Flamingo

by James Tomlinson

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luca vincent i'm not quite sure what is going through james' mind but i am sure of what he exudes in album form and it is this flamingo album Favorite track: Worries.
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1.
I'm so fuckin' annoyed with the state of things I'm so fuckin' annoyed with the state of things I'm so fuckin' annoyed with the state of things And I'm so fuckin' annoyed that I'm so fuckin' annoyed that I'm so fuckin' annoyed with the state of things Just think of all the people round the world Feeling this way All the time I can't imagine what it must be like To feel this way all the time Oo-oo-oo-oo Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo Oo-oo-oo-oo Oo oo oo oo Ooo-oo-oo-oo Ooo-oo-oo-oo-oo Ooo-oo-oo-oo Ooo-oo-oo-oo-oo Oo-oo Ooo-oo-oo-oo Ooo-oo-oo-oo-oo Ooo-oo-oo-oo Ooo-oo-oo-oo-oo Oo-oo My lonely sad self Boney White blood cells decreasing I'm creasing my second hand trousers Second hand houses 1930s Second owner Loner I've tried looking for joy around ancient things I'm so fuckin' annoyed with the state of things I've tried looking for joy around ancient things I'm so fuckin' annoyed with the state of things Ooo-oo-oo-oo Ooo-oo-oo-oo-oo Ooo-oo-oo-oo Ooo-oo-oo-oo-oo Oo-oo Ooo-oo-oo-oo Ooo-oo-oo-oo-oo Ooo-oo-oo-oo Ooo-oo-oo-oo-oo Oo-oo Feline mistress Beeline to distress Repudiate Catastrophic state Is it too late to go back Is it too late to go Back to proper society
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My life is so easy at the moment But I know that there were times when It was harder I remember of these times But I can't empathise with Myself in the past And all the pain that I experiences At least not in full I think this is great Some will be in pain right now And that's not good for them at all Of course And you'll send thoughts and prayers But will that end the pain of theirs? My thoughts are with me Not with those dying in the streets Not with those dying in their sheets Not with those dying It brings you down But I just think of me Living my best life (It brings you down) But I just think of me Living my best life Call me inhumane Call me evil Call me wrong I'll just think of 7 billion people Living their best lives Living their best lives Living their best lives Call me inhumane Call me evil (Call me inhumane) Call me evil (Call me inhumane) Call me evil Call me wrong I'll just think of 7 billion people (I'll just think of 7 billion people) I'll just think of 7 billion people Living their best lives Living their best lives Living their best lives Call me wrong I'll just think of 7 billion people Living their best lives Living their best lives Living their best lives Living their best lives Living their best lives Living their best lives Living their best lives
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I lost my mind I lost my mind before And you're gonna get it back You're gonna get it back I found it on the floor And you're gonna show me how To get it back inside I lost you at the door And I want you to tell me why Why would you leave my side I need you on the floor I just don't really know why I don't really know why I think that you're waiting for Something to come along and I think I think that you want me here But you're not sure if Things will ever be the same No they might not be (But I don't know what you been thinking) Like they used to be (I'm not sure you give a shit but) I want you to know I lost my mind before (This is all new to me) (I don't know what you're gonna be) (Like in the future) And people helped me out (And it might be too much of an investment) (This is all new to me) They got me back on track (I don't know what you're gonna be) (Like in the future) (And it might be too much of an investment) (This is all new to me) I lost my mind before (I don't know what you're gonna be) (Like in the future and) But we just took the pills (It might be too much of an investment) (This is all new to me) And got me back on side (I don't know what you're gonna be) (Like in the future) (And it might be too much of an investment) I know that you're waiting for me coming home I need you flying to the ends of the Earth So that you can just help me out this one time I need you by my side Just wait for me to be On your side, babe Can't you see? Everything will probably be okay At least for the nice time I lost my mind before And they helped me get it back They helped me get it right But now I'm here with you And I'm broken again And I think that I might lose you too It all feels wrong I want what I want It's all so wrong But I feel great Today But you Won't be here tomorrow Ohhh-ohhh-oh-ohhh-ohhh I know that you're waiting for me coming home I need you flying to the ends of the Earth So that you can just help me out this one time I need you by my side Just wait for me to be On your side, babe Can't you see? Everything will probably be okay At least for the nice time At least for the nice time At least for the nice time Everything will probably be okay At least for the nice ti- Ah we fucked that last bit up didn't we (Yeah we did) I lost my mind before And though I got it back You didn't put it in It had to be me (Ohhh) Ohhh-ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh I know that you waited for me coming home I had you flying to the ends of the Earth So that you could help me out All of the time I had you by my side but I just couldn't see You wanted to be free from me Unfortunately things were not okay But now we have more time I lost my mind before And when I got it back I'd lost you from my side But hey, it's not the end There's plenty more to do And plenty more of those fish in the sea It's just sad that there's no more of you For me
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Croissant 07:40
