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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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