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In Glorious Colour

by Louis James

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1.
Ta Dah! 02:45
On a one way street, A feeling in my feet, Is telling me to keep on moving, And everyone I meet, Just stares at me, While my feet just keep on moving. It's so good, It's so good to see your face, 'Cause it's been such a long time, It's so good, It's so good to see your face, 'Cause it's been such a long time. Why you gotta be uptight? Pull your hair out of your eyes, Look around and keep on moving, 'Cause we ain't gotta do it right, We can rock and roll all night, Take it easy just keep on moving. It's so good, It's so good to see your face, 'Cause it's been such a long time, It's so good, It's so good to see your face, 'Cause it's been such a long time. Yeah we been hiding for too long, Too much righting all the wrongs, We forgot to keep on moving, We been trying for so long, We deserve to get it on, Sing our songs and keep on moving. It's so good, It's so good to see your face, 'Cause it's been such a long time, It's so good, It's so good to see your face, 'Cause it's been such a long time.
2.
I bet you never said a word, As every little voice was there berating you, You probably took it as a joke, Even though they do it just to hurt you, And you might be good at spinning lies, But one of these days they're gonna see right though you. Now every time you step inside, The multiplying eyes that sit there watching you, Then you'll realise you wasted your whole life, Chasing those who'll leave you, And though you're covering your eyes, One of these days they're gonna see right through you. They called it the sugar rush. Watch you walk around, With some profound sense that you only do whats best for you, But all you'll ever find is that in time, You're gonna have to give the rest of you, And even though you try to hide, But even though you try to hide, One of these day they're gonna see right through you, Yeah even though you try to hide, One of these day they're gonna see right through you,
3.
Moshi Moshi 03:39
It's no wonder you've got this far, When the doors held open for you, And if only you had a heart, Then maybe you'd have a clue, What they say about you. Don't you ever wonder why they laugh with you? Don't you ever question what they're asking you? 'Cause everybody's always gonna follow you, But no one ever really gets to know you. Yeah no one cares how wrong you are, As if your shit smells like perfume, And who'd have thought it'd be this hard, To spend a day walking in your shoes? But that's not news. Don't you ever wonder why they laugh with you? Don't you ever question what they're asking you? 'Cause everybody's always gonna follow you, But no one ever really gets to know you. But watch you as you convolute, When someone's standing up to you, Like you'd never met your maker until today, One day they'll seek to bury you, When you are of no further use, And they will hear you screaming from your grave. Don't you ever wonder why they laugh with you? Don't you ever question what they're asking you? 'Cause everybody's always gonna follow you, But no one ever really gets to know you. Don't you ever wonder why they laugh with you? Don't you ever question what they're asking you? 'Cause everybody's always gonna follow you, Yeah but no one ever really gets to know you.
4.
Dreamcatcher 05:19
You know your love is like an atom bomb, Going off in my face, Every time you turn around, The powers down the lights are gone, But you're still lighting up the place, Every time you turn around. And you never ever turn back, You're always in the foreground, You're always in the pitch black, Standing next to me, You never ever lose track, You're always in the foreground, You're always in the picture, Standing next to me. 'Cause you must be the ghost that's haunting me, You must be the ghost that's haunting me, You must be the ghost that's haunting me, In my sleep. 'Cause what have we done to ourselves? What have we done to each other? Have you ever heard such a terrible sound? And every time you cast the spell, And oh how I tremble and shudder, Every time you turn around. And you never ever turn back, You're always in the foreground, You're always in the pitch black, Standing next to me, You never ever lose track, You're always in the foreground, You're always in the picture, Standing next to me. 'Cause you must be the ghost that's haunting me, You must be the ghost that's haunting me, You must be the ghost that's haunting me, In my sleep. And you never ever tuen back, You're always in the foreground, You're always in the pitch black, Standing next to me, You never ever lose track, You're always in the foreground, You're always in the picture, Standing next to me. 'Cause you must be the ghost that's haunting me, You must be the ghost that's haunting me, You must be the ghost that's haunting me, In my sleep. Yeah you must be the ghost that's haunting me, You must be the ghost that's haunting me, You must be the ghost that's haunting me, In my sleep.
5.
Raindrops 04:32
You stay in one place, While the rest go their way, And you're smiling like, You just won the race, But all that you find, Is that you've lost track of time again, And in the corner of your eye, Like ships in the night, You say that we should, Have a drink some time, But one day you find, Another year has passed you by again, And just like drops of rain, It's here until it fades away. 'Cause there will come a time, When you get to that place, The last time that you'll, Ever see their face, And you will look, And you will find, That you still had so much more to say, And all the words you couldn't say, And all the dates you couldn't make, Forever is far too long to wait, And you will realise your mistake, That you've left it too late again, And just like drops of rain, It's here until it fades away. And the regret will leave a pain, That stays with you until your grave, And you'd give anything, To back to those days, But just like drops of rain, Just like drops of rain, Yeah just like drops of rain...
6.
Have Me 03:10
You have me, You have me in your hands, You have me, And it's all part of your plan. You've got me singing halleluiah, To a god a I don't believe in, But I'll believe in anything, As long as you're still listening. 'Cause you have me, And you've had me since hello, You have me, And I'll never let this go. You are the only star in the sky tonight, And it lights you up brighter than day, I'm not the only one who notices, That you take my breath away. 'Cause you have me. Oh I reckon, I just got lost in you, It's no problem, I just got lost in you. 'Cause you have me, You have me in your arms, You have me, And I thank my lucky stars, 'Cause you have me, You have me, You have me.