I want you to be wrong About the thing that we were arguing about I just want you To be the one Who is so wrong Who is so wrong I just want you To be the one Who is so wrong Who is so wrong I feel like what I came up with In my head is correct But you seem to Feel The same about What you've got in yours (Your) So confident in The things that you said You still think you're right but I know that I'm right Yeah, I feel like I'm right and I just must be right 'Cause it's all so bad I didn't like it when we Were arguing about it I didn't like the feeling That I just might be wrong 'Cause you're so confident in yourself I know you're not so crazy 'Bout the situation either Who would be? But despite this mutual frustration Will we just stand here disagreeing still? It's clear we will I just want you To be the one Who is so wrong Who is so wrong I just want you To be the one Who is so wrong Who is so wrong We're so annoyed At one another But neither of us Are in the wrong We're so annoyed At one another But neither of us Are in the wrong We're so annoyed At one another But neither of us Are in the wrong We're so annoyed At one another Every time this happens it feels like We're gonna get closer and closer To falling away from each other We're never gonna last through this There's no point in staying together If it means we'll ruin Each other's lives so badly We're never gonna last through this I can't wait for things to get Back like they used to be I want to be with you Just like we used to be happy We're never gonna last through this Let's make up now Let's be good again Let's make up and Be each other's friends (Let's) Break bread and Extend branches Let's make up now Can we happy end (No) We can't We can't We can't We can't (No) We can't We can't We can't We can't We can't (I don't care anymore) I just wanna be with you I don't give a damn who was wrong I just want you laughing with me I don't really care anymore Tell me I'm wrong I'll accept it all Even if my brain says 'no' I'd just like you back home We used to have fun But now that's all done It'll probably never be the same I'd love it to just be the same It didn't work out this time It tears me apart inside I want to be laughing with you I want to be happy with you I'd love to be laughing with you Laughing too I'd love to be smiling with you And I'd love to be laughing with you I want to be laughing with you Laughing too I'd like to be laughing with you I'd like to be happy with you I'd love to be laughing with you Laughing too I'd like to be laughing with you I'd love to be happy with you I'd like to be laughing with you Laughing too That was good, we like that
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Walk 04:14
Put some headphones on Take a walk outside Take a walk around the block Listening to Your own Music through the headphones Bobbin' along having a great time Having a great time Having a great time Listenin' to the tunes that you made On the pervious days And they sound bloomin' great Accompanied by the sun In the sky And the birds In the sky And the sky In the sky And the clouds in the sky It's all up there But there's also so much down here too Look at the plants On the floor And the cars On the floor Look at the birds On the floor And the clouds On the floor No there's no clouds On the floor But the birds There's more Standin' on the floor Prancin' on the floor And there's others on walks Just like you're on a walk And there's people everywhere Drivin' here and there Everybody knows They got places to go They got places to go But not you You're just on a walk around the block So you can listen to the music That you made on some other days Accompanied by the scenery (But hey) Of the walk around the block (Don't forget you're gonna listen) (To the song that you made) On this very day Press play Oh we're finally here In the new territory Everything is bliss We love that this new Piece might be the one The one to take it on The one to take it on And you continue on your walk As you listen to this one And you're thinkin' this is great And you're thinkin' this is great And you love it already And you think that this might be the one To take you all the way Take you all the way And there are still others on their walks Just like you're on a walk People everywhere Drivin' here and there Everybody knows They got places to go They got places to go But maybe Just maybe Now that we've made this new piece I think that this might be the time For me to jump into my own Metaphorical car 'Cause I got places to go I got places to go
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Worries 09:36
I'm not quite sure What goes through people's minds When they're with me I'm not quite sure what is Going through their minds I'm not quite sure what is Going through their minds All the time I'm not quite sure What is going through your mind All the time I'm not quite sure What is going through your mind All the time I don't know why I care so much I'm not so sure I'm not that sure I care so deeply What is going through their minds I care so deeply For my own precious time All mine Why can't everyone just get along Why can't we all be the great ones I care so much of What is going through your mind But that's just human nature I'm not so sure What is going through your mind Why don't you tell me what you're thinkin' Just tell me what you're thinkin' Just tell me what you're thinkin' Just tell me what you're thinkin' (Don't feed me packs of lies) Just tell me what you're thinkin' Don't feed me packs of lies All the same just think about it All the same just think about it All the same just think about it All the same just think about it All the same just think about it All the same just think about it All the same just think about it All the same Like you always think about it Like you always think about it Like you always think about it You will always think about it All the same way All the same way All the same way All the same just think about it (Like you always think about it) All the same just think about it (Like you always think about it) All the same just think about it (Like you always think about it) All the same just think about it (You will always think about it) All the same just think about it (All the same way) All the same just think about it (All the same way) All the same just think about it (All the same way) All the same People always think about it Just the way they think about it Like they wanna think about it How they gonna think about it They just wanna do it How they'll do it Like they do it When they do it They just do it It's the way they do I'm not quite sure what is going Through your mind All the time I'm not quite sure what is going Through your mind All the time I'm not quite sure what is going Through your mind All the time I'm not quite sure what is going Through your mind All the time I'm not quite sure what is going I'm not quite sure what is going I'm not quite sure what is going Through your mind All the time
10.
