1.

1973

2. One Of The Brightest Stars

Simone, youre getting older.

Your journeys been etched on your skin.
Simone, wish I had known that,
What seemed so strong has been and gone.

One day your story will be told.

One of the lucky ones whos made his name.
One day theyll make you glorious,
Beneath the lights of your deserved fame.

I would call you up every Saturday night,

And wed both stay out till the morning light,
And we sang, Here we go again.
And though time goes by, I will always be,
In a club with you in 1973,
Singing, Here we go again.

And it all comes round.

Once in a lifetime like it always does.
Everybody loves you cause youve taken a chance,
Out on a dance to the moon, too soon.
And theyll say told you so.
We were the ones who saw you first of all.
We always knew that you were one of the brightest stars.

Simone, wish I was sober,

So I could see clearly now the rain has gone.
Simone, I guess its over.
My memory plays out to the same old song.
I would call you up every Saturday night,
And wed both stay out till the morning light,
And we sang, Here we go again.
And though time goes by, I will always be,
In a club with you in 1973,
Singing, Here we go again.
I would call you up every Saturday night,
And wed both stay out till the morning light,
And we sang, Here we go again.
And though time goes by, I will always be,
In a club with you in 1973,
Singing, Here we go again.
And though time goes by, I will always be,
In a club with you in 1973,
Singing, Here we go again.
Written by James Blunt and Mark Batson
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (BMI); Bat Future Music,
administered by Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI)
James Blunt - piano, pump organ, Buckingham electric guitar, vocals
Paul Beard Wurlitzer, Hammond, vocals
Karl Brazil drums
Ben Castle electric guitar, vocals
Malcolm Moore bass, vocals

One day theyll tell you that youve changed,

Though theyre the ones who seem to stop and stare.
One day youll hope to make the grave,
Before the papers choose to send you there.
And it all comes round.
Once in a lifetime like it always does.
Nobody loves you cause youve taken a chance,
Out on a dance to the moon, too soon.
And theyll say told you so.
We were the ones who saw you first of all.
We always knew that you were one of the brightest stars.
And theyll say told you so.
We were the ones who saw you first of all.
We always knew that you were one of the brightest stars.
Written by James Blunt and Steve McEwan
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (BMI);
EMI Blackwood Music Inc./Birds With Ears Music (BMI)
James Blunt piano, pump organ, vibraphone, Rhodes, vocals
Paul Beard Wurlitzer, Hammond, vocals
Karl Brazil drums, vocals
Ben Castle electric guitar, vocals
Malcolm Moore bass, acoustic guitar, vocals

3. Ill Take Everything

4. Same Mistake

Oh these feet carry me far. Oh my body. Oh so tired.

Mouth is dry. Hardly speak. Holy Spirit rise in me.
Here I swear, forever is just a minute to me.
Ill take everything in this life.
Ill join everyone when I die.

Saw the world turning in my sheets and once again I cannot sleep.
Walk out the door and up the street; look at the stars beneath my feet.
Remember rights that I did wrong, so here I go.
Hello, hello. There is no place I cannot go.
My mind is muddy but my heart is heavy. Does it show?
I lose the track that loses me, so here I go.

Have my body. Have my mind. Have my coat. Take my time.

These I borrow. Borrow so far. Turn to dust. Fall apart.
Here I swear, forever is just a minute to me.

And so I sent some men to fight, and one came back at dead of night.
Said hed seen my enemy. Said he looked just like me,
So I set out to cut myself and here I go.

Ill take everything in this life.

Ill join everyone and understand.
Cause all men die. Cause all men die.

Im not calling for a second chance,

Im screaming at the top of my voice.
Give me reason but dont give me choice.
Cause Ill just make the same mistake again.

Ill take everything in this life

Ill join everyone since Im gonna die
Ill take everything in this life
Ill join everyone cause all men die
Written by James Blunt and Eg White
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (BMI);
Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
James Blunt piano, vocals
Paul Beard Hammond, vocals
Karl Brazil drums
Ben Castle electric guitar
Malcolm Moore bass, vocals, strings
Suzie Katayama middle 8 strings

And maybe someday we will meet, and maybe talk and not just speak.
Dont buy the promises cause, there are no promises I keep.
And my reflection troubles me, so here I go.
Im not calling for a second chance,
Im screaming at the top of my voice.
Give me reason but dont give me choice.
Cause Ill just make the same mistake,
Im not calling for a second chance,
Im screaming at the top of my voice.
Give me reason but dont give me choice.
Cause Ill just make the same mistake again.
Saw the world turning in my sheets and once again I cannot sleep.
Walk out the door and up the street; look at the stars.
Look at the stars fall down.
And wonder where did I go wrong.
Written by James Blunt
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (BMI)
James Blunt acoustic guitar, vocals
Paul Beard piano
Karl Brazil drums
Ben Castle electric guitar
Malcolm Moore bass
Suzie Katayama - strings

5. Carry You Home

6. Give Me Some Love

7. I Really Want You

8. Shine On

Trouble is her only friend and hes back again.

