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Truth and Lies
03:03
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We go out smiling as we go
With a laugh between our teeth
Come home crying and you know
That's the pain that lies beneath
Our lives
Our lives
It's the truth
The truth and lies of our lives
The veil we use as our disguise
The truth and lies
The truth and lies
Of our lives
So we rock , we rock so gently
Trying to find out what's the cost
Trying to be the ones we used to
Trying to be the ones we lost
In our lives
Our lives
It's the truth
The truth and lies of our lives
The veil we use as our disguise
The truth and lies
The truth and lies
Of our lives
It's the truth
The truth and lies of our lives
The veil we use as our disguise
The truth and lies
The truth and lies
The truth and lies
Of our lives
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2. |
Ooh Yeah!
03:06
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Ooh yeah
Ooh yeah
Ooh yeah
Ooh yeah
Well your in
And I'm out
Your up
And I'm down
You think
And I doubt
You know
And I don't
Though we try to get along
We're not singing the same song
Ooh yeah
Ooh yeah
Ooh yeah
Ooh yeah
I laugh
And you cry
I sulk
You ask why
I drink
And you smoke
I crawl
But you wont
Ooh yeah
Ooh yeah
Ooh yeah
Ooh yeah
Well I just wish I knew
When this divide between us grew
I hope we make it through
Ooh yeah
Ooh yeah
Ooh yeah
Ooh yeah
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Ooh yeah
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3. |
Not this time
03:17
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We said our love's forever
But now it's gone astray
Will we have to watch the fire turn to ash, turn to grey?
They say its now or never so now's the time to say
If we talk it through and we tell the truth we can throw the blame away
It was me; it was you
Things were said; not the truth
Hold my hand, take a ride
Find a way to the other side 'cos
I know we have the power to save us, we can turn the tide
I don't want to lose this love we have and leave it all behind
Not this time
Not this time
Not this time
Not this time
A storm can't last forever, it always blows away
If we hold on tight through the darkest night, we will find a brighter day
We can run, we can fly
Feel the sun, and touch the sky
Take a chance, share the load
Spend our lives on the open road 'cos
I know we have the power to save us, we can turn the tide
I don't want to lose this love we have and leave it all behind
Not this time
Not this time
Not this time
Not this time
I know we have the power to save us, we can turn the tide
I don't want to lose this love we have and leave it all behind
Not this time
Not this time
Not this time
Not this time
I know we have the power to save us, we can turn the tide
I don't want to lose this love we have and leave it all behind
Not this time
Not this time
Not this time
Not this time
Not this time, not this time
Not this time, not this time
Not this time, not this time
Not this time, not this time
Not this time
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4. |
The Truth
03:45
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The truth is something that we seek
But never really find
The words we speak they are all lies
The truth gets left behind
And I don't know the truth
It's always on my mind
And I just know the truth
Is something I can't find
I can't find
The truth is something we say we want
But never really find
The truth is what we're seeking for
The lies get left behind
But if we tell the truth too much
Our lives might be malign
The truth it hurts, and that's the truth
Would you rather have the lie?
Lies are something we understand
They never let us down
The world is built on lies it seems
They make the world go round
And I don't know the truth
It's always on my mind
And I just know the truth
Is something I can't find
I can't find
The truth is something we say we want
But never really find
The truth is what we're seeking for
The lies get left behind
But if we tell the truth too much
Our lives might be malign
The truth it hurts, and that's the truth
Would you rather have the lie?
The truth is something we say we want
But never really find
The truth is what we're seeking for
The lies get left behind
But if we tell the truth too much
Our lives might be malign
The truth it hurts, and that's the truth
Would you rather have the lie?
The truth is something we say we want
But never really find
The truth is what we're seeking for
The lies get left behind
But if we tell the truth too much
Our lives might be malign
The truth it hurts, and that's the truth
Would you rather have the lie?
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She sets the table for one
Knowing no-one else will come
The neighbour's building a boat
Now that his wife has gone
She writes poems daily
That no one else will see
He keeps fit insanely
What are they trying to flee?
