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THE ACTOR TAKES THE STAGE (16/3/12)
Ten years later I’m all on my own,
thinking about nothing, sitting by the phone
But he never ever calls and he never ever writes,
I find my mind is drifting to what happened that night
I looked out of my window and what did I see,
a little old man staring back at me
The Stars and Stripes upon his arm,
looking pretty much like he’s about to buy the farm
I looked a little closer and nothing was clear,
perhaps he was an actor and someone sent him here
Perhaps this was a message perhaps it was a dream,
in life we have to learn not everything is as it seems
He was a burnt out astronaut returned from the stars,
checking his reflection in the windows of the cars
Sitting in my kitchen in his astronaut suit
and then I realised he’s on a mission to recruit
He wants to take me away and show me his life
and nicely introduce me to his very nice wife
His big TV and his very nice car
and buy me lots of drinks at a very nice bar
I explain I can’t go, I’ve got so much to do,
he says “work work work that’s all you ever do
Why don’t you take a little break, come along with me,
there’s so much to learn, there’s so much to see”
So I put my little hand in his astronaut glove
and stepped outside my house into his great big world of love
And he took me away and he showed me his life
and he nicely introduced me to his very nice wife
I watched his big TV and drove his very nice car
and every night we drank at a very nice bar
And he always had a story, he told them very well,
if you listen very closely you can hear them all as well
And so the actor takes the stage
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EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT PT 1 (26/11/11 & 27/11/11)
Everything will be alright,
mother said if I woke at night,
I believe I’ve been deceived
If I die before I wake,
pray the lord my soul to take,
I believe I’ve been deceived
At the end of the day we’re all on our own,
forget your friends on the telephone
This is the code that’s in every bone,
this was meant to be
Worked so hard to get this far,
big TV, very nice car,
I believe I’ve been deceived
Money galore in my account,
spend it now, out and about,
I believe I’ve been deceived
At the end of the day we’re all on our own,
forget your friends on the telephone
This is the code that’s in every bone,
this was meant to be
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Starlight Lake
06:02
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STARLIGHT LAKE (16/11/11)
The ship that sailed on Starlight Lake,
well the Captain he made a big mistake
He thought that he knew the Starlight Sound
but then the old ship it ran aground
The lifeboats filled with the children and women,
with no room for the men, so they just started swimming
But the currents were strong and the undertow
took hold of them all and wouldn’t let go
So now every year we have coffee and cake
and remember the ship on old Starlight Lake
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Twenty Five Things
03:18
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TWENTY FIVE THINGS (4/11/11 & 7/11/11)
Now I never want to see you, now I never want to use you
Now I never want to watch you, now I never want to lose you
Now I never want to feel you, now I never want to fear you
Now I never want to face you, now I never want to hear you
Now I never want to love you, now I never want to rule you
Now I never want to push you, now I never want to pull you
Now I never want to need you, now I never want to fail you
Now I never want to kiss you, now I never want to kill you
Now I never want to taste you, now I never want to test you
Now I never want to touch you, now I never want to tempt you
Now I never want to twist you, now I never want to trip you
Now I never want to trick you, now I never want to trust you
Now I never want to see you, now I never want to hear you
Now I never want to touch you, now I never want to feel you
Now I never want to want you, now I never want to love you
Now I never want to kiss you, now I never want to kill you
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Kindling
03:58
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KINDLING (9 & 11/11/11)
The sky was overcast
and a storm was always threatening
And in a town that’s grey already,
when it’s cold and wet there’s little charm
And some people were out walking
and a storm was always threatening
and there were cars, heavy traffic
And the chance that someone might come to harm
And people blew like so much kindling
but the killer was off camera
The sky was briefly brighter;
there were cars amongst the windows
Well the rain went on forever
and the killer was off camera
And in a town that’s grey already,
when it’s cold and wet there’s little charm
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On the Eve
02:37
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Vendôme
07:05
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VENDÔME (27/11/10)
On the south,
overlooked,
the ruins of a castle,
Counts of Vendôme,
Holy Trinity,
a fine façade,
stone steeple
Isolated,
vanished church,
the old gate,
the river front
Ancient hospital,
chapel preserved,
and in the garden,
a library,
stone steeple
A statue of the poet,
a tear shed by Jesus
at the tomb of Lazarus
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All is Fine
02:45
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ALL IS FINE (9 & 11/11/11)
And if I were to say
that all is fine
and I am well
you’d know I’m lying
Cos all I do is hope
that things will turn out
better than it seems
they will
This feeling,
it’s killing
but hope is all I have now
And when I say I’m fine
I mean I’m doing my best
to make it through each day
All I can do is hope
that everything will be alright
just hope and pray
This feeling,
it’s killing
but hope is all I have now
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Vanderhof
04:07
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VANDERHOF (6/11/11)
Cool remote
Sunday gardens
set against a slate blue mist
His hand an inch from his automatic,
like an old man in a forgotten place
She named a price, didn’t name another;
she kept her money in a sugar bowl
Thin and grey with pinpoint eyes,
mouth like an oil slick on a river
The hastily parked car;
the burning leaves
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If I Fall
03:17
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IF I FALL (1/11/11)
Just two second hand young things,
trading all our dreams back in
Feel the shock but feel no pain,
as you start your life again without me
Here without you, here you go again
My mouth is dry I chew the pills
but I can’t say if I am ill
I just want this all to end
if I fall I won’t get up again without you
Here without you, here I go again
If I fall, if I fall I won’t get up again
Flashes pass before my eyes
times I’ve loved, times I’ve despised
Try to break out of the numb,
feeling deaf and feeling dumb without you
Here without you, here we go again
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Starlight Starbright
07:52
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STARLIGHT STARBRIGHT (6/11/11)
Star light, star bright, when I see your light tonight;
I wish I may, I wish I might, have the wish I wish tonight
Star light, star bright, won’t you lead my way tonight
Everything will be alright, won’t you grant this wish tonight
Star light, star bright, won’t you keep me safe tonight
Make sure everything’s alright, may I have this wish tonight
Star light, star bright, tell me everything will be alright
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EVERYTHING WILL BE ALRIGHT PT 2 (26/11/11 & 27/11/11)
Everything will be alright,
mother said if I woke at night,
I believe I’ve been deceived
If I die before I wake,
pray the lord my soul to take,
I believe I’ve been deceived
At the end of the day we’re all on our own,
forget your friends on the telephone
This is the code that’s in every bone,
this was meant to be
Worked so hard to get this far,
big TV, very nice car,
I believe I’ve been deceived
Money galore in my account,
spend it now, out and about,
I believe I’ve been deceived
At the end of the day we’re all on our own,
forget your friends on the telephone
This is the code that’s in every bone,
this was meant to be
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THE ACTOR LEAVES THE STAGE (12/3/12)
Now the play is over and the actor leaves the stage
Catches his face in the mirror and now he looks his age
He wipes away the make up and he walks out the door
He knows inside he’s finished he can’t take anymore
The audience has disappeared and he’s all on his own
Not a single message or missed call on his phone
He used to wake up in the morning so glad to be alive
Jump into his very nice car and take it for a drive
Somehow now the thrill has gone and he’s hurting inside
Put out the light and put out the light there’s nowhere to hide
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A quartet in name only, initially influenced by Fripp & Eno's "No Pussyfooting" and The Velvet Underground's debut, songwriter & soundscaper David Reilly started musicking in 1977 by creating drones using sellotape on the keys of his dad's Bontempi Organ. The subsequent junk shop purchases of an electric guitar & fuzzbox and the acquisition of an old Beatles songbook, led him into songwriting... ... more
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