We can fight our desiresOooh but when we start making firesWe get ever so hotOooh whether we like it or notThey say we can love who we trustOooh but what is love without lust?Two hearts with accurate devotionsOooh but what are feelings without emotions?

I’m going in for the killI’m doing it for a thrillI’m hoping you’ll understandAnd not let go of my hand(x2)

I hang my hopes out on the lineOooh they’d be ready for you in timeIf you leave them out too longOooh they’ll be withered by the sunFull stops and exclamation marksOooh my words stumble before I startHow far can you send emotions?Oooh can this bridge cross the ocean?

I’m going in for the killI’m doing it for a thrillI’m hoping you’ll understandAnd not let go of my hand(x2)

Let’s go to warTo make peaceLet’s be coldTo create heatI hope in darknessWe can seeAnd you’re not blindedBy the light from me

I’m going in for the killI’m doing it for a thrillI’m hoping you’ll understandAnd not let go of my hand

Tonight out on the streetsI’m gonna follow youTell you all about a sceneThat you would kill forYou’re gonna love what’sBurning right in front of youBut you won’t see itBy the light of the sun

Come out TigerlilyYou’re caressing meI’ll take you upI’ll turn you onI’ll take your apathyI wouldn’t lie to you BlossomWon’t you let it goI’m gonna give you all you wantAnd don’t you know

That youI know you better than thisI could be here when you callI’ll make you top of the listAnd in the crush of the darkI’ll be your light in the mistI can see you burning with desireFor a kissPsychobabble all upon your lips

They can sell it all they wantBut you cannot agreeI don’t like the tasteOf their moralityYou’ll find your bread and your butterWhere you fake itAnd put your face in the gutterOf a snake pit

But our communicationIs telepathyWhat you give is what you getOut of us naturallyAnd we can wait til the shadow grows longAnd turn the page of a storyThat has long since found a home

I know you better than thisI could be here when you callI’ll make you top of the listAnd in the crush of the darkI’ll be your light in the mistI can see you burning with desireFor a kissPsychobabble all upon your lips

Have you ever feltLike you’re being followed?Or watched the ones that held your stare?Turned around to see who’s behind youTo find there’s no one there?Lurking in the darkThere’s someone who breathes you night and dayThere’s a friend who wants so much moreAnd if they can’t have youThey’ll never let you walk away

And in the crush of the darkI’ll be your light in the mistI can see you burning with desireFor a kiss

And in the crush of the darkI’ll be your light in the mistI can see you burning with desireFor a kissPsychobabble all upon your lips

Oooh Oooh Ooooh OooohI’m the obsessorHolding your handSeems you have forgottenAbout your manAlone in the darknessMy bed’s a different landYour touch intensifiesAnd I’m in the QuicksandI’m in the QuicksandI’m in the Quicksand

You’re the upsetterStroking my handWhat’s my position?I don’t understandAm I your possession?Am I in demand?Oh when you turn to meI’m in the QuicksandI’m in the QuicksandI’m in the Quicksand

You, you moved into my mind againYou, walking around rent free OoohOh and I could let you stayBut I’m walking on broken ground againOh oh when will I learn?All you do is push me back in the dirt

I’m in the Quicksand(x5)

Been there done that messed aroundI’m having fun don’t put me downI’ll never let you sweep me off my feetI won’t let you in againThe messages I tried to sendMy information’s just not going in

Burning bridges shore to shoreI break away from something moreI’m not turned on to loveUntil it’s cheap

Been there done that messed aroundI’m having fun don’t put me downI’ll never let you sweep me off my feet

This time babyI’ll be bulletproofThis time babyI’ll be bulletproof

I won’t let you turn aroundAnd tell me now I’m much too proudTo walk away from something when it’s dead

Do do do your dirty wordsCome out to playWhen you are hurt?There’s certain thingsThat should be left unsaidTick tick tick tickOn the watchAnd life’s too shortFor me to stopOh babyYour time is running out

I won’t let you turn aroundAnd tell me now I’m much too proudAll you do is fill me up with doubt

