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NUMB

by Lewis Taylor

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1.
Final Hour 04:58
We came into this world alone And life decides our fate however much we contemplate Headed for the great unknown Each and every one of us Is gonna have to be strong enough inside Every road will lead us to another We go on, it always ends and it always ends the same In the final hour would you bow when you meet your maker In the final hour would you take a bow when you hear the curtain call Do you know yourself to show yourself or would you be a faker In the final hour would you take a bow when the writings on the wall And we go on, on and on Feels like there’s no way out No matter how we try and ours is not to reason why You know there can be no doubt The time will surely come to keep the equilibrium Memories is all that we are left with Who we are, is everything that we try to hold on to In the final hour would you bow when you meet your maker In the final hour would you take a bow when you hear the curtain call Do you know yourself to show yourself or would you be a faker In the final hour would you take a bow when the writings on the wall And we go on, on and on, we go on, every one of us Had a dream and it turned to dust Had a love didn’t want enough Had a heart didn’t love enough Nothing good’s gonna last forever Had it all but I wanted more Didn’t stop till I hit the floor All I know is what I knew before Nothing good’s gonna last forever We go on, every one of us, and it always ends the same And the wheels of time go on and on forever turning Never ending no beginning til the final hour
2.
Numb 05:35
Lonely in a crowd, it’s a cliché, it’s a friend to me And the buzzing in my brain so removed I feel no pain And for all I know I could be having the time of my life Calling from the deep, I can hear it, going down I’m going down Out of here is out of touch and out of mind is all too much And for all I know I could be having the time of my life Having the time of my life How could I ever know Being without from within I’m numb Standing as still as I can, in the middle, of the chaos That I brought upon myself, I become somebody else And for all I know I could be having the time of my life Hapless intuition, escapes me, it eludes me And the clowns have gone and left me And the jokers they were right And for all I know I could be having the time of my life Having the time of my life How could I ever know Being without from within I’m numb And for all I know I could be having the time of my life Taking the easy way down Being without from within I am numb For all I know I could be having the time of my life For all I know I could be having the time, having the time of my life
3.
So good being with you Even think that I should be together Any way and any day In all and anytime forever Feels so good, so good Feels so good, so good I’m not happy at all I’ve given up the chase and now I’m aching I know in my heart may be you’re the one It’s better when you’re here not gone Feels so good, so good Feels so good, so good Feels so good, so good Feels so good, so good Hey, why don’t you leave me down here all alone Say, why don’t you leave me out here in the cold Oh no, should I let you go If you’re never gonna need me now you never will, anyhow Hey, can you hear me say If you’re never gonna need me now, you’re never ever gonna need me at all So good being with you Whether you’re here or far away Best thing I ever did, ooh the best thing I ever did Feels so good, so good Feels so good, so good Feels so good, so good Feels so good, so good So good being with you yeah (Any time forever) Any way and any day May be you’re the one (Any time forever) So good being with you
4.
Apathy 05:29
It’s a long way down when you’re high above the ground It’s a long long way to fall when you think you’re standing taller than the rest And you’re turning into someone you detest, dressed in your apathy And you feel no shame, it’s the nature of the game It’s the chance you take when you think that you can make it on your own And me and mine is all you’ve ever known, all you could ever be And you, feeling safer in the sound And you, so high you never touch the ground And you, hear a voice inside your head And you ask yourself is it really worth it and you don’t know When you’ve gone too far and you’re losing who you are And you’re cold inside and there’s nowhere left to hide away the pain And you tell yourself time and time again, everything will be alright Were you born this way, does it make you wanna say It’s too late now if you’re tryna to work out how to carry on Been living life this way for far too long, far too long And you, feeling safer in the sound And you, so high you never touch the ground And you, hear a voice inside your head And you ask yourself is it really worth it and you don’t know Is it really worth it, what are we going to do And you, feeling safer in the sound And you, so high you never touch the ground And you, hear a voice inside your head And you ask yourself is it really worth it and you don’t know
5.
Worried Mind 05:17
I see red, when I see blue Clouds my mind, with a darkened hue When I go to pieces, I go too far And I don’t know what I’m doing, cos I’m not here I can be the good guy, I do it well And only for a short time, you can never tell I’ll show you my right side and left side too And if you saw the real side, you may have to leave I never see blue skies, I never see sunny days The hardest part is when it’s all about to break and I have found Living too many lifetimes, can leave a mark on you And it all feels so familiar It gets so bad I afraid, I might bring the whole world down with me I close my eyes, and disappear Follow the noises, and there’s nothing there And the darkest thoughts, all that’s left behind In the shattered pieces of my worried mind I never see blue skies, I never see sunny days The hardest part is when it’s all about to break and I have found Living too many lifetimes, can leave a mark on you And it all feels so familiar It gets so bad I afraid, I might bring the whole world down with me (And it all feels so familiar)
6.
Please 05:41
