Can't Break Through - Jake Gallaway (Official Audio)

Описание: "Life can only grow in the sun. But we're buried where the daylight won't come. We can't root here. Can't bloom here. Can't breathe here. Can't live here."

There's a bloke at Costa every Thursday. Proper fit. Can I ask? What if I'm wrong? What if the whole queue goes quiet? But Jack met his girlfriend at Sainsbury's—no calculations, no fear, just "fancy a drink sometime?"

"Can't Break Through" is about playing a game that was never meant for you, while watching everyone else roll the dice without a second thought.

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LYRICS:
[Intro]
There's a bridge near the canal
Where the concrete blocks the sky
Where men meet men
In the places daylight don't reach
[Verse 1]
There's this bloke at Costa by the station
Every Thursday when I grab my flat white
Takes my order, asks about the weather
Proper fit, got this grin that could wreck me
Can I ask? What if I'm wrong?
What if he clocks it and the whole queue goes quiet?
But Jack met his girlfriend at Sainsbury's.
No calculations, no fear
Just "fancy a drink sometime?"
[Prechorus]
Their game's got rules that make sense
Roll the dice, move your piece
While I'm stood on the sidelines
Watching a version I'll never get to try
Never get to try
[Chorus]
Life can only grow in the sun
But we're buried where the daylight won't come
We can't root here
Can't bloom here
Can't breathe here
Can't live here
And when something breaks through
They cut it down
Always cut it down
Cut us down
[Verse 2]
Downloaded the apps 'cause that's what you do now
Faces that won't show their face
Torso shots and blank bios
Profile pic: torso. Bio: empty. Message: "location?"
Getting to know someone's body parts
Before I know their name
And the worst bit is how many blokes
Think this is just how it works
Scraping the bottom, calling it choice
[Prechorus]
Their game's got rules that make sense
Meet someone anywhere, everywhere
While I'm playing hide and seek
With my own existence
My own existence
[Chorus]
Life can only grow in the sun
But we're buried where the daylight won't come
We can't root here
Can't bloom here
Can't breathe here
Can't live here
And when something breaks through
They cut it down
Always cut it down
Cut us down
[Bridge]
You ever play Monopoly without a piece on the board?
You get given dice
And it looks like you take your turn
But nothing on the board actually moves
Nothing changes
If only
If only that world was built for me
If only asking didn't cost so much
[Chorus]
Life can only grow in the sun
But we're buried where the daylight won't come
We can't root here
Can't bloom here
Can't breathe here
Can't live here
And when something breaks through
They cut it down
Always cut it down
Cut us down
[Outro]
So I'll be back next Thursday
At the Costa by the station
And I'll say "yeah, not bad"
Still playing a game
That was never meant for me
Never meant for me


CREDITS:
Written & Performed by: Jake Gallaway
Produced by: DJCLAWED
Genre: UK Grime / Orchestral / Narrative

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