Makes her body older than it really is.
She says its high time she went away,
No ones got much to say in this town.
Trouble is the only way is down.
Down, down.

Me and my guitar play my way. It makes them frown.

But little pieces by the highway bring me down.
Mine is not a heart of stone, I am only skin and bone,
And those little pieces are little pieces of my own.

Many prophets preach on bended knee. Many clerics wasted wine.

Do the bloodied sheets on those cobbled streets mean I have wasted time?
Are there silver shores on paradise? Can I come in from the cold?
I killed a man in a far away land, my enemy Im told.
I really want you to really want me, but I really dont know if you can do that.
I know you want to know whats right but I know its so hard for you to do that.
And times running out as often it does, and often dictates that you cant do that.
But fate cant break this feeling inside thats burning up through my veins.

Are they calling for our last dance?

I see it in your eyes. In your eyes.
Same old moves for a new romance.
I could use the same old lies, but Ill sing,

As strong as you were, tender you go.

Im watching you breathing for the last time.
A song for your heart, but when it is quiet,
I know what it means and Ill carry you home.
Ill carry you home.

Why dont you give me some love?

Ive taken ship-load of drugs.
Im so tired of never fixing the pain.
Valium said to me,
Ill take you seriously,
And well come back as someone else,
Whos better than yourself.

If she had wings she would fly away,

And another day God will give her some.
Trouble is the only way is down.
Down, down.

Many faces at the doorway all hang round.

Watch me fighting in the hallway but make no sound.
So Im standing all alone, and Im only skin and bone.
So many faces but they all look out for their own.

As strong as you were, tender you go.

Im watching you breathing for the last time.
A song for your heart, but when it is quiet,
I know what it means and Ill carry you home.
Ill carry you home.

Why dont you give me some love?

Ive taken ship-load of drugs.
Im so tired of never fixing the pain.
Valium said to me,
Ill take you seriously,
And well come back as someone else,
Whos better than yourself.

And they were all born pretty in New York City tonight,
And someones little girl was taken from the world tonight,
Under the Stars and Stripes.
As strong as you were, tender you go.
Im watching you breathing for the last time.
A song for your heart, but when it is quiet,
I know what it means and Ill carry you home.
Ill carry you home.
Written by James Blunt and Max Martin
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (BMI); Maratone, administered by
Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
James Blunt acoustic guitar, Hawaiian electric guitar, vocals
Paul Beard - Hammond
Karl Brazil drums
Ben Castle electric guitar
Mr. Nau piano
Malcolm Moore bass
Suzie Katayama - strings

And some day soon theyll drop the bomb and let it all out. Someday.
I know that someday soon well all be gone so let it all out.
Let it all out today.
And give me some love,
Yeah, give me some love,
Come on, give me some love today.
Written by James Blunt
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (BMI);
EMI Blackwood Music Inc./Birds With Ears Music (BMI)
James Blunt acoustic guitar, vocals
Paul Beard piano, Wurlitzer, Hammond, vocals
Karl Brazil drums
Ben Castle electric guitar
Malcolm Moore bass, Hawaiian guitar, vocals
With thanks to Linda Perry

I really want you. I really want you. I really want you - now.
No matter what I say or do, the message isnt getting through,
And youre listening to the sound of my breaking heart.
I really want you. I really want you.
Is a poor man rich in solitude, or will Mother Earth complain?
Did the beggar pray for a sunny day, but Lady Luck for rain?
They say a million people bow and scrape to an effigy of gold.
I saw life begin and the ship were in and history unfold.
I really want you to really want me but I really dont know if you can do that.
I know you want to know whats right but I know its so hard for you to do that.
And times running out as often it does and often dictates that you cant do that.
But fate cant break this feeling inside thats burning up through my veins.
I really want you. I really want you. I really want you - now.
No matter what I say or do, the message isnt getting through,
And youre listening to the sound of my breaking heart.
No matter what I say or do, the message isnt getting through,
And youre listening to the sound of my breaking heart.
I really want you. I really want you. I really want you - now.
No matter what I say or do, the message isnt getting through,
And youre listening to the sound of my breaking heart.
No matter what I say or do, the message isnt getting through,
And youre listening to the sound of my breaking heart.
Written by James Blunt
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (BMI)
James Blunt acoustic guitar, pump organ, vibraphone, Rhodes, vocals
Paul Beard piano
Karl Brazil drums
Ben Castle 12-string guitar
Malcolm Moore bass
Suzie Katayama - strings

Shine on, just, shine on!

