This Year

by Lewis McLaughlin

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This Winter I will keep heat in
With rooms of rugs and paraffin
This Christmas I won’t let heat go
Watch the cold creep up under my window

The TV women’s in fur
While I’m zipped up in polyester
This season when the snow falls
I’ll be saving up to heat these four walls

This year all I’m asking for
A peace of mind I can’t afford
Sense of self’s gone out the door
This year all I’m asking for

A folded throw below my door
While fire warms me to my core
This month I’ll keep my curtains drawn
Who’d have known that they would get it so wrong

This cold December’s rolled back in
With it’s veil of black encompassing
All that I want to see is Spring
To ease my worried mind of everything

This year all I’m asking for
A peace of mind I can’t afford
Sense of self’s gone out the door
This year all I’m asking for

This year all I’m asking for
A peace of mind I can’t afford
I could never want for more
This year all I’m asking for

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released December 22, 2022
Written by Lewis McLaughlin, Donald Barker and Ellen Francis
Guitar and Vocals - Lewis McLaughlin
Recorded in Lewis' living room in Glasgow, Scotland
Cover photo by Andy Monaghan

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Lewis McLaughlin Glasgow, UK

Edinburgh born Lewis McLaughlin returns with the heartfelt and cinematic single, ‘Human Beings’, out 12th April.

Exploring new and exciting musical styles, McLaughlin is due to release his second album, ‘A Hope In Fear’ on the 2nd August via Monohands Records. ... more

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