Playing Dumb

from What Am I Made Of? by Niall Summerton

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12" Limited edition Dark Green Vinyl of the debut album 'What Am I Made Of?" by Leeds artist Niall Summerton. Includes Lyric Insert Sheet.
Released on Tiny Library with Exclusive Licence to Dance to the Radio
Produced: Niall Summerton
Mixed: Niall Summerton and Joel Johnston (Tiny Library / Far Caspian)
Mastered: Felix Davis at Metropolis Mastering

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“A song about coming to terms with loss and the grieving process of a relationship that I’d forgotten from a different period of my life. About how you re-evaluate your actions retrospectively and hiding guilt from yourself is easier than coming to terms with your actions. This song was recorded using my dad’s old classical guitar that I found in the loft and went through an old, shitty reel-to-reel from the 70s. Hopefully, the recording process helped the guitar mimic some of the sounds of my heroes from the same era.”

lyrics

I try recognise what it was that wasn’t right,
You lived close to me, felt things I couldn’t see

I don’t mind
Playing dumb
I don’t mind

I don’t remember how you talk or are looking now
Though I’d see you everyday nothing takes me back that way

All the cruel words that I said, that I play back in my head
They linger in the air,
Nothing real is ever fair

I don’t mind
Playing dumb,
I don’t mind

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from What Am I Made Of?, track released September 7, 2022
Written and Performed by Niall Summerton
Backing Vocals by Hannah Riordan
Additional Synths by Joel Johnston + Jacob Cracknell
Produced by Niall Summerton
Mixed by Niall Summerton and Joel Johnston
Mastered by Felix Davis at Metropolis Music

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Niall Summerton Leeds, UK

Hailing from Harrogate, Niall Summerton is a DIY singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist with a penchant for concise and meticulously crafted yet incredibly easy-going songs brimming with astute, tasteful, and heartfelt observations of life’s peculiarities. ... more

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