LYRICS

Sunlight’s Exposure
I wanna be home before the sun comes up
Wouldn’t be too much to ask if it weren’t for what I took
I wanna be in bed before my alarm goes off
I’m sick of starting the day before I’ve even nodded off
Why do I wait til the sun don’t shine
Before I dare take my first step outside?
We’re bounded by the night it brings us closer
I’m not ready for the sunlight’s exposure
I stumble through the door and kick off my old blue shoes
I look around and I’m stunned by all the things I got to do
I check my pockets but I think I’ve lost my mind
Truth be told it’s been missing for a while now
Tell me why do I wait til the sun don’t shine
Before I dare take my first step outside?
We’re bounded by the night it brings us closer
I’m not ready for the sunlight’s exposure
I turn the TV on but I just can’t stomach the news
It kicks me straight back into my Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday blues
You tell me that I’m being far too serious
What I’d do to be just half as delirious as you
Tell me why do I wait til the sun don’t shine
Before I dare take my first step outside?
We’re bounded by the night it brings us closer
I’m not ready for the sunlight’s exposure
No no no no no
The sunlight’s exposure
No no no no no
Solipsism Sunday
I’ve had your face etched in my mind for a long long while
So any given time I can see your smile
Yeah you parked it in my brain
Reversed into the membrane
The wrong way down a single lane
Now my wires won’t be parallel again
Oh cause I miss the way that you walk into the room
I would get my act together if I thought you’d be here soon
Now I fantasize and the future’s on my mind
But it’s solipsism Sunday and I'm busy watching time go by
Well you can either tell me you love me or you can tell me the truth
And if it’s this I wish I missed your lips and the way your body moves
Please don’t tell me you need me cause we both know too well
That needs just greed, a poison seed without a tale to tell
So you say ooh la de da la da tee ta ta
And you wave away those words I'll never say
Before you go ooh ra ta ta ra ta tee ta ta mm-hmm
And we’ll save the heartache for a rainy day
Cause you got your money, and you paid the price
It ain't no virtue of yours dear being right, oh no
And you got your picture perfect portrait snaps
But I warn you now dear art attacks
And your instamatic empty words
Can live in someone else’s world
Cause I’ve tried your meditation
I sat silent and patient
And I perceived my own sensations
Right as they smacked me in the face
It’s either sadness or elation
And there ain't no mediation
And I won't let no medication be the one to put me in my place
And I won’t sing another love song about you, but
I miss the way that you walk into the room
I would get my act together if i thought you’d be here soon
Now I fantasize and the future’s on my mind
But it’s solipsism Sunday and I'm busy watching time go by
Sweet my oh my oh my oh my
Woah oh oh oh ah oh oh
Rut do do do do do oh my lady
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Now I miss the way that you walk into the room
I would get my act together if i thought you’d be here soon
I fantasize and the future’s on my mind
But it’s solipsism Sunday and I'm busy watching time go by
Not By You
Liar liar
I can’t deny ya
All those secrets you keep
Higher, higher
Into the stratosphere
Your delusions creep
Oh
You’re not the first girl I ever met
To lasso me in with above average sex
It’s happened on several occasions before
And I'm curious as to who it will be next
Cause I know your type
Oh I know it very well
You’re the lioness approaching
I’m a terrified gazelle
You compartmentalised my mind
Bullied it askew
Now I want to be loved
Just not by you
You know that i can’t be alone with my mind
Or I risk switching eyes with the terrified
So i sit
And submit
To your cardinal wit
And I wait for the barrage of lies
Oh I’ll feign that I’m being hypnotised
Filled up with longing, so mesmerized
Powerlessly paralyzed
How I died in your eyes
But I know your type
Oh I know it very well
You’re the lioness approaching
I’m a terrified gazelle
You compartmentalised my mind bullied it askew
Now I want to be loved
Just not by you.
Just not by you
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh the cheek.
Of your obvious goal
To sap all the juice from my gullible soul
How very primitive I know
but hey
Oh I go with the flow
Cause I know your type
Yeah I know it very well.
