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Martin Luke Brown
"Life And Death Etc"
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Released: September 18, 2026
Genre: Alternative
TRACK LISTING :
01.It's All Gonna Be Fine !
02.Back Of My Mind
03.Nonetheless
04.Highest High
05.Aching For Everyone
06.Nothing Really Matters
07.Dream State
08.Still My Baby
09.Fully Alive
10.Drugs
11.Can I Love You Now ?
12.Unlearning Everything
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Track 01 - It's All Gonna Be Fine !
Writer/S: Martin Luke Brown, Matt Zara
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Intro
Verse 1
Lately
I'm Trying To Re, Baby
Where Nothing's Wrong With Me
I'm Just A Little Crazy
Chorus
What If I'm Fine And I'm Doing Enough?
The World's On My Side, And It's All Looking Up
Well, The More And More I Know The Less I Understand, You Know?
I'm Unlearning, And I'm Changing
And I'm Crying, And I'm Aching
I'm An Egg, And I'm Cracked Wide Open With Emotion
But It's All Gonna Be Fine
Outro
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Track 02 - Back Of My Mind
Writer/S: Martin Luke Brown, Matt Zara
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Intro
Ooh Fuck, I'm So Hot Man
Okay, Okay
Verse 1
I Walk Down The Street, Could Be Anywhere
Yeah
If I Hear That Song, Then I’m Right Back There
Yeah
Chorus
You See, You’re There In The Back Of My Mind
In The Back Of My Top Drawer
Where I Keep All My Sentimental Things
And I Don’t Like Looking Behind
'Cause You’re Not In My Life No More
Post-Chorus
But You’re Still In The Back Of My Mind
Mind
You’re In The Back Of My Mind
Mind
Verse 2
Well, If Love Is Forever, It Never Dies
No, No
You See, I Loved You Once, Now I Love You Twice
Yes, I Do
Chorus
Because You’re There In The Back Of My Mind
In The Back Of My Notebook
That I Wrote Back, When I Was Full Of Hope
And I Don’t Like Looking Behind
'Cause You’re Not In My Life No More
Post-Chorus
But You’re Still In The Back Of My Mind, Yeah
Mind
You’re In The Back Of My Mind, Yeah
Mind
Chorus
I See, You’re There In The Back Of My Mind
In The Back Of My Whole-Ass
Human Being, Flawed Personality
And I Don’t Like Looking Behind
'Cause You’re Not In My Life No More
Post-Chorus
But You’re Still In The Back Of My Mind, Ah
Mind, Yeah
You’re In The Back Of My Mind, Yeah
Mind
You’re There In The Back Of My Mind
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Track 03 - Nonetheless
Writer/S: Martin Luke Brown, Matt Zara, Jack Leonard
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Verse 1
Lying Bare Foot On The Grass
Waiting For The Clouds To Pass
Man, I'm So Bored Of Being So Fucking Sad
Baby, Damn, I Know That I'm Better Than That
Maybe I Was Doing It Wrong
You Were Coming Up Short And I Was Playing It Long
Now Everything's Spinning, I Know I'm Not Winning
But It's Still The Closest I've Ever Come
Verse 2
Oh, Love Was Like A Spelling Test
And Everything Was Incorrect
Well, I Tried My Best, Came Out With An F
Yes, My Heart Took A Beating, But It's Beating Nonetheless
Instrumental
Verse 3
I Remember Chucking All My Shit In A Bag
In The Car, Out Of The Flat
And I Looked At My Bloodshot Eyes In The Rear View Mirror
But There Was No Looking Back
Verse 4
Ha, I Drove Down To My Mum And Dad
I Kept My Promise, You Kept The Cat
Now If I Cry I Can't Turn Off The Tap
In Fact, I Nearly Drowned In A Misery Bath
But I Can Laugh Now I Know That I'm Not Dead
I Said My Heart Took A Beating, But It's Beating Nonetheless
Refrain
Well, My Heart Took A Beating, But It's Beating Nonetheless
Instrumental
Verse 5
I Gotta Keep Moving, I Guess
Pray Away The Weight Hanging There On My Chest
The Only Thing That Anyone Can Do Is Their Best
I Gotta Keep Moving, I Guess
Pray Away The Weight Hanging There On My Chest
The Only Thing That Anyone Can Do Is Their Best
Outro
My Heart Took A Beating, My Heart Took A Beating