The Beauty and the hopelessness of it all
Some grandeur for us all can stop this fall
And it resides in the details
They're polished there
They're polished they're like gold
We all need something
We all need something to hold
She sets the table with silver
He builds his boat with care
There will be no sailing
It's going nowhere
Poems written daily
That no one else will see
Precise use of meter
In her neat balladry
The Beauty and the hopelessness of it all
Some grandeur for us all can stop this fall
And it resides in the details
They're written there
They're written they're like gold
We all need something
We all need something to hold
We all need something
We all need something
We all need something
We all need something
We all need something
We all need someone to hold
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6. |
Looper
02:36
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7. |
Gone Away
03:11
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Another postcard arrived today
From some far off foreign place
I hope you're having fun
And that you've found someone
To put that smile back on your face
And without you there is no light
Without you there is no day
Now you've gone away
Now you've gone away
Well now I'll put on my brave face
You must be somewhere in outer space
I used to be someone
And now I've got no-one
And all this love has gone to waste
And without you there is no light
Without you there is no day
Now you've gone away
Now you've gone away
Now you've gone away
Now you've gone away
Now you've gone away
Now you've gone away
Now you've gone away
Now you've gone away
Now you've gone away
Now you've gone away
Now you've gone away
Now you've gone away
Now you've gone away
Now you've gone away
Now you've gone away
Now you've gone away
Now you've gone away
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8. |
Shiver and Shake
02:52
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Close your eyes tonight
If its the last thing you ever do
Keep on holding tight
No matter what dreams come through
Whatever you hear tonight
I'll be right next to you
Holding on through the night
And keeping your fears from you
You shiver and shake
Shiver and shake
Shiver
Shiver and shake
until your wide awake
Your wide awake
Whatever you see tonight
You know I'll be standing guard
Whatever you try tonight
The windows and doors are barred
The love that you feel tonight
Is the love of a different kind
The love that you need tonight
Is the love of a hardened mind
You shiver and shake
Shiver and shake
Shiver
Shiver and shake
Until your wide awake
Your wide awake
You shiver and shake
Shiver and shake
Shiver
Shiver and shake
Until your wide awake
Your wide awake
Until your wide awake
Until your wide awake
You shiver and shake
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9. |
Ghosting
03:42
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You said it was easy
You said it was easy to let me go
Please don't go
You said I should leave you
Said I should go and leave you alone
And go home.
But why should I ever let you go?
I think there's something you ought to know
Everywhere you go
I'm ghosting you
And I'll never let you go
Everywhere you hide
I'll be there too
But I'll never let you know
Everywhere you go
Oh I'm ghosting you, y' know
You said i was bad news
Said I was bad news right from the start
Please don't start
Said I should go now
Said I should go and leave you alone
All alone
Why should I ever let you go?
I think there's something you should know
Everywhere you go
I'm ghosting you
And I'll never let you go
Everywhere you hide
I'll be there too
But I'll never let you know
Everywhere you go
I'm ghosting you, y' know
Everywhere you go
I'm ghosting you
And I'll never let you go
Everywhere you hide
I'll be there too
But I'll never let you know
Everywhere you go
Oh I'm ghosting you, y' know
I'm ghosting you
I'm ghosting you
I'm ghosting you
I'm ghosting you
I'm ghosting you
I'm ghosting you
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10. |
Waving (Bonus track)
04:20
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When I saw you
On the bridge that night
Waving and smiling
At the traffic passing by
I didn't know you then
And I don't know you still
But you made me forget my problems
For a while
Don't let them grind you down
You're not the only fool around
Keep on waving
Keep on smiling through
Keep on waving
If it''s the last thing you do
Keep on Smiling
When they smile at you
You've achieved something
That nothing else, nothing else could do
When I saw you
In the doorway that night
Speaking to everyone
And being oh so polite
And then you smiled at me
And I didn't know what to say
The shame is mine
And not yours in any way
Don't let them grind you down
You're not the only fool around
Keep on waving
Keep on smiling through
Keep on waving
If it''s the last thing you do
Keep on Smiling
When they smile at you
You've achieved something
That nothing else, nothing else could do
Don't let them grind you down
And sew those seeds of doubt
Keep on waving
Keep on smiling through
Keep on waving
If it''s the last thing you do
Keep on Smiling
When they smile at you
You've achieved something
That no-one else, no-one else could do
No-one else, no-one else could do
No-one else, no-one else could do
No-one else, no-one else could do
No-one else, no-one else could do
No-one else, no-one else could do
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11. |
Seeds of doubt
03:23
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No time left, or so it seems
Whatever happened to your hopes and dreams
The time to say goodbye is gone
And the world keeps rushing on and on
The wheels just keep on turning
On their own
And you're heart just keeps on yearning
And it cuts you to the bone
All the messages you meant to write
But forgot to ever send
And the world just keeps on turning
To the bitter end
And the world just keeps on turning
To the bitter end
Never thought it would come to this
A moment that we all would miss
The sliding doors have closed again
And brought us to this bitter end
The wheels just keep on turning
On their own
And m heart just keeps on yearning
And it cuts me to the bone
All the messages I meant to write
But forgot to ever send
But the world just keeps on turning
To the bitter end
Oh the world just keeps on turning
To the bitter end
To the bitter end
To the bitter end
To the bitter end
To the bitter end
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Johnny & the Box UK
A semi-finalist in the UK songwriting competition 2020.
Jon Louth was formerly a member of the
bands
'A Thousand days' & the 'Radiofaces'
'Johnny & the Box' began as a recording experiment with the (Private distributed) debut album '15 Minutes' in 2016.
'Scapegoat' was released worldwide in 2020. 'The Runaways' was released in 2021 and a further album 'Truth and Lies' followed in 2023.
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