This time babyI’ll be bulletproof x5

This time I’ll beBulletproofThis time I’ll beBulletproof

This time babyI’ll be bulletproof x4

You say it’s comingBut I can’t see it at allYou know me wellBut I don’t you at allNo I don’t know you at all

It’s always just on the horizonSo my hopes rise and fallYou know me wellBut I don’t know you at allNo I don’t know you at all

Early nineties décorIt was a day forWe wanted to playBut we had nothing left to play forColourless ColourOnce in fashionAnd soon to be seen

Early nineties décorIt was a day forWe wanted to playBut we had nothing left to play forColourless ColourOnce in fashionAnd soon to be seen

Been dreaming of blue skiesNew horizons and sights for my eyesThe discovery of the unknownSomething to tell the folks back homeI want to get awayTo feel the sun on my skinTo feel it really sinking in

Early nineties décorIt was a day forWe wanted to playBut we had nothing left to play forColourless ColourOnce in fashionSoon to be seen

Early nineties décorIt was a day forWe wanted to playBut we had nothing left to play forColourless ColourOnce in fashionAnd soon to be seen

Early nineties décorIt was a day forWe wanted to playBut we had nothing left to play forColourless ColourOnce in fashionAnd soon to be seen

Early nineties décorIt was a day forWe wanted to playBut we had nothing left to play forColourless ColourOnce in fashionAnd soon to be rediscovered

Love, love is like a stubborn youthThat you’d rather just denyI’m walking on a broken roofWhile I’m looking at the sky

It’s all false love and affectionYou don’t want meYou just like the attentionYes it’s all false love and affectionYou don’t like meYou just want the attention

I’m not your toyThis isn’t another girl meets boy x2

Love, love hides in a smoky lightI can never find the truthBoy, your touches leave me mystifiedI wish I could believe in you

Yes it’s all false love and affectionYou don’t want meYou just like the attentionYes it’s all false love and affectionYou don’t like meYou just want the attention

I’m not your toyThis isn’t another girl meets boy x3

It’s all false love and affectionYou don’t want meYou just like the attentionYes it’s all false love and affectionYou don’t like meYou just want the attention

I’m not your toyThis isn’t another girl meets boy x4

No wonder I’m scaredTo look in your eyesYou’ve turned me awaySo many timesYou can take it awayAt any given momentIt’s hard to believeWhile you’re in this disguise

So would you hold me pleaseI’m trying hard to breatheI’m just survivingSo would you hold me pleaseI’m trying hard to breatheStop me from crying

When I see you walking with herI have to cover my eyes(I have to cover my eyes)Every time you leave with herSomething inside me dies(Something inside of me dies)

No wonder it hurtsTo sit by your side(Turn me away so many times)There’s a different songI can play you tonight(We don’t have to sit here in silence)We can break the patternWe can change the colour(It’s just a little sacrifice)You don’t need to worry about the others(It’s all in your mind)

So would you hold me pleaseI’m trying hard to breatheI’m just survivingSo would you hold me pleaseI’m trying hard to breatheStop me from crying

When I see you walking with herI have to cover my eyes(I have to cover my eyes)Every time you leave with herSomething inside me dies(Something inside of me dies) x3

Emerging from my worldImagine living in a boxAnd I won’t come outUntil I’ve broken all the locks

Slurring all my wordsUntil something sticksBut in this smoky universeMy mind keeps playing tricks

And althoughYou’re the only home I knowAs if by MagicThoughts of you are goneAnd now I’m keeping My head in the cloudsAnd it’s not so tragicIf I don’t look down

Submerging from your worldAnd back into my blissA day rolled into oneIs burning on my lipsBlurring all your wordsUntil they don’t existAnd in a parallel universeIt’s me you can’t resist

And althoughYou’re the only home I’ll ever knowAs if by MagicThoughts of you are goneAnd now I’m keeping My head in the cloudsAnd it’s not so tragicIf I don’t look down

You say you’re a rose tinted lover come onYou know I’ll never love anotherI won’t stay a lonely lover for long(x2)

You pull on your ArmourAnd put up defencesWhy do you want to?Because I’m here to protect you

So take it easyI’ll make it so easyYou can lay your head downAnd we’ll leave it til tomorrow

You seem to believe you Belong to somebody elseWhen you leave me alone in this worldYou know that I’m in hellWhen you know what it’s likeTo be lonely and by yourself

When your life is tangledYou wear your disguisesBut why do you need toWhen I’m standing here beside you?

