Eraser (Live) [Extended F64 Version]
[Verse 1]I was born inside a small town, I've lost that state of mindLearned to sing inside the Lord's house, but stopped at the age of nineI forget when I get awards now the wave I had to rideThe paving stones I played upon, they kept me on the grindSo blame it on the pain that blessed me with the lifeFriends and family filled with envy when they should be filled with prideAnd when the world's against me is when I really come aliveAnd every day that Satan tempts me, I try to take it in my strideYou know that I've got whisky with white lines and smoke in my lungsI think life has got to the point I know without it's no funI need to get in the right mind and clear myself upInstead, I look in the mirror questioning what I've becomeI guess it's a stereotypical day for someone like meWithout a nine-to-five job or a uni degreeTo be caught up in the trappings of the industryShow me the locked doors I’ll find another use for the key, and you’ll seeAnd you'll see
[Chorus 1]I'm well aware of certain things that will destroy a man like meBut with that said give me one more, higherAnother one to take the sting awayI am happy on my own, so here I'll staySave your lovin' arms for a rainy dayAnd I'll find comfort in my pain eraser
[Verse 2]I used to think that nothing could be better than touring the world with my songsI chased the picture perfect life, I think they painted it wrongI think that money is the root of evil and fame is hellRelationships and hearts you fixed, they break as wellAnd ain't nobody wanna see you down in the dumpsBecause you're living your dream, man, this shit should be funPlease know that I'm not trying to preach like I'm Reverend RunI beg you, don't be disappointed with the man I've becomeConversations with my father on the A14Age twelve telling me I've gotta chase those dreamsNow I'm playing for the people, Dad, and they know meWith my beaten small guitar, wearing the same old jeansWembley Stadium crowd two hundred and forty thouI may have grown up but I hope that Damien's proudAnd to the next generation, inspiration's allowedThe world may be filled with hate but keep erasing it nowSomehow
[Chorus 2]I'm well aware of certain things that will befall a man like meBut with that said give me one more, higherAnother one to take the sting awayI am happy on my own, so here I'll staySave your lovin' arms for a rainy dayAnd I'll find comfort in my pain eraserAnd I'll find comfort in my pain eraserAnd I'll find comfort in my pain eraser
[Verse 3]I woke up this morning lookin' in the mirrorThinkin' to myself that I should probably be thinnerThe industry told me to look like themBut I found my happiness in fried food for my dinnerI wish that she could have been my first timeAnd I wish that I'd never took that first lineAnd I wish that every word in this verse rhymedBut forgive me if it doesn'tI wish that I could make peace with my older cousinI wish he didn't think that it was me when it wasn'tI wish I didn't love it when I'm high and my face feels buzzin'And the taste stays underneath my tongue, andWish that I had known what to do as a younglingWish I hadn't dropped out of school and missed every single partyWith that hardly matters now, man, does it?Wish I had an answer to everything, but fuck itI wish creatin' art didn't come with a budgetBut while we're on the subjectI wish my private life would have never gone publicBut that's the sacrifice that we makeSpendin' my whole time high livin' life away
[Chorus 3]I'm singin' this is how we're livin' down hereSittin' on the edge, lookin' out without fearYeah, we got drama but you know we don't careI wanna see you sing it, put your hands in the air, one wishI'm singin' this is how we're livin' down hereSittin' on the edge, lookin' out without fearYeah, we got drama but you know we don't careI wanna see you sing it, put your hands in the air, one wish
[Verse 4]I wish my family and friends, they stay healthyI wish that love was a currency and the whole world was wealthyI found myself late night wishin' on a starEveryday I wish I'd never broken a heart, uhAnd I wish I'd never run throughEvery woman that I loved that kept my life and what it's come toI wish I was the role model you looked up toIf I told my fans the things I did they'd say, "Fuck you"I wish I was home moreI wish my team could see their kids on their birthdays, but yo, we're on tourAnd I wish I'd grow more, wish I told morePeople that I love 'em but it's in the music that I'm known forAnd I wish he never got cancerAnd if I smoke a pack a day, well, does that make me a wanker?Oh yes, I guess it does, and we're still stressing 'causeEvery day this cocaine gets the best of usUsin' my balance on razor bladesSpendin' my whole time high wishing life would wait
[Chorus 3]I'm singin' this is how we're livin' down hereSittin' on the edge, lookin' out without fearYeah, we got drama but you know we don't careI wanna see you sing it, put your hands in the air, one wishI'm singin' this is how we're livin' down hereSittin' on the edge, lookin' out without fearYeah, we got drama but you know we don't careI wanna see you sing it, put your hands in the air, one wish
[Verse 5]I'm using jumpers for goalposts, cigarettes for throat coldMum sayin', "Don't smoke," no, I don't listen, I gotLove for a ghost note, shows on the gold coastPeople that I don't know share the same visionI find truth in the hard times and words that aren't mineTryin' to find a love with a compatible star signSometimes I can't write, sentences can't rhymeStarin' at my notepad quick, I'm tryin' to find mineShit quick before I hit it againSurrounded in the industry by all these ignorant menAnd who knew that I'd be paid just to pick up a penJust let me hit the studio when we can rip it againI'm a competitive dick with an adrenaline kickMy daddy told me, "Work hard and you can never be shit"I've seen all my heroes dethroned except my dadSet back here reminiscing 'bout the times we hadOne wish