Frank Turner - Recovery Lyrics






Blacking in and out in a strange flat in East London.
Somebody I don't really know just gave me something
To help settle me down and to stop me from always thinking about you.
And you know your life is heading in a questionable direction
When you're up for days with strangers and you can't remember anything
Except the way you sounded when you told me you didn't know what I should do.

It's a long road up to recovery from here, a long way back to the light.
A long road up to recovery from here, a long way to making it right.

And I've been waking in the morning just like every other day
And just like every boring blues song I get swallowed by the pain
And so I fumble for your figure in the darkness just to make it go away.
But you're not lying there any longer and I know that that's my fault
So I've been pounding on the floor and I've been crawling up the walls
And I've been dipping in my darkness for serotonin boosters,
Cider and some kind of smelling salts.

It's a long road up to recovery from here, a long way back to the light.
A long road up to recovery from here, a long way to making it right.

And on the first night we met you said "Well darling, let's make a deal.
If anybody ever asks us, let's just tell them that we met in jail."
And that's the story that I'm sticking to like a stony-faced accomplice
But tonight I need to hear some truth if I'm ever getting through this.
Yeah you once sent me a letter that said "If you're lost at sea,
Close your eyes and catch the tide my dear and only think of me."
Well darling now I'm sinking and I'm as lost as lost can be
And I was hoping you could drag me up from down here towards my recovery.

If you could just give me a sign, just a subtle little glimmer.
Some suggestion that you'd have me if I could only make me better.
Then I would stand a little stronger as I walk a little taller, all the time.
Because I know you are a cynic but I think I can convince you.
Yeah, cause broken people can get better if they really want to.
Or at least that's what I have to tell myself if I am hoping to survive!

It's a long road up to recovery from here, a long way back to the light.
A long road up to recovery from here, a long way to making it right.

So darling, sweet lover, won't you help me to recover,
Darling, sweet lover, won't you help me to recover,
Darling, sweet lover, won't you help me to recover,
Darling, sweet lover, one day this will all be over.





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  1. P.... C....

    Best song comment section I’ve ever seen

  2. J.... Y....

    Saved me 6 years ago. Was low. Thanks Frank.

  3. K.... D....

    I owe you a drink Frank if ya near en8

  4. T.... T....

    Love the intensity, lyrics, and catchy rhythm of this song.

  5. J.... H....

    Why i av only found frank turner
    Hes brilliant ✌️❤️❤️❤️❤️

    J.... H....

    His songs have a way of resonating with people. Brian Fallon is another one you should check out.

    J.... H....

    @nathan floyd. Cheers Nathan. 👍💯..... There would be no Xmas without music.... Happy boxing day buddy🎶🎵✌️

  6. W.... ....

    2019 yo??!!

    W.... ....

    Nearly 2020 here in Buxton but hello from the end of 2019 😀

  7. L.... D....

    2019 anyoneee?

  8. Y.... K....

    Man, the last verse
    "One day, this will all be over" really gets to me. I keep replaying it, just to hear that line

  9. t.... b....

    Who is from „SH, Germany“ („KingKongKicks/Kieler Weltruf“ or „Delta Radio“)

  10. A.... 0....

    Is funny how every one feels nostalgic with indie songs

    And I just feel like I smoke some crap

  11. T.... ....

    They are floogals.

  12. K.... I....

    Blacking in and out in a strange flat in east London
    Somebody I don't really know just gave me something to help
    Set me down and stop me always thinking about you

    And you know your life is heading in a questionable
    Direction when you're off in days with strangers
    And you can't remember anything except way you sound
    When you told me you didn't know what I should do

    It's a long road out to recovery from here,
    A long way back to the light
    A long road out to recovery from here,
    A long way to make it right

    And so I wake up in the morning just like every other day
    And just like every boring blues song I get swallowed by the pain,
    And so I fumble for your figure in the darkness just to make it go away
    But you're not lying there any longer and I know
    That it's my fault so I been pounding on the floor
    And I've been crawling up the walls and I've been divvying my darkness
    And Serotonin boosters, cider and some kind of smelling salts

    It's a long road out to recovery from here,
    A long way back to the light
    A long road out to recovery from here,
    A long way to make it right

    So on the first night we met you said well darling let's make a deal,
    If anybody ever asks us well let's say that we met in jail
    And that's the story that I'm sticking to like a stony face that comforts but tonight I need to hear some truth if I'm ever getting through this
    Yea you once sent me a letter that said if I was lost at sea
    Close my eyes and catch a time idea and only think of me
    Well darling now I'm sinking I'm as lost as
    Lost can be and I'm hoping you can drag me
    Off and down and out to my recovery

