The Downtown Fiction (EP)

The Downtown Fiction The Downtown Fiction (EP) Lyrics
1.Your Voice

Lyricist:Cameron Leahy

'Let go, don't you know'
She said, 'You're never gonna get her', get her
Well I smile, for a while
'Cause I'm sure that I know better, better
I think I'm falling in love
But, baby, you're not here

I heard your voice on the radio
I know every word and the way it goes
If you could only play your old sweet song for me

Well, I saw your face on the TV screen
If you only knew how much you mean to
A boy like me, a small town boy like me

It's somethin', oh, where do I begin?
I swear I know you, know you
Every word, sounds absurd
But I swear that I could show you, show you
I think I'm falling in love
But, baby, you're not here

I heard your voice on the radio
I know every word and the way it goes
If you could only play your old sweet song for me

Well, I saw your face on the TV screen
If you only knew how much you mean to
A boy like me, a small town boy like me

Those boys that you write all your songs about
Did anyone ever write you back?
Well, here's mine, I hope you get it in time

I heard your voice on the radio
I know every word and the way it goes
If you could only play your old sweet song for me

Well, we'll meet some day and I hope you'll see
That that boy you wanted, well, it was me
Just a boy like me, a small town boy like me
Boy like me


2.Is Anybody Out There

Lyricist:Cameron Leahy

Stand in line like military time
Flowers blooming up from dirt
Wear the ties and complicated lines
There's wrinkles on a fresh-pressed shirt

He stands alone, conforming on his own
He's thinking but he does not speak
He tries to fight the edges on his mind
But she is what he truly seeks
But she is what he truly seeks

Hey, is anybody out there?
I'm reaching out
Hey, is anybody out there?
I'm coming down

Hey, is anybody out there?
I'm freaking out
I'm freaking out

The heat does rise, perform in double time
The sweat is falling from his brow
He's near his prize, but she begins to fly
He knows that he must act, the time is now

A dance they play, an ancient lover's game
Averts his eyes and chooses not to stare
The trick, he sees, is aiming not to please
Pretending that he doesn't really care
If you want her, then pretend that you don't care

Hey, is anybody out there?
I'm reaching out
Hey, is anybody out there?
I'm coming down

Hey, is anybody out there?
I'm freaking out
I'm freaking out

We're trapped inside a star
And we have gone too far
All we want is to escape, escape, escape
Hey, is there anybody out there?
So shout it out

Hey, is anybody out there?
I'm reaching out
Hey, is anybody out there?
I'm coming down

Hey, is anybody out there?
I'm freaking out
I'm freaking out


3.Hold My Breath

Lyricist:Cameron Leahy

I can hold my breath underwater
Counting down like sheep sent to slaughter, they go
Yeah, one by one, they walk right through
But they don't know what we will do

My hands, they shake to get the key in the door
Just one more step and were on the floor
Yeah, one by one, our hearts they beat
But we don't know where this will
Lead us to but then there's our cue

Caroline, this is all I've got
The future's here, I've one more shot
This is how I feel, I need something real

And if I could, well, I'd start again
Keep you here with me 'til the end
This is how I feel, I need something real

And you don't know all that much about me
There's one more night, just one more night
The windows open to the street
Where every sound's a 4/4 beat

My hands, they shake to get the key in the door
Just one more step and we're on the floor
Yeah, one by one, our hearts they beat
But we don't know where this will
Lead us to but then there's our cue

Caroline, this is all I got
The future's here, I've one more shot
This is how I feel, I need something real

And if I could, well I'd start again
Keep you here with me till the end
This is how I feel, I need something real

Stand real tall with your position
Shake your fists here's my opinion
You'll be wishing someday that you took your chances
Took your chances

Caroline, this is all I've got
The future's here, I've one more shot
This is how I feel, I need something real

And if I could, well, I'd start again
Keep you here with me till the end
This is how I feel, I need something real


4.When You're Around

Lyricist:Cameron Leahy

Open your eyes, such a surprise
Callin' numbers from the phone book page
We sit around, lie on the ground
Promise that we'll never act our age

It's true
Like I'd want it too
Ohh

There's no snow
(No snow)
In southern California
Baby, I adore ya
Talkin' about now

There's no snow
(No snow)
In this part of town
But when you're around
It's a holiday

I don't know why every time
That I see your face, I want to cry
Might be the way or would you say
You could stake it to the end of time?

