Ash Palmer - 22

Manchester singer/songwriter Ash Palmer performs his original track ‘22’. This song is about the feeling of waking up in Manchester the morning after the arena bombing. That feeling of wondering where the people you care about are and if they’re safe, and wondering what the actual point of it all is and when something will be done to stop this kind of thing happening again. The chorus is dedicated to the 22 people who lost their lives that night. Lyrics: Two O’clock in the morning Stirring from my sleep Looking out to the west of town I wonder where you’ll be Three O’clock in the morning Stirring from your sleep As you look around are you feeling down? Do you still think of me? You took me in You’ll never win As the walls keep falling down You took me in You’ll never win As we all keep falling down In a city painted red and blue We’ll stand in the rain and wait for you To do all the things we used to do Again and again and again. Waking up in this city The place we’re calling home We took for granted our safety And they never made it home What’s this war that we’re waging? Will the guns ever cease? We’re going blind as we hide behind An illusion of peace You took me in You’ll never win As the walls keep falling down You took me in You’ll never win As we all keep falling down In a city painted red and blue We’ll stand in the rain and wait for you To do all the things we used to do Again and again and again.