    If you could just give me a sign and just a subtle little glimmer,
    A suggestion that you'd have me if I could only make me better
    Then I'd stand a little stronger as I walk a little taller all the time
    'Cause I know that you are cynical but I think
    I can convince you yea 'cause broken people
    Can get better if they really want to
    Or at least that's what I have to tell myself if I'm hoping to survive

    It's a long road out to recovery from here,
    A long way back to the light
    A long road out to recovery from here,
    A long way back to whats right

    Darling, sweet lover, won't you help me to recover,
    Darling, sweet lover, won't you help me to recover,
    Darling, sweet lover, won't you help me to recover,
    Darling, sweet lover, one day this will all be over

  13. T.... ....

    Never fails to lift my spirits, make me cry, and remind me to stay alive, all in one go, every single time. Thank you, Frank. So much.

  14. J.... ....

    This song always gets played when I'm over the hill of one of my depression spells

  15. M.... M....

    This song influenced me to write my own https://youtu.be/wSKu3C_neyg

  16. A.... M....

    From fronting Million Dead to this....damn what a great career Frank is having! Long live this man and his music. I was playing this CD in my car with my grandparents one day and my grandma was looking over the lyrics; "You know, this guy reminds me a lot of Neil Young...only less whiny and much much better."

  17. O.... ....

    I love how this song is like cynical hope. Like we deserve to be happy and to recover but it's extremely hard and a long road.

  18. J.... L....

    Have you ever seen the kids show called Floogals? Kinda sounds like the theme song 🤔😋

  19. N.... ....

    Such a brilliant, brilliant song

  20. N.... ....

    Sounds like a cheesy romantic comedy movie scene song.

  21. K.... W....

    Floogals theme song brought me here 👍

  22. C.... B....

    I found him fresh out of my like 7th stint and drug rehab and it helped me through my first 30 days clean, I relapsed and ran for the past 2years and now I’m clean and back to listening to him.

  23. F.... n....

    Why doesn't this have more likes wtf and why did I think this song was by young the giant 😒

  24. P.... S....

    The Song help me - About my dark Thoughts - Thanks!

  25. l.... i....

    Who is this chump and why were Jimmy Eat World supporting him? Got home early anyway!

  26. N.... S....

    So unterrated they could play everywhere

  27. R.... C....

    Wise words from Frank

  28. S.... O....

    Another YouTuber suggersted Frank Turner to me. [ Thanks, +nerfmadd ] I'm really digging this vibe.

  29. J.... H....

    Frank is sleeping

  30. H.... B....

    i will never forget when love was forced on me i hated him for a long time but that was yesterday

  31. C.... g....

    This is Frank Turners best song in my opinion

  32. W.... ....

    Who is listening end of 2018?!

  33. D.... M....

    Year 2 since she got in the accident in a month. I hope you can help me recover sweet wife I will see you soon.

  34. k.... S....

    Anyone remember when Rhett and Link sang dark metal songs but in a really upbeat style? This is great 😂

  35. A.... T....

    I am a seeing frank live next year! I'm so happy :D

  36. e.... i....

    please come to give a show in Israel !!

  37. S.... b....

    Лучший

  38. L.... O....

    That moment when Frank finally has enough money to produce an awesome video :D.

  39. M.... C....

    I'd love to play a dive bar with this guy

  40. E.... R....

    Escuchando al buen Turner desde el otro lado del océano, buena música para los oídos, saludos desde Costa Rica, pura vida :)

  41. M.... A....

    "Yeah, cause broken people can get better If they really want to...
    or at least that's what I have to tell myself if I am hoping to survive!"...

  42. D.... G....

    https://youtu.be/uozQ7hZ1eVc
    Frank turner spoof song

  43. A.... M....

    Floogals theme song brought me here! Lol!

  44. �.... ....

    fuck it's my music dude I really love it!!!!

  45. E.... D....

    Thumbs up for me

  46. b.... g....

    Absolutely fucking love this guys music

  47. V.... m....

    Well, my dad went to school in Manama (Bahrain) in the 1980s with Frank. #claimtofame

  48. g.... m....