7.
They say you're a child, You've gone out of style, You're lacking the talent, To anything worthwhile, And you're in denial, They call you a fraud, Who thinks they're a god, And all of your chances, Of ever being happy are gone, And you're on your one. And just when you think, That the world is pulling you apart, You'll open your eyes, And then you'll realise where you are, And you'll be walking to the stars, And they'll all see, Just how right you are. 'Cause they'll follow your trail, And sometimes you'll fail, And they'll all be laughing, While sending their tweets to the mail, Every detail, But all that they'll say, Is that's not okay, And you have no right, To express that you feel this way, But today is your day. And just when you think, That the world is pulling you apart, You'll open your eyes, And then you'll realise where you are, And you'll be walking to the stars, And they'll all see, Just how right you are. They say that you're blind, You're out of your mind, You've lost all your purpose, And now you're running out of time, But you're doing fine, 'Cause they don't know what you are, A bright shining star, You light up the skies, And they hate that you outshine their spark, But you will go far. And just when you think, That the world is pulling you apart, And when the lamp breaks, And the monsters all come out at dark yeah, We'll be right beside you, When everything's getting too hard, You'll open your eyes, And then you'll realise where you are, And you'll be walking to the stars, And they'll all see, Just how right you are, Yeah they'll all see, Just how right you are.
8.
Yeah they promised you a dream, But their dreams were only made of plastic, And you were promised happy endings, But your happy endings turned out tragic, And everyone can see, That no one wins in this situation, But you only show your teeth, When you come out of hibernation. They keep you running, To the sound of their gun, And you can't stop running, You can't stop running yeah, They keep you jumping, To the sound of their drum, And you can't stop jumping, You can't stop jumping, But you don't have to dance if you don't wanna dance, No you don't have to dance if you don't wanna dance, No you don't have to dance if you don't wanna dance, No you don't have to dance if you don't wanna dance. Yeah they locked you in a cage, Just to make you pay attention, And they've stolen all your wages, And now they're gonna take your pension, And yeah they only flex their muscles, 'Cause it makes them feel in control, And they only wanna kill you, 'Cause you know that you could crush them all. But they keep you running, To the sound of their gun, And you can't stop running, You can't stop running yeah, They keep you jumping, To the sound of their drum, And you can't stop jumping, You can't stop jumping, But you don't have to dance if you don't wanna dance, No you don't have to dance if you don't wanna dance, No you don't have to dance if you don't wanna dance, No you don't have to dance if you don't wanna dance. They keep you running, To the sound of their gun, And you can't stop running, You can't stop running yeah, They keep you jumping, To the sound of their drum, And you can't stop jumping, You can't stop jumping, But you don't have to dance if you don't wanna dance, No you don't have to dance if you don't wanna dance, No you don't have to dance if you don't wanna dance, No you don't have to dance if you don't wanna dance.
9.
Every damn time you give me those eyes, I lose my mind, 'Cause I can tell by your face, That I've made a mistake, And now I'm paying for it with my life, And every damn time I see your smile, I'm colour blind, And you'll never say, That I hurt you today, And for a minute that's okay. But ooh it only hurts because I love you, Oh yeah, And you should've thought twice, Before you rolled those dice, When you danced into my life, Ooh it only hurts because I love you, Oh yeah, And I could spend my whole life, Trying to make things right, But we could be here all night. And every damn time I recognise, You're not alright, You tell me it straight, But if I am to blame, Then I'll never ever make it right, And every damn time you see my lies, You're terrified, But you'll never say, That I annoyed you today, And for a minute that's okay. But ooh it only hurts because I love you, Oh yeah, And you should've thought twice, Before you rolled those dice, When you danced into my life, Ooh it only hurts because I love you, Oh yeah, And I could spend my whole life, Trying to make things right, But we could be here all night. 'Cause every damn time I see your smile, I'm colour blind, Yeah every damn time I see your smile, I'm colour blind. But ooh it only hurts because I love you, Oh yeah, And you should've thought twice, Before you rolled those dice, When you danced into my life, Ooh it only hurts because I love you, Oh yeah, And I could spend my whole life, Trying to make things right, But we could be here all night. Ooh it only hurts because I love you, Ooh it only hurts because I love you.
10.
She walks with eyes, That burn through the ozone, She takes the sky, And plucks out all the stars, She's doing fine, She don't need your assistance, She lifts me up, Until I'm alright. If you like what you see, Will you accept all of me? And if the stars, Light up in their cages, She brings the dark, And all the comfort that it rains, But when she cries, It is louder than the traffic, So I lift her up, Until she's alright. If you like what you see, Will you accept all of me? Night after night, We are burning all the effigies, She made a new me, One that stands up in the fight, We're doing fine, We dont't need your opinions, We lift each other, And we'll be alright. Yeah 'caue If you like what you see, Will you accept all of me? If you like what you see, Will you accept all of me?

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This album was recorded between the summer of 2021 and the spring of 2023.

Recorded at The Barn

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released August 4, 2023

All tracks written by Louis James except track 9 written by Louis James, Lorraine Again and Matt Foden.

Louis James: Vocals / Guitar / Keys / Production / Bass (Tracks 3, 5 and 10)

Lorraine Again: Vocals (Tracks 3, 4, 8 and 9)

Matt Foden: Bass (All tracks except 3, 5 and 10) / Guitar (Track 3)

Big love to Steph and Lauren for the wake-up call

Cover photography by Ellie Tombs
Artwork by Louis James and AI

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IN GLORIOUS COLOUR // THE NEW ALBUM // OUT 04/08/2023

Lead vocalist for the Midlands based rock band Little Ghost and part-time solo artist.

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