Hand Me Downs Lyrics

Hand Me Downs.

I didn't know what was the matter,
I didn't know where to start.
I'd lost my sense of energy
And id lost my sense of heart.

In the midst of lost and loneliness
In a rose hue picture frame,
Passion and objectivity
Were calling out my name.

To aid this new confusion
I was having too much fun,
In the gloomy pubs of Brixton
And the fleeting autumn sun.

I was running far too quickly
That my legs could not keep up,
I fell spread eagle on my face,
Dignity bit the dust.

And the silence was frozen...

I woke up far too early,
I was sleeping far too late.
The alarm clock was redundant
And the mattress forgot my frame.

A broken television,
So to drown out all the trains.
To drag me from self pity,
United by fate.

I'd learnt all of my lessons,
From vagrant, household names,
I found some friends amongst the shelves
So here's to Dave and Jay,

I'd learnt more from transit vans and Bragg,
Than i'd ever learnt in class,
A lifelong education, from punk rock 101.

And the silence was broken...

Through ups and downs,
Through lost and founds,
Your voice will never let me down.