You can lay your head downAnd we’ll leave it til tomorrow

You seem to believe you Belong to somebody elseWhen you leave me alone in this worldYou know that I’m in hellWhen you know what it’s likeTo be lonely and by yourself

Slipping through my fingersAnd into another’sTell me why won’t you turn back?

You seem to believe you Belong to somebody else(You know what it’s like you shouldn’t have to be told)When you leave me alone in this worldYou know that I’m in hell(It’s hard enough when you’re alone in the world)When you know what it’s likeTo be lonely and by yourself(x2)

My heart it melts like plasticI fell through the hole yesterdayYour smile pulled me in like elasticI felt my mind detonate

O I make mistakesAnd you just say it’s growing painsWhen I feel ashamedYou tell me it’s just growing pains

We broke in two like a matchstickIt burns in my soul every dayEvery dayYour world was to me so fantasticAnd hell seemed so far awayFar away

O I’ve made mistakesAnd you just say it’s growing painsWhen I feel ashamedYou tell me it’s just growing painsWhen I’m crying out for changeYou tell me it’s just growing painsAnd O I’ve made mistakesAnd yes I know it’s growing pains

The truth it feels like concreteI drove into its walls yesterdayI wish I could be realisticBut like childrenMy dreams run away

I know I’ve made mistakesYou say it’s growing painsAnd when I feel ashamedYou say it’s growing painsWhen I’m crying out for changeYou say it’s growing painsI know I made mistakesI know it’s growing pains

O I’ve made mistakesAnd you just say it’s growing painsWhen I feel ashamedYou tell me it’s just growing painsWhen I’m crying out for changeAnd O I’ve made mistakesAnd yes I know it’s growing pains

It’s been seven hours longAnd your shadow still hangs onYou’ve been two weeks goneSo tonight I followed you homeThere are so many different waysOf collecting all the straysThe ones that get away

Old fascinations we craveNew sensationsOld fascinationIt’s feeding my frustrationsIt’s feeding my frustrationsAnd I haven’t got the patience

These sheets are still warmThis bed is our only homeWe make arrangements over the phoneWhere has all the conversation gone?There are so many different waysOf collecting all the straysThe ones that get away

Old fascinations we craveNew sensationsOld fascinationIt’s feeding my frustrationsIt’s feeding my frustrationsAnd I haven’t got the patience

FrustrationsSensationsFascinationsFascinations(x2)

Old fascinationsNew sensationsOld fascinationsNew sensationsOld fascinations we craveNew sensationsOld fascinationsIt’s feeding my frustrations

Leaves, please be my light filterShine, make me a shelter to hideCos love makes you lose your sightNow the search party’s on its wayAnd the floodlight’s on my faceAll the shadows that I walk inAre just my volatile second skin

My reflections are protectionThey will keep me from destructionMy directions are distractionsWhen you’re ready come in to the light

Lines, design a pathwayShine, cut out the dark shapes to findAlthough I’ve really triedOnly time is a lover’s guideAnd now the railings fall awayAnd the stencils draw a faceOur outlines in the sunsetAre just a fragile silhouette

My reflections are protectionThey will keep me from destructionMy directions are distractionsWhen you’re ready come in to the light

My reflections are protectionThey will keep me from destructionMy directions are distractionsIf you leave me I’ll go back to hide(x2)

ELLY WOULD LIKE TO THANK

My parents but a special thanks to my Dad for all he’s taught me, my sister Jessica, Celia Campbell, Becky and Ed,Emily Burrett, Ria Hylton, Cherry Byron Withers, Jay North, Katie Macaulay, Stuart Hopson Jones.

