Charlotte Far as I remember it was mainly – safe bruv, heavy, or let me have a Rizla.16
Ted Point is, you don’t remember the particulars do you, just the feelings. I know I knew him, but I can’t remember how. You know what I mean?
Charlotte Not really.
Ted That’s why you got to act on your feelings innit, coz it’s all you got. you’re either happy, or you ain’t.
Charlotte I left my job.
Ted What? Really? How?
Charlotte I just handed my notice in.
Ted What, that it? Just like that?
Charlotte Yeah. I just walked out.
Ted Fuck. You left your job! … How do you feel? Do you feel different?
Charlotte No, not really, not yet.
Ted So what you gonna do?
Charlotte I’m going away.
Ted What?
Charlotte I ain’t told anyone yet, but I booked a flight. I’m off, Ted.
Ted What?
Charlotte I just thought, fuck it, you know. Fuck it. And I went online, and I booked a flight and that’s it, I’m leaving.
Ted What about Danny?
Charlotte What about Danny?
Ted You tell me.
Charlotte It’s complicated.
Ted Why?
Charlotte I don’t know.
Ted Don’t you like him?
Charlotte No, not really, he’s an arsehole.Ted Everyone needs an arsehole.Charlotte I don’t trust him, Ted.
Ted He means it this time.
Charlotte He thinks he does. And he’s very convincing, but I don’t believe him. And I don’t want to feel guilty for always doubting him.
Ted What do you want then?
Charlotte I just want a change.
Ted Is that why you’re going away?
Charlotte Yeah.
Ted When you gonna tell him?
Charlotte I don’t know
Ted You coming out tonight though, right?
Charlotte Well, I was gonna, but, I got to pack and
Ted Nah Charlotte, you gotta come out girl. You gotta. For Tony and that. It’ll be a right laugh. For me. And for Dan. The three of us. You gotta come. Anyway, packing can wait can’t it. When you leaving?
Charlotte Tomorrow.
Ted Tomorrow?
Chorus Two
One Change coming!
Two Change coming!
One I swear, we can change something.
Three We change nothing.
Two Change is puffing up its chest.One Change is jumping to its death.Three Change is running,
One Short of breath,
Two Change is falling.
Three Change is calling on its people,
Two Change’s people are not talking.
One Nothing changes. You walk around the city,
Two Stare at strangers,
One You might notice an expression on a friend you known for ages,
Two But it’s hopeless,
Three We can’t keep each other safe,
One We can barely focus.
Three We just want to live a little,
Two And what’s living if it doesn’t kill you?
Three Every atom in us screams at us to let our hearts out,
One But it’s easier to
Two Pass out
One Than to fall asleep peacefully.
Three If we’re lying to each other, we don’t mean it deceitfully –
Two We’re nothing more than rag and bone,