Soul_writer

DETOUR

V1
Organized plans and to-do lists
Checked them off, tick by tick
Going full throttle, I never slowed
Had places I was moving toward
With my blinders on, only looked ahead
Didn't stop even when lights blinked red

Then one day right out of the blue
Across a cafe counter I saw you
And time itself was put on pause
Your smile pitched a wicked curveball
Free falling in the depth of your eyes
My planned timeline wanted to die a happy demise

CHORUS
Suddenly I wanna stop right here, extend my stay
Maybe take a recurring twelve month holiday
Suddenly I can postpone it all, there is no hurry
Everything else other than you looks so blurry
Suddenly I question what I am even running for
Maybe my dream is a face, and it looks like yours

V2
Five year plans and bucket lists
Stacked them up, brick by brick
Full steam ahead on a set route
So many things I had planned to do
Focus mode on, no time for distractions
Nor taking breaks, had to get my reps in

Then you walked in out of nowhere
Something felt different in the air
Your smile made me slam on the brakes
Couldn't care less about what was at stake
You had got me feeling so hypnotized
Other promises to myself were trivialized

CHORUS
Suddenly I wanna stop right here, extend my stay
Maybe take a recurring twelve month holiday
Suddenly I can postpone it all, there is no hurry
Everything else other than you looks so blurry
Suddenly I question what I am even running for
Maybe my dream is a face, and it looks like yours

BRIDGE
Now I'm dreaming '2 ticket dreams'
What could all of this even mean?
You have thrown me off course
And I might wanna take a detour

CHORUS
Suddenly I wanna stop right here, extend my stay
Maybe take a recurring twelve month holiday
Suddenly I can postpone it all, there is no hurry
Everything else other than you looks so blurry
Suddenly I question what I am even running for
Maybe my dream is a face, and it looks like yours

CHINK IN MY ARMOUR
V1
Don't want to feel no more
I'd rather be numb than get hurt like before
Built my walls so high
Now I've become sleek and cold as ice
So done with the goodbyes, now I'm empty inside
Given so many frostbites, I'm more mean than nice
The cold has seeped to my core

And then you came right along
The facade came crashing down
I felt myself going soft
You melted the ice right off
You were made to prove me wrong
And turn this into a love song

CHORUS
Yeah you're the chink in my armour
You rounded my corners
Chink in my armour
Saw right through my filter
You're my chink, chink
Didn't let me think, think
Fell in love with you in the time it takes to blink

V2
Never known what it's like
Love let me down no matter how hard I tried
I said true love doesn't exist
Hurt less than admitting it was something I missed
Gave up on the idea, I'd meet someone like ya
Thought men like you lived outside network coverage area
That's how hard I held onto the lie

When you said you wanted me
Thought maybe it's meant to be
What you didn't break was healed
Felt like a promise, not a deal
You were made to prove me wrong
And turn this into a love song

CHORUS
Yeah you're the chink in my armour
You rounded my corners
Chink in my armour
Saw right through my filter
You're my chink, chink
Didn't let me think, think
Fell in love with you in the time it takes to blink

BRIDGE
Where did you come from?
What are you made of?
This ice queen is melting
With your love's infecting
I've got no defenses
Can't keep up the pretenses
You didn't use any tricks
Still got me feeling lovesick
Cause you're the....

CHORUS
Yeah you're the chink in my armour
You rounded my corners
You're the chink in my armour
Saw right through my filter
You're my chink, chink
Didn't let me think, think
Fell in love with you in the time it takes to blink

FOOLISH HEART
V1
My heart lives right on my sleeve
Giving away pieces like they're freebies
No matter the cost it says "It's on me"
Mm hmmm...
It sees love through a rose tinted glass
So even the tainted get a hall pass
It's not immune to pain still as bold as brass
Mm hmmm...

It doesn't really think much, or weigh the odds
Gets taken in by smooth talking frauds
It doesn't quit, hold back, or play it cool
My heart's a brave little fool...

