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Preoccupied Lyrics by The Backfires

Consider the Backfires - EP

2021

[Verse]
Take a taxi with me
Up to 46th street
Neon lights won't let us sleep
Sit on man made boulders
Watch the night patrollers
Spill your history onto me

[Pre-Chorus]
If I stumble home and lie with you
Hallucinate you on the night tube
Can I stumble home, a phone call will do?
I’ve not been the same since I saw you

[Chorus]
I’m constantly preoccupied
I look at flights to pass the time
Its taken over me
And I can’t leave this be

[Verse]
Those neon lights have faded
Hope you don’t feel jaded
On this end of lonely street
Another day while timе seeps
Droning on endlessly
Cannot face thе 5 hour leap

[Pre-Chorus]
If I stumble home and lie with you
Hallucinate you on the night tube
Can I stumble home, a phone call will do?
I’ve not been the same since I saw you

[Chorus]
I’m constantly preoccupied
I look at flights to pass the time
Its taken over me
I can’t leave this be
I’m constantly preoccupied
By the fantasies I once denied
You're too far from me
But i can't leave this be

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]
I'm constantly preoccupied
Hoping you won’t pass me by
Its taken over me
And I can't leave this be
I'm constantly preoccupied
By the fantasies in my mind
And they won’t leave me
And you're too far from me

[Outro]
For how long now
Will I spend my time
On something so absurd?
You know I won't forget a word
For how long now
Will I waste my nights
Waiting on your calls?
I'm constantly preoccupied

About “Preoccupied” by The Backfires

Read the complete lyrics to "Preoccupied" by The Backfires from the album "Consider the Backfires - EP" in 2021. 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-Punk, Pop-Rock, Rock.

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"Preoccupied" is credited to The Backfires. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Preoccupied" appears on "Consider the Backfires - EP" in 2021.

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