I'm so fuckin' annoyed with the state of things I'm so fuckin' annoyed with the state of things I'm so fuckin' annoyed with the state of things And I'm so fuckin' annoyed that I'm so fuckin' annoyed that I'm so fuckin' annoyed with the state of things Just think of all the people round the world Feeling this way All the time I can't imagine what it must be like To feel this way all the time Oo-oo-oo-oo Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo Ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo Oo-oo-oo-oo Oo oo oo oo Ooo-oo-oo-oo Ooo-oo-oo-oo-oo Ooo-oo-oo-oo Ooo-oo-oo-oo-oo Oo-oo Ooo-oo-oo-oo Ooo-oo-oo-oo-oo Ooo-oo-oo-oo Ooo-oo-oo-oo-oo Oo-oo My lonely sad self Boney White blood cells decreasing I'm creasing my second hand trousers Second hand houses 1930s Second owner Loner I've tried looking for joy around ancient things I'm so fuckin' annoyed with the state of things I've tried looking for joy around ancient things I'm so fuckin' annoyed with the state of things Ooo-oo-oo-oo Ooo-oo-oo-oo-oo Ooo-oo-oo-oo Ooo-oo-oo-oo-oo Oo-oo Ooo-oo-oo-oo Ooo-oo-oo-oo-oo Ooo-oo-oo-oo Ooo-oo-oo-oo-oo Oo-oo Feline mistress Beeline to distress Repudiate Catastrophic state Is it too late to go back Is it too late to go Back to proper society You're drowning in floods of your own tears But I'm here with nothing coming from my eyes You're drowning in floods of your own tears You're drowning But I'm here with nothing I wish that I had done things differently Maybe then I wouldn't be So broken No don't think I'm broken Think it's working Cogs are turning Theory's holding Things unfolding But I'm not like them I'm not nice And I'm not kind Unless it helps me Unless it's making me more wealthy Wealth in happiness And carry on my bloodline I think it's fine It must be fine It's clearly fine Oh, it's all fine But it's not fine Not fine for me Not fine for anyone Not fine 'Cause I'll be treated like a meanie I'll be treating them all meanly They won't see me But I'll deem thee Unlucky from my parapet Unlucky simply 'cause That's how it was That's how it was But really it was me And everything is down to me How can I hide behind a science That's not exact Not proven It's not fair at all It might come back to bite me I'll tread lightly But they'll find me But maybe one day I'll find a way back I'll be going back Back to a life where I See it how I saw it then Black and white Back to a life when I'm honest And I tell people I'm really nice Simply 'cause it's true And I might meet a woman And they might love me And then I might tell them the same Simply 'cause it's true Simply 'cause it's true My life is so easy at the moment But I know that there were times when It was harder I remember of these times But I can't empathise with Myself in the past And all the pain that I experiences At least not in full I think this is great Some will be in pain right now And that's not good for them at all Of course And you'll send thoughts and prayers But will that end the pain of theirs? My thoughts are with me Not with those dying in the streets Not with those dying in their sheets Not with those dying It brings you down But I just think of me Living my best life (It brings you down) But I just think of me Living my best life Call me inhumane Call me evil Call me wrong I'll just think of 7 billion people Living their best lives Living their best lives Living their best lives Call me inhumane Call me evil (Call me inhumane) Call me evil (Call me inhumane) Call me evil Call me wrong I'll just think of 7 billion people (I'll just think of 7 billion people) I'll just think of 7 billion people Living their best lives Living their best lives Living their best lives Call me wrong I'll just think of 7 billion people Living their best lives Living their best lives Living their best lives Living their best lives Living their best lives Living their best lives Living their best lives I lost my mind I lost my mind before And you're gonna get it back You're gonna get it back I found it on the floor And you're gonna show me how To get it back inside I lost you at the door And I want you to tell me why Why would you leave my side I need you on the floor I just don't really know why I don't really know why I think that you're waiting for Something to come along and I think I think that you want me here But you're not sure if Things will ever be the same No they might not be (But I don't know what you been thinking) Like they used to be (I'm not sure you give a shit but) I want you to know I lost my mind before (This is all new to me) (I don't know what you're gonna be) (Like in the future) And people helped me out (And it might be too much of an investment) (This is all new to me) They got me back on track (I don't know what you're gonna be) (Like in the future) (And it might be too much of an investment) (This is all new to me) I lost my mind before (I don't know what you're gonna be) (Like in the future and) But we just took the pills (It might be too much of an investment) (This is all new to me) And got me back on side (I don't know what you're gonna be) (Like in the future) (And it might be too much of an investment) I know that you're waiting for me coming home I need you flying to the ends of the Earth So that you can just help me out this one time I need you by my side Just wait for me to be On your side, babe Can't you see? Everything will probably be okay At least for the nice time I lost my mind before And they helped me get it back They helped me get it right But now I'm here with you And I'm broken again And I think that I might lose you too It all feels wrong I want what I want It's all so wrong But I feel great Today But you Won't be here tomorrow Ohhh-ohhh-oh-ohhh-ohhh I know that you're waiting for me coming home I need you flying to the ends of the Earth So that you can just help me out this one time I need you by my side Just wait for me to be On your side, babe Can't you see? Everything will probably be okay At least for the nice time At least for the nice time At least for the nice time Everything will probably be okay At least for the nice ti- Ah we fucked that last bit up didn't we (Yeah we did) I lost my mind before And though I got it back You didn't put it in It had to be me (Ohhh) Ohhh-ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh-ohh I know that you waited for me coming home I had you flying to the ends of the Earth So that you could help me out All of the time I had you by my side but I just couldn't see You wanted to be free from me Unfortunately things were not okay But now we have more time I lost my mind before And when I got it back I'd lost you from my side But hey, it's not the end There's plenty more to do And plenty more of those fish in the sea It's just sad that there's no more of you For me I want you to be wrong About the thing that we were arguing about I just want you To be the one Who is so wrong Who is so wrong I just want you To be the one Who is so wrong Who is so wrong I feel like what I came up with In my head is correct