Andy Shipp

V1
Was that your hand
Upon my shoulder
Tell me it was
Or
We got a guest
A cold spot
In the room
Tells me that
We’re not alone

Pc
Do you believe
Or is it
A trick of the mind

C
Doors slamming shut
Lights flicker
You’re rooted to the spot
And your hearts beating
Quicker, Quicker, Quicker

V2
A dark presence
In the room
Sends a chill
Down your spine
Sweat burns into your eyes
You try to leave
But there’s nowhere
Left to hide
As the darkness
Comes alive

Pc
Do you believe
Or is it
A trick of the mind

C
Doors slamming shut
Lights flicker
You’re rooted to the spot
And your hearts beating
Quicker, Quicker, Quicker

B
A stale stench
In the air
Cold breath
In your ear
It whispers
Begone
Cold breath
In your ear
It screams
Begone

Pc
Do you believe
Or is it
A trick of the mind

C
Doors slamming shut
Lights flicker
You’re rooted to the spot
And your hearts beating
Quicker, Quicker, Quicker


[O]
Lights go out
But I can still see
Something staring back
From inside of me
Was it ever real
Or was it just a trick of the mind

[V1]
You hold the cards
With your poker face
Do I roll the dice
Or walk away?
Call your bluff
Take my chance
Pay the price
Go all in anyway

[C]
I’m falling under
Mind’s lost,
Torn asunder
You play me
Rigged game
I don’t even know
Your name

[V2]
Bend the rules
Flip the cards
Spin the wheel
Sleight of hand
Keeps me guessing
With your nerves of steel
You’re in command

[C]
I’m falling under
Mind’s lost,
Torn asunder
You play me
Rigged game
I don’t even know
The game

[B]
Smoke and mirrors
Hide your deceit
Every promise
Turns to sand
Do I admit defeat
Or show my hand?

[C]
I’m all in
No turning back
You play me
Stake your claim
But
I'll still stand
In for your deal again

[O]
If this is luck
I'll make my own

I’m done
I’m out

I'll stand alone
No more you
No more games

V1
I gotta go
You make me stay
One look from you
And I lose my way
Ring master
It’s your game
You’re in control
Twisting the rules
For your own gain

C
So I'm hanging
In the balance
Point of no return
Do I take my chance
Or
Crash and burn
Crash and burn

V2
I step back
You pull me in
No words from you
I just obey
The puppet master
I’m spinning fast
Lost in strings
In your side show
Hands are tied
I can’t let go

C
So I'm hanging
In the balance
Point of no return
Do I take my chance
Or
Crash and burn
Crash and burn

B
You pull the strings
In your pantomime
Will you
Cut me loose
Or
Let me stay
Either way
I’m yours to play

C
So I'm hanging
In the balance
Point of no return
Do I take my chance
Or
Crash and burn
Crash and burn

o
I gotta go
But
I'm already gone
Cos with you
I don’t wanna
Be saved

[V1]

The car pulled up

On that night

You said, "I love you"

I said, "Have a good time

Don’t be late"

I watched you

Shut the gate

[C]

I’m sat on my chair

Silent, with a vacant stare

Waiting for you

Like I always do
TV’s on

Clocks ticking on

Something tells me

Something’s wrong

The night feels quiet

For too long

[V2]

I check my phone

Then check again

Every minute feels like ten
I hear a car

I hold my breath

Headlights pass

Then nothing’s there
Inside my chest

The silence spreads

Fear and dread

Are settling in

Where could you be?

[C]
I’m sat here
 In my chair

Frozen in vacant stare
Waiting for you

Like I always do
TV’s on

But i’m not there
Every sound

Pulls me in
Something’s wrong

Beneath my skin
The night’s gone still

For far too long

[B]
All that’s left

Are memories

Photos on the wall

Your laughter echoes
A roadside view

Flowers for you

To remind me

To remind me
Why did this happen?

I can’t let it go

[C]

I can’t sit
 In my chair

The phone stayed

Silent in my hand
Something was wrong

This night will

Never end

[Outro]

You said you

Wouldn’t be late

I thought you’d

Walk through the gate
Why did you go…


I’ll never let you go

[V1]
I should’ve stayed with you
That night
Something didn’t
Feel quite right
A chill lingered
In the air
A feeling
Different atmosphere
But you were happy
Not a care
In the world
My friend
You showed no fear

[C]
So now
I’m laying
On my bed
Crazy thoughts
Running through my head
Staring at my phone
Waiting for your call
Something tells me
You’re not coming home
Why won’t this ache
Leave me alone

[V2]
I should’ve stayed with you
That night
But something didn’t
Feel quite right
There was something
In the air
A feeling
Different atmosphere
I should’ve held you tight
Not let you drive off
Into the night
Should’ve kept you in my sight

