Heads up now the damage is done,
It’s sink or swim,
Loose or win.
Heads up when the friendly hand fails,
And re-set-sail,
Head to tail.
It was not enough for the world to break me
Not enough for the way to shake me
Not enough for a lie to taste me
Start again? Start again!
Heads out of water, singing,
We’re singing save us, save us.
Pressure won’t stop it bleeding,
We’re sinking save us, save us.
Turn on the lights and you’ll see me.
Looking back on the taken flack,
Black and blue,
Where’s glue when you need it and all its glory?
Boxed in, this fool cannot swim,
Or splay its wings,
Not like this.
It was not enough for the world to break me,
Not enough for the way to shape me,
Not enough for a lie to taste me,
Start again? Start again!
Heads out of water, singing,
We’re singing save us, save us.
Pressure won’t stop it bleeding,
We’re sinking save us, save us.
Yeah, don’t forget I’m here tonight,
Don’t forget I’m on your side.
Yeah, we’re screaming save us, save us from ourselves.
The new EP from Scottish songwriter Alec Bowman_Clarke goes deep, setting vulnerable lyrics to gentle melodies & stripped-back arrangements. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 30, 2021
Alec Bowman perfectly captures the dark soil under the pastoral world of British folk with this collection of melancholy originals. Bandcamp New & Notable May 12, 2020