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Maximo Park – The Reason I Am Here (2017) | Track profile | Dork

Tracks
Maximo Park
Risk to Exist
The Reason I Am Here

TRACK

The Reason I Am Here

Release date: 20th April 2017

From Risk to ExistTrack 83:40

Alternative Music Indie Rock

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About This Track

"The Reason I Am Here" is a track by Maximo Park, from the album Risk to Exist, released 20th April 2017. The track is 3:40 long. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Maximo Park.

About the Artist

Maximo Park

Maximo Park

Lyrics

The Reason I Am Here

We will have to make a journey

Through the eyes of idiots

Where every problem in the country

Is blamed upon the immigrants

Not exactly high society

Neither tack nor sobriety

The people who never doubt

Are the ones I'm worried about

The people who never doubt

Are the ones who carry the clout

Not exactly high society

Neither tack nor sobriety

Way they behave, how they lie

Whereas I look for balance to strike

Let's seize the day

Don’t generate antipathy

Obsessing over history

I try to lean but something keeps on stopping me

I think may be dignity

Stay home with me

You are the reason I am here

Stay home with me

You are the reason I am here

Now is the time

For opening your mind

Now is the time

For opening your mind

Let's seize the day

Don’t generate antipathy

Obsessing over history

I try to lean but something keeps on stopping me

I think may be dignity

Stay home with me

You are the reason I am here

Don't deny your pride

There's nothing wrong with difference

If better than maleficence

Stay home with me

You are the reason I am here

Stay home with me

You are the reason I am here

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Track details

From Risk to Exist

3:402017

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Album

21st April 2017

Track number

8

Release year

2017

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2Get High (No, I Don't)
3:30
3What Equals Love?
3:45
4Risk to Exist

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Maximo Park have announced a new singles only tour, and dropped a new track, 'Great Art'

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The band's new tour will see them showcasing their back catalogue of singles this autumn.

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3:39

5I'll Be Around

6Work and Then Wait

8The Reason I Am Here

3:40

9Make What You Can

10Respond to the Feeling

Credits

Writer: Duncan Lloyd, Paul Smith
Producer: Tom Schick