


"Picking up the ashtray that threw against the wall," he realizes how tolling this relationship is. This is the fight that Lewis struggles with as he packs up his stuff and prepares to walk away from his toxic relationship. One look from your partner can bring back every good memory and make you never want to leave their side. The decision to break up with someone is huge and requires a lot of courage to stick with. "Straight Back Down" - Sometimes it's better to walk away. Scrolling through old texts, obsessively checking their social media, and waiting for the phone to ring, Lewis finds himself doing all of this until his friend advised him to "put the phone away" and "let her go." This frees Lewis to find "the love born to find" and finally, after a night of sad drinking, move on. "Be Alright" - Accept the pain and move on.ĭwelling on the past is the best way to never move on.

Their "memories are packed into boxes, stacked up against the door" and he feels his world crumbling around him.
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Lewis doesn't know how to deal with his lover walking out on him, told when he was at that "too drunk to even walk" state. Drink until you're "too drunk to even walk." Sometimes, a drunken haze can spill a truth that completely surprises you, such as the end of a relationship you were happy in. "Stay Awake" - Alcohol sets the truth free. He wants nothing more to run back to her, but knows he was the one who brought about the end. For Lewis, he "forgot to love " and that caused the relationship to fail. But then it hits you…why everything fell apart. Remembering all the good times together, why you fell in love in the first place, where your spot was, what your song was. "7 Minutes" after a break-up, wanting to run straight back into their arms. "7 Minutes" - The first moments of heartbreak are the hardest. Lewis finds a girl that has "a hold of ," but she is "pushing out" because she keeps thinking of her bad relationships in the past, with her ex and her father. From speaking about an ex to any other painful person from your past, your experiences can make you wary about trusting anyone.

Sometimes the past can really hold you back. "Hold Of Me" - Past relationships can cause trust issues. Here are 7 stand-out lessons Lewis reflects on in A Place We Knew which will have you looking back on your own, sometimes rocky, relationships. The culmination of emotions explodes into A Place We Knew and we couldn't be more thankful for Lewis' great recollection of memories. "All the songs were written through relationships I'd been in and houses I used to live in and hotel rooms." Lewis channeled his whole life, every memory and every emotion, into the creation of these 12 songs. Lewis' well-crafted lyrics truly hit different, since so many can put their feet in his melancholic shoes. The Australian singer-songwriter has found his voice writing brutally honest songs of extremely relatable past experiences. It delivers Lewis' signature heartbroken ballads through 12 bittersweet tunes of his past memories. We have been waiting, seemingly forever, for the Australian singer-songwriter's heart-wrenching album, and it is finally here. Writer(s): Neil Ormandy, Dean Lewis, Steve SolomanLyrics powered by definitely won't "Be Alright" after listening to Dean Lewis' debut album, A Place We Knew. Tracing our fingers from right to left, we′re too drunk to even walk And all of a sudden you bring up our Problems so I guess you want to talk 'Cause they say the bigger the love the harder the fall Well, I′m crashing through the floor Said you're leaving when the morning comes All packed up If the feeling's gone, stay awake, stay awake, stay awake with me Just keep on holding on, stay awake, stay awake, stay awake with me All our memories are packed into boxes stacked up against the door ′Cause they say the bigger the love the harder the fall Well, I′m crashing through the floor Mmm Still feel your breath on my lips as you're walking out the door But my hand starts to slip, never felt like this before If the feeling′s gone, stay awake, stay awake, stay awake with me Just keep on holding on, stay awake, stay awake, stay awake with me I've been looking in the mirror trying to figure myself out I′ve been wondering where I went wrong But now you're not here, it′s like the daylight never comes So I'll keep on holding on Said you're leaving when the morning comes All packed up If the feeling′s gone, stay awake, stay awake, stay awake with me Just keep on holding on, stay awake, stay awake, stay awake with me If the feeling′s gone, stay awake, stay awake, stay awake with me If the feeling's gone, stay awake, stay awake, stay awake with me
