TRUST NO ONE
'A State Of Affairs (Live)'

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Song story and background information

Taken from Trust No One's debut live performance at the Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth, on Saturday 17th July, 2004 as part of the Wedgeweb 3 event - see www.wedgeweb.co.uk for further details. The full, continuous live recording, 'Showcase - Live At The Wedgewood Rooms' can be ordered on CD by clicking here.

A guitar-based song about an illicit affair, set over Hip Hop breakbeats and an electric bass guitar patch.  The original version of 'A State Of Affairs' features on the album 'Younger Than Some, Smarter Than Most'.

A State Of Affairs (Live) (Preview Stream) - 4:11
A State Of Affairs (Live) (Song Clip) - 0:33

Credits

Written by Andrew Morrison. Produced & mixed by Andrew Morrison & Lazy. Performed live at the Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth, on Saturday 17th July, 2004 as part of the Wedgeweb 3 event - see www.wedgeweb.co.uk for further details. Vocals & keyboards by Andrew Morrison. Backing vocals & guitars by Lazy.  With thanks to Fraser Kennedy, Scott Ruston, Sue Portman, Paul Wright, John Keech and all Wedgewood Rooms staff. © 2004 Trust No One. Published by Trust No One Music. Copyright control. Released 26th July, 2004.

Lyrics
You talk of our future
As if it's been set in stone
I err on the side of caution
I'm accustomed to being alone

While I know the things I do
Are not acceptable to you
It seems the more I try to stop
The more I feel I'm giving up

I want to be wanted
I strive to be worth it
You thought I was thoughtless
Then walk - see if I care less

Maybe I'm in denial
Reinvention is drawing near

Well, she's a sympathetic ear
Making sense of all I fear
And though I know I'm doing wrong
I feel I've got to carry on

I'm giving up hope of finding perfection
I find it hard enough just seeking affection
You think it's a joke - then why aren't you laughing?
I'm a realist - is that such a bad thing?

I'm not the person I once was
I've been corrupted by my cause
This is my one state of affairs
In a State that's not aware

I want to be wanted
I strive to be worth it
You thought I was thoughtless
Then walk, go on - just see if I care less

Tell me you don't need me
And then I can be free
Tell me you don't need me
And then I can be free

No giving in, no compromises