I should be touring round the globe
Headlining the shows
Partying with VIP/ Living like celebrities
But I play in a bar
Sunday lunchtime slot
And everyone talks over me
Pre C G Am C G
And every gig/show I do
I feel like a fool
Why is no-one listening
Coz I got what it takes
Take it/to go all the way
But I compete with TV screens
Chorus F G C Am F G C Am F G C
But/still there is one person singing my lines back
Louder than thousands
/and everyone says that
/of people who tell me
they’re my biggest fan but you are the only stadium I need
Verse: Csomth Amsomth F C G
Years of working hard
Finally pay off
Shower me in luxury
Lights upon a stage
Hear them call my name
Time to give them what they want
Pre C G Am C G
Radio and press
Trying to impress
People I have never met
I see you backstage
Fixing up a drink
You are still my everything
Chorus F G Am C F G C Am F G
Coz there is one person singing my lines back
Louder than thousands
/and everyone says that
/of people who tell me
they’re my biggest fan but you are the only stadium I need
Bridge Am G C Am / C
Bluebird cafe Nashville Tennessee
Green note camden Glastonbury
Billboard chasing down my albums
Louder than Madison’s garden
Chorus F G C Am F G C
Now/you there is one person singing my lines back
Louder than thousands
/and everyone says that
/of people who tell me
they’re my biggest fan but you are the only stadium I need
Gorgeous!
Lovely but finishes a bit suddenly
I could imagine hearing some fx coming through in the background of this one, distant, almost ghostly cheering sounds.
Unusual. Love the chorus. Rest feels a bit thin at the moment. Nothing some instruments can’t resolve.
I’m making assumptions here but I feel like you’re aiming at a certain feel for the album, and while this is a really good song it doesn’t quite make the top 10 for me.
Love the story in this one
An other song I can relate to but for me, although it really is a love song, needs a bit moor anger in the parts relating to down side of gigging and then perhaps a softer touch in the love song parts.
You make storytelling seem effortless.
Love the feel, melody and metaphor. And you voice is gorgeous again. I was a little confused because at the beginning you say you struggled to be heard and compete with screens, but then you jump to say you’ve hit the big time. Maybe the 2nd verse should say ‘When years of working hard …’ . It some how lessens the leap and implies/ maintains your vulnerability. I also feel the ending could be improved if after the ‘you are the only stadium I need’ line you finish with ‘so baby/darling won’t you save my seat’. (or ‘so baby/darling I’ll always save your seat’.