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Cutting Corners by Van Morrison

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Van Morrison

Cutting Corners

Release date: 12th June 2025

From Remembering Now
Track 5
3:06
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About This Track

'Cutting Corners' by Van Morrison is a 2025 blues track from the album 'Remembering Now'. The lyrics frame a relationship rupture through the repeated idea of getting by, cutting corners, and standing still. There is an ache of absence, “no life without you”, paired with a sense of holding back emotion that keeps surfacing anyway. The vocal stance feels conflicted but persistent, as if restraint is failing, and longing keeps winning despite attempts to move on.

"Cutting Corners" is a track by Van Morrison, from the album Remembering Now, released 12th June 2025. The track is 3:06 long. It's filed under Blues. Full lyrics are available below.

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Van Morrison

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Lyrics

Cutting Corners

Cutting corners, but I'm making do
It's no life without you
'Cause I'm cutting corners, and I'm standing still
Missing you and I always will

Holding back, holding back
Keeping all those feelings deep within
Baby, baby, but I'm wondering why
These feelings always seem to win, seem to win

'Cause I'm cutting corners for too long
Feeling low, but I'm acting strong
Cutting corners 'til you call
Just a call, baby, that is all

Holding back, holding back
Keeping all my feelings deep within, deep within
Why do these feelings
Why, baby, why do they always seem to win, seem to win?

I'm just cutting corners for too long
Feeling low but I'm acting strong
I'm just cutting corners until you call
Just a call, that's all I need, baby, that's all

Cutting corners, I'm making do (making do)
It's no life without you
'Cause I'm (cutting) cutting corners, but I'm standing still
Missing you and I always will

Missing you and I always will
Missing you and I always will
Missing you and I always will

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Track details

From Remembering Now

3:062025
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Album
Remembering Now
Remembering Now
Van Morrison
13th June 2025
Track number
5
Release year
2025
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    5:28
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  • 5Cutting Corners
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  • 6Back To Writing Love Songs
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  • 7The Only Love I Ever Need Is Yours
    2:36
  • 8Once In A Lifetime Feelings
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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Don Black, Van Morrison
    Lyricist
    Don Black
    Composer
    Van Morrison
    Producer
    Van Morrison
    Bass
    Pete Hurley
    Drums
    Colin Griffin
    Vocals
    Van Morrison
    Acoustic Guitar
    Dave Keary
    Background Vocals
    Crawford Bell, Dana Masters, Jolene O’Hara
    Electric Guitar
    Dave Keary, Van Morrison
    Hammond Organ
    Richard Dunn
    Lap Steel Guitar
    Dave Keary
    Mastering Engineer
    Tony Cousins
    Mixing Engineer
    Ben McAuley
    Percussion
    Colin Griffin
    Piano
    Stuart McIlroy
    Recording Engineer
    Ben McAuley
    Saxophone
    Van Morrison
    Strings
    The Fews Ensemble
    Strings Arranger
    Fiachra Trench
    Strings Conductor
    Joanne Quigley
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