My Heart Took A Beating, But It's Beating Nonetheless
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Track 04 - Highest High
Writer/S: Martin Luke Brown, Matt Zara
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Chorus
You Were My Highest High
Oh And My Lowest Low
I Know We’re Done And It’s Over Now
But You Won’t Ever Really Go
Verse 1
We Were Friends, Lovers, Family
But We’re Turning Into Strangers
Now What Could’ve Been
Pre-Chorus
When I Think Of All The Joy We Shared
All The Tears That I Cry, It’s Agonising Man And I Miss You Like Hell
And I Think Of All The Lives I’ve Lived
All The Death That I’m Dying, God, I’m Trying My Best To Be Well
Chorus
But You Were My Highest High
Oh And My Lowest Low
I Know We’re Done And It’s Over Now
But You Won’t Ever Really Go
No, You Won’t Ever Really Go
Instrumental
Verse 2
Start, Middle, End, Start Again
But I Wanna Keep My Heart Open To Break Again
Now I'm Thinking 'Bout
Pre-Chorus
All The Songs We Sang
And The Script We Were Writing, What Time We Had And I Miss It Like Hell
And I’m Thinking 'Bout All The Lives I’ve Lived
And The Death That I’m Dying, God, I’m Trying My Best To Be Well
Chorus
But You Were My Highest High
Oh And My Lowest Low
I Know We’re Done And It’s Over Now
But You Won’t Ever Really Go
No, You Won’t Ever Really Go
Instrumental
Mmm
Bridge
Everybody Knows That I’ve Been Broke, It’s Not A Joke
But Still I Laugh It All Off When I Talk About You
Head Down In A Ditch
Some Shit You’re Never Gonna Fix
But, God, That’s All I Ever Wanted To Do
There’s A Part Of Me That I’ll Never Lose
Instrumental
Chorus
N.c.
'Cause You Were My Highest High
Oh And My Lowest Low
I Know We’re Done And It’s Over Now
But You Won’t Ever Really Go
No, You Won’t Ever Really Go
Outro
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Track 05 - Aching For Everyone
Writer/S: Martin Luke Brown, Matt Zara
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No Capo
Intro
Verse 1
Even When I’m Kissing You
I'm Kissing Everyone I've Never Met
Even When I’m Missing You
I'm Missing Everyone I've Never Met
Chorus
'Cause I'm Aching
Always Aching
Aching For Everyone
Verse 2
Even When I Look At You
I'm Seeing Everyone I Can't Forget
Everything I'm Going Through
Magic That I Don't Really Feel This
Chorus
'Cause I'm Aching
Always Aching
Aching For Everyone
Post-Chorus
Ooohhh
Aching For Everyone
Verse 3
Even When I'm Here With You
I Think Your Everywhere I'll Never Go
Even When I Know The Truth
How Could I Ever Really Really Know
Chorus
'Cause I'm Aching
Always Aching
Aching For Everyone
Aching For Everyone
Aching For Everyone
Outro
Oooohhhh
Oooohhhh
Oooohhhh
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Track 06 - Nothing Really Dies
Writer/S: Martin Luke Brown, Matt Zara
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No Capo
Intro
Verse 1
The Sway Of The Trees
The Scent In Every Flower
You're Everywhere
And I Miss You All The Time
And Time Flies
So Savour Every Hour
That's What You Said
Before We Said Goodbye
Chorus
But When I Close My Eyes
I Know Nothing
Nothing Really Dies
Verse 2
A Whispering Breeze
That Dances In Through The Window
Shedding The Leaves
And Carrying The Birds
One Day You're Here
The Nеxt You're Infinite Out With
The Moon And Thе Stars
And Always In My Heart
Chorus
When I Close My Eyes
I Know Nothing
Nothing Really Dies
Outro
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Track 07 - Dream State
Writer/S: Martin Luke Brown, Jim Alexander
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No Capo
Verse 1
There's A Cloud In My Head
A Lump In My Throat
A Pain In My Body
That Wants Me To Know
That All Of My Problems
I Never Stop Them
I Just Run Away
Verse 2
Fear Is A Feeling
Denial Is A Place
I Left The Country
I Needed To Break
Filled My Lungs With Smoke
Found Me A Telescope
You Know How I Need My... Space!