CHORUS
Someone please stop my foolish heart (stop stop stop)
There it goes again racing past (oh no no)
Knowing it's not going to last (yeah yeah yeah)
Yet it keeps trying so hard
Once again it looks black and blue
Either that or it's torn in two
Clearly the lessons aren't getting through
That what it sees is almost never the truth

V2
These years have given scars but not wisdom
Guess there's no rationality in Love's Kingdom
And so my heart becomes the textbook victim
Mm hmmm...
It really doesn't know how to start out small
So the harder it loves, the harder it falls
Now being whole is something past recall
Mm hmmm...

It doesn't expect gifts, or big gestures
Just wants to be chosen over and over
It gets tired, but still remains hopeful
My heart's a brave little fool

CHORUS
Someone please stop my foolish heart (stop stop stop)
There it goes again racing past (oh no no)
Knowing it's not going to last (yeah yeah yeah)
Yet it keeps trying so hard
Once again it looks black and blue
Either that or it's torn in two
Clearly the lessons aren't getting through
That what it sees is almost never the truth
Yeah what you see ain't always the truth

DETAILS

V1
Your caramel colored eyes, your cigarette-husky voice
Left me in a daze, in a daze, in a daze, in a daze
Your chin dimple when you smile, your kisses were my vice
Can't erase, can't erase, can't erase, erase

I still remember your warmth and your touch,
And when it felt too much, still couldn't get enough, oh yeah
I can still smell your heady perfume, my heart pounding in the room, I knew you were my doom, oh yeah

PRE CHORUS
They're imprinted on my brain, like it happened yesterday
I still remember everything, everything

CHORUS
These details, these details
Make me go off the rails
Can't forgive can't forget
They're replayed, without fail
Can't regret, won't regret
Oh oh oh
I both hate and love every second since we met

V2
The apathy in your eyes, cruel words in your voice
Haunts me still, haunts me still, haunts me still, haunts me still
Being judged like I was on trial, love became a game of dice
It hurts me still hurts me still, hurts me still hurts me still

I still remember the date and the color
Of the month and of your sweater, when I saw you with her, oh yeah
You wore the same smile, that made me call you mine, I guess you have a type and now I'm tasting bile, oh yeah

PRE CHORUS
They're imprinted on my brain, like a gory bloodstain
I still remember everything, everything

CHORUS
These details, these details
Make me go off the rails
Can't forgive can't forget
They're replayed without fail
Can't regret, won't regret
Oh oh oh
I both hate and love every second since we met
Yeah I both hate and love every second since we met

DETAILS

V1
Your caramel colored eyes, your cigarette-husky voice
Left me in a daze, in a daze, in a daze, in a daze
Your chin dimple when you smile, your kisses were my vice
Can't erase, can't erase, can't erase, erase

I still remember your warmth and your touch,
And when it felt too much, still couldn't get enough, oh yeah
I can still smell your heady perfume, my heart pounding in the room, I knew you were my doom, oh yeah

PRE CHORUS
They're imprinted on my brain, like it happened yesterday
I still remember everything, everything

CHORUS
These details, these details
Make me go off the rails
Can't forgive can't forget
They're replayed, without fail
Can't regret, won't regret
Oh oh oh
I both hate and love every second since we met

V2
The apathy in your eyes, cruel words in your voice
Haunts me still, haunts me still, haunts me still, haunts me still
Being judged like I was on trial, love became a game of dice
It hurts me still hurts me still, hurts me still hurts me still

I still remember the date and the color
Of the month and of your sweater, when I saw you with her, oh yeah
You wore the same smile, that made me call you mine, I guess you have a type and now I'm tasting bile, oh yeah

PRE CHORUS
They're imprinted on my brain, like a gory bloodstain
I still remember everything, everything

CHORUS
These details, these details
Make me go off the rails
Can't forgive can't forget
They're replayed without fail
Can't regret, won't regret
Oh oh oh
I both hate and love every second since we met
Yeah I both hate and love every second since we met

I ONLY HOPE
VERSE 1
I've dreamed and worked for years and years
Ended so many days with a bucket full of tears
Even When the nights crept in with added fears
I kept going in the hope that this fog will clear

Cause I hear my name being called from a place unseen
It feels like a place that was whispered in a dream
So even during the times I feel out of breath
I'll keep walking this path while being scared

