Built Like a Comeback
I look at the world like a dodgy old van, if it rattles too loud, I’ll still make a plan. Bit of tape, bit of swearing, bit of stubborn pride, then I’ll drive the…
Oi! Lads, Listen
Oi. Before you tell me you’re fine, look me in the eye and lie properly. Because I know that nod, mate. I’ve used it. That little “yeah, sound” with a whole car crash going…
The Weight We Hide
Behind the jokes and tired smiles, some people hurt for miles and miles. They carry battles every day, while acting like they’re fine, just saying “I’m okay”. The world won’t always see the strain,…
Built From Hard Stuff
I wasn’t built from easy days, I’ll admit, life took one look at me and said, yeah, he can have all of it. Left school with bugger all, no grades, no grand plan, just…
The Man the Mess Made
I come from nowt fancy, no silver spoon, no soft start, just bills on the side, cheap tea, and people with tired hearts. Working family blood, where love showed up rough, where money was…
The Flatcap Comeback
Well, look at me, I’m grinning again, After love went bad and life went bent. Long term relationship, long fucking fall, Years in a home that stopped feeling like mine at all. So the…
Built With Strange Parts
I was never “normal”, whatever that means, just a kid with a loud head and torn up jeans. Sat alone with my toys, making worlds on the floor, while everyone else seemed to know…
Four Weeks of Turmoil
The house felt dead. The future had fucked off. A decade of love reduced to boxes, quiet rooms and one final door being shut. I stood there carrying all of it, like someone had…
The Caged One’s Still Awake
2am Monday morning, smashed and half folded, eyes like piss holes, brain overloaded. About to hit bed, but I don’t feel like me, like my head’s left the room and my body’s still drinking…
Whiskey And Mary Jane, The Medicine I Use
Hey I’ve always liked Jack Daniel’s, that old familiar burn, the kind that kicks your throat in first then waits for thoughts to turn. And Mary Jane’s been with me since I was twelve…