But you seem to Feel The same about What you've got in yours (Your) So confident in The things that you said You still think you're right but I know that I'm right Yeah, I feel like I'm right and I just must be right 'Cause it's all so bad I didn't like it when we Were arguing about it I didn't like the feeling That I just might be wrong 'Cause you're so confident in yourself I know you're not so crazy 'Bout the situation either Who would be? But despite this mutual frustration Will we just stand here disagreeing still? It's clear we will I just want you To be the one Who is so wrong Who is so wrong I just want you To be the one Who is so wrong Who is so wrong We're so annoyed At one another But neither of us Are in the wrong We're so annoyed At one another But neither of us Are in the wrong We're so annoyed At one another But neither of us Are in the wrong We're so annoyed At one another Every time this happens it feels like We're gonna get closer and closer To falling away from each other We're never gonna last through this There's no point in staying together If it means we'll ruin Each other's lives so badly We're never gonna last through this I can't wait for things to get Back like they used to be I want to be with you Just like we used to be happy We're never gonna last through this Let's make up now Let's be good again Let's make up and Be each other's friends (Let's) Break bread and Extend branches Let's make up now Can we happy end (No) We can't We can't We can't We can't (No) We can't We can't We can't We can't We can't (I don't care anymore) I just wanna be with you I don't give a damn who was wrong I just want you laughing with me I don't really care anymore Tell me I'm wrong I'll accept it all Even if my brain says 'no' I'd just like you back home We used to have fun But now that's all done It'll probably never be the same I'd love it to just be the same It didn't work out this time It tears me apart inside I want to be laughing with you I want to be happy with you I'd love to be laughing with you Laughing too I'd love to be smiling with you And I'd love to be laughing with you I want to be laughing with you Laughing too I'd like to be laughing with you I'd like to be happy with you I'd love to be laughing with you Laughing too I'd like to be laughing with you I'd love to be happy with you I'd like to be laughing with you Laughing too That was good, we like that Put some headphones on Take a walk outside Take a walk around the block Listening to Your own Music through the headphones Bobbin' along having a great time Having a great time Having a great time Listenin' to the tunes that you made On the pervious days And they sound bloomin' great Accompanied by the sun In the sky And the birds In the sky And the sky In the sky And the clouds in the sky It's all up there But there's also so much down here too Look at the plants On the floor And the cars On the floor Look at the birds On the floor And the clouds On the floor No there's no clouds On the floor But the birds There's more Standin' on the floor Prancin' on the floor And there's others on walks Just like you're on a walk And there's people everywhere Drivin' here and there Everybody knows They got places to go They got places to go But not you You're just on a walk around the block So you can listen to the music That you made on some other days Accompanied by the scenery (But hey) Of the walk around the block (Don't forget you're gonna listen) (To the song that you made) On this very day Press play Oh we're finally here In the new territory Everything is bliss We love that this new Piece might be the one The one to take it on The one to take it on And you continue on your walk As you listen to this one And you're thinkin' this is great And you're thinkin' this is great And you love it already And you think that this might be the one To take you all the way Take you all the way And there are still others on their walks Just like you're on a walk People everywhere Drivin' here and there Everybody knows They got places to go They got places to go But maybe Just maybe Now that we've made this new piece I think that this might be the time For me to jump into my own Metaphorical car 'Cause I got places to go I got places to go I'm not quite sure What goes through people's minds When they're with me I'm not quite sure what is Going through their minds I'm not quite sure what is Going through their minds All the time I'm not quite sure What is going through you're mind All the time I'm not quite sure What is going through you're mind All the time I don't know why I care so much I'm not so sure I'm no that sure I care so deeply What is going through their minds I care so deeply For my own precious time All mine Why can't everyone just get along Why can't we all be the great ones I care so much of What is going through your mind But that's just human nature I'm not so sure What is going through your mind Why don't you tell me what you're thinkin' Just tell me what you're thinkin' Just tell me what you're thinkin' Just tell me what you're thinkin' (Don't feed me packs of lies) Just tell me what you're thinkin' Don't feed me packs of lies All the same just think about it All the same just think about it All the same just think about it All the same just think about it All the same just think about it All the same just think about it All the same just think about it All the same Like you always think about it Like you always think about it Like you always think about it You will always think about it All the same way All the same way All the same way All the same just think about it (Like you always think about it) All the same just think about it (Like you always think about it) All the same just think about it (Like you always think about it) All the same just think about it (You will always think about it) All the same just think about it (All the same way) All the same just think about it (All the same way) All the same just think about it (All the same way) All the same People always think about it Just the way they think about it Like they wanna think about it How they gonna think about it They just wanna do it How they'll do it Like they do it When they do it They just do it It's the way they do I'm not quite sure what is going Through your mind All the time I'm not quite sure what is going Through your mind All the time I'm not quite sure what is going Through your mind All the time I'm not quite sure what is going Through your mind All the time I'm not quite sure what is going I'm not quite sure what is going I'm not quite sure what is going Through your mind All the time