Chorus
Stuck In My Dream State Somewhere
In California Wasting Away
One Day I Have To Face It
But Not Today
Stuck In My Dream State Somewhere
I'm Sat On Board A Familiar Train
One Day I Have To Face It
But Not Today
Ooh
Instrumental
Verse 3
N.c.
Chem Trails
They’ve Been Fogging Up My Vision
I’ve Been Livin' In Another Plain
With My Chameleon Face
I Plead And I Pray
I Can Blend It All And Send It All Away
Verse 4
And It's All
Go Go Go!
I Can't Keep Up This Pace
Runnin' Up On My Own
I Wanted Peace But
It's Loud In This Place
I Wanted Freedom
But It's Only Escape Now I’m
Chorus
Stuck In My Dream State Somewhere
In California Wasting Away
One Day I Have To Face It
But Not Today
Stuck In My Dream State Somewhere
I'm Sat On Board A Familiar Train
One Day I Have To Face It
But Not Today
Ooh
Instrumental
Bridge
Boy You Don't Have To Be Dyin' All The Time (Dyin' All The Time)
Yeah You Got You Life
So Live It
(You've Got Your Life)
You Know You Don't Have To Be High To Get By
There's A Hunger There So Feed It
You Don't Have To Fight To Defeat It
There's A Feeling There's
A Feeling!!
Interlude
There's A Feeling!!
There's A Feeling!!
(Not Today)
There's A Feeling!!
(Not Today)
Outro
Stuck In That Dream State
(State... State... State)
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Track 08 - Still My Baby
Writer/S: Martin Luke Brown, Matt Zara
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Intro
Verse 1
Good Morning, Same Sorrow, It's A New Day
I Wanna Start Over With A Clean Slate
How'd I Get So Used To The Heartache
The Heartache
Pre-Chorus
I Know We're All Grown Up Now
But Somehow
Chorus
You're Still My Baby
I Miss You Lately
Verse 2
Yes, I Made My Mistakes, There Were Plenty
I Figured You'd Forgive, Not Forget Me
It's Not A Glass, But A House Half Empty
Since You Left Me
Now
Pre-Chorus
You've Got Your Independence
It's A Lifetime Sentence
Bridge
You're Still My Baby
You're Still My Baby
You're Still My Baby
Pre-Chorus
I Know You Like No Other
And, God, I Love Ya
Chorus
You're Still My Baby
You're Still My Baby
You're Still My Baby
I Miss You Daily
Outro
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Track 09 - Fully Alive
Writer/S: Martin Luke Brown, Matt Zara
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Intro
Verse 1
A Beam Of Sun In My Morning Coffee, Lovely
I Get A Call From My Dad, He Tells Me He Loves Me
And I Know That's Big For Him
It's Not What His Dad Did
But We're All Doing The Best We Can Do, Aren't We?
Chorus
There's A Child Inside Everyone
Somebody's Daughter Or Somebody's Son
One Day You're Here, Then You're Gone
Till Then I'll Spend My Time Fully Alive
Instrumental
Verse 2
I Take A Walk Through The Park, The Trees Look Pretty
I Think Of All The People Not Here With Me
I Think Of Emma, Forever Ago
We're All Grieving, But Nobody Knows
Chorus
There's A Child Inside Everyone
Somebody's Daughter Or Somebody's Son
One Day You're Here, Then You Re Gone
Till Then I Hope I Die Fully Alive
Outrp
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Track 10 - Drugs
Writer/S: Martin Luke Brown, Matt Zara
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Intro
Verse 1
You Said I Got Something Raw
Just The Kind Of Shit You're Looking For
You Know I Been In A Bad Way
But I'm In Awe
Pull The Curtains Down And Close The Door
Now Look At The Grin On My Face!
