For spaghetti [00:52.41]At Giuseppe's [00:53.11]The café on the corner [00:54.41]She did the night shift too [00:55.83]A masseuse at the sauna [00:56.99]She's putting herself through uni [00:58.57]It's hard work [00:59.47] [01:00.21]But will it be this way forever [01:01.76] [01:02.39]These are lonely days [01:04.05] [01:04.62]What if she could be the one [01:06.11]That makes it better [01:07.05]He looks away can't hold her gaze [01:08.87] [01:10.03]But will it be this way forever [01:11.75] [01:12.41]These are stressful times [01:14.14] [01:14.78]What if he could be the one that gets her [01:16.89]She looks away she's petrified [01:18.85]'Now have you thought about retail ' [01:20.60]'Yes fine with me' [01:21.55]'Oh and I can see here that you have a degree' [01:24.09]'Yes ' says Pete 'in International Relations ' [01:26.46]'Great [01:26.88]Let's see if Primark has space for a placement ' [01:29.30]Becky clears up from the lunch rush Crushed [01:31.51]By the blank eyes [01:32.53]Impolite customers thrusting [01:34.16]Their damp fives [01:35.01]Into her palms she thinks [01:36.63]There ain't no harm in being civil though [01:38.63]Is there [01:39.23]He folds up his job form [01:40.51]Gets up from his chair [01:41.69]The next person sits down with a similar air [01:43.94]Of dejection [01:44.74]He walks out heads in the direction [01:46.52]Of the café on the corner [01:47.71]For a coffee and some headroom [01:49.01]This guy comes in [01:50.03]The first customer to close the door behind him [01:52.14]For that alone she likes him [01:53.66]He sits at the table by the window [01:55.32]Reading half smiling [01:56.71]His hair's messy and his eyes are shining [01:58.99]Can't think what to say he just stares blankly [02:01.64]Picks up his change fiddles with his spoon [02:03.80]And as he leaves the café he's consumed [02:05.75]With thoughts of her [02:06.70]Wishing that he'd got up the guts [02:08.08]To try and talk to her [02:09.67]But will it be this way forever [02:11.27] [02:11.99]These are lonely days [02:13.63] [02:14.21]What if she could be the one [02:15.60]That makes it better [02:16.49]He looks away can't hold her gaze [02:18.72] [02:19.61]But will it be this way forever [02:21.16] [02:21.91]These are stressful times [02:23.47] [02:24.60]What if he could be the one that gets her [02:26.26]She looks away she's petrified [02:28.10] [02:28.64]It's Becky's mate's birthday [02:29.98]They're out for the night [02:31.00]Now Becky's mate is the nightmare type [02:32.78]She'll flirt with anyone [02:33.84]Scream at the top of her voice [02:35.69]But it's her birthday so Becky [02:37.31]Don't really have a choice [02:38.61]He sees her in the queue [02:39.87]He doesn't know what to do [02:41.09]She's more beautiful than he remembers [02:43.26]Then she says [02:43.95]'Alright ' [02:44.27]And he tries to say something funny [02:46.10]But stutters [02:46.64]And now he feels like a muppet and blushes [02:48.43]Inside it's the usual scene [02:50.41]They're dancing at the bar waiting to get served [02:53.14]Becky's mate's screaming about something absurd [02:55.26]And they're all fake laughing [02:56.75]Even though nobody heard a word [02:58.29]So now he's hunting around the room [02:59.52]Staring into every booth [03:00.86]The back of every head could be hers It's no use [03:03.42]He stops by the bar thinking [03:04.67]Man I'll never find her [03:05.97]And then he realises that he's standing beside her [03:08.51]He stands there awkward [03:09.57]His eyes are as loud as the bass [03:11.33]And she can recognise something in his face [03:13.34]She scribbles down her number [03:14.68]Lingering glance [03:15.77]And lets herself think [03:17.10]Maybe this could be her chance [03:18.59] [03:19.12]But will it be this way forever [03:20.75] [03:21.71]These are lonely days [03:23.78]What if she could be the one that makes it better [03:26.07]He looks away can't hold her gaze [03:28.05] [03:28.89]But will it be this way forever [03:30.80] [03:31.47]These are stressful times [03:33.02] [03:33.67]What if he could be the one that gets her [03:36.02]She looks away she's petrified [03:37.77] [03:39.20]But will it be this way forever [03:40.74] [03:41.33]These are lonely days [03:42.99] [03:43.57]What if she could be the one [03:44.89]That makes it better [03:45.93]He looks away can't hold her gaze [03:47.68] [03:48.87]But will it be this way forever [03:50.74] [03:51.45]These are stressful times [03:52.86] [03:53.98]What if he could be the one that gets her [03:55.67]She looks away she's petrified