Small Disasters
Small Disasters Lyrics
Rest my head against the wall
Waitin' for a call that never came
'Cause time moves so slowly
When you're still holding on to blame
I tried but can't forget the day
You were reachin' for my hand as I touched your face
When your secrets were still safe from me
Till your eyes gave you away
[Chorus]
'Cause we are drowning above the water
In a movie drained of colour
Luckless lovers with a past that's
Just a string of small disasters
I'd give it all just to feel somethin' real
[Verse 2]
And now I see the warning signs
With the benefit of hindsight, I was blind
To the way you'd make me feel so crazy
Just to protect your lies
And all I wanted was the truth
The better part of you that I still see
'Cause love is all we have to give
But you took my best for free
'Cause we are drowning above the water
In a movie drained of colour
Luckless lovers with a past that's
Just a string of small disasters
I'd give it all just to feel something real
[Bridge]
And the one thing that really hurts is
We were so close to being perfect
And I know you'll be okay
And that's what kills me, yeah
[Chorus]
'Cause we are drowning above the water
In a movie drained of colour
Luckless lovers with a past that's
Just a string of small disasters
'Cause we are drowning above the water
In a movie drained of colour
Luckless lovers with a past that's
Just a string of small disasters
I'd give it all just to feel somethin' real, somethin' real
Oh, I'd give it all just to feel somethin' real
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I wrote “Small Disasters” the day after I wrote [2018 single] “Be Alright”. But this is the one song that my whole family was always re-sending me, saying, ‘Dean, you have to listen to “Small Disasters”.’ So, I finally caved and listened to it, and it was this five-year-old demo of me on the piano. I reworked some of the lyrics, changed the structure, came up with this new guitar riff in my hotel room and changed the key, and it started to feel like me. It’s about being cheated on again, but it’s also about two people who were luckless lovers with a past of small disasters. I was in a relationship at the time, and I found out the girl was seeing someone else. That song is recounting the scene as it happened.
—via Apple Music
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