This Kind of Love is Not Enough

from The Don Draper EP by Oliver Manning

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This kind of love is not enough
This kind of love
This kind of love is not enough

I knew it when I sat inside the Amelie cafe
We're playing a game that only losers play
You never saw me as I saw myself
You keep a score of suitors on your shelf

I picked you from the ashes of a blonde on blonde
A pussycat, an angelmouse, a hand to hold
You planted seeds which grew to trees
You're a snowflake
Then you brought me to my knees again

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from The Don Draper EP, released April 1, 2014

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Oliver Manning Sheffield, UK

Standing on a Sheffield street corner, sporting heavy-rimmed glasses, a bright orange electric guitar, and a Lou Reed wannabe croon, Oliver Manning is Sheffield’s brightest new musical anti-hero. Shamelessly borrowing from the glam tradition but tempering it with the tender and poetic, Manning has struck upon something both fresh and timeless. ... more

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