Chorus
See All Of My Good Intentions
Are Heading In Your Direction
Did I Mention, Ooh
I Like You Like
Saturday Mornings, They Hit So Different
When You're With Me In That Position
Tunnel Vision, Ooh
I Like You Like
You Like Drugs!
Verse 2
Have I Got A Problem? Sure
But I'm The Cause And, Darling, You're The Cure
Now Everyone Out Of My Way
Slow Down, Pause
When You Look At Me I Drop My Jaw
Now Look At The Grin On My Face!
Chorus
See All Of My Good Intentions
Are Heading In Your Direction
Did I Mention, Ooh
I Like You Like
Saturday Mornings, They Hit So Different
When You're With Me In That Position
Tunnel Vision, Ooh
I Like You Like
You Like Drugs!
Outro
You Like Drugs!
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Track 11 - Can I Love You Now ?
Writer/S: Martin Luke Brown, Matt Zara
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Intro
Verse 1
I've Got Eyes Only For You, Babe
Compromise Is All We Can Do, Hey!
Everything Matters So Much
I Wish I Cared A Little Less Or Not Enough
Ha, Wait, I Don't Mean That
Chorus
But Don't You Worry 'Bout The Future, Baby
It'll Fly Right Past
Forever's Only Ever Gonna Be A Maybe
We Can't Think About That
Yeah, I Lost My Faith, I'm Jaded
Till I Get That Back
Forever's Only Ever Gonna Be A Maybe
But I Can Love You
Yeah, I Can Love You Now
So Can I Love You Now?
Verse 2
Yeah
Family Scares Me To Death, I'm Like
Holy, Am I Really Gonna Bе Somebody's Daddy? Ha!
And Will They Be Calling You Mom?
I Hopе We Have A Little Daughter And A Son
Shit!
Ha, I Really Mean It
Chorus
Don't You Worry 'Bout The Future, Baby
It'll Fly Right Past
Forever's Only Ever Gonna Be A Maybe
We Can't Think About That
Yeah, I Lost My Faith, I'm Jaded
Till I Get That Back
Forever's Only Ever Gonna Be A Maybe
But I Can Love You
Yeah, I Can Love You Now
Yeah
So Can I Love You Now?
So Can I Love You Now?
Hey!
Can I Love You?
Can I Love You?
So Can I Love You Now?
Can I Love You Now?
Outro
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Track 12 - Unlearning Everything
Writer/S: Martin Luke Brown, Matt Zara
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Intro
Verse 1]
Life Had Begun, Living Was Fun
Riding My Scooter
Eyes Open Wide, Not Looking Behind
There's Only The Future
I'm Growing Up Fast, Ten Years Have Passed
I'm At A New School
Learning Numbers And Grids, Trying To Fit
Into The Mould But
Chorus
I Left The Best Of Me Behind
I'm Unlearning Everything All Of The Time
Yeah
All Of The Time
Verse 2
I Met A Girl And A Few More
Got My Heart Broken
Cut A Few Ties, And When Emma Died, I Was Frozen
It's Just Too Much Goddamn Еmotion
For One Boy To Keep Behind All Thesе Teeth
I've Got An Ocean
Trying To Flow, But I Was Wired To Lock It Inside
Like A Showman, I'm Tired Of It
Chorus
I Don't Want To Hide
I'm Unlearning Everything All Of The Time
Yeah
All Of The Time
Verse 3
Here I Am Now, Friends In My House
Food On The Table
Yeah, I've Lost A Lot, So Much I Forgot
It Could've Been Fatal
Chorus
I Spent My Whole Life Trying To Find
I'm Unlearning Everything All Of The Time
All Of The Time
Outro
'Cause It's Right There In Front Of My Eyes
In Front Of My Eyes
It's Right There In Front Of My Eyes
In Front Of My Eyes, Yeah
It's Right There In Front Of My Eyes
It's Right There In Front Of My Eyes
