The Age That You Were (Acoustic)

[Verse 1]

(The only way) To hang in this house

Is in the places where the previous owner put nails

Unintentional curators, co-collaborators

(And we own a house, hey!) In Colchester Town

We have been here for a while now

Well we know how to build a scene from scratch

Even though we can't build anything else

[Chorus]

I am now the age that you were

When you were my age, and I still can’t do DIY

I don't want to conform to your little norms

I just wanna hang a picture frame

For beautiful art, to add to the ambience

Of this room if I choose

[Verse 2]

(The only way) To make cash in this job

Is to pack up your possessions and live on the road

Unintentional explorers, I'm not saying touring’s boring

(But I miss my house, hey!) In Colchester Town

I ain't been there for a while now

Well I can hide away with ones that I love

And not care about anything else

[Chorus]

I am now the age that you were

When you were my age, and I still can't do DIY

I don't want to conform to your little norms

I just wanna hang a picture frame

For beautiful art, to add to the ambience

Of this room if I choose

[Verse 3]

Fake it 'til you make it or you make a mistake

This stage is your place you placing your faith

In muscle memory

Practice makes perfect sense in theory

But theory is lost on me

I give it everything but everything gives

At times I base my life on words written in rhyme

By creators who either grew up to be legends

Or fucking disgraces

[Verse 4]

The day-to-day is posting merch

Post-gig statuses, post-gig hurt

Chasing engagement, you're hunting for

Lost T-shirts

But I swear that I wouldn't change a thing

Apart from maybe the things that I would change

I wish I didn't care about numbers so much

I wish we had more Spotify plays

[Chorus]

I am now the age that you were

When you were my age, and I still can’t do DIY

I don’t want to conform to your little norms

I just wanna hang a picture frame

For beautiful art, to add to the ambience

Of this room if I choose