[Verse 1]
Here you are, you're coming round the corner
And you're near, not far, I see you growing taller
But I've got news for you and you're not going to like it
Here you are, you're hiding in the shadows
And you creep, you slide, bombard me with your arrows
But you can't get me now as I've learned how to trick you
[Chorus]
Try and confuse me but you won't get your way
Batter and bruise me but I won't let you stay
[Verse 2]
Here you come, your voice is getting louder
And you shift, you change, you harness all your power
But you can't get me now as I've worked out your MO
There you go, I feel you getting bolder
As your presence grows, the air is getting colder
But I've got news for you and you're not going to like it
(All the fighting in the streets tonight
All the shouting and the doubting and the voices in my head tonight)
[Chorus]
Try and confuse me but you won't wear me down
Batter and bruise me, I'll chase you out of town
[Bridge]
I can’t see you but you're there, I can feel you under my skin
Try to find my weakest points but I'm fortified from within
[Chorus]
Try and confuse me but you won't get your way
Batter and bruise me but I won't let you stay
[Verse 3]
I can't see you but you're there, I can feel you under my skin
Try to find my weakest points but I'm fortified from within
It's been hard to work it out, but I've found a way to push through
But at last the time has come and I'm finally rid of you
The Presence was written by Emma Anderson & James Chapman.
The Presence was produced by James Chapman.
Emma Anderson released The Presence on Fri Oct 20 2023.
This, weirdly enough, is the oldest song on the album, only in the fact that I started writing it in about 2014. For years it was called “Fast E Minor” even though it hardly has a tempo of an early Hüsker Dü track.
It probably is the one that sounds most like a band might play it though, but I do t...