Only echoes of a shallow tune Lead a dancer for a while Faded faces see across the room Long forgotten, out of time Lights soften down, there’s no-one around The scene dissolving Please, please, please Ode to the chances of faraway left behind I think of you In the space on the side of sublime And you say The way is dark in the light of your eyes And they’re both burning Is anything ever the way it appears to be At all in our lives Moving through the day in a gentle slow Takes the nearer far away The final scene in the sad picture show The Technicolor has turned to grey Bird on a wire, a song to inspire And no-one’s listening Please, please, please Ode to the chances of faraway left behind I think of you In the space on the side of sublime And you say The way is dark in the light of your eyes And they’re both burning Is anything ever the way it appears to be At all in our lives In my life A life and years wasted, so far so bad but I believe I have cried myself to sleep, for promises I’ll never never never keep And its still, playing, on my mind I still believe (So far away left behind)
7.
Brave Heart 05:21
Brave heart, you’ve got a brave heart Trouble with you baby You got a brave heart Brave heart, you’ve got a brave heart Trouble with you baby You got a brave heart Walking tightrope Never get too far You’re so high hope That’s the way you are Raining, raining, raining down on you And it’s tearing you apart You got a brave heart Trouble with you baby You got a brave heart Ooh you got a brave heart Ooh you got a brave heart Ooh Overloaded Under lock and key You’re so lo-fi Will you ever see Raining, raining, raining down on you Got to find a reason You got a brave heart Trouble with you baby You got a brave heart Ooh you got a brave heart Ooh you got a brave heart Ooh You got a brave heart And you know in your mind you’ll be fine if you’re taking it easy You got a brave heart And the shape that you’re in it’s the way that you’ve been from the start You got a brave heart
8.
Is It Cool 05:30
Danger danger hides behind a mirror never let me be Smiling on both faces and I don’t like what I see Sure footed so sure footed can’t keep up with you Draggin’ my chains draggin’ ‘em draggin’ Is the best that I can do And my lifeline is slipping through my fingers And the sins of a hundred lay heavy on my chest And I’m thinking if my life should end this very moment here Then may be it would be for the best Is it cool, is it cool, all senses lay down darker with the fool, yeah Hard pushing pushing at the thin line holding back the fear Silently screaming and I don’t like what I hear Imperfection burns in my reflection and you know darn well Try to fill the cracks up, but everybody else can tell And my lifeline is slipping through my fingers And the sins of a hundred lay heavy on my chest And I’m thinking if my life should end this very moment here Then may be it would be for the best Is it cool, is it cool, all senses lay down darker with the fool, yeah And I know even though I’ve given it all away It was never the intention for me to follow a cause without prevention And it’s all that I can do to keep myself together, I gotta keep myself together And my lifeline is slipping through my fingers And the sins of a hundred lay heavy on my chest And I’m thinking if my life should end this very moment here Then may be it would be for the best Is it cool, is it cool, all senses lay down darker with the fool Is it cool, best I can do Senses lay down darker with the fool, lay down darker
9.
Nearer 05:44
Sanctuary for me, is always out of reach, no matter how I try All I want is to be free, and to feel, and the moment to be wonderful What kind of miracle am I hoping for To wake up wasted washed up here And I was hoping for more But if I keep on moving With every step I take, I feel, I’m getting nearer, nearer What kind of memory have I left behind Another place somebody else from a time long time ago Can’t stop now keep on moving It may not be right now, but I feel I’m getting nearer, nearer Ahhh, sweet salvation and peace of mind Well, here’s to them that go on, the rest of us weary And carry their burden, in a silence of sadness And here’s to the ones, who never find easy All hope for them gone and they’re going nowhere Sanctuary for me, is always out of reach, no matter how I try All I want is to be free, and to feel, and the moment to be wonderful Sanctuary has always been out of reach, no matter how I try (I’m getting nearer and nearer)
10.
Being Broken 04:57
And the heart that beats for evermore never breaks It’s hard to get around this feeling When for a fool a lover takes And who waits on the other side and how long Before being broken in the heart Without any satisfaction And nobody sets you free Maybe it’s just a reaction For somebody just like me Ah, ah, ah somebody just like me And the path of broken promises left behind It’s just another tragic failure That weighs so heavy on my mind And please show me the difference in this case From those who are broken from the start So tell me I should cry an ocean While waiting for tears to fall Couldn’t I just go through the motions If I’m feeling nothing at all Ah, ah, ah somebody just like me So tell me I should cry an ocean (gone and passes by) While waiting for tears to fall (feeling nothing) Couldn’t I just go through the motions If I’m feeling nothing at all Ah, ah, ah somebody just like me

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NUMB is the sixth album to be released by Lewis Taylor, 15 July 2022 for digital and 26 August 2022 for CD, on his own label Slow Reality (an anagram of his name).

The 10 brand new tracks were written and recorded after a long break from making music, 17 years to be exact.

The years away have done nothing to dull Taylor's unique musical vision although the lyrical themes have changed. Fifteen years of soul searching and unflinching self-examination cannot fail to influence this song writer, and it shows.

The album was written and recorded over a two-year period and marks a return to the darker more atmospheric and mysterious side of his output.

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released July 15, 2022

Written and Produced by Lewis Taylor and Sabina Smyth

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**NEW ALBUM**
THE ACOUSTIC ALBUM on CD here linktr.ee/lewistaylorsmusic
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*NOW ON VINYL NUMB, STONED PART I, STONED PART II and THE LOST ALBUM here linktr.ee/lewistaylorsmusic
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Lewis Taylor is a UK singer and multi-instrumentalist whose music covers a broad spectrum of genres including soul, pop psychedelia and rock.
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