The Script: Science & Faith

Angst-ridden, sorrowful, soulful, beautiful. That's how I describe The Script's latest album, Science & Faith.

Belting out the best break-up songs EVER, The Script invaded Philippine airwaves in the latter part of '07, primarily with "The Man Who Can't Be Moved" and "Breakeven." Their self-titled debut album also had lesser known, but equally gorgeous tracks like "I'm Yours", "Talk You Down" and "Before the Worst."

Like true marketers believing in the principle of why fix something that ain't broken, Science & Faith milks on the break-up angonies of Danny O'Donoghue and turns it into it's cash cow. (Though, who would ever want to break that poor baby's heart, I can never comprehend.) Practically all ten songs talk about heartache, hurt, love lost and love's hopeful return. Here's one of the tracks that struck a chord in me, for your listening pleasure. :)

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IF YOU EVER COME BACK

If you're standing with your suitcase

But you can't step on the train

Every thing's the way that you left it, I still haven't slept yet

And if you're covering your face now

But you just can't hide the pain

Still setting two plates on the counter but eating without you

If the truth is you're a liar

When you say that you're okay

I'm sleeping on your side of the bed, going out of my head now

And if you're out there trying to move on

But something pulls you back again

I'm sitting here trying to persuade you like we're in the same room

And I wish you could give me the cold shoulder

And I wish you could still give me a hard time

And I wish I could still wish it was over

But even if wishing is a waste of time

Even if I never cross your mind

I'll leave the door on the latch

If you ever come back, if you ever come back

There'll be a light in the hall and the key under the mat

If you ever come back

There'll be a smile on my face and the kettle on

And it will be just like you were never gone

There'll be a light in the hall and the key under the mat

If you ever come back if, you ever come back now

Oh if you ever come back, if you ever come back

Now they say I'm wasting my time

'Cause you're never coming home

But they used to say the world was flat and how wrong was that now

And by leaving my door open

I'm risking everything I own

There's nothing I can lose in a break-in that you haven't taken

And I wish you could give me the cold shoulder

And I wish you can still give me a hard time

And I wish I could still wish it was over

But even if wishing is a waste of time

Even if I never cross your mind

I'll leave the door on the latch

If you ever come back, if you ever come back

There'll be a light in the hall and the key under the mat

If you ever come back

There'll be a smile on my face and the kettle on

And it will be just like you were never gone

There'll be a light in the hall and the key under the mat

If you ever come back if, you ever come back now

Oh if you ever come back, if you ever come back

If it's the fighting you remember or the little things you miss

I know you're out there somewhere so just remember this

If it's the fighting you remember or the little things you miss

Oh just remember this, oh just remember this

I'll leave the door on the latch

If you ever come back, if you ever come back

There'll be a light in the hall and the key under the mat

If you ever come back

There'll be a smile on my face and the kettle on

And it will be just like you were never gone

There'll be a light in the hall and the key under the mat

If you ever come back if, you ever come back now

Oh if you ever come back, if you ever come back

And it will be just like you were never gone

And it will be just like you were never gone

And it will be just like you were never gone

If you ever come back, if you ever come back now.