[C]
So now
I’m laying
On my bed
Crazy thoughts
Running through my head
Staring at my phone
Waiting for your call
Something tells me
You’re not coming home
This ache won’t
Leave me alone

[B]
All that’s left
Of you
Are
Photos
Videos
A roadside view
Of flowers on a post
To remind me
Of you
To remind me
Of you
Why did you go…
I can’t let you go

[C]
So now
I’m laying
On my bed
Staring at my phone
Waiting for your call
Why won’t this ache
Leave me alone

[Outro]
You said
You’d let me know
You’d let me know
You said
You’d let me know
You’d let me know
You’re safe, you’re home

(Why did you go…)

[Verse 1]
When I pulled up
That night
You ran to me
Smiling bright
Everything felt
So right
You jumped in
We took off
Into the night
Radio playing
We were alive
Didn’t think twice
Just along for the ride

[Chorus]
Phone lights up
Beside me
I shouldn’t look
For a second
I lose control
Headlights blur
I drift too far
I never saw
What was in front of the car
Why won’t this moment
Let me go

[Verse 2]
Hands on the wheel
But I’m not there
One glance away
I missed what’s there
The road bends fast
I react too slow
Try to turn it back
I lose control
Your scream
Cuts through my head
Fear turns to silence
Then nothing’s left

[Chorus]
Phone lit up
Beside me
I shouldn’t have looked
I lost control
In a single moment
That’s all it took
I couldn’t see
The road ahead
Now I replay it
Inside my head
This moment
Won’t let go

[Bridge]
All that’s left
Of me
Is
Silence
Broken glass
And sirens
A roadside view
To remind me
Of you
To remind me
Of you
I let you go…
Why did I let you go

[Final Chorus]
Phone silent
Beside me
I can’t look
I lost control
I still see it
I still know
This moment
Will never let go

[Outro]
Now I’m lying
In my redemption bed
Every second
Replays in my head
I should’ve kept
You safe
My friend
That moment
Will never go

I LET YOU GO

[V1]
It wasn’t love
It wasn’t pain
Such a rush
Your secret touch
I want so much
A reckless game
We both played

[V2]
You drew me in
I new the risk
Still leaned in
A taste of trouble
Under my skin
Played with fire
Full of desire

[C]
No rules
Crashing
Into the unknown
Our world
Our fire
In our own
Masquerade

[V3]
I changed
Felt it start
To fade
Nothing left
In our game
All burnt out
What we made

[V4]
Took off the mask
Cos I knew
It would never
Ever last
Tried to stay
But the fires
Fading fast

[C]
No rules
Crashing
Into the unknown
Our world
Our fire
In our own
Masquerade

[B]
Now we’re alone
No one to blame
Danced in flames
Played the game
Ashes left
Where the fire
Once roared
In the end
We burned it all
Yeah,
We burned it all

[C]
No rules
Crashing
Into the unknown
Our world
Our fire
In our own
Masquerade

[Outro]
No regrets
Just a ghost
Of what we made

In the end
We were just
A masquerade

[Verse 1]
Walk in like I own the room
All eyes lock when I make my move
Midnight stare,
Yeah
I caught your view
You don’t know what you’re getting into
No words, I let it play out slow
By the time you see, you already know

[Pre-Chorus]
Cool on my skin
Fire within
You feel the rush
When I pull you in

[Chorus]
I wear black, yeah, I own the night
Heartbeat sync when you catch my eye
I wear black, pull you into my track
One touch and you’re never going back
I wear black, got you right where I want
No control when the tension starts
I wear black, now you’re falling fast
In my shadow, you’re fading to black

[Verse 2]
Slow burn when I cross your space
You try to look but you look away
Every step got you in a daze
Every breath that I take, you chase
No chase, I just let you come
Game already over, I already won

[Pre-Chorus]
Cold like the chrome
But you feel the glow
One little spark
And I take your soul

[Chorus]
I wear black, yeah, I own the night
Heartbeat sync when you catch my eye
I wear black, pull you into my track
One touch and you’re never going back
I wear black, got you right where I want
No control when the tension starts
I wear black, now you’re falling fast
In my shadow, you’re fading to black

[Bridge]
You see me when the lights go low
You feel me but you don’t get close
You want me but I never stay
I’m already walking away

[Chorus]
I wear black, yeah, I own the night
You can’t run when I’m in your mind
I wear black, pull you into my track
One touch and you’re never going back
I wear black, feel your world collapse
Every second you fade to black

[Outro]
Turn my head, I don’t look behind
You’re just another lost in my night
I wear black