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Flake
"I took the bait like the fool I am"
FlakePaperSailor
00:00 / 04:44
I'd had the chorus and middle section to this song kicking around my brain for a long time, I was just never sure what to do with them. The light bulb moment came when I realised I was over complicating things. So the verse is basically the same chord progression as the chorus, just re-orchestrated slightly. Keep it simple, stupid!
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Definitely the wordiest song on the album, it's about how even the people you've known the longest have the ability to bait you hook, line and sinker.
I thought I caught some early signs
But at the time I just told myself it was all in my mind
How you managed it, I can’t tell
I took the bait like the fool I am, hoping high against hell
We should have shifted from first gear
On the cusp of something real, what a waste of a year
You disappear into the London mist
With no reply, just dire straights, was there something I missed?
C.
Hey boy, I know your secret
Don’t worry now, you know I’ll keep it
You’re hanging on by a single thread
Baited sharks sniffing at your heels in the water you tread
In the end, you’ll always be this way
Another toy, a shiny figurine in the game that you play
C.
-Middle-
C.
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