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This Year Lyrics by Buchan & Barne

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) [Original London Cast Recording]

2024

Press pause on the world
Leaving everything suspended in it's place
Zoom in on the girl
With the featureless expression on her face
Stranded on the sidelines
Keeping life at bay
She's watching as the moments slip away
This year
The summer and the fall just blew across her phone
This year
Every chance she had she spent the day alone
The fireworks and the countdown
Sing Auld Lang Syne and cheer
Will it all just be the same
Next year?
It's nice on your own
You can never get it wrong if you refuse
To answer the phone
To let anybody close enough to lose
But all the time I'm waiting
I'm drifting out to sea
And nobody can change the tide but me
This year
The winter and the wind can blow the windows out
This year
The voices in the dark can bawl and scream and shout
But if I listen closely
There's someone I can hear
The someone I could be
This year
Wide awake in the city tonight
And the world is alive in the flickering light
In the anticipation of the girl that you might still be
Will be
Take strength in the word
Is there really something moving in your heart?
Down Bowery and 3rd
At the corner of a world about to start
And all the lights are blazing
In green and red and gold
And everything looks clearer in the cold
And this time
The weather of the world that swirls inside my mind
This year
Is gonna be the year I leave it all behind
And after all the stormclouds
The sky is blowing clear
And something in the distance
Is slowly drawing near
There's everything to hope for
And everything to fear
And all the world is new
This year
And all the world is new
This year
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Buchan & Barne

Buchan & Barne

About “This Year” by Buchan & Barne

Read the complete lyrics to "This Year" by Buchan & Barne from the album "Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) [Original London Cast Recording]" in 2024. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Pop.

"This Year" is performed by Buchan & Barne. from the album "Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) [Original London Cast Recording]" in 2024 This page provides the full lyric text for fans who want to sing along, study the songwriting, or compare versions across releases. Lyrks organizes lyrics by artist and song slug so you can bookmark and share a stable URL. Music lyrics help listeners connect with emotion, narrative, and rhythm in a track. Whether you are learning English, researching a favorite chorus, or preparing for karaoke, having accurate line breaks and section labels (verse, chorus, bridge) makes the experience easier. We link to the official artist profile on Lyrks where available, including biography snippets, top songs, and chart placements when we have that data. If you enjoy "This Year", explore more songs by Buchan & Barne using the links below. Chart and trending pages on Lyrks highlight what listeners are searching for this week. For copyright or correction requests, see our DMCA and contact pages.

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"This Year" is credited to Buchan & Barne. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"This Year" appears on "Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) [Original London Cast Recording]" in 2024.

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