People Will Surprise You

from Mirrors (2017 demos) by The Urbane Decay

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When Billy Joel's "Tell Her About It" came out, I saw an interview where he said he wanted to write an "advice song" like the r'n'b and doo-wop singers from his youth used to sing. Well, he's a singer from my youth and I always wanted to write an advice song like "Tell Her About It". It's less advice and more dire warning though.
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It’s hard to know which heart to pick
Who will treat you right, who will make you sick
The littlest things make it hard to choose
Will you sing love songs, will you sing the blues?

There’s no way of knowing until you hear the tune
No matter the key, there one note that’s true

People will surprise you
(Whoever you love, whoever you choose)
People will surprise you
(Whoever you love, whoever you choose)

It’s hard to know whose hand to hold
Whose heart is broken, and whose is gold
Cause people hide their every fault
Their lips are locked, their heart’s a vault

Whoever you choose, they will let you down
And you’ll do the same to them, someday, somehow

People will surprise you
(Whoever you love, whoever you choose)
People will surprise you
(Whoever you love, whoever you choose)

Whoever you love, whoever you choose

Cause people have a way of going astray
And people have a way of doing what they say
People have a way of sticking around
People have a way of letting you down

People will surprise you
(Whoever you love, whoever you choose)
People will surprise you
(Whoever you love, whoever you choose)

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from Mirrors (2017 demos), released October 30, 2017

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The Urbane Decay Toronto, Ontario

The Urbane Decay was an indie pop recording project mainly active between 2002-2010, mainly by Jakob Rehlinger, mainly maudlin and mopey.

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