Chris (Ballad Version) is the B-side to the single Lost For Words (Please Don't Tell Me Please Don't Say). It is a piano/vocal/string quartet arrangement of the Chris, the band's lead track from their 2013 EP release 'The Domino Effect'.
lyrics
Chris you've got to stop telling lies
It's getting in her head
You've got to wake up be wise
And stop beating your chest
It doesn't take much to smile
And show an ounce of interest
Wash and iron your clothes
And compliment her new dress
It's so nice when you come round at night
Pretending that you give a damn
When did you stop thinking 'what's my next trick to impress?'
Now it's excuses to get away early
Chris you don't want to make a house a home
Tell her that you're happy living on your own
It's easier pretending that it's what you want
All you want's the full box set and a home cooked meal for one
Just one, for one
Chris it's alright being coy but then in front of your friends
You talk about all the bad things you did at the weekend
Happy sailing through life with people thinking you're fine
Then crying into your pillow, time's just passing you by
It's a choice that you chose when you froze you didn't choose it for you
Making it all up as you go
It's not right being quiet even if all the words come out wrong
It's everybody's future
Chris you don't want to make a house a home
Tell her that you're happy living on your own
It's easier pretending that it's what you want
All you want's the full box set and a home cooked meal for one
Consummate pop songwriting both smart and smooth, with the ability to resonate universally without compromising uniqueness. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 20, 2017
This husband and wife duo use excavated 80s inspired synthesized sounds to both exemplify and dispel collective anxiety. Bandcamp New & Notable May 25, 2023