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Barbed Wire Lyrics by Tom Grennan

Lighting Matches

2018

[Verse 1]
Young man, but wise to the bone
From a youthless man who’s walked a lonely road
And no fear of picking up Daddy’s traits
He holds himself together with these barbed wire gates

[Pre-Chorus]
Alone, we stand together we fall
Slow, that belief conquers all

[Chorus]
So don’t let people hold you back
Gotta stand tall and aim higher
Don’t touch the barbed wire
I say, don’t let people hold you back
Gotta stand tall and aim higher
Don’t touch the barbed wire
Don’t touch the barbed wire

[Verse 2]
And watch him grow into a shell of a man
Everything is taking shape and going to plan
How quickly though, life can turn around
One step forward, two steps back, he’s lost in the crowd

[Pre-Chorus]
Alone, we stand together we fall
Slow, that belief conquers all

[Chorus]
So don’t let people hold you back
Gotta stand tall and aim higher
Don’t touch the barbed wire
I say, don’t let people hold you back
Gotta stand tall and aim higher
Don’t touch the barbed wire
Don’t touch the barbed wire

[Bridge]
If you walk in your shadow
Led by shepherds then you know
If you walk in your shadow
If you walk in your shadow
Led by shepherds then you know
If you walk in your shadow

[Chorus]
So don’t let people hold you back
Gotta stand tall and aim higher
Don’t touch the barbed wire
I say, don’t let people hold you back
Gotta stand tall and aim higher
Don’t touch the barbed wire
Don’t touch the barbed wire
Don’t touch the barbed wire
Don’t touch the barbed wire
Don’t touch the barbed wire

About “Barbed Wire” by Tom Grennan

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"Barbed Wire" is credited to Tom Grennan. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Barbed Wire" appears on "Lighting Matches" in 2018.

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