Steven Brunton - Derivative Lyrics

Got the big drums, back beat
Make you wanna move your feet
I wrote a cool riff and put it right here
It's an old time spin
And it always pulls me in
Cuz it carries a feel from another year

Everybody's always looking out for the new sound
But I'm in the middle of a time machine breakdown
Maybe nothin new, but it's gonna stay around

We make the big songs big around here
Back beat, soul, and the rhythm
They tell me I'm derivative, and I just play along
Then I gather up their dreams and I put 'em in a song

There's a long black thread
Running round inside my head
Singin me songs in overdrive
It's the thing you'll find
Always playin on my mind
It was born long ago and it's still alive

Everybody's always looking out for the new sound
But I'm in the middle of a time machine breakdown
Maybe nothin new, but it's gonna stay around

We make the big songs big around here
Back beat, soul, and the rhythm
They tell me I'm derivative, and I just play along
Then I gather up their dreams and I put 'em in a song

So hard, so long, baby's got a new song
Smack my head, just to try and get it clear
Habits never pay, and I'll never get away
But I know what I like, and I put it right here

Everybody's always looking out for the new sound
But I'm in the middle of a time machine breakdown
Maybe nothin new, but it's gonna stay around

We make the big songs big around here
Back beat, soul, and the rhythm
They tell me I'm derivative, and I just play along
Then I gather up their dreams and I put 'em in a song