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Stop The Lights

from Up De Flats by Gemma Dunleavy

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    Side A
    PhilShanahan Soul
    Up De Flats
    Cruisin

    Side B
    Setting Son
    Stop The Lights
    Return

    Design by Oscar Torrans
    Photo of taken by Richard Kelly in Sheriff street flats in the 90s

    These songs are dedicated to the people of Sheriff Street flats and the North Wall Community

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lyrics

Every time you stress me now I'm coming down
You know that you'll never see me backing down
I live for the thrill of it

'Cause I'm seeing things that you don't see
I know how you think I know how you feel
Now watch me sink my teeth into the pain
I'm not backing down

So shower me with blue lights flashing through the night
And when you come around
Then I'm like what the fuck stop the lights
No stop the lights and let me out
I'm hearing voices inside my head
Saying 'It's alright son'

I get tunnel vision when i see you now
I can feel the fire burn inside me and theres no coming back from it
I walk around like no one could ever touch me
I'm gonna live up to their expectations

I think I saw too much when I was small
They thought that I was numb no I felt it all
Now watch me drown my demons in all your tears
I'm not backing down

So shower me with blue lights flashing through the night
And when you come around
Then I'm like what the fuck stop the lights
No stop the lights and let me out
I'm hearing voices inside my head
Saying 'It's alright son'

I was never gonna move for you
See I enjoy the blue lights flashing through the night
'Til you come around
Then I'm like what the fuck stop the lights
I said stop the lights and let me out
I'm hearing voices inside my head
Saying its alright son

And I'm not backing down
Down down down

It's alright son
You don't need to carry all your pain around
Don't fear I'm here and I won't ever let you down
It's alright son
It's alright son

Hold on
Stop the lights and let me out
I'm hearing voices inside my head
Deceiving eyes live under Dublin skies
Working hands that work for the man
I feel them tighter around me neck
They're closing in until I hit the deck

Then i'm like what the fuck stop the lights

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from Up De Flats, released October 7, 2020

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