Lyrics flow from miles’ fingers like they always do. Hes never had a problem with writing, words come easy, muisc even easier. He is an emotional person and his outlet just so happens to be something that helps pay the bills, quite well if he does say so himself.
There is a downside to this emotional truthfullness, a side that makes the writing painful. Sometimes he thinks hes too poignant for his own good. The lyrics are sometimes not thinly veiled metaphors, hints at half-truths, somtimes they are a genuine retelling of his life. places and people, the memories and perceptions that certain events and periods hold. He himself is a holder, every person he has met he cradles close to his heart, those he goes on to befriend, or on the rare chance romance, he locks inside and keeps warm. Helps them weather every storm they encounter, every curveball or extreme high he helps them manage. He has his favourites of course, everyone does - his mum, his friends from home, Alex.
Alex is of course the crux of his current emotional turmoil. As he so often is, Miles is not oblivious, not blindsided by his affection for the man. He knows Alex is difficult to pin down, hard to get a read on and often wears a different face every day of the week to protect himself from his harsh realities. Miles is accutely aware of all these qualities, and yet Alex is still the sweetest man he knows, still the most endearing. The source of his current heartbreak, yes, but undoubtedly the love of his life. And so the lyrics flow, freely and entirely heartfelt. 100% how Miles feels about Alex and his recent absence.
You're walking around, your head in the clouds
You're acting as if you're Mr. Johnny know-it-all
Mister come and watch me fall
You're feeling alive, a Jekyll and Hyde
You're riding the tides and everybody's just doing fine
Leading that double life
I'll be right here, I'll see ya when I see ya
I'll wait right here, I'll see ya when I see ya
I hope to see you soon
I hope to see you soon
Ah, come on
You're dancing with death in a bulletproof vest
There's no other way to say it, brother
Better watch your step
Before all goes west
The king and the queen, the milk in your tea
The partner in crime you only ever found once in life
Don't let it pass you by
I'll be right here, I'll see ya when I see ya
I'll be right here, I'll see ya when I see ya
I'll see ya when I see ya
I put myself on mute before I spill the beans
Oh, not again
'Cause when you're dancing to your own beat
You can be anything that you want
Yes, I'm an executive that you can trust
I'll wait right here, I'll see ya when I see ya
I'll be right here, I'll see ya when I see ya
I'll wait right here, I'll see ya when I see ya
I'll be right here, I'll see ya when I see ya
I'll see ya when I see ya
I wouldn't wanna be ya
I'll see ya when I see ya
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