Goodbye Geoffrey Drake
Graffiti 6 · Colours [2010]
We are born in silence, there's nothing
Or no one to blame.
Soon we learn to fight, or die trying, so my father said.
Said we could still be friends, that don't mean nothing
As it rushes to my head, my head.
You never loved you'd just pretend, or something.
Darlin' you really should have said
Cause all I wanted was a little love.
All I needed was a little care.
All I wanted was a little love and tenderness yeah yeah.
I hear the siren blaze in the distance.
Her blood still on my hands,
But there's no way I would hide cause I loved.
Surely you understand.
Your name is Geoffrey Drake, and you're under arrest he said
And led me down the road in chains.
Neighbors all turned their heads.
Goodbye Geoffrey Drake, a name they never will forget
As poison rushes through my veins.
Steals my find breath.
But all I wanted was a little love.
All I needed was a little care.
All I wanted was a little love and tenderness yeah yeah yeah.
We all die in silence, there's nothing.
Only ourselves to blame.
Too much fight, no love gets you nowhere.
I wish my mother had stayed.
Cause all I wanted was a little love.
All I needed was a little care.
All I wanted was a little love and tenderness yeah yeah yeah.
All I wanted was a little love.
All I wanted was a little care.
All I needed was a little love and tenderness
Or no one to blame.
Soon we learn to fight, or die trying, so my father said.
Said we could still be friends, that don't mean nothing
As it rushes to my head, my head.
You never loved you'd just pretend, or something.
Darlin' you really should have said
Cause all I wanted was a little love.
All I needed was a little care.
All I wanted was a little love and tenderness yeah yeah.
I hear the siren blaze in the distance.
Her blood still on my hands,
But there's no way I would hide cause I loved.
Surely you understand.
Your name is Geoffrey Drake, and you're under arrest he said
And led me down the road in chains.
Neighbors all turned their heads.
Goodbye Geoffrey Drake, a name they never will forget
As poison rushes through my veins.
Steals my find breath.
But all I wanted was a little love.
All I needed was a little care.
All I wanted was a little love and tenderness yeah yeah yeah.
We all die in silence, there's nothing.
Only ourselves to blame.
Too much fight, no love gets you nowhere.
I wish my mother had stayed.
Cause all I wanted was a little love.
All I needed was a little care.
All I wanted was a little love and tenderness yeah yeah yeah.
All I wanted was a little love.
All I wanted was a little care.
All I needed was a little love and tenderness
Goodbye Geoffrey Drake
Released on Graffiti 6's 2010 album Colours, 'Goodbye Geoffrey Drake' stands as a defining track in the UK garage and drum and bass evolution. The song features a distinctive, emotive vocal performance that anchors its driving, breakbeat rhythm, characteristic of the genre's late 2000s peak. Produced with a polished yet raw aesthetic, the recording captures the energy of the era while showcasing the artist's ability to blend soulful melodies with complex, high-energy instrumentation. It remains a staple in the catalogue of influential tracks that helped shape the sound of modern electronic dance music, resonating with fans who appreciate its dynamic flow and atmospheric production.