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I Need a Change

from By Name. By Nature. by That Joe Payne

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lyrics

Dear life, I'm leaving you
Cos I have no reason to stay
I'd write the words to use
Then hear my words explained away

Save me

I've tried to face the truth
But they just don't understand
There's nothing left to lose
When my life slips through my hands

Save me
The love that you gave me
Cos it's just an anchor
And the water
Is rising

Break me
Find reasons to hate me
While I've lost my fight
That's all I need

Faded behind a smile
No, you'll never see me cry
Maybe I'm in denial
But it's cos I'm scared

So save me
The love that you gave me
Cos I don't deserve it
You're only throwing it away

Break me
Find reasons to hate me
Cos I've always failed
At trying to please
But that's all I need

Chorus
See I've an aging face
And my mind is full with an ugly thought
I need a change
And you'd be better
With me gone
Cos there's a bitter taste
And my body's feeling weak when I'm strong
I need a change
And you'd be better, yeah
Yeah, you'd be better
With me gone

The black dog bites
He puts up quite a fight
He looks at me with those sad eyes

Dear life, I'm leaving you
Cos you have no reason to
Save me
I'm not who you made me
I don't wanna hurt you
And it kills me
That I'll have to
But what else can a man do

When all I need's a little empathy
To know that you'll be there
But I'll be dead before you ever see
How much this really means to me

Will I get there eventually
From never knowing where I belonged?
I thought I knew, but I was wrong
So save me

Chorus

Gone, gone
Yeah, you'd be better
With me gone

Used to be that I could see the future
Always on my mind
My only vision now's that I might lose ya
Lost and left behind

So I'm gone
From this life
One more push to help me fall on the knife
How can I tell you that I'm
Hearing voices
My only choice is
To leave it all to you

See I've an aging face
And my body's feeling weak

Chorus

(I need a change)
(And you'd be better)

Dear life, I'm leaving you
Cos I have no reason to stay
I'd write the words to use
Hear my words explained away

And you'd be better
So I'm gone

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from By Name. By Nature., released August 7, 2020

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That Joe Payne Northampton, UK

Progressive-Pop solo artist, formally lead vocalist of The Enid. That Joe Payne is also a featured artist on records by Methexis, John Holden, and ZIO.

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