    Fan-blooming-tastic . Play it nice and loud thou 👍

  49. K.... ....

    *He is the God of rap. Maybe a lot of people don't want to admit it because he is white but that's ridiculous. He has proved that music has no boundaries and he made a name for himself even though he was doing music that was "traditionally" made by black people.*

  50. A.... A....

    Blacking in and out in a strange flat in east London
    Somebody I don't really know just gave me something
    To help settle me down and to stop me from always thinking about you
    And you know your life is heading in a questionable direction
    When you're up for days with strangers and you can't remember anything
    Except the way you sounded when you told me you didn't know what I should do

    [Chorus]
    It's a long road up to recovery from here
    A long way back to the light
    A long road up to recovery from here
    A long way to making it right

    And I've been waking in the morning just like every other day
    And just like every boring blues song I get swallowed by the pain
    And so I fumble for your figure in the darkness just to make it go away
    But you're not lying there any longer
    And I know that that's my fault
    So I've been pounding on the floor and
    I've been crawling up the walls
    And I've been dipping in my darkness with Serotonin-boosters
    Cider and some kind of smelling salts!

    [Chorus]
    It's a long road up to recovery from here
    A long way back to the light
    A long road up to recovery from here
    A long way to making it right

    And on the first night we met you said, "Well darling, let's make a deal
    If anybody ever asks us let's just tell them that we met in jail."
    And that's the story that I'm sticking to like a stony-faced accomplice
    But tonight I need to hear some truth if I'm ever getting through this
    Yeah you once sent me a letter that said, "If you're lost at sea
    Close your eyes and catch the tide my dear and only think of me"
    Well, darling, now I'm sinking, and I'm as lost as lost can be
    And I was hoping you could drag me up from down here towards my recovery

    If you could just give me a sign, just a subtle little glimmer
    Some suggestion that you'd have me if I could only make me better
    Then I would stand a little stronger as I walk a little taller
    All the time
    Because I know you are a cynic
    But I think I can convince you
    Yeah, cause broken people can get better if they really want to
    Or at least that's what I have to tell myself if I am hoping to
    Survive!

    [Chorus]
    It's a long road up to recovery from here
    A long way back to the light
    A long road up to recovery from here
    A long way to making it right

    Darling, sweet lover, won't you help me to recover?
    Darling, sweet lover, won't you help me to recover?
    Darling, sweet lover, won't you help me to recover?
    Darling, sweet lover, one day this will all be over

  51. J.... R....

    My favorite sub-genre of music is depressing lyrics matched with upbeat music, ala help by pink guy

  52. J.... E....

    I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  53. h.... b....

    641 people just don't know what Frank should do!

  54. P.... S....

    LOVE THIS SONG!!!

  55. R.... H....

    My best friend use to blast this song from her car when we went on road trips or to find a Sunday carvery.
    I miss you terribly :'(

  56. M.... T....

    This song helps me stay clean <3

    M.... T....

    Me too xx

  57. B.... W....

    #Frankturnersquad

  58. D.... ....

    ibm anyone else see IBM's THINK logo!

  59. 9.... ....

    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0JaN6hZfr60

  60. c.... m....

    leaving Calgary for the drive home to Edmonton as the rain is falling and this song is playing on CKUA

  61. C.... B....

    For Fun listen to this song at 1.5x speed.

  62. D.... S....

    Always video anyone?

  63. N.... M....

    Is that a midget?

  64. S.... b....

    And on the first night we met you said "Well darling, let's make a deal.
    If anybody ever asks us, let's just tell them that we met in jail."
    And that's the story that I'm sticking to like a stony-faced accomplice
    But tonight I need to hear some truth if I'm ever getting through this.
    Yeah you once sent me a letter that said "If you're lost at sea,
    Close your eyes and catch the tide my dear and only think of me."
    Well darling now I'm sinking and I'm as lost as lost can be
    And I was hoping you could drag me up from down here towards my recovery.

  65. S.... D....

    He is amazing!!!!

  66. T.... ....

    LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS!

  67. M.... M....

    I am from Austria:)

  68. M.... M....

    Recovery?

  69. 1.... ....

    Wow this is so shitty

  70. G.... Z....

    Is that a cuneiform tattoo?

  71. s.... ....

    Lyrics
    Blacking in and out in a strange flat in east London
    Somebody I don't really know just gave me something to help
    Set me down and stop me always thinking about you

    And you know your life is heading in a questionable
    Direction when you're off in days with strangers
    And you can't remember anything except way you sound
    When you told me you didn't know what I should do

    It's a long road out to recovery from here,
    A long way back to the light
    A long road out to recovery from here,
    A long way to make it right

    And so I wake up in the morning just like every other day
    And just like every boring blues song I get swallowed by the pain,
    And so I fumble for your figure in the darkness just to make it go away
    But you're not lying there any longer and I know
    That it's my fault so I been pounding on the floor
    And I've been crawling up the walls and I've been divvying my darkness
    And Serotonin boosters, cider and some kind of smelling salts

