Dear John was the fifth track from the 2016 James album Girl At The End Of The World.
The song had an alternative title Jesus which had a completely different set of lyrics. Tim explained to EvenTheStars.co.uk “That’s the only song I’ve ever written a completely different lyric to and been stuck between them. The other is about child abuse in the Catholic Church. We were all split. I’d never done that before, where I was totally happy with both lyrics. Usually I work out what direction it’s going in. This one I sang both and handed both in as I didn’t know which was the best of the two and neither did anyone else. That was a strange one for us, a very different process as I think lyrics write themselves so I didn’t know what to do.”
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So long
Our love's entwined
Like a helix
Don't know where I begin
Where you end
How long do we go on trying to phoenix
I just know, I just know, that this can't grow
I wrote this song to tell you I'm leaving
Afraid to say these words to your face
Must be better than a letter, a text or an email
My ride stops here at the end of the line
We stopped time
When we signed
In the year
Of our lord 1999
With a kiss
Spitting out, spitting out timelines
From the moment we locked eyes at the station
Our hours got synchronized
Two reduced to one life
Forever provokes
Waits like a landmine
I wrote this song to tell you I'm leaving
Afraid to say these words to your face
Must be better than a letter, a text or an email
My ride stops here at the end of the line
Every kiss has lost its flavour
I'm not proud of my behaviour
Beached on rock, thought that it was land
Lost respect, love departed
What was fresh we took for granted
Need desire more like just a friend
I wrote this song to tell you I'm leaving
Afraid to say these words to your face
Must be better than a letter, a text or an email
My ride stops here at the end of the line
Our love's entwined
Like a helix
Don't know where I begin
Where you end
How long do we go on trying to phoenix
I just know, I just know, that this can't grow
I wrote this song to tell you I'm leaving
Afraid to say these words to your face
Must be better than a letter, a text or an email
My ride stops here at the end of the line
We stopped time
When we signed
In the year
Of our lord 1999
With a kiss
Spitting out, spitting out timelines
From the moment we locked eyes at the station
Our hours got synchronized
Two reduced to one life
Forever provokes
Waits like a landmine
I wrote this song to tell you I'm leaving
Afraid to say these words to your face
Must be better than a letter, a text or an email
My ride stops here at the end of the line
Every kiss has lost its flavour
I'm not proud of my behaviour
Beached on rock, thought that it was land
Lost respect, love departed
What was fresh we took for granted
Need desire more like just a friend
I wrote this song to tell you I'm leaving
Afraid to say these words to your face
Must be better than a letter, a text or an email
My ride stops here at the end of the line
| Song: | Dear John |
| Released: | 18th March 2016 |
| Main Associated Album (or Single): | Girl At The End Of The World |
| First Heard Live: | Manchester Academy 2 - 17th February 2016 |
- Girl At The End Of The World (album promo) :Album, 2015
- Girl At The End Of The World :Album, 2016
- Dear John CD promo :Single, 2016
- Dear John :Single, 2016
- Dear John :Album, 2016
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