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Blenheim Place

by As It Is

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You’re terrified, fighting and flailing at the future Just back down All you defy, you can’t escape so make the best of it The rest of all you have is running out fast But maybe all it is you need is someone who has been there first and knows their way around ‘Cause you’ve got a cage in the back of your mind And I’ve got the key that’ll let the birds fly In this darkened room, with this darkened view We’ll let the light peer through I woke up with tired and jaded in the same bed That I slept in since I was seventeen I zipped my hoodie up and I, looking through two tired eyes Showed them out the door that I barricaded shut the week before When every year gets better, why am I scared? ‘Cause I’m prepared for this and always have been
2.
John Hughes 02:53
How long’s it been since I was young? Fifteen years since wooden guns. Six years since playing board games was anywhere near fun. And It’d be over-dramatic to say the world forgot about me on its way, But that’s not always enough to keep cursing the whole of the Earth at bay. No one knows me like John Hughes did I think we all relate to that Because we've all felt unsung from every mouth and every lung We've all felt that life was easier when we were young How long’s it been since ‘overwhelmed’ was still a word I couldn't spell Let alone the most obvious choice for a word to define myself? I never thought I’d be this young a man to be doubting the cards in these hands. That jitter and shake half the time from the coffee I drink and rely on to stand There’ll be days when we lose our way like a feather But we all live and we die in this cold, cold world together What are we destined for?
3.
Upswing 02:17
Another night I spend alone Dinner for one and TV shows (You knocked me down) Set me alight, I'll still feel cold Subsequent to a life you chose I'm just a fact you read, I'm in your head then out again I'm just the skin you shed and want until the winter's end The corners of your room get your attention more than I do I tried so fucking hard for you Another night, it takes its toll I brace the heartache with my skull (You knocked me down) I'm such a mess it's laughable A foolish boy with no control I thought you were perfect 'cause I only looked at you close Like I saw life through a telescope Then I backed away, saw my potential in everything I knocked you down on my upswing
4.
January 02:43
We saw our breath under the streetlights on the coastline But we were warm with cheap coats on and the glow in our eyes Anybody with half their mind would’ve kept warm inside But we’re young and have a point to prove, so let’s do this in style There’s half a trillion pebbles on Brighton beach And tonight they are the stage on which we sing We will all sing Yeah, it’s freezing outside, but fuck it, we don’t mind It’s been seven hours since they switched the lights off on the pier But we’ve been doing alright with the starlight as our chandelier We met the waves at the edge of the sea And staring out into the water, we will sing We will all sing The bitter cold cuts like a knife on January nights Nothing has a value when all time is in suspension So in this moment, we’re historic and rich with good intentions
5.
Often 03:33
I often think to myself, "Don't let your guard down." But my fucking useless arms are always tired I'm worse than I've ever been I used to find comfort in how everyone's got problems And it's selfish of me But I'd rather just be fine I take precautions like they're bad advice When I'm lacking ideas I plan for self-destruction every time But never pick up the pieces I'm in constant need of self-validation And I'm closed to new ideas, yet so impatient 'Cause I can't have everything And is it too much to be asking for something just once Can you really blame me That I want to just feel fine I don't have anything worth dying for But at least I'll live longer Often, I'm not alone, but can't break my stare to back home Narrow eyes will never know where to go (Everyday the sun will shine, but gets blocked on every side)

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released April 15, 2013

All music & lyrics by AS IT IS
Produced by Edward Ripley
Logo by Madeleine Bajic

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Transatlantic Pop-Punk. We like The Breakfast Club.
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