TRUST NO ONE
'Clutching At Straws'

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Song story and background information

An acoustic ballad, written and recorded in one afternoon, which appears on the 'Hiding Inside Myself' EP. 'Clutching At Straws' can also be found on Trust No One's 2004 'Promo' promotional CD Sampler.

We wanted to write a track that sounded a bit like Badly Drawn Boy's acoustic songs. The lyrics are an innocent, almost twee romantic call to a potential companion.

Clutching At Straws (Preview Stream) - 3:00
Clutching At Straws (Hi-fi Song Excerpt) - 1:00
Clutching At Straws (Song Clip) - 0:26

Credits

Written, produced & mixed by Andrew Morrison & Fraser Kennedy at Viewpoint Studios, Hampshire. © 2002 Trust No One. Published by Trust No One Music. Released 8th April, 2002.

Lyrics
I've known you for years, you've always been near
A friend and a confidant
But somehow that's changed, sensation so strange
And now it's you I want

We only have this one life
We only have so much time
To waste this one chance of potential romance
Could stop you from being mine

Wanting the world, it's true
Hoping you'll want it too
Will I one day be yours?
Am I clutching at straws?
Well, I'd make the effort for you

Too timid to say, then I go away
Rehearsing the lines I might say the next time
But I never do, and neither do you
Leaving clues in my head from words that were said

You've probably not thought it at all
You may have been dreaming of more
If you never try then neither will I
But is anyone ever sure?

Wanting the world, it's true
Hoping you'll want it too
Will I one day be yours?
Am I clutching at straws?
Well, I'd make the effort for you

Will I one day be yours?
Am I clutching at straws?
Well, I'd make the effort for you
Oh, I'd make the effort for you
Yes, I'd make the effort for you