We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Don't be Seventeen

from Don't be Seventeen EP by John Parkes

/

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

    Free lyric PDF
    Purchasable with gift card

      £0.80 GBP  or more

     

  • Buy the Full Digital Album

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    An actual CD in a cardboard sleeve!

    Includes unlimited streaming of Don't be Seventeen EP via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 3 days
    Purchasable with gift card

      £4 GBP or more 

     

  • Full Digital Discography

    5
    releases

    Get all 5 John Parkes releases available on Bandcamp and save 35%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Virtually Alive EP, Bleeding Edge / Distant Past, Don't be Seventeen EP, Illegal Songs, and Faithlessnessless. , and , .

    Purchasable with gift card

      £11.70 GBP or more (35% OFF)

     

about

"This song is actually about Facebook” says John – “where a long gone lover can reappear in a way that was never possible before”

lyrics

Don’t be 17 again my love
‘cause we couldn’t find our way back then
and the current’s still too strong

Don’t be leaving home again my love
‘cause we couldn’t sail that sea again
With winter coming on

I tried to make it right but I can’t save this situation
It makes no sense to fight against time and tide and motion

The higher is our kite, the easier to let it go
The brighter is our light, the darker grow the shadows


So don’t be drawing plans on me my love
Echoes twisting smoke and air
Just whispers in the wind

So yes I could feel that way again
But we let too many pieces drift away
And they’re not coming back

credits

from Don't be Seventeen EP, released November 26, 2012
Neil Ferguson played keyboards on this track

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

John Parkes image

John Parkes Leeds, UK

contact / help

Contact John Parkes

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Report this track or account

If you like John Parkes, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Seafood Sam joins the show to discuss his newest album, " Standing On Giant Shoulders".
listen now