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BY THE HARBOUR, I HARBOUR
THE STRANGEST MEMORIES
OLDER THAN I COULD EVER BE
YET STILL STRANDED IN NOSTALGIA

SO TONIGHT I'LL TRY HARDER
BUT IT'S HARD TO FIX THIS SPOTLIGHT ON ME
IN A CAST THAT'S TAKEN IT'S PLACES
I'M UNSURE OF WHERE I WANT TO BE

STAND UP, STAND UP, AND STAND DOWN
I'LL CLIMB EL CAPITAN
AND JUMP OFF
TO CHEERS FROM THE CROWD
STAND UP, STAND UP, AND STAND DOWN
AND I HOPE YOU TOOK YOUR CAMERA
TO PHOTOGRAPH MY TEARS AS THEY HIT THE GROUND

NO ONE EVEN LISTENS, THE SAME WAY THAT NO ONE EVER LAUGHS
I'M DIGGING THE CAR OUT OF THE SNOW
WONDERING WHERE THE SUMMER WENT TO

CIRCLED BY YOUR SECRETS
WHICH I'M HOPING DON'T INCLUDE ME
AT LEAST I'M IN GOOD COMPANY
BECAUSE THERE'S NO ONE ELSE AROUND, EXCEPT ME

STAND UP, STAND UP, AND STAND DOWN
I'D CLIMB EL CAPITAN
JUST TO WATCH THE WORLD SLOW DOWN
STAND UP STAND UP AND STAND DOWN
AND I HOPE YOU TOOK YOUR CAMERA
BECAUSE SILENCE MAKES THE LOUDEST SOUND

IT SEEMS FAR TOO EASY TO SAY THE SAME THINGS
I'LL CHOOSE MY OWN WAY TO USE MY LIFE UP,
FINALLY WE'VE FOUND A NEW WAY TO SAY THE SAME THINGS
IN IMAGINARY WAYS, I'LL USE, MY LIFE UP

YOU WERE LOOKING AT PICTURES, IN THE DISTANCE
HOPING TO SEE THE FUTURE IN YOUR PICTURES OF THE DISTANCE,
HOPING TO SEE, THE FUTURE IN YOUR PICTURES,
OF THE DISTANCE

WORDS BY RODDY WOOMBLE. MUSIC BY IDLEWILD.
PUBLISHED BY DECEPTIVE MUSIC LTD. / EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING LTD