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“I’ll take this room”
She’s lookin’ to start anew and dispose of her traits
Washing her hands of tomorrow cause she knows it’ll be the same

I’ll meet a new face
One that can show me a trace of a change in me
And smother the shadow that I form
In a blanket of harmony
I’m a stranger here, oh dear
What now?

She never wanted to be
A leaf on the family tree
Walking a road that will lead
To a place she has already seen

So bare so bold
She feels the rush of the night
With no baggage to tow
And no sign of a trail behind
As the roots of your tree
Are relying as ever to feed off what you seek

How long until the roots break?
How long before the shame?
How long until she surrenders to the boy with no name?
I’m a stranger here, oh dear
What now?

She never wanted to be
A leaf on the family tree
Taking a road that will lead
To a life she had already seen

With the curtains drawn
She feels the kick of the night
With no rogue to hold
Your unborn’s kicking the life
Out of you as you scream
Fearing what the night delivers when you sleep

Mother’s got you in your dreams
Mother’s got you it’s okay

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from What The Night Delivers​.​.​., released August 24, 2011

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Scott Matthews UK

Scott's ground-breaking debut album, Passing Stranger earned serious critical acclaim, with his first single ‘Elusive’ winning the Ivor Novello for ‘Best Song Musically and Lyrically’.

His eighth studio release, Restless Lullabies due for release in April 2023 is of the purist acoustic delicacy, cementing Matthews’ undeniable mastery as one of our greatest songsmiths.
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