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You Don't Need Me To Tell You That

from Alterations by Mark Northfield

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Antagonistic MOR love duet with a slight twinge of country. Lead vocals feature the bittersweet sincerity of Ellen Jakubiel and indie-hero wistfulness of Matthew Crutchlow. Counterpart song to Paradise By Numbers on Alterations. See in-depth album guide ('alterations revealed') at www.marknorthfield.com for the full explanation.

A video for this song featuring some hand-puppet tomfoolery is available to watch at www.youtube.com/user/marknorthfield/videos

lyrics

YOU DON'T NEED ME TO TELL YOU THAT

Isn't bad, isn't everything
Might have guessed this would be the denouement
Might have but I'm thick right?

Isn't bad, isn't everything
The difference between us
You see half empty
I only care what it tastes like

There's no turning back the tide
This did I decide to save despair

Life don't give no guarantees
No fait accomplis
'Tis harsh but fair

Does the tongue form the word before the brain instructs it
Does the skin speak desire faster than we can dream it
Do the eyes not reveal what the heart has not the courage to
Oh you don't need, you don't need
You don't need me to tell you that

Isn't bad, isn't anything
Fine line, unhappy medium
Her lost cat posters getting dog ears

Isn't bad, isn't anything
Chasing youths adrenaline
To find the fear of God still victorious

Life don't give no guarantees
We sow so we shall reap
Is just a guide

How should one turn back the tide
How should one bloody know
So far, so so

Does the tongue form the word...

Oh you don't need, you don't need
You don't need me to tell you that

Is is and isn't isn't
This potency undiluted
By time, tears, or any such solution

It isn't my sentiment
It is entirely Lowe-Tennant
I merely raise a glass
You raise a glacier
As if you could turn back the tide
Well who am I to tell you where to build

Life don't give no guarantees
From double negatives
RELEASE ME!

From the tongue, from the word, from the brain's instruction
From the skin, from desire, from the speed that we're dreaming
From the eyes that reveal, from the heart without the courage to
Oh you don't need, you don't need
You don't need me
Oh you don't need, you don't need
You don't need me

La la la la la la
La la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la

Oh you don't need, you don't need
You don't need me
Oh you don't need, you don't need
You don't need me

Does the tongue...

credits

from Alterations, released July 2, 2012
Written and arranged by Mark. Published by Substantive Recordings.
Lead vocals: Ellen Jakubiel and Matthew Crutchlow
Pianos and backing vocals: Mark Northfield
Acoustic guitar: gareth Forster
Other guitars: Andrew Holdsworth

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Mark Northfield Reading, UK

Pianist and singer/songwriter from Berkshire, England. Also founder member of piano trio Cherry Mint Koala. Mark makes eclectic, melodic and slightly melancholic pop/rock, with prominent classical and theatrical influences. Often collaborates with other vocalists drawn from a variety of genres. Somewhat unpigeonholeable. ... more

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