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Tom Grennan
Lighting Matches (Deluxe)
Barbed Wire

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Barbed Wire

Release date: 5th July 2018

From Lighting Matches (Deluxe)Track 33:05

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About This Track

"Barbed Wire" is a track by Tom Grennan, from the album Lighting Matches (Deluxe), released 5th July 2018. The track is 3:05 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 11 articles about Tom Grennan.

About the Artist

Tom Grennan

Tom Grennan

Lyrics

Barbed Wire

A young man who wants to go home
From a youthless man who's walked a lonely road
And no fear of thinking up his dreams
He holds himself together with these barbed wire games

Oh we stand together, we fall
Just know that belief conquers all

So don't let people hold you back
Gotta stand tall and aim higher
Don't touch the barbed wire
I say, don't let people hold you back
Gotta stand tall and aim higher
Don't touch the barbed wire, touch the barbed wire

And watch him grow into a shell of a man
Every thing is taking shape and going to plan
How quickly though, life can turn around
One step forward, two steps back
He's lost in the crowd

Oh, we stand together, we fall
Just know that belief conquers all

So don't let people hold you back
Gotta stand tall and aim higher
Don't touch the barbed wire
I say, don't let people hold you back
Gotta stand tall and aim higher
Don't touch the barbed wire, touch the barbed wire

If you walk in your shadow
Led by shepards then you know
If you walk in your shadow
If you walk in your shadow
Led by shepards then you know
If you walk in your shadow

So don't let people hold you back
Gotta stand tall and aim higher
Don't touch the barbed wire
I say, on't let people hold you back
Gotta stand tall and aim higher
Don't touch the barbed wire, touch the barbed wire

Don't touch the barbed wire
Don't touch the barbed wire
Don't touch the barbed wire

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Track details

From Lighting Matches (Deluxe)

3:052018

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Album

Lighting Matches (Deluxe)

Track number

3

Release year

2018

1Found What I've Been Looking For
3:11
2Royal Highness
3:14
3Barbed Wire
3:05
4Run in the Rain
3:58

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Credits

Writer: Danny Connors, Tom Grennan
Producer: Charlie Hugall
Credited: Charlie Hugall, Danny Connors