Emma Stephenson, Liam Budge - Too Many Words Lyrics

Caught in the undertow Treading water
It gets harder over time
Stay afloat inside a flooded home Where they saturated your mind
Spinning a punctured tyre
Kept at bay by
A fake lie remedy
You were sung out by a drunken choir You were played by a broken machine
When we were young
I wrote you a song
With way too many words
And way too little hope and now
I want to come home and make it better
Bracing against the force
Of strong winds
As you begin to unfold
And yet you carry on and on
And you somehow keep your ship afloat
Stoic and brave you fought
For a chance to
See it all through to the end You're a miracle of strength and light You're a hero, don't you know my friend?
When we were young
I wrote you a song
With way too many words
And way too little hope
And now I want to come home and make it better
I wish I could compose The music you deserve But on and on it goes I write too many words
When we were young
I wrote you a song
With way too many words
And way too little hope
And now I want to come home and make it better
I wish I could compose The music you deserve But on and on it goes I write too many words
My dear, I swear I'll learn That words are not what's needed But still it seems absurd
I cannot believe it
But one more thing I'll say For if these words aren't spoken I think they'd go to waste
I know you can't be broken
These words won't go to waste I know you can't be broken

Caught in the undertow Treading water
It gets harder over time
Stay afloat inside a flooded home Where they saturated your mind
Spinning a punctured tyre
Kept at bay by
A fake lie remedy
You were sung out by a drunken choir You were played by a broken machine
When we were young
I wrote you a song
With way too many words
And way too little hope and now
I want to come home and make it better
Bracing against the force
Of strong winds
As you begin to unfold
And yet you carry on and on
And you somehow keep your ship afloat
Stoic and brave you fought
For a chance to
See it all through to the end You're a miracle of strength and light You're a hero, don't you know my friend?
When we were young
I wrote you a song
With way too many words
And way too little hope
And now I want to come home and make it better
I wish I could compose The music you deserve But on and on it goes I write too many words
When we were young
I wrote you a song
With way too many words
And way too little hope
And now I want to come home and make it better
I wish I could compose The music you deserve But on and on it goes I write too many words
My dear, I swear I'll learn That words are not what's needed But still it seems absurd
I cannot believe it
But one more thing I'll say For if these words aren't spoken I think they'd go to waste
I know you can't be broken
These words won't go to waste I know you can't be broken