Roses

[Verse 1] I hit the ground running at a quickened pace I have treated London as a home base When the stakes Were higher than I could bear to face them Didn't see it coming, this formative year It kept me on my toes till it planted me here Making it clear That I've got a ship I need to steer [Pre-Chorus] So I'm starting anew, hung the lights up in my room And took in the view, one I could get used to Foot in the door, fully out of my shell I'm bold to the bone now, and I know it too well [Chorus] I will be making headway in good time Coming to love to board the Northern line Taking in every moment as mine Taking everything I see as a sign Finally feeling my way through the dark Wandering through a glacial, vacant park At the centre of my heart is the big smoke In a world yet to run amok It feels as though it's all coming up roses Roses, roses, roses [Verse 2] Plans made for a later date have a hold on me Hence my inattentive state on the 243 I'm coming to see To idealise is just my way of being Seems I am relearning how to go with the tide A weekend trip to Berlin now will broaden my mind In freeness I find Parts of me I repressed, hid and left behind [Pre-Chorus] 'Cause I've started anew, but is it too good to be true? It's simply the case of wrong time, perfect place Foot in the door, I can dog-ear this page I'm bold to the bone, I'll return to this stage [Chorus] And keep on making headway in good time Coming to love to board the Northern line Taking in every moment as mine Taking everything I see as a sign Finally feeling my way through the dark Wandering through a glacial, vacant park At the centre of my heart is the big smoke In a world yet to run amok Back when it was all coming up roses Roses, roses, roses, roses, roses, roses [Outro] When I started anew, before the plans I had fell through Farewelled the view that I'd gotten used to I hit the ground running at a quickened pace When I treated London as a home base