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Talking Through Smiles

by George Higgins-Hughes

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1.
Monophobia 02:43
You know who you are
 You’ve taken this too far 
You’re pulling at the strings to make you smile 
And she’s taken this to heart She’d trust you until the end 
I’ve seen that look before my friend But if you come clean Then she might leave 
And she looks too good on your arm But I see your evil and hear your evil 
I could be the voice inside your head
 As you speak no evil and hide your evil 
Her faith in love is running out of breath Are you finding this too hard
 Your life’s become a piece of art 
Your tricks slipping out your sleeve
 You need a little room to breathe
 You shouldn’t have cheated at the start But I see your evil and hear your evil
 I could be the voice inside your head 
As you speak no evil and hide your evil
 Her faith in love is running out of breath Don’t lie to me
I know what you’ve seen 
Don’t cry to me
 Cause nobodies past is clean But I see your evil and hear your evil 
I could be the voice inside your head 
As you speak no evil and hide your evil 
Her faith in love is running out of breath 

But I see your evil and hear your evil 
I could be the voice inside your head 
As you speak no evil and hide your evil 
Her faith in love is running out of breath 

I am not remotely proud of you my friend
2.
Hold me close while we’re young 
Come with me, we’ll follow the sun 
We’ll take off both our shoes 
Lie in the grass, got nothing to lose Desperately I’ll try and preach the words that just came to me
 And you can see easily 
I’m lost for words Wo-ho, and we’ll walk for miles 
Wo-ho, always talking through smiles 
Wo-ho, lay your head on my chest 
And I’ll feel the warmth from your breath
 Oh Alice, please stay 
You know I’ll never forget your face
 Oh Alice, please stay 
Or at least wait for me I wish we were heading home to the place I’ve never called my own
 Cause they got you as a guardian angel 
Gotta pick myself up to prove I’m able Wo-ho, I’ll a hundred more songs Wo-ho, my ambitions are strong Wo-ho, I hope that you’ll be there too
 Singing all the songs I wrote about you Oh Alice, please stay
 You know I’ll never forget your face 
Oh Alice, please stay 
Or at least wait for me Who am I kidding 
You’re all I dream about at night 
Who are we kidding
 We could make this work alright
 We’ll fight off your daemons 
(and we’ll) We’ll spend this evening playing on each others heart strings Oh Alice, please stay
 You know I’ll never forget your face 
Oh Alice, please stay
 Or at least wait for me
 Oh Alice, please stay
 You know I’ll never forget your face 
Oh Alice, please stay
 Or at least wait for me 

3.
This is the end of the road and beside it is the beach
 The buildings seem to stay the same no matter how far the sea can reach
And this is my favourite place I could sit here and stare for hours 
Whilst my mind has settled again I see kingdoms topple like towers But I find it hard to make myself a part of this town
 Cause I’m leaving in the future so what’s the point in settling down
 Settling down, settling down, settling…
Settling down Whilst three years have come and gone and nothing’s really changed
 The bus stop’s been done up a bit but to me it looks the same
 And I’ll always remember the times we sat outside the pub
 Talking about our future goals when really I don’t wanna grow up 
Let me stay young, let me stay young, let me stay…
Constantly young This is the end of the road and I’m finally leaving town 
I’ll likely never come back here except to have a look around When I find it hard to leave this place and all the souls I’ve found
 My mind is off across the world but my heart's still here settling down
Settling down, settling down, settling…
Settling down
4.
I know just what it feels like to be stuck in a room
 With no one that you recognise or you already knew 

