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1.
Ghosts 00:59
I had everything I needed And I threw it all away For the life I always wanted And the chance to say I tried And if memories were ghosts then I'd be haunted all my life Yeah, if memories were ghosts
2.
These Days 04:04
Long drives in my car And late nights behind bars I guess that this is what I signed up for But I hide that I'm a mess And these pains inside my chest I guess that we're both better off This might seem strange but I don't deal well with change This week has seemed like one long day My hands are dry and I've got bags under my eyes I've been worse but that doesn't mean I'm okay Late night TV and half cold coffee Have become my closest friends This was supposed to be easy but this truth will make me choke This is gonna take some time to figure out between the lines you sowed with doubt And all the words we never spoke Late night TV is the only thing that gets me It's getting harder to pretend And all I've got is coffee sweats and Empty threats and A million thoughts inside my head And I can't think straight Show up to work late And I can't sleep in my own bed Well I never thought this was forever I just miss the times we had together I think that we outgrew each other anyway You said, you said it would get better We always blamed it on the weather I just can't seem to fall asleep these days
3.
Hiraeth 03:05
I took the long way home again last night Just to drive past my old house, but they turned out all the street lights And it's strange to think it's been two years since I left Took all my troubles with me and got lost This is a little less than what I hoped that it would be And I should have known 'Cause I am a little less than what I hoped that I would be I'm getting good at picking myself up and shaking out the cold But this game is getting old and now I'm Trying to put this puzzle back together But I don't have all the pieces I'm in pieces This is a little less than what I hoped that it would be And I should have known 'Cause it's hard to get things right when you can't even sleep at night I've been looking for something I don't have And I never fucking will Nostalgia's got the best of me again Again
4.
In my head I’m still a kid Still living at my parents’ house And looking to the future, like I did In reality I’ve got creaking bones and an old man’s soul And I’m scared that I have missed Something I’m supposed to know But this is nothing new and I think I should be Over it by now, but it takes some getting used to I’ve never been good at letting go and moving on It’s one of many things I never learned People say you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone But it hurts more when you knew all along I’ve spent my life With my head in the clouds And my feet less than firmly on the ground I spend all night Staring up at my ceiling Waiting for the sun to rise I’ve spent my life With my head in the clouds And my feet less than firmly on the ground I’ve been trying to find a way to make everything okay But I’m tired and I’m sick But the more I try, the more I lie, and the more I come apart But this is nothing new and I think I should be Over it by now, but it takes some getting used to I’ve never been good at letting go and moving on It’s one of many things I never learned People say you don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone But it hurts more when you knew all along I’ve spent my life With my head in the clouds And my feet less than firmly on the ground I spend all night Staring up at my ceiling Waiting for the sun to rise I guess I never learned to say goodbye I just always see the good things leave out of the corner of my eye
5.
With cunning and charm you lined up your retreat You always had me on the edge of my seat There's a place and a time and you got neither of them right So take these battered bones and Break them with your stones and Take me for all I have and Leave me barely standing You always got it right Your words would keep me up at night I never knew that this was in my blood Until the day I finally understood So take these battered bones and Break them with your stones and Take me for all I have and Leave me barely standing With cunning and charm you lined up your retreat You always had me on the edge of my seat
6.
Ciao, Bella 01:59
My parents always told me that my lack of sleep would catch back up with me I never thought they'd end up being right Lying on my bedroom floor with the TV on and your head on my chest Home never felt so close On the night that you left I regretted every second that I ever slept I'd have cherished every thing you said But you never spoke a word It's been 7 years and I'm still not over this The sun never seems to shine the way it did when we were kids
7.
I should have known from the start That we would fall together or fall apart But 10 months of being miserable have got the best of me And left me feeling desperate and empty I think it's probably best for both of us you ran away 'Cause I've got nothing left to say This is nothing worse than what you deserve After everything you did I never learned I took back every word I said you never heard You can point the finger all you want And try to pass the blame But it's pretty clear that things will never be the same I'll never fucking fall for this again This is nothing worse than what you deserve After everything you did I never learned I took back every word I said you never heard And left them all to burn This is the last time that we'll ever say goodbye No matter how many times I tried and failed I couldn't make you open up your eyes

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Debut EP

Track List:

1. Ghosts
2. These Days
3. Hiraeth
4. There's a Charm to This Place
5. The Way Way Back
6. Ciao Bella
7. Eyes Wide Shut

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released January 17, 2015

All songs written by On The Ropes

Recorded and Produced by Thomas Whitehead

Mastered by Matthew Anniss

On The Ropes are:

Jonny Gill - Vocals
Jamie Paddock - Guitar
Kiel Hodgson - Guitar
Craig Hodge - Bass
Alex Laine - Drums

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On The Ropes York, UK

EST 2012.

On The Ropes reunited in 2023!

Older and wiser, they are back to find their own path in the Yorkshire pop-punk scene once again!

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