    It's a long road out to recovery from here,
    A long way back to the light
    A long road out to recovery from here,
    A long way to make it right

    So on the first night we met you said well darling let's make a deal,
    If anybody ever asks us well let's say that we met in jail
    And that's the story that I'm sticking to like
    A southern face that comforts but today I need to hear
    Some truth if I'm ever getting through this
    Yea you once sent me a letter that said if I was lost at sea
    Close my eyes and catch a time idea and only think of me
    Well darling now I'm sinking I'm as lost as
    Lost can be and I'm hoping you can drag me
    Off and down and out to my recovery

    If you could just give me a sign and just a subtle little glimmer,
    A suggestion that you'd have me if I could only make me better
    Then I'd stand a little stronger as I walk a little taller all the time
    'Cause I know that you are cynical but I think
    I can convince you yea 'cause broken people
    Can get better if they really want to
    Or at least that's what I have to tell myself if I'm hoping to survive

    It's a long road out to recovery from here,
    A long way back to the light
    A long road out to recovery from here,
    A long way back to whats right

    Darling, sweet lover, won't you help me to recover,
    Darling, sweet lover, won't you help me to recover,
    Darling, sweet lover, won't you help me to recover,
    Darling, sweet lover, one day this will all be over

    s.... ....

    Were your neighbours playing this and you listened through the wall with a glass and wrote down what you thought you could hear?

  72. M.... K....

    sold 1 album last year to his mother and she demanded a discount....a talented ambitious hard working something with nothing to say......truly a modern fakery..and I am a fan !!!

  73. C.... B....

    oh man. in high school my girlfriend and i made CDs for each other, and she put this on hers for me. Purely because it was a good song. Later when we broke up, it probably took me 2 years to get over her. But this song both hurt and helped the healing process. I still love this song to this day, reminds me of good times and bad ones.

  74. K.... S....

    I saw Frank Turner yesterday and when he played this I cried, amazing song thank you so so much for your music

  75. a.... g....

    What a great clip! Feels good

  76. T.... C....

    Saw u last weektoday at Cambridge folk fest was the hilight of the fest

  77. S.... Y....

    Frank Turner is a G. Blessings from Oakland, Ca Frank. Hope to catch you in a show there!

  78. W.... i....

    he asked someone to play the hermonica LEGEND 😎😂

  79. A.... I....

    My best friend just partied with him in Nottingham. Got on stage with him and everything at the after party. Jealous as!!!

  80. P.... T....

    To say this guy is also part of a post hardcore/punk/noise rock band. Mongul Horde

  81. J.... G....

    Love this song

  82. d.... w....

    Dream come true! Saw you at the Roundhouse doing Recovery.... I will die happy :D <3

  83. A.... T....

    this song says everything about current situations. the man with the words that no-one else has and the words that help

  84. J.... W....

    Get happy feet when i listen to this tune. Must be the smelling the salts" LOL

  85. Z.... G....

    4 million views damn frank is way too mainstream for me to claim to like him

  86. G.... G....

    I have been looking for this song for at least 2 years, and i still remember the whole song😭😭 so happy i finally found it

  87. G.... R....

    Wow! I never knew all it took to be successful was to suck majorly.

  88. J.... R....

    Woodstock 2017!

  89. E.... L....

    Really like this song. Just heard it. Anyone give me some song suggestions please? I love ed sheeran, passenger etc

  90. E.... M....

    This is such a fun song! One that I think applies to me in a way, helping me get through my therapeutic journey.

  91. E.... ....

    I remember hearing this song years ago but only the beginning London part because my dad would always change the radio, but I've always had a fascination with Europe so I looked for this song for months and finally found it.

  92. t.... ....

    Saw them tonight with Arkells and they blew me away. Frank is fucking awesome, so full of energy. SEE THEM LIVE.

  93. T.... R....

    i like the bit with the guitar.

  94. k.... a....

    you were amazing in calgary last night!! thanks for kicking me in the head when you crowd surfed 😂👌🏼

  95. M.... ....

    Frank Turner is the type of songwriter you just wanna walk up to and hug for writing songs about just how you feel.

  96. A.... B....

    Saw him live in Vancouver last night! Amazing 💕

  97. B.... B....

    Is this the sleeping souls or just frank turner. They're supporting Blink 182 in July and I wanna listen to them.

    B.... B....

    Both - 'Frank Turner' is what everything comes up as on iTunes and The Sleeping Souls is just his backing band but he gives them a lot of recognition so his gigs are always 'Frank Turner and The Sleeping Souls'... if that makes any sense!

    B.... B....

    Josh Hardy he was amazing with his backing band, so much energy