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Invisible Man

from Crossroads EP by The Shrugs

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It's funny how suddenly everything can turn around.
Just a minute ago I had both my feet on the ground.
Now I can hear the sound of that jealous animal inside me.
It wants to be set free, somebody lock me up and hide me.
Envious is something that it's wrong to be,
But it's understandable 'cos you belong to me.
Sing a song to me, tell me everything's okay,
That she's out with the girls, it's just another normal day.
But it's worrying to think she lives a life of intrigue,
And I wouldn't be surprised because she's out of my league.
Maybe I'm just being irrational, there's no evidence,
And I would never bring it up in front of her in case I cause offence.
I have no defence for thinking this way.
Without trust in a relationship, it all goes astray,
But every time she's out of sight, my mind plays trick and I can
Picture her in the arms of an imaginary man.

Although he is not real, he still walks in my dreams.
A smiling face in my eyes, even though it's just a lie.
Tell me what's wrong with me, tell me why can't I see,
She is more than just my heart, she is tearing me apart.

I'm surely not the only one who's ever felt like this,
That empty feeling in your stomach as you're picturing a kiss.
But you know it's gone too far when you consider plans to lock her
Inside the house so that she can't get out, I'm like a stalker.
Or use a camcorder so I can record her every movement,
I could be on a restraining order.
There's a border between a lover and a friend.
If I acted like this and we weren't together, they would send
People in white jackets who would grab and push and shove.
In that world I am a psychopath, while here they call it love.
I guess there's a part of everyone that is neurotic.
Can we get a cure? I could do with an antibiotic
To calm all my fantasies. I'll do all that I can
To stop thinking of knocking out this invisible man.
I need to make these nightmares leave me behind,
But it's hard when every night I fear she might have changed her mind.

Although he is not real, he still walks in my dreams.
A smiling face in my eyes, even though it's just a lie.
Tell me what's wrong with me, tell me why can't I see,
She is more than just my heart, she is tearing me apart.

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from Crossroads EP, released February 20, 2013
Music and Lyrics by Ollie Wale and Jamie Harris

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