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Richard Ashcroft
These People
Black Lines

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Richard Ashcroft

Black Lines

Release date: 19th May 2016

From These PeopleTrack 85:10

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"Black Lines" is a track by Richard Ashcroft , from the album These People, released 19th May 2016. The track is 5:10 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below.

About the Artist

Richard Ashcroft

Richard Ashcroft

Lyrics

Black Lines

Who put those black lines under your eyes?
Let me replace them with a smile
Letters from lovers that you don't read
Toys for children you've not conceived

Yes, it's real life
Sometimes it gets so hard
You wonder why you try
Makes no sense at all
So you just turn out your light
Try to figure out
What's going on in your mind?
Makes no sense at all, oh
You know, and I know too, ah
You gotta see it through until the morning
I can wait until the morning
So you close your eyes
You think of death
Nothing left in your head till the morning
Can you wait until the morning?

Sweet bird of fortune I had to let you go
This gilded cage yeah, couldn't hold that soul
So who put those black lines under your eyes?
Let me replace them with a smile

Yes, it's real life
Sometimes it gets so hard
You wonder why you try
Makes no sense at all
So you just turn out your light
Try to figure out
What's going on in your mind?
Makes no sense at all

Yes, it's real life
Sometimes it gets so hard
You wonder why you try
Makes no sense at all
So you just turn out your light
Try to figure out
What's going on in your mind?
Makes no sense at all

Oh, you know, and I know too
Oh, gotta see it through till the morning
I pray until the morning
So you close your eyes
Think of death
Think of yourself somewhere better in the morning

Still praying for the morning
I can wait until the morning
Let's wait until the morning
Still praying for the morning
I can wait until the morning
I can wait until the morning
I can wait until the morning
Ooooooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooooooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooooooh ooh ooh ooh

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Track details

From These People

5:102016

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Album

Richard Ashcroft

Track number

8

Release year

2016

1Out of My Body
4:31
2This Is How It Feels
5:06
3They Don't Own Me
5:49
4Hold On

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Richard Ashcroft — Lover (from Lovin’ You) [3:40]
Richard Ashcroft — Lovin' You (from Lovin’ You) [3:42]
Richard Ashcroft — I'm A Rebel (from Lovin’ You) [4:20]
Richard Ashcroft — Live With Hope (from Lovin’ You) [4:11]
Richard Ashcroft — Fly To The Sun (from Lovin’ You) [3:22]
Richard Ashcroft — Heavy News (from Lovin’ You) [4:24]
Richard Ashcroft — Oh L'amour (from Lovin’ You) [4:48]
Richard Ashcroft — Find Another Reason (from Lovin’ You) [5:37]
Richard Ashcroft — Out Of These Blues (from Lovin’ You) [5:14]
Richard Ashcroft — Crimson Fire (from Lovin’ You) [4:31]
Richard Ashcroft — Bring on the Lucie (FREDA PEEPLE)
Richard Ashcroft — Everybody Needs Somebody to Hurt (from These People) [4:40]
Richard Ashcroft — Ain't the Future so Bright (from These People) [4:47]
Richard Ashcroft — Songs of Experience (from These People) [5:48]
Richard Ashcroft — Picture of You (from These People) [4:47]
Richard Ashcroft — This Is How It Feels (from These People) [5:06]
Richard Ashcroft — Out of My Body (from These People) [4:31]
Richard Ashcroft — Hold On (from These People) [5:40]
Richard Ashcroft — They Don't Own Me (from These People) [5:49]
Richard Ashcroft — These People (from These People) [4:50]
Richard Ashcroft — Why Not Nothing? / Sweet Brother Malcolm
Richard Ashcroft — Music Is Power [3:58]
Richard Ashcroft — Why Not Nothing? [4:09]
Richard Ashcroft — Cry Til the Morning [5:05]
Richard Ashcroft — Why Do Lovers? [4:46]
Richard Ashcroft — Simple Song [4:06]
Richard Ashcroft — World Keeps Turning [3:55]
Richard Ashcroft — Keys to the World [4:43]
Richard Ashcroft — Sweet Brother Malcolm [4:52]
Richard Ashcroft — Words Just Get In the Way [4:54]
Richard Ashcroft — Break the Night With Colour [3:57]
Richard Ashcroft — Break the Night With Colour (Live At Kings College) [4:58]
Richard Ashcroft — Paradise (from Human Conditions) [5:37]
Richard Ashcroft — Check the Meaning (from Human Conditions) [8:04]
Richard Ashcroft — Nature Is the Law (from Human Conditions) [4:56]
Richard Ashcroft — God In the Numbers (from Human Conditions) [6:58]
Richard Ashcroft — Running Away (from Human Conditions) [4:17]
Richard Ashcroft — The Miracle (from Human Conditions) [3:50]
Richard Ashcroft — Bright Lights (from Human Conditions) [5:15]
Richard Ashcroft — Science of Silence (from Human Conditions) [4:15]
Richard Ashcroft — Buy It In Bottles (from Human Conditions) [4:40]
Richard Ashcroft — Man On a Mission (from Human Conditions) [5:30]
Richard Ashcroft — Lord I've Been Trying (from Human Conditions) [5:24]
Richard Ashcroft — Crazy World (from Alone With Everybody) [4:57]
Richard Ashcroft — New York (from Alone With Everybody) [5:31]
Richard Ashcroft — Everybody (from Alone With Everybody) [6:32]
Richard Ashcroft — You On My Mind in My Sleep (from Alone With Everybody) [5:06]
Richard Ashcroft — I Get My Beat (from Alone With Everybody) [6:03]
Richard Ashcroft — C'mon People (We're Making It Now) (from Alone With Everybody) [5:03]
Richard Ashcroft — Brave New World (from Alone With Everybody) [5:59]
Richard Ashcroft — On a Beach (from Alone With Everybody) [5:10]
Richard Ashcroft — Slow Was My Heart (from Alone With Everybody) [3:45]
Richard Ashcroft — A Song for the Lovers (from Alone With Everybody) [5:26]
Richard Ashcroft — Money to Burn (from Alone With Everybody) [6:15]

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Break the Night With Colour
3:57
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4:58
Bright LightsHuman Conditions
5:15
Bring on the Lucie (FREDA PEEPLE)
Buy It In BottlesHuman Conditions
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C'mon People (We're Making It Now)Alone With Everybody
5:03
Check the MeaningHuman Conditions
8:04

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5:40

6Everybody Needs Somebody to Hurt

7Picture of You

8Black Lines

5:10

9Ain't the Future so Bright

10Songs of Experience