My Replacement
from Esk by Jack Carty
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lyrics
Would you let me in on your secret?
I waited around
But the other boy you were seeing
Well he won out
My nerves scream I should forget you
And my friends say the same
My sister, she thinks your just young
And in a lot of pain
Does he follow you around?
Does he slow your thinking down?
Does he make you feel like everything is new?
It was crowded at the stage door
But I could see your frame
Cutting awkward silhouettes
Across the crowds mêlée
I had one hand in my pocket
The other on my phone
Trying to make out I wasn’t waiting for you on my own
Does he know that you get frightened flying in aeroplanes?
Or that every single time you lie your eyes give you away?
Does he mumble when he’s sleeping?
Does he make your body shake?
Does he wrap himself around you when it’s late?
Oh my God
There’s a pit inside my stomach and it’s eating me alive
Oh my God
I’ve never felt so used and disrespected in my life
Oh my God
The last in line to find out
The last in line to leave
Are you kissing in the photos?
Do you like it when he’s mean?
Do you tell your friends that he’s the most beautiful boy you’ve ever seen?
Does he love you like I loved you?
Joyful, young and endlessly?
Is my replacement far better than me?
So you let me in on your secret
I waited around
But the other boy you were seeing
Well he won out
My nerves scream I should forget you
And my friends say the same
My sister, she thinks your just young
And in a lot of pain
Does he follow you around?
Does he slow your thinking down?
Does he make you feel like everything is new?
It was crowded at the stage door
But I could see your frame
Cutting awkward silhouettes
Across the crowds mêlée
I had one hand in my pocket
The other on my phone
Trying to make out I wasn’t waiting for you on my own
Does he know that you get frightened flying in aeroplanes?
Or that every single time you lie your eyes give you away?
Does he mumble when he’s sleeping?
Does he make your body shake?
Does he wrap himself around you when it’s late?
Oh my God
There’s a pit inside my stomach and it’s eating me alive
Oh my God
I’ve never felt so used and disrespected in my life
Oh my God
The last in line to find out
The last in line to leave
Are you kissing in the photos?
Do you like it when he’s mean?
Do you tell your friends that he’s the most beautiful boy you’ve ever seen?
Does he love you like I loved you?
Joyful, young and endlessly?
Is my replacement far better than me?
So you let me in on your secret
credits
from Esk,
released September 26, 2014
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Jack Carty Brisbane, Australia
Award-winning, independent Australian songwriter.
"The recently married Carty might well
have found his happy place" ★★★★ — THE SUNDAY STAR TIMES.
“These songs have almost a purity of spirit and certainly an openness of heart. You should own this" ★★★★ — THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD.
“A sensational sophomore album. It marks him as a man to watch" ★★★★ — THE WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN.
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