BEN WOULD LIKE TO THANK

Mary-Anne Morel, Roy Langmaid, Amber Du Platel, Jeff Patterson, Darren Berry, Jason Bacon, Claire Munnelly, The Sheen Massive!...Ashley and Katta Bateson, Lenny, dD, Rhidian Brooke, Ben Burrows,Melanie Brett, Grippa, Rachel Wright, Little Joe, Hani @ Mimmos, John Francis, Tom, Nelly, John, Philippe Herzsaft (thanks for all your advice and support), Paul Kettle (couldn’t have got to the finish line

without your help). All at Elfin Lodge, Kim, Laye, Nicky Bould, Terry, Stormin’ Norman, Chris and Lizzie Brewer (sorry about the noise!), Chris and Louisa Mann, Bic, Jason, Diane Shapton, Max Ellis, Jo Jo Doolan, Ian Gavan....Anyone I’ve forgotten, my apologies, you know who you are!

LA ROUX WOULD LIKE TO THANK

Tony Beard, Lois Newcombe, Jazz Summers, Tim Parry and all at Big Life. Nick Shymansky, Seb Chew, Orla Lee, Hannah Neaves, Lucian Grainge, Ferdy Unger-Hamilton, David Joseph, Ben Parmar (specialthanks from TB for the tip!), Ruth Thompson, Sam Sissons, Susie Lucas, The Hughes Brothers, Nicki Ross, Ross Anderson and Emily Tedrake, Aaron Bogucki, Adrian Read, Gareth Evans and all at Polydor.Siobhan McCarthy, Jim Birkett, Ben Hirst, Dawn Hood; Martin Kierszenbaum, Matt La Motte and all at Cherry Tree, Chloe and all at Press Here, Mike Mayer. Alex Brown and Stuart Hardie, Al, Rich, Stuart

and Dexter of AJPR, Ruth Drake, Natasha Mann and the team at TOAST, Warren Chuff, James Pitt, Serban Ghanea, Ian Sherwin, Dan Carey, Mickey and Mikey and the lovely James... not forgetting his Hero, my jIggle sister, Nova Dando, Myles Johnson, Dr Risso, Stoney, Matt Johnson.

ALL TRACKS WRITTEN BY ELLY JACKSON / BEN LANGMAID EXCEPT TRACKS 2 & 11 WRITTEN BY ELLY JACKSON / BEN LANGMAID / DARREN BERRYAND TRACK 5 WRITTEN BY ELLY JACKSON / BEN HIRST AND TRACK 12 WRITTEN BY ELLY JACKSON / BEN LANGMAID / JEFF PATTERSON

ALL TRACKS PRODUCED BY BEN LANGMAID / ELLY JACKSON EXCEPT TRACK 5 PRODUCED BY BEN HIRST / BEN LANGMAID / ELLY JACKSON

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ALL TRACKS MIXED BY SERBAN GHENEA. MIX ENGINEER JOHN HANES, ASSISTED BY TIM ROBERTS. EXCEPT TRACK 3 MIXED BY DAN CAREYTRACKS 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 ENGINEERED BY IAN SHERWIN. BACKING VOCALS ON TRACK 7 BY THE LONDON COMMUNITY GOSPEL CHOIR

TRACKS 1, 3, 4, & 6 RECORDED AT ELFIN STUDIOS, TEDDINGTON. TRACKS 2, 9 & 10 RECORDED AT ELFIN STUDIOS, TEDDINGTON AND WESTPOINT STUDIOS, LONDONTRACKS 5, 7, 8, 11 & 12 RECORDED AT ELFIN STUDIOS, TEDDINGTON AND RAK STUDIOS, LONDON. ALL TRACKS MIXED AT MIXSTAR STUDIOS, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA

EXCEPT TRACK 3 MIXED AT MR DAN’S, LONDON

Managed by Tony Beard and Jazz Summers / Big Life. Photography by Andy Whitton. Brixton photographed by Alexander Brown. Art Direction & Design by Alexander Brown / Traffic / Hannah Neaves.

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