Close your eyes and theyll all be gone.
They can scream and shout that theyve been sold out,
But it paid for the cloud that were dancing on.
So shine on. Just shine on!
With your smile just as bright as the sun.
Cause theyre all just slaves to the gods they made
But you and I just shone.
Just shone.
And when silence greets my last goodbye,
The words I need are in your eyes, and Ill sing.
Shine On, just, shine on!
Close your eyes and theyll all be gone.
They can scream and shout that theyve been sold out,
But it paid for the cloud that were dancing on.
So shine on. Just shine on!
With your smile just as bright as the sun.
Cause theyre all just slaves to the gods they made,
But you and I just shone.
Just shone.
Written by James Blunt
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (BMI)
James Blunt acoustic guitar, vocals
Paul Beard piano
Karl Brazil drums
Ben Castle electric guitar
Malcolm Moore bass

9. Annie

10. I Cant Hear The Music

Annie, you had your name in the bright lights.

I thought I saw your photograph having such a laugh in a magazine,
Did it all come tumbling?
Annie, you were made for the big time.
They said youre a star to be in the NME,
But the walls came tumbling down, down. Will you go down on me?

Is it a warning? Is it an evil sign?

Is it a people who have lost their mind?
Is it the Darkness? Is it a man resigned?
Is it a best friend leaving you behind?
Is it ever gonna stop? Will they ever let you go?
Youre in a rush, they dont care enough cause their lives are very slow.
Time is ticking on. You dont get a second shot,
And when you sell your soul for a leading role, will The Lost Souls be forgot?

Cause Annie youre a star, thats just not going very far.
And all the world will know your name,
And youll be famous as you are cause Ill sing for you.
Annie, would it be nice to be recognised?
And did you practise your autograph but now no ones asked and its such a shame,
That the dreams are crumbling?
Annie, why arent you bathed in the limelight?
Cause I thought that you said youd be a celebrity several years ago.
Did it all come tumbling down, down. Will you go down on me?
Cause Annie youre a star, thats just not going very far.
And all the world will know your name,
And youll be famous as you are cause Ill sing for you.
Written by James Blunt and Jimmy Hogarth
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (BMI); Maratone,
administered by Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Dalmatian Songs/BMG Music Publishing
James Blunt acoustic guitar, vocals
Paul Beard Wurlitzer, Hammond, piano, vocals
Karl Brazil drums
Ben Castle electric guitar, vocals
Malcolm Moore bass, vocals

Written by James Blunt and Jimmy Hogarth

Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (BMI);
Dalmatian Songs/BMG Music Publishing
James Blunt acoustic guitar, vocals
Paul Beard Wurlitzer, Hammond, piano, vocals
Karl Brazil drums
Ben Castle electric guitar, vocals
Malcolm Moore bass, vocals

And if I cant hear the music and the audience is gone,

Ill dance here on my own.
And I hope the Lonely Hearts Club Band will play out one last song,
Before the sun goes down.
And is it envy? Should it really make you sick?
Is now the time that you realise youd better get out quick?
Cause time is ticking on too long to fake your smile,
But then you sold your soul for a leading role, so wear it for a while.
And if I cant hear the music and the audience is gone,
Ill dance here on my own.
And I hope the Lonely Hearts Club Band will play out one last song,
Before the sun goes down,
And there she goes. And there she goes.
So run, Yoshimi, run. Cause Billys got himself a gun,
And youre right to be afraid: theyll send you to your grave
cause youre strange and new.
So run, Yoshimi, run. Cause Billys got himself a gun,
And youre right to be afraid: theyll send you to your grave
cause youre strange and new.
And if I cant hear the music and the audience is gone, Ill dance.

All The Lost Souls

Produced and mixed by Tom Rothrock
Engineered by Mike Tarantino
Mastered by Don Tyler
In Los Angeles, London, and Ibiza
A&R by Max Lousada & Declan Morrell
Assistant Engineering by Sam Holland
Digital Editing by R. Walt Vincent
Special thanks to Linda Perry
Management by Todd Interland at Twenty-First Artists
Artwork by www.Bose Collins.co.uk
Collage photography by Patrick Fraser, Olaf Heine, Neil Gavin, Phil Knott,
Mary Ellen Matthews, Siobhan Dempsy/Latitude, Tom Guard, Steve Double and Steven Shaw.
Inside Photographs by Patrick Fraser
Archive photos courtesy of the Blount family
Bookkeeping by Colonel Chuck & The Command Module
Tour Management by Bobble and the Freeloaders
Moral guidance from Billy Bedlam and The Post-Raffelites
Styled, manufactured and housed by Carrie Fisher
Additional thanks to: all at Custard Records who found me; Atlantic UK who broke me (in every way);
the team at Atlantic US who have become great friends;
the many people at Warner worldwide; the Twenty-First Artists family;
Gibson Guitars; Yamaha Pianos; Conway Studios; Free Trade Agency and High Road Touring;
My lawyer at Russells; and MBC PR who pick up the pieces...
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