It's Not Living (If It's Not With You) [Live From The AO Arena, Manchester, 17.02.24]

[Spoken]

One, two

[Verse 1]

Danny ran into some complications

He falls asleep during conversations

He's gotta search the street when he's on vacation

The worst thing is that I'm in the same situation

What's that, Manchester?

[Chorus]

And all I do is sit and think about you

If I knew what you'd do

Collapse my veins, wearing beautiful shoes

It's not living if it's not with you

[Verse 2]

And Danny says we're living in a simulation

But he works in a petrol station

Doing what, Manchester? Selling petrol

He says it all began with his operation

And I know you think you're sly, but you need some imagination

One more time, let's go

[Chorus]

And all I do is sit and think about you

If I knew what you'd do

Collapse my veins, wearing beautiful shoes, go

It's not living if it's not with you

All I do is sit and drink without you

If I choose, then I lose

Distract my brain from the terrible news

It's not living if it's not with you

[Bridge]

I can't stop sweating or control my feet

Got a twenty-stone monkey that I just can't beat

I can stage a situation, but I just can't eat

And there's a feeling, you're replacing embrace

[Chorus]

It's true that all I do is sit and think about you

If I knew what you'd do

Collapse my veins, wearing beautiful shoes

It's not living if it's not with you

All I do is sit and drink without you

If I choose, then I lose

Distract my brain from the terrible news, let me hear you

It's not living if it's not with you

[Outro]

Oh, and Johnny got a job in a bank, I think

And he spent the time trying to pack in the drinks for me

I feel sick and I know that I'll lose, but, let's go

It's not living if it's not with you

(It's not, it's not)

(It's not, it's not)

(It's not, it's not)

It's not living if it's not with you

(It's not, it's not) It's not

(It's not, it's not)

(It's not, it's not)

(It's not living if it's not with you)

[Spoken]

Thank you very much

We really like the idea of people seeing stuff

Remember when in the 70's were like, all the bands were like, I went to see the Sex Pistols and then I started a band

We're not, I mean, look at me, we're not the Sex Pistols, but I do love the idea of people leaving here and being inspired

It's not that hard, like, I swear down, when you're just going out, you know this place, I don't even know if the place's still here

Satan's, Forty Twos, Fifth Av, all those places, we're just fucking hammered, writing stuff down, having fun

And the fact that it's turned into this thing is a bit ridiculous, do it

I'm gonna be serious for a second, there's so many solo artists and the reason is is because all media is now individualized so you won't watch the Tv with your mates and your mom and dad, you'll watch your own media

So every band, when they start, young people all have an  Instagram

There's always an incentive of the individual behind this kind of group

Whereas we started when we were 13 so the idea of the individual was not even a thing

Trust me, bind together and make something bigger than yourself

That's my advice, in all stuff

I'd be fucked without them, I'd be fucking selling roses on Great Cross Roundabout

It kicked off when we did this in London but this song is about Manchester, we love you so much, guys, thank you so much