With me
Makin' history
Ohh

There's no snow
(No snow)
In southern California
Baby, I adore ya
Talkin' about now

There's no snow
(No snow)
In this part of town
But when you're around
It's a holiday

When I'm with you
Life feels brand new
When I'm with you
I feel so brand new
Ohh

There's no snow
(No snow)
In southern California
Baby, I adore ya
Talkin' about now

There's no snow
(No snow)
In this part of town
But when you're around
It's a holiday

Once you feel love, once you feel love
It's a holiday
Once you feel loved, once you feel love
But when you're around
It's a holiday


5.No Typical Thursday Night

Lyricist:Cameron Leahy

Can't you see, I'm intrigued by the way that you speak
The words come out like pinball machines
You're clever with your metaphors, burn me with your wit
Bet, you think the pain you feel is hidden by your grit

I'm sure you've made a few mistakes
Which anyone was bound to make
But you're not to blame, it's part of the game
I just wanna know your name, so

I don't care if we just met
I'll kiss you, no regret
I've played it safe one too many times before

Why look up to the sky
When all the stars are in your eye?
No typical Thursday night

All the states look the same, passing by on the train
The faces of a losing campaign
But I don't wanna be the one who crashes all their dreams
And I don't wanna be the one who says all of those things

I'm sure you've heard this one before
Hand gets shut between the door
But you're not to blame, it's part of the game
I just wanna know your name, so

I don't care if we just met
I'll kiss you, no regret
I've played it safe one too many times before

Why look up to the sky
When all the stars are in your eye?
We're searching for reasons why

Those things we never said
Those things we never did
They'll come right back to haunt you
One chance you'll never undo

Why stop to watch the time
When our last chance is flying by?
No typical Thursday night


6.Living Proof

Lyricist:Cameron Leahy

One more chance, it's all I'd ever ask for
I've been standing, waiting at your front door
I won't go, been waiting for hours
Wait up

Out of bed and looking in the mirror
Every day it gets a little clearer
If you go I'm patiently waiting
Wait up

I'm climbing the walls, I'm searching for answers
The gears in my mind are turning like dancers
I'm trying to find the words but I just can't speak

I'm living proof, broken and defeated
I'm the shattered youth and no one could believe it
If I can't have you the, darlin', I just can't go on
Show me where the light is leading

Sit and stare, I wonder what you're thinking
Sweat falls down my stomach starts the sinking
Where are you? I'm patiently waiting
Wait up

Just last night you said you didn't love me
Well, that's alright, I know that you're above me
Memories past they're flooding around me
Wait up

I'm wondering why, why did I do it?
And watching you cry can barely get through it
I'm sorry, I swear, I'm sorry for what I did

I'm living proof, broken and defeated
I'm the shattered youth and no one could believe it
If I can't have you then, darlin', I just can't go on

And if I swear, swear to make it better
Would you stick you around, I know that it will never
Be the way it was but maybe we can make this right
Time stands still, if you stay I will

I wanted to tell, tell you my secrets
I want you to know, know I believe this
I wanted to tell, tell you everything

I wanted to tell, tell you my secrets
I want you to know, know I believe this
I wanted to tell, tell you everything

I'm living proof, broken and defeated
I'm the shattered youth and no one could believe it
If I can't have you then, darlin', I just can't go on

And if I swear, swear to make it better
Would you stick around, I know that it will never
Be the way it was but maybe we can make this right
So let it go

So, get up, get up, get up, it's deep inside of you
Now wake up, wake up, wake up, it's deep inside of you
So, get up, get up, get up, it's deep inside of