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Convince

(Verse 1)
Too proud to let my Dad down, I couldn’t escape/
Smothered in hate, for feelings I either trust or I break/
Butchered or raped, I either land on cushions or stakes/
Trying to veer off collision courses with other mistakes/
Just when my faith was tested, almost couldn’t be traced/
I get reflective opportunities to look in my face/
I’m a fucking disgrace, taking for granted what I love and is great/
Wallowing in self pity is just such a waste/
I could be unloved and lonely, looking to drugs for a break/
I could be homeless and broke, and only trusting in snakes/
Instead I’m living prosperously; adjusting to change/
And the only part that disagrees is stuck in my brain/
This musn’t be pain, just me on self-destruct, pushing buttons again/
The wild part of my character I struggle to tame/
And now…what – I don’t wait for Rekha to text/
I live my life and savour the best; it saved me from stress/
Before it made me depressed, and almost laid me to rest/
Now I’m a stronger man, battling the hate in my chest/
I’m a stranger to death, sheltered from the rain and tempests/
I’ve got to seize my opportunities and take em to bed//

(Chorus)
Sometimes
I need convincing
Sometimes
I don’t
Sometimes
I watch the Simpsons
Sometimes
I wont

But I survived the joke of life up to the time I spoke
And if I die before you hear this, that’s life – you know?

Sometimes
I watch the football
Sometimes
I won’t
Other times
I’ll do fuck all
But, mostly I don’t

I survived the practical joke, God likes to promote
And besides, who am I kidding? My life is just dope

(Verse 2)
So stop fucking complaining, Ben; about what problem you’ve got/
Wondering if a girl thinks you’re hot or you’re not/
Or you’re sick of work, or maybe you’ve got a new job/
Or you got disrespected by either tossers or nobs?!/
Maybe general loss of the plot, got you sobbing a lot/
Pull your fucking self together and drop it you slob/
It means nothing but what’s on your mind at the time/
But time after time, you let it affect your life – like it’s a reminder you’re blind/
But your visions fine – specs help to see clearly/
And too many loud clubs mean you probably can’t hear me/
And I’m just a voice in the back of your head/
Telling you to pull your socks up before they straddle your legs/
I prattle and jest; and I’m happy if I’m having some sex/
And if I’m not, then I think my world is battered at best/
I’m a twat and a mess, I need a slap and some rest/
I need to stop taking life for granted before it grants me some stress/
So I could suggest; a little bit of passionateness/
Be that a word or not, you get what I’m blagging at, yes?/
Imagine getting everything you demand to possess/
I’ll have a cancerous death, maybe then I’ll be thankful for breath//

(Chorus)
Sometimes
I need convincing
Sometimes
I don’t
Sometimes
I’ll watch the Simpsons
Sometimes
I wont

But I survived the joke of life up to the time I spoke
And if I die before you hear this, that’s life – you know?

Sometimes
I watch the football
Sometimes
I won’t
Other times
I’ll do fuck all
But mostly I don’t

I survived the practical joke, God likes to promote
And besides, who am I kidding? My life is just dope