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In June 2017, 20 Stories High were asked to respond to the Beatles song She's Leaving Home as part of the 50th Anniversary of the iconic album Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band.

As well as touring a new play around the living rooms of Liverpool 8.
The 20 Stories High Sound System with KOF made this musical response exploring the challenges of home, homelessness and housing for young people in 2017.

lyrics

Verse 1

Lost in the street this time last week,
The thoughts in my mind make no sense to me,
Over there in the corner is where I kneel,
Scars skin deep they don’t seem to heal,
Broken, bruised, battered and burned,
Mistakes I’ve made are the lessons I’ve learned,
Oh please take me home,

Verse 2

It’s my time,
I’m holding on to you I need to say goodbye and fly into my sky,
Into the sweet life of mine,

Verse 3

I’m moving on, I’m leaving home,
Into the sweet life of mine,
Into the sweet life of mine,
Into the sweet life of mine,
Mine, Mine,
Mine, Mine,
Mine, Mine,
Into the sweet life of mine,
Mine, Mine,
Mine, Mine,
Mine, Mine,
Into the sweet life of mine,

Verse 4

You think you know me,
You think you’ve got me all figured out but…
You don’t have a clue no no no no no,
You don’t, You don’t know no,
You think you own me,
Putting words in my mouth but…
You still can’t control me, no no no no no,
No no no no,
Can’t control me, can’t control me,

Bridge 1

If you walked in my shoes,
Could you handle the cuts and bruises,
The constant stares the endless lies,
My fears run dry a million miles an hour.

Chorus

Take Me Home, x4

Verse 5

Oh I got so many problems,
If I keep running then it’s all gonna kill me,
Going through this pain like I’m running through a fire,
Oh won’t you please come and help me,
I’m tryna build a good home,
Just hold on where home,
I know that I’m not mature but now I’ve grown,
Baby just hold on I’ll take you home,

Chorus

Take me home x4

Bridge 2

You don’t know know know know know know know,
Whats going on with them,
Try and put yourself in their situation,
You don’t know know know know know know know,
Whats going on with me,
Try and put yourself in my situation.
x2

Chorus (ALL)

Take Me Home, x4

Rap

Take me home, to where I’m really from,
Feel like I’ve outgrown this now I’m gone,
Lost all my patience, it’s not what you’ve done,
It’s just that I haven’t come home,
I wanna fly high eagle eye perspective, like a drone,
All your expectations I have thrown away,
Not another day will I do what you say,
This is my life, my journey my way,
My seconds, my hours, my day,
Not coming back for seconds I’m a ray of light,
A flicker and flame I seek delight,
Without air it won’t burn no flight,
I know I’m young but I’m leaving and it’s right,
I know I’m young but I’m leaving and it’s right,

credits

released June 19, 2017
Produced By: KOF for GoPlay Studio

Guitar: Michael Blackburn
Bass: Elijah

Written and sung by

Alex Watson.
Charlie Jones.
Ezrha Hayden
Shaundel Wright.
Owen Jones.
Abby Melia.
Bradley Thompson.
Dorcas Seb.
Lina Sebuyange.
Raven Maguire.
Keisha Santos.
Kof

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20 Stories High Liverpool, UK

20 Stories High is a theatre company based in Liverpool. We make a wide range of theatre with and for young people, and music is at the heart of the stories we tell and the plays we make.

We are a charity and all donations from Bandcamp will go directly to support the delivery of music and drama workshops for young people in Liverpool and all over the UK.
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