Handlebars - Orla Gartland (original)

here's a song about musicians

been thinking about music in a different way, especially coming up to the new year and future in generaaaal ah! thanks for making 2011 an unbelievable year. Wishing all of you the best new year too!

LYRICS
The group were big for just a year
and then the whole thing fell
they had nothing to fall back on
they fell pretty hard as you can tell
and now they're cleaning tables in the local bar
it wasn't all that long ago that they'd be told that they'd go far

She looks down on those who do not look up to her
she's a head above them all although she'll never be as tall
And everybody loves her they think that she is swell
But the one true problem is that she knows it all too well

Carve out your future no one else will do it for you

&I know that it's a hard thing to choose, but I think it's pretty clear that I've got nothing to lose -

Take life by the handlebars and shake shake shake
It is nowhere you will go if it's not progress that you make
&I know that it's a hard thing to choose, but I think it's pretty clear that I've got nothing to lose now

He's feeling pretty confident he thinks his future's made
But all of a sudden the adoration could fade
Now he begs the world to like him, and pretend he likes himself
but he's wasted all his years and now he's sitting on the shelf

I can try to avoid it I can push it in the shade
But whether I like it or not there are decisions to be made
I'm really scared a little bridge is all that I will be
They'll tell me I'll be big and then they'll walk all over me

Carve out your future no one else will do it for you

&I know that it's a hard thing to choose, but I think it's pretty clear that I've got nothing to lose -

Take life by the handlebars and shake shake shake
It is nowhere you will go if it's not progress that you make
&I know that it's a hard thing to choose, but I think it's pretty clear that I've got nothing to lose now

Can I be sure that I've got nothing to lose
Can I be sure that I won't end up bruised

Take life by the handlebars
Take life by the handlebars and shake shake shake
It is nowhere you will go if it's not progress that you make
&I know that it's a hard thing to choose, but I think it's pretty clear that I've got nothing to lose now



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[LittleK101]

/watch?v=65CKly87184 I've just done a cover to this, would LOVE it if you could check it out, its nowhere near as good as this haha :P but i gave it a shot :)

[BeeDelirious]

If you want a good laugh then click the little caption button, all the more fun!

[sstottw487]

PUT YOUR SONGS ON ITUNES SO I CAN SPEND MONEY ON THEM. You're amazing.

[DutchieedL]

"She looks down on those who do not look up to her, she's a head above them all although she'll never be as tall" Just want to say that I LOVE that line, this is great! Nice one :-D

[BurnYourself22]

you sounded like regina spektor.. just saying.. <3 u! :)

[GotBoobMalk]

does anyone know the chords?

[ztc3000]

This is freekin awesome!!!! We're can I get it!!!!

[fulaqws]

This makes me super happy! Not happy as in... i dunno. What I mean is happy as in Belle & Sebastian-happy. Or Kimya Dawson-happy.

[doddleoddle]

I LOVE YOU.

Nuff said.

[ShawnBlunt]

i like!

[GrahamRenfroe]

Awesome!

[britthells]

this needs to be on iTunes, please.