Frank Turner
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“The Real Damage” is a song from Frank Turner’s first album after the breakup of Million Dead, Sleep is for the Week. Like a lot of Frank’s songs, it deals with the themes like wasted time and getting older with nothing to show for it.
Specifically, the song is about the repetitiveness of social li...
I woke up on a sofa in an unfamiliar house
Surrounded by sleeping folks that I didn’t know
On failing to find my friends, I decided that it was clearly time to go
So I made my way out of the door as quietly as I could
There was no one there I knew to say goodbye
Squinting in the sadly sobering sunshine of the Sunday morning light
I started the night with all my friends and I ended up alone
Oh yes I started out so happy now I’m hungover and down
It was about then that I realized I was halfway through
The best years of my life
So I scanned the local landmarks, trying to find out where I was
And maybe even find a bus back home
I was longing for a shower, and for clean sheets, and a charger for my phone
And suddenly it hit me that I got paid this Friday last
And so I rifled through my pockets for some change
But all I found was a packet of broken cigarettes and sinking sense of shame
I started the night with all my friends and I ended up alone
Oh yes I started out so happy now I’m hungover and down
It was about then that I realized I was halfway through
The best years of my life
I had to ask myself, well
Is it really worth it?
Is any of this worth it?
Well the whole thing’s far from perfect
But I’ve yet to figure out a better way to spend my time
Too many suits and dirty looks made me rack my brains
And the real damage started to sink in
It’d been quite a heavy weekend, but I could just about remember where I’d been
I started the night with all my friends and I ended up alone
Oh yes I started out so happy now I’m hungover and down
I stood on a street corner, and I felt a little sick
It was about then that I realized I was halfway through
The first day of the week
The Real Damage was written by Frank Turner.
The Real Damage was produced by Ben Lloyd & Frank Turner.
Frank Turner released The Real Damage on Mon Jan 15 2007.