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A song about unrequited love...

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Denial

You didn't make my head spin, You didn't move my world or anything
You never had me wondering, what's going on behind that smile
You didn't give me butterflies, and I never once fell into your eyes
I didn't realise what it means to be alive

I never dream about you, and it's never hard to breathe around you
In fact I only barely knew of your existence anyway
You didn't leave me tongue tied, and it's not as though you ever cross my mind
I must apologise because I can't recall your name

It's just a matter of convincing through relentless self-conditioning
To give my memory a rinsing, wash away all trace of you

Denial, It's the only way to be
Denial, Is the safest place for me
Denial, It's the method I prefer
Denial, Denial
You never were

There wasn't any chemistry, or a sudden jolt of electricity
Whenever accidentally your fingers brushed against my skin
And it doesn't even bother me, that in many ways you're just my cup of tea
Or that you'll never be enfolded in my arms

I'll keep going through the motions like, the pounding of the oceans
In a while time and erosion will erase all trace of you

Denial, It's the only way to be
Denial, Is the safest place for me
Denial, It's the method I prefer
Denial, Denial
You never were

Solo

Denial, Denial
Denial, Denial
You never were

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from Capacity To Change, track released January 23, 2016

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Jamie R Hawkins England, UK

Jamie R Hawkins is an Award Winning Singer Songwriter whose songs have won him critical acclaim in the UK and around the world - he has been described as "a powerful mixture of storyteller, philosopher and poet", his lyrics as "poignant and witty" and his performances, "emotive and captivating”.

"(His) songwriting is strong and the delivery is often exceptional" - No More Division ... more

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