Interview Link Below “Again, figuring out your relevance in the world, it’s not taking yourself too seriously this one. ‘Boxes’ were the houses in London – endless and all piled on top of each other or behind, edged in every space and slowly swallowing the green and the space. So many streets full o...
[Verse 1]
Some days I feel that
I am bigger than most
I don't have the ego
I am not one to boast
It is just I see the people as part of a whole
It is just I see the people in a big fish bowl
[Chorus]
We are boxes on boxes on boxes on boxes
On dirt
And we have things we don’t need
We are with and without any worth
So damn tired of being a lady
So damn bored of being a girl
Then again, if we look at it plainly
I'd feel the same if I were a boy
[Verse 2]
It is not the weather, or the market today
We just feel the pressure, the pressure of days
We are sat upon the table where the food is hot
We'll be talking for hours
And we eat the whole lot
[Chorus]
We are boxes on boxes on boxes on boxes
On dirt
And we have things we don’t need
We are with and without any worth
So damn tired of being a lady
So damn bored of being a girl
Then again, if we look at it plainly
I'd feel the same if I were a boy
[Verse 3]
Life is but a dream
I am just asleep
Floating
Tell me what you need
I am on my knees
Floating
Beautifully free
Life is good to me
Floating
Tada ta, da, da
Tada ta, da, da
Floating
Boxes was written by Billie Marten & Jolyon Thomas.
Boxes was produced by Ethan Johns.
Billie Marten released Boxes on Fri Apr 26 2019.