Love Is Hard Work

[Part I: Giving Up]

What would be the situation here is
That if you took a short stretch of the loop
Then the concept of before and after
Would be completely well-defined over that short stretch
Does anything keep going around this loop?
Does it go around this loop more than once?
No

Giving up, you're givin' up
You're givin' up, you're givin' up
And every day, you're givin' up
You're givin' up, you're givin' up
Every day
You're givin' up, you're givin' up
Every day
You're givin' up, you're givin' up
Every day
You're givin' up, just givin' up
Every day
You've given up, you've given up
Every day
Just listen
Every day, you're givin' up, you're givin' up
Every day, you're givin' up

But in the long run, you'll make it
You don't let anyone tell you what
You don't let anyone tell you why
Or just shoot yourself in the foot

Hard bearing truths
They're always the same
Fools in love
They'll never break the cycle
Oh

I'll never hold still
Never hold still
Never hold still
I'll never hold still
Never enough

Hard bearing truths
They're always the same
Fools in love
They'll never break the cycle

[Part II: Rain]

I don't have to feel so bad
Knowing that I've got you
You don't have to feel so bad
Knowing that I love you
Picture all the friends you've saved
It's somethin' to be proud of
Think about the world you've bathed in
It can't be that worthless

"Let there be house", and house music was born
"I am, you see
I am the creator and this is my house
And in my house, there is only house music
But I am not so selfish
Because once you enter my house
It then becomes our house and our house music"
And you see, no one man owns house
Because house music is a universal language
Spoke and understood by all
You see, house is a feeling that no one can understand really
Unless you're deep into the vibe of house
House is an uncontrollable desire to jack your body
And as I told you before, this is our house

[Part III: Family]

Hey, where were you
When your mother needed you the most?
Hey, where were you
When your kids never grew up?
Hey, where were you
When your sister fell in love?
Hey, where were you
When your daddy wanted you to be there?

You should've been there all along
You should've never stayed away
You should've been there from the start
You should've never carried on

Hey, don't look at me
When you're surrounded by all these other people
Hey, it's up to you
Up to you if you want another rerun
Hey, this movie isn't your life
Go get the real one

You should've been there all along
You should've never stayed away
You should've been there from the start
You should've never carried on
You should've been there all along
You should've never stayed away
You should've been there from the start
You should've never

[Part IV: Party]

Hello?
Lay on, Macduff
Does everybody have their own tree?

I told her I don't read books
But then she gave me the look
I thought that was funny

[Part V: Heart]

Wait

I feel so alone
Our love is growin' old now
I feel so alone
Our love is growin' old now
I feel so alone
Our love is growin' old now
I feel so alone
Our love is growin' old now
I feel so alone
Our love is growin' older
I feel so alone
Our love is growin' old now
I feel so alone
Our love is growin' older

Oh, just this once
Let me break my own heart
Oh, just this once
Let me break my own heart
Oh, just this once
Let me break my own heart
Oh, just this once
Let me break my own heart
Oh, just this once
Let me break my own heart
Oh, just this once
Let me break my own heart

[Part VI: Conversations]

Let me break my own heart

But since then, things have positively changed a lot
Bradford is my city, Bradford is my land
My new land
Because I fled from the Conga, I fled the war
So for me, uh, there was no choice
Uh, Bradford is my land now
Uh, no-nostalgie
No, before that, maybe memories
Is it something about memory, memory about Bradford?
Nostalgia-wise, am I thinking about back in the past?
Things that are personal to me?
Uh, my mother is from Bradford
I went five years ago
When I arrived in this city
And it was up that hill
And it was quite dark
And I saw lots of that yellow brick everywhere
Which is also what Bradford is built from
And I was at the bus station
For two and a half years at one point
And then moved to Leeds
For approximately four and a half years
I've since moved back to Bradford
And been here for about a year and a half
And I can safely say
I have never been as in love with the city as I am right now
On a daily basis, I discover things
And good reasons to love this city
Uh, for example, venues I could start with
The 1 in 12 Club
Uh, a beautiful organization, uh, supportive of its members
And, uh, supported by its members
Uh, a vital resource for political, uh, literature and events and so on
Uh, which is, which is good for people who are interested in that sort of thing
Uh, they do film showings and, and other things
That's one of my favorite places and gigs and so on
Uh, there's the Playhouse, uh, a wonderful place
Where you can display your art, you can play your music
Uh, you can meet people
And you can perform your theatrical pieces

[Part VII: Sparks]

[Instrumental]

[Part VIII: Work]

You don't have to curl in my arms if you don't want
I know you're overworked, so I try to abide
But if it calms your heart, I can scratch your back
I used to think that love was just a noun, but it's not
Love is hard work
Love is hard work

You don't have to wallow in my life if you don't want
I can understand why you're so tired all the time
'Cause I know it feels like the world is against you
But if it calms your heart, we can try something new
Even if it hurts

[Part IX: Timing]

Even if it hurts
Love is hard work

When you find out, when the time is right
You'll find out when the time is right
You'll find out when the time is right
You'll find out when the time is right
You'll find out
Love is hard work
Even when it's over
But is it ever over?