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DARK SOCIAL
Heard in the café, heart it in the bar
Walking down the street, driving in my car
Got it on the phone, and the opera
Everywhere you are
All those people got to tell me exactly what they're thinking
Just got to have their insights on every single thing
The moment that you’re up they have to share with me
Their half-considered thoughts upon the day
It's like I wade in a stream
But is it washing me clean?
What I like to eat, where I like to stay
Wreckage by the road, it's so hard to look away
What should I consume, how much should I pay
What's the weather like today
And if everybody’s sharing, why do I feel I’m missing
The very information I need to make me whole?
The touch upon a hand, the smile behind the eye
Oh Jesus is that hard to understand
How do we mark
What’s going on in the dark?
So what are you holding back from me?
What's that something I can't see?
Don't you want to share it all
All the big stuff and the small?
When the crier’s left the town
And the network’s powered down
Is there something left to say
If you take the words away?
Lyrics © Andrew Wilkins
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Pardon Mon Affaire
04:28
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PARDON MON AFFAIRE
Pardon mon affaire, but I’ve got nothing to declare
No story here to share, no matter how you stare
It's true I lost my heart to a girl right from the start
But, before you say we’re through, the girl was you
The roving eye may roam but it keeps return home
And never wants to roam again
That strand of hair upon my sleeve
Is a sign not of a secret but a sign I’ll never leave
Cos I’m done, had my day
Cast my vote and spent my pay
And now the last thing left (don't be bereft)
I only have to say …
Pardon mon affaire with the girl who isn't there
You're free to search my heart for signs for recent wear and tear
Don't try to search for clues in the clothing that I choose
I’m not searching for a muse, don't sing the blues
The roving eye may roam but it keeps return home
And never wants to roam again
That strand of hair upon my sleeve
Is a sign not of a secret but a sign I’ll never leave
Cos I’m done, had my day
Cast my vote and spent my pay
And now the last thing left (don't be bereft)
Pardon mon affaire, oh you know I wouldn't dare
No story here to share, no matter how you stare
It's true I lost my heart to a girl right from the start
But, before you say we’re through, the girl was you
Lyrics © Andrew Wilkins
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Walking Home
03:56
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WALKING HOME
Underneath the clocks, meet me there at six
Then we’ll find a place, a quiet little place
Something on my mind, tonight’s the night to share
Oh please be there
I’m walking home
I’m walking past the crowd that gathers by the river
Each day the same
A juggler plies his trade at daylight’s end
Stayed much too late
Stayed much too late today, at home they will be waiting
I count my strides
And when I’ve finished them I will be there
And then the night begins
Then the rest begins
My eyes so tired
So many words to read, so many hours since morning
At daylight’s end
The cars, the trains, the trams become as one
I glimpse her sometimes in the rain
And then she’s gone again
I’m walking home, ooh, walking home
Underneath the clocks, meet me there at six
Then we’ll find a place, a quiet little place
Something on my mind, tonight’s the night to share
Oh please be there
So little time
So little time to spare before I must be going
Just time to stand
And hold her hand, then turn to go
I see no way to change
Oh, when will it ever change?
So I’m walking home
Ooh, walking home
Lyrics © Andrew Wilkins
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Wandering Man
05:41
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WANDERING MAN
You’ll find you wake one day and they have disappeared
And if you're lucky there’s a note or maybe half of next month’s rent
And it will hurt much more than anyone who’s come before
Because you know you cannot change the way they are
You’ve found a wandering man, a wandering man
Beware the wandering man, the wandering man
You’ll catch their eye, but they’re just passing by …
Just when you least expect it, there they are again
The thought was half-forgot
But somehow it just cannot leave your mind
It's nice to see you too. Where have you been? I thought we were through
Before you know it, it's started off anew
She is a wandering girl, a wandering girl
Beware the wandering girl, the wandering girl
You’ll catch their eye, but they’re just passing by …
If you never go, you’ll never know
The shallows, the depths they’ll take you too
The life of the mind, the marrying kind
They leave you behind and find, find you again
Lyrics © Andrew Wilkins
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Stupid Little Girl
05:48
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STUPID LITTLE GIRL
Hey, there’s a storm coming up
No, never saw it coming up
Came as a complete surprise
Never thought I'd face it here, my dear
Waves come crashing down
Wind scatters everything, everything
Standing on my own again
Back before it all began, my friend
Turned it all around
Turned it upside down
You’ve gone and changed the world
You stupid little girl
But I was stupid too, I fell in love with you.
Now tell me what on earth we gained
Twice the pleasure, twice the pain
Standing on my own again
Back before it all began, my friend
Turned it all around
Turned it upside down
You’ve gone and changed the world
You stupid little girl
But I was stupid too, I fell in love with you.
Now tell me what on earth we gained
Twice the pleasure, twice the pain
Lyrics © Andrew Wilkins
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DARK SOCIAL
Heard in the café, heart it in the bar
Walking down the street, driving in my car
Got it on the phone, and the opera
Everywhere you are
All those people got to tell me exactly what they're thinking
Just got to have their insights on every single thing
The moment that you’re up they have to share with me
Their half-considered thoughts upon the day
It's like I wade in a stream
But is it washing me clean?
What I like to eat, where I like to stay
Wreckage by the road, it's so hard to look away
What should I consume, how much should I pay
What's the weather like today
And if everybody’s sharing, why do I feel I’m missing
The very information I need to make me whole?
The touch upon a hand, the smile behind the eye
Oh Jesus is that hard to understand
How do we mark
What’s going on in the dark?
So what are you holding back from me?
What's that something I can't see?
Don't you want to share it all
All the big stuff and the small?
When the crier’s left the town
And the network’s powered down
Is there something left to say
If you take the words away?
Lyrics © Andrew Wilkins
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Andrew Wilkins Australia
Singer/guitarist and songwriter from Melbourne, Australia. First EP, 'Dark Social' out now, featuring the song 'Walking Home', which was shortlisted for the 2019 Maldon Folk Festival Songwriting Award and was featured on Canadian TV show, 'Adventures Unknown'. ... more
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