TRUST NO ONE
'Tarmac (Live)'

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Song story and background information

Taken from Trust No One's debut live performance at the Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth, on Saturday 17th July, 2004 as part of the Wedgeweb 3 event - see www.wedgeweb.co.uk for further details. The full, continuous live recording, 'Showcase - Live At The Wedgewood Rooms' can be ordered on CD by clicking here.

A song about the effects of capitalism on the environment, and the way we live our lives in the fast-pace 21st Century Western World. The original version of 'Tarmac' features on the album 'Younger Than Some, Smarter Than Most'.

Tarmac (Live) (Preview Stream) - 5:53
Tarmac (Live) (Song Clip) - 0:44

Credits

Written by Andrew Morrison. Produced & mixed by Andrew Morrison, Scott Ruston & Lazy. Performed live at the Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth, on Saturday 17th July, 2004 as part of the Wedgeweb 3 event - see www.wedgeweb.co.uk for further details. Vocals & keyboards by Andrew Morrison. Guitars by Lazy.  With thanks to Fraser Kennedy, Scott Ruston, Sue Portman, Paul Wright, John Keech and all Wedgewood Rooms staff. © 2004 Trust No One. Published by Trust No One Music. Copyright control. Released 26th July, 2004.

Lyrics
We can travel so far and wide
Cross the borders, visit cities
Journey on and into the night
Stopping off when we feel weary
But just what do we leave behind?
Does it really need defining?
Do we learn the lesson this time
Or will we just keep driving?

Remember things we did?
What they said when we were kids?
We could wave goodbye to this if we don't bother
Now you're just staring at your 'phone
Disregarding all you've known
And you're trying to be the same as all the others

Distant cousins say it's not right
But I feel it getting warmer
And the rain, it beats down all night
Now there's no such thing as normal
Cross the street on foot if you dare
Take a step and take your chances
Taking in what's left of the air
We are so half-hearted

Was it me or was it you?
Who was the first to tear right through
All the things we said we'd do with good intentions?
And the only consequence
Is no inconvenience
Yet we'll find the true expense will not be mentioned

I fall beneath the wheels

Am I the only one that's left
Who's sticking by the things we said?
Maybe one day, but not yet, we'll find an option
While you're playing with your 'phone
Your friends and lovers sit alone
Waiting for some kind of home that you can't give them

Will there ever be a way
We can accommodate this pace
And preserve some empty space for all that follow?
You're just staring into space
Because you've never found that place
And you've never had the time to really bother

They're snapping at my heels
I fall beneath the wheels
We're not living our lives
We're just desensitised
We all pine for the past
The present will not last