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Television Is Not Your Life

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Television Is Not Your Life

Release date: 18th November 2021

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About This Track

"Television Is Not Your Life" is a single by Jamie Lenman, released 18th November 2021. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about Jamie Lenman.

About the Artist

Jamie Lenman

Jamie Lenman

Lyrics

Television Is Not Your Life

[Verse 1]

Is it just me or do people speak

Like they're receiving a script each week?

And when they get in their biggest fights

It's just a trade off of old sound bites

Soap opera dramas are fine, they're cool

But they are not a behaviour school

And if you repeat what you see on screen

You might forget what you really mean

[Chorus]

Television is not your life

Television is not your life

Television is not your life

Television is not your life

[Verse 2]

I remember when my granny died

I felt ashamed that I hadn't cried

Not like the people did on TV

I thought that something was wrong with me

Soap opera dramas are fine, they're cool

But they are not a behaviour school

And if you repeat what you see on screen

You might forget what you really mean

[Chorus]

Television is not your life

Television is not your life

Television is not your life

Television is not your life

Television is not your life (EastEnders is not your life)

Television is not your life (Hollyoaks is not your life)

Television is not your life (Love Island is not your life)

Television is not your life (Made in Chelsea is not your life)

[Outro]

Is not your life

Is not your life

Is not your life

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Television Is Not Your Life

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Jamie Lenman — War of Doubt (from The Atheist) [3:49]

Jamie Lenman — Talk Hard (from The Atheist) [3:13]

Jamie Lenman — This Town Will Never Let Us Go (from The Atheist) [4:27]

Jamie Lenman — The Wedding Ring (from The Atheist) [2:23]

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Jamie Lenman — No News Is Good News (from Muscle Memory) [5:16]

Jamie Lenman — One Of My Eyes Is A Clock (from Muscle Memory) [3:52]

Jamie Lenman — The Six Fingered Hand (from Muscle Memory) [3:27]

Jamie Lenman — Muscle (from Muscle Memory) [3:16]

Jamie Lenman — Little Lives (from Muscle Memory) [2:56]

Jamie Lenman — Memory (from Muscle Memory) [3:09]

Jamie Lenman — For God's Sake (from Muscle Memory) [3:48]

Jamie Lenman — It’s Hard to Be a Gentleman (from Muscle Memory)

Jamie Lenman — I Ain't Your Boy (from Muscle Memory) [3:59]

Jamie Lenman — Fizzy Blood (from Muscle Memory) [1:41]

Jamie Lenman — Gary, Indiana (from Muscle Memory) [2:43]

Jamie Lenman — A Day In The Life (from Muscle Memory) [2:06]

Jamie Lenman — A Quiet Understanding (from Muscle Memory) [2:23]

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