You’re the lioness approaching
I’m a terrified gazelle
You compartmentalised my mind
Bullied it askew
And I want to be loved
Yes I wanna be loved
I want to be loved
I wanna be loved
Oh i want to be loved
I wanna be loved
Oh I want to be loved
Just not by you
Sunlight’s Exposure
Solipsism Sunday
Not By You
I Don’t Talk
Hello Summer
Slippers Not Soles
I Don't Talk
I packed my bags and didn’t look back cause when I went away I went astray
Reached the border it was out of order took two steps forwards now i’m here to stay
Guess they forget to mention
There’s nothing printed on the wall
And all the right intentions
Don’t matter at all
The rich folk that I succumb to both twice and half as dumb as I first thought
They play the game and know their name will compensate for not knowing the score
I saw my soul in their eyes
As I cashed my conscience at the door
Only now I start to realise
But I don’t talk anymore
I don’t talk anymore
I’d sooner take your all or nothing
Than this murky inbetween
It’s enough to keep us going
But it’s no way, no way to end a dream
If life is what you make it sell your stake and let’s escape it while we can
Cause if the future’s one thing to behold it’s that the world has not been told about a plan
Now I’m waving in the mirror
As my reflection wanders out the door
Tired of all the same old stories
Cause I don’t talk anymore
I don’t talk anymore
I don’t talk anymore
No I don’t talk
Hello Summer
Never knew i missed summer
Until she came
No more overcast weather
Have i got to blame
You whisper to me softly
And my mind begins to shout
Your lips tumble before me
And the words sure fit the mouth
Cause when you say you love me
I can’t help but smile
No news no blues can infiltrate our time
And i don’t care if the penny is a dollar or a dime
I’m wrapped up in the sound of your enigmatic tone I
And ’m ridden of the feeling that i’m better off alone
Cause when you say you love me
My shivers soothe the blister in the sun
Hello summer
I greet you like a long lost friend
Hello summer
You come round in the end
I wake up easy at the dawn of the day
The birds outside chirping a song about your name
I nudge your silent snoring face but those eyes are padlocked shut
You said you wouldn’t sleep in today but well I knew you would
Then you whisper that you love me
And even the horizon is smiling
Hello summer
I greet you like a long lost friend
Hello summer
You come round in the end
Now if I see you walking by
Pardon me if I breakdown and cry
Lady please will you come live and breathe by my side
And don’t question why
But since we’re here
It’s cause I Love the way your eyes light up every room
For two just me and you in a dream
About this moment every time my eyes are closed
Guess i’m predisposed to how you
Make my world
Turn in ways that I can’t comprehend
So i just say thank god summer
You come round in the end
In the end
Hello summer
You come round in the end
Slippers Not Soles
Nights on the street are empty now to me
Except the questions they pose
Who are you and who do you want to be
Where are you going son
It’s too late to call anyone anymore
Go home
Go home
Inside your head is a maze everyday
Before the rooster has called his call you know
If you made it out or if you’re still there
Searching for any way out of this hell
But now your head’s on fire and you can’t keep still
Well well
Well well
The treasure hunt ends here
Go home
Go home
These wandering feet need slippers not soles
Go home
Go home
Anytime you try to escape from this cruel effervescence that keeps you awake
The loneliness enters and settles inside
The chemicals mock you and swallow your pride
Such mania highs and such terrible lows
They think it defines you but you'll never know
Since you can't face the thought of facing yourself
An existence lying bare on the shelf
Go home
Go home
These wandering feet need slippers not soles
Go home
Go home
Nights on the street are empty now to me
Except for the questions they pose
Who are you and who do you want to be
Where are you going son
It’s too late to call anyone anymore
Go home
Go home
Go home
Go home
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ABOUT MICKEY

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"Mickey captivates audiences with his soulful, personal touch and unique lyrical style, alongside his inspired storytelling."
- Guernsey Arts
"a kind of blue-eyed soul, indie-blues with a hint of reggae."
- Tommy Girard
Mickey Haimes is a singer-songwriter based in Guernsey, supported by BBC Music In The Channel Islands.
In his debut single ‘Sunlight’s Exposure’, a candid tale of questionable life choices, Mickey delves unflinchingly into past experiences. His songs promise to resonate with fans of thought-provoking indie music.
Influenced by artists such as Rodriguez, Arctic Monkeys, Bob Dylan, Jack Johnson, Leonard Cohen, and Aztec Camera, Mickey brings a unique blend of folk, blues and indie rock that tells the story of a 20-something navigating life in the modern world.
Mickey has been described as "a kind of blue-eyed soul, indie-blues with a hint of reggae," and is said to "captivate audiences with his soulful, personal touch, unique lyrical style, and inspired storytelling."
Mickey has already gained local acclaim for his heartfelt performances, having been awarded Guernsey Street Festival Performer of the Year 2022 and playing the BBC Introducing stage at Guernsey Together Festival 2023.