Brother’s passed out in the corner and you know that you want to 
Get out of this place but you can’t drive While everyone’s just sitting round just waiting for the last countdown
 You just wait and see if you survive the night As the world slowly dissolves itself 
And I know my self esteem won’t help 
You just put your problems on a shelf 
And wait for time to take them Cause I’ve got floors in all my problems like the flaws in all my friends 
But if I came back down to save you I’d just end up here again
 But I’m so damn nice 
And I didn’t think twice 
About leaving you all in this madness As the world slowly dissolves itself And I know my self esteem won’t help
 You just put your problems on a shelf 
And wait for time to take them HUP! Cause I’m a hardcore bus stop sleeper but the wolves are out tonight
 And I know that you will take her and I can’t win this fight 
Cause I’m a hardcore bus stop sleeper but the wolves are out tonight 
And I know that you will take her and I can’t win this fight Cause I'm a hardcore bus stop sleeper but the wolves are out tonight And I know that you will take her and I can't win this fight 
And I know that you will take her and I can’t win this…
I can’t win, I can’t win, I can’t win
 I CAN’T WIN! As the world slowly dissolves itself
 (Cause I’m a hardcore bus stop sleeper but the wolves are out tonight)
And I know myself esteem won’t help 
(And I know that you will take her and I can’t win this fight) You just put your problems on a shelf 
(Cause I’m a hardcore bus stop sleeper but the wolves are out tonight)
And wait for time to take them
 (And I know that you will take her and I can’t win this fight) And I know that, I know that, I know that you will take her 
I know that, I know that, I know that you will take her 
I know that, I know that, I know that you will take her
 I know that, I know that, I know that you will… Take her
5.
She's so mean I only asked if I could stay the night I didn't imply that I would hold her in my arms Until I saw the lights behind her eyes Fall apart I have bandaged up her heart And all her secrets are safe with me But with every word she said She tightened the noose around my neck Hoping I'd dream of her face tonight When I know she's out to get me But I can't see in the dark She turned all the lights on when everyone left home Somedays I wish we'd just talk And she said I don't think I am up to this I just cannot afford to kiss you But if all that you knew was that I love you would you stay a while And I said Just take my hand I promise you everything Will be okay And we'll forget everything We went through To get where we are right now And you can fix my heart too When I know she's out to get me But I can't see in the dark She turned all the lights on when everyone left home Somedays I wish we'd just talk Oh her lights are guiding me the wrong way home Oh her lights, I know that I'll always follow Cause she puts her all into me And her eyes are the best things I've seen Oh her lights are guiding me the wrong way home Oh her lights, I know that I'll always follow Cause she puts her all into me And her eyes are the best things I've seen She's so mean I only asked if I could stay the night I didn't imply that I would hold her in my arms Until I saw the lights behind her eyes
6.
Hold me close while we’re young 
Come with me, we’ll follow the sun 
We’ll take off both our shoes 
Lie in the grass, got nothing to lose Desperately I’ll try and preach the words that just came to me
 And you can see easily 
I’m lost for words Wo-ho, and we’ll walk for miles 
Wo-ho, always talking through smiles 
Wo-ho, lay your head on my chest 
And I’ll feel the warmth from your breath
 Oh Alice, please stay 
You know I’ll never forget your face
 Oh Alice, please stay 
Or at least wait for me I wish we were heading home to the place I’ve never called my own
 Cause they got you as a guardian angel 
Gotta pick myself up to prove I’m able Wo-ho, I’ll a hundred more songs Wo-ho, my ambitions are strong Wo-ho, I hope that you’ll be there too
 Singing all the songs I wrote about you Oh Alice, please stay
 You know I’ll never forget your face 
Oh Alice, please stay 
Or at least wait for me Who am I kidding 
You’re all I dream about at night 
Who are we kidding
 We could make this work alright
 We’ll fight off your daemons 
(and we’ll) We’ll spend this evening playing on each others heart strings Oh Alice, please stay
 You know I’ll never forget your face 
Oh Alice, please stay
 Or at least wait for me
 Oh Alice, please stay
 You know I’ll never forget your face 
Oh Alice, please stay
 Or at least wait for me 


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'Talking Through Smiles' is the next movement in my musical career. It includes more simple acoustic sounds but still features my signature quick catchy melodies. There is no storyline following through each song, other than life events after I finished my 3 years at Coleg Ceredigion.

The title of the EP, 'Talking Through Smiles', comes from a line in my song 'Alice'. And it refers to the days when you're cheeks are sore at the end of the day from smiling.

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released November 21, 2015

All songs written and performed by George Higgins-Hughes
Additional help in producing from Alice Eklund-Walker, Garin Fitter, Jake Hughes and Kerry Hughes
All songs mixed and mastered by George Higgins-Hughes

Recorded in Ceredigion.

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