We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Manchester (Reprise)

by Old Kid

/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $1 USD  or more

     

about

The first incarnation of this song came in 2010. It was the eve of my moving back home to Toronto after some significant time spent living in Manchester, England. I wanted one more day to myself, with the City, just the two of us. I left my Sister’s city-centre apartment early that day and I walked the streets until nearly dark. As I passed by Victorian libraries, pubs, row houses, sprouting condo and office towers, it wasn’t the vista, but the people who stuck with me. Innate storytellers, who perhaps appear “hard” on the outside, but should you be fortunate enough to get to know them, you quickly learn they have the warmest hearts anywhere in the land and all the world. And so, as I walked, a song came to me. I wrote it in my head, sung it to myself until it was memorized, it took me the entire day of walking.

The next day I hopped on a plane, booked studio time, and recorded, “Manchester” and released it. Then life happened and more moves, more walks, and this song, like its author, was lost for a while.

In the summer of 2020, I found myself sitting at my Mum’s old piano in New Mills, Derbyshire, about 30 minutes southeast of Manchester. And it came back. The song written in my head and recorded on a guitar, began playing on piano. And I knew we had to give it another chance.

lyrics

MANCHESTER

Oh my love
oh my love
don’t give up on me
for my sun
though it’s grey
still shines

I came here
for a while
seems I’d lost my fire
but this heart
though it’s cold
still burns

Just a day in the saets
sorts me out for the week
Just to know you’re alright
makes it all worthwhile

Oh my love
oh my love
don’t look down on me
My mistakes
though they’re old
Still hurt

I came here
for a while
seems I’d lost my fire
but these lips
though they’re cold
still yearn

Just a day in the saets
sorts me out for the week
Just to know you’re alright
makes it all worthwhile
And I lost faith in myself
but there’s still time for someone else
Just to know you’re alright
makes it all worthwhile

And just a day in the seats
sorts me out for the week
Just to know you’re alright
makes it all worthwhile
And I lost faith in myself
but there’s still time for someone else
Just to know you’re alright
Makes it all worthwhile

Oh my love
oh my love
don’t give up on me
For my sun
though it’s grey
still shines

credits

released May 28, 2021

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Old Kid Toronto, Ontario

Tell Me Everything is the much-anticipated combination of musician and storyteller, at last coming together. It’s a heartfelt homage to his mother who taught her son to play the guitar and would have been happy to hear he’s returned to music. It’s the acoustic singer-songwriter and introspective lyricist you might expect from someone a little longer in the tooth. ... more

contact / help

Contact Old Kid

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Old Kid, you may also like: