Wires

Album: Tourist (2005)
Charted: 4
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  • You got wires, goin' in
    You got wires, comin' out of your skin
    You got tears
    Making tracks
    I got tears
    That are scared of the facts

    Running down corridors
    Through automatic doors
    Got to get to you
    Got to see this through
    I see hope is here in a plastic box
    I've seen Christmas lights reflect in your eyes

    You got wires, goin' in
    You got wires, comin' out of your skin
    There's dry blood on your wrist
    Your dry blood on my fingertip

    Running down corridors
    Through automatic doors
    Got to get to you
    Got to see this through
    First night of your life
    Curled up on your own
    Looking at you now
    You would never know

    I see it in your eyes
    I see it in your eyes
    You'll be alright

    I see it in your eyes
    I see it in your eyes
    You'll be alright
    Alright

    Running down corridors
    Through automatic doors
    Got to get to you
    Got to see this through
    I see hope is here in a plastic box
    I've seen Christmas lights reflect in your eyes

    Down corridors
    Through automatic doors
    Got to get to you
    Got to see this through
    First night of your life
    Curled up on your own
    Looking at you now
    You would never know Writer/s: CAREY SUTHON WILLETTS, JOEL POTT, STEVEN ALEXANDER ROBERTS, TIMOTHY JOHN WANSTALL
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 11

  • Nik from EarthBeautiful song
  • Becki from SuffolkI listened to this tonight whilst sitting with my 11 year old son and it bought me to tears. My beautiful premi was born, not breathing they whisked him away and when I got to see him he was in a plastic box, wires and tubes everywhere . I am so grateful to all the doctors and nurses and thank god everyday he found the strength stay with me . This song sums it up perfectly
  • Pam from LincolnshireMy premature baby is 40, this year, 2024, on Christmas day. He was 7 weeks premature and in a plastic box, but now you would never know...
  • Antony Caplin from CanterburyMy lovely Charlie needed open heart surgery at birth. This song perfectly describes the emotion and fears I went through. He is now coming up for 11 and gorgeous but this song always makes me cry. I wrote my own song at the time about the wires and plastic boxes etc but I think Atheletes is better.lol
  • Charley from OxfordMy gorgeous sweet girl was born with multiple heart defects that needed life saving surgery, her problems were unknown until after she was born and going into heart failure, the amount of wires tubes & blood in her plastic box! I sang this song to her every day through tears that were afraid of the facts! 3 months on two open heart surgeries down 1 to go , she’s amazing brave strong and I’m proud, .. looking at you now you would never know
  • Michael from Manchester My wife had twins at 28 weeks 3 month premature 1 past away from a bleed on the brain after 1 day my other
    Lad was in intensive care in a plastic box numerous operations and cannula for blood and medicines this song means the world to me , my lads 13 now he’s been through a lot but always happy KEEP FAITH people x
  • Elliott from Reading I owe my life to a charity funded ward at the RBH. BIBS ward saved my first borns life and I will forever be in their debt. I never knew the meaning behind this song but always applied it to my situation xx
  • Mervyn from Falmouth, United KingdomI have never had the missfortune of a premature child, all of mine were born on time and perfectly healthy. However, I feel so much for those who have gone through this experience. Thank you Athlete.
  • Sue from London, United Kingdom10 days before christmas I gave birth to a son, 2 months early. I saw christmas lights reflected in his eyes. He had wires coming in and out of his skin, he had dried blood on his wrist. My tears were afraid of the facts. There was hope in a plastic box. He turns 7 in 13 days time, and you would never know....Happy birthday my sweetheart...love mummy xxxxx
  • Jayne from Oxford, United KingdomThis song can always reduce me to tears, although my daughter is now 15 and beautiful and healthy.She was admitted to Intensive Care as a tiny baby and had tubes and catheters and wires coming from her.The lyrics describe how it was and how I felt at the time.No-one I know can relate to it in the same way
  • Neil from Birmingham, United StatesMy partner was rushed to hospital in an ambulance to give birth to my daughter.My daughter was born 2 months premature and i was worried sick for her, seeing her in the incubator hooked up to machines. luckily not a ventilator but when i heard this song on my stereo driving from the hospital. Well what can i say any one who has experienced anything like it can relate to every single word in the song. Tere aren't any words to describe this song its more like an experience
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