CHORUS
I only hope...
That this waiting isn't my whole story
That it doesn't become my destiny
I hope the universe isn't playing a cruel cosmic joke on me
I cannot be that unlucky
Or destined for mediocrity
I hope the universe didn't choose to skip over me

VERSE 2
Sometimes I think what's the point of this ache?
When in the end it all comes down to your fate?
Maybe I've missed my train, and I'm not just running late
Wish I could go back and start again on a clean slate

But I hear my name being called from a place unseen
It feels like a place that was whispered in a dream
So even during the times I feel out of breath
I'll keep walking this path while being scared

CHORUS
I only hope...
That this waiting isn't my whole story
That it doesn't become my destiny
I hope the universe isn't playing a cruel cosmic joke on me
I cannot be that unlucky
Or destined for mediocrity
I hope the universe didn't choose to skip over me

BRIDGE
Somehow something has to give
Cause surviving is no way to live
Not every night can be this cold
Something better has gotta be down the road

FINAL CHORUS
So I hope...
That this waiting isn't my whole story
That it doesn't become my destiny
I hope the universe isn't playing a cruel cosmic joke on me
I cannot be that unlucky
Or destined for mediocrity
I hope the universe didn't choose to skip over me

A MAN IN LOVE

VERSE 1
What's it like to be listened to and not just heard?
What's it like to have actions follow spoken words?
What's it like to be made a priority?
To be loved in full capacity?

Tired of all these boys who don't know how to hold me
Don't know how to gently lead yet make space for me
It's so hard to keep explaining my needs
I shouldn't have to say "boy, choose me"

PRE CHORUS
I just wanna be a man's first choice
A ringing truth amidst all the noise

CHORUS
Cause I've heard there's nothing more beautiful than a man in love
That there's nothing more fragile than a man in love
It's as pure and innocent as a white winged dove
That it keeps you safe and warm like a fitted glove
So I wanna be with a man in love

VERSE 2
What's it like to see someone's eyes light up?
When they see you, you feel like you're more than enough
What's it like to have someone wipe your tears?
And tell you you're more than your fears?

Tired of all this constant pushing and pulling
Through with these guys who leave me second guessing
Need to be patient and kind if you want all of me
I'm not a conquest, boy, you gotta earn me

PRE CHORUS
I just wanna be a man's first choice
A ringing truth amidst all the noise

CHORUS
Cause I've heard a man's love is brighter than the day
And that it comes in many beautiful shades
It may dim, wax or wane but will never fade
Will refresh you like raindrops when the sky is grey
Heavens give me such a man when you hear my prayer

ENDING
Cause there's nothing more beautiful than a man in love
There's nothing more fragile than a man in love

SQUARE PEG, ROUND HOLE
V1
We were made of two willing hearts
And two matured souls
Turns out t'was a square peg and a very round hole
Things between us were so easy
Until they weren't
And then we became each other's "lessons to be learnt"
You just couldn't give me what I was after
To the same questions we had different answers

PRE CHORUS
I never asked for a lot,
And you didn't give me less,
We tried to force the pieces together,
Of course we made a mess

CHORUS
So no, it was never your fault,
And no, it wasn't even mine
We just had different ways of love that we defined
So no, you weren't bad for me
But yet, we weren't right
Love shouldn't have to be this difficult if it's right

V2
We both tried oh so hard
But to no avail
Deep down we knew this experiment was bound to fail
We both said some hurtful words
That we didn't mean
Hiding things we didn't wanna admit under this smokescreen
The truth is that we weren't meant to work
Our spark was a dying flame, not meant to be a firework

PRE CHORUS
I never asked for a lot,
And you didn't give me less,
We tried to force the pieces together,
Of course we made a mess

CHORUS
So no, it was never your fault,
And no, it wasn't even mine
We just had different ways of love that we defined
So no, you weren't bad for me
But yet, we just weren't right
Love shouldn't have to be this difficult if it's right

BRIDGE
Yeah I know that we were really good
Yet things didn't workout the way we thought they would
Yeah and I might just love you forever
So if it's meant to be, we'll find our way back to each other

CHORUS
So no, it was never your fault,
And no, it wasn't even mine
We just had different ways of love that we defined
So no, you weren't bad for me
But yet, we weren't right
Love shouldn't have to be this difficult if it's right