about

This album began life as a continuation from my previous album 'Contemplating Things'. It then gained an album art and a name when one day I discovered a bit of salad in my takeaway box that looked a cheeky bit like a flamingo - hence the name 'Flamingo' and the artwork which is a picture of a bit of salad that looks like a flamingo in my takeaway box.

Next thing you know I had an instrumental worthy of such a name and single art (later to become album art; it's all a bit timey-wimey). This track would gain lyrics when I was one day randomly singing random shite - possibly in the shower. Which I would later go on to soon hereafter attempt to sing again but this time into my phone and later, again(!) into my *micro*phone which was (fortunately) at the time connected to my computer (phew!).

The song would be called Flamingo in spite of the aforementioned "random shite" not once mentioning any flamingos. Fear not though my friend(!) as I would come up with a tenuous link to flamingos which I will (probably) happily explain to you in a voice message form or in person in conversation if you simply ask me to. But not right now because 'be arrrsed with that lad'.

P.S. I made more songs using some of the same "instruments" and some different ones as well as my voice and a bit of timey-wimey shite means that some were actually made before even the conception of the album(?) ...but not really because that would be impossible!

P.P.S. If I was to VERY speedily rank the songs from best to worst I would probably go with...

1-Flamingo
2-Worries
3-Walk
4-Croissant
5-Nothing Coming from My Eyes
6-Living My Best Life
7-((SS: b&b))
8-There Are Some Sad Realities
9-((SS: m&b))

Do with that information what you will.

P.P.P.S. I really hope you like it!! I do...

Bye, alveederzayn, t'rah, chow

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released May 21, 2024

Luca Vincent - lyrics on 1
James Tomlinson - everything else

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James Tomlinson Warrington, UK

Name's James. I make some guitar-y stuff and some electronic-y stuff. Hopefully someone, somewhere likes some of it. Peace out.

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