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Old England


And it’s a sad sad old thing
When tradition fades
Yet time will not stand still
And cultures street parades

Yet the quiet nothings
That fade and disappear
Are lost forever
Hear the last faint whispers

Now no courtesan
At the court of khan
Can ever conjure
Can never charm

And through the weaves and coloured beads
I glanced old England
staring vacant into space so still and straight
and through the Yams and street sellers arms
I glanced old England
resigned to sit alone and wait
and await his fate

A tear runs down his cheek
So old and so weak
So much has passed
So much is forgotten

Yet who will buy his things
Who will speak his tongue?
As the white dove of peace
Signal a silent alarm

Now no courtesan
At the court of khan
Can ever conjure
Can never charm

and through the weaves and coloured beads
I glanced old England
staring vacant into space so still and straight
and through the Yams and street sellers arms
I glanced old England
resigned to sit alone wait
And await his fate


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Old England



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Rainham Calling
  
Suburban life is fine
some of the time
young man go west
and seek your fortune

And when you woke to find
the dull and dreary town
you take the train to Chatham
and just hang around

Yeah there is always the car park
but the enemy
is busy doing hand brake spins
so tread carefully
 
Two cultures clash
Over Rainham rec
And even in the suburbs
the kids crave respect
 
The youth cult pervading
and a testosterone kick
Will figuratively settle
Who has the biggest dick

And you escaped the Howard
a fantastic kid
the right side of the tracks my son
is where you live
the world is complicated
and it could be far worse

You say Rainham’s drowning
and I live by the river
 
Not bad grades well done
its time to cut and run
break out of this jail
and go and have some fun

You left your home for London
where the streets are mean
you gouged yourself on freedom
and loved the nightlife scene

And those that never left with you
happy to stay where they were
will still be waiting
when you return

And the prodigal come
armed with the widest smile
and down the busy high street
the familiar faces file

So back to the womb
You crawl with a heavy head
Soon to lay again upon
That familiar old bed

And you escaped the Howard
a fantastic kid
the right side of the tracks my son
is where you live
the world is complicated
and it could be far worse

You say Rainham’s drowning
and I live by the river

Rainham calling
and I live by the river




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Rainham Calling


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Pearls to Swine

 

Oh mighty warrior

How does your garden grow?

They fawn and swoon

At all you do

 

It’s not your fault

So cheaply bought

It’s sad to see

The unimaginative

 

Lazy eyes

And lazy brains

Discerning not

Heads like trays

 

They sliver up

And sidle down

Throw them some titbits

And watch them squeal

 

Pearls to swine

Most of the time

I know I’m biased

Towards what’s mine

But sycophants

And sad pedants

Will always lick arse

And wank off tramps

 

No not sour grapes

Just blatant fact

The ones you praise

The ones you clap

 

Are not the fault

No not the cause

Yes blinkered vision

Causes crashing bores

 

And image makes

With much allure

The weakest flame

Appear quite bright

 

Oh vain smug gits

With a vacuous air

as verbose shit

They do declare

 

Pearls to swine

Most of the time

I know I’m biased

Towards what’s mine

But sycophants

And sad pedants

Will always lick arse

And wank off tramps

 

They blow smoke up your arse

They smile and laugh like fools

They chit and chat chat chater

But never listen

 

And when the god like figure point

A new star rises to anoint

It’s ok to look your senses free

What up till now you were too dumb to see

 

And watch the herd move across the creative grassland

Like so many wildebeest they go

Without an original thought between them

The collective dimwits out on show



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Pearls to Swine


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A Chatham Love Song

He bought you a gold chain
Well steady honey
He stole your heart away
Hes so very funny

Young love will bloom
Like the sweetest flower
Its only the doubting
That turns it sour

Teenagers in love
Such a great sensation
Chemicals collide
Cosmic radiation

And with a smile as wide as the Medway
He stares into your eyes
And just for the shortest moment
You can forget all of the lies

The kiss so sweet he stole your heart
He promised so much more
But good intentions fade away
Behind the broken door

You wanted a hero
He wanted a break
You wanted the real thing
But he turned out fake
Surrounded by shit it’s a shitty place
That keeps robbing the smile from your sad but pretty face…

100 texts a day
Jam your mobile
Your friends all think hes fit
Get yer eyes off

And the sun hangs like a ball
Over the river
And when the darkness comes down
You hold each other tight

Now smug told you so smiles
Greet your dilemma
As you push your new born
Through the pentagon centre

And with a smile as wide as the Medway
He stares into your eyes
And just for the shortest moment
You can forget all of the lies

The kiss so sweet he stole your heart
He promised so much more
But good intentions fade away
Behind the broken door

You wanted a hero
He wanted a break
You wanted the real thing
But he turned out fake
Surrounded by shit it’s a shitty place
That keeps robbing the smile from your sad but pretty face…

A Chatham love
Now split and done
A Chatham Love
Has spurned a son
A Chatham Love
The legacy lives on
A Chatham love
Although hes gone

And there is no air of despair
Just a blind acceptance
It hurts to much to care
No point crying over spilt milk

And your friends gather in the high street
And the boys and girls flirt blindly
Cider eyes and cigarette breath
If only you’d just kept on walking

And the wind held its breath over the maritime hospital
As another bastard son emerged to repeat the cycle..
was that you?
was that you?
is that you?
Will/could that be you?



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A Chatham Love Song


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Veranda Propaganda

And the great unwashed outside
And inside the intrigue is so thick
As the smokey room consort
With the tight lipped and those cheaply bought

Guard you hand and guard it well
See and hear only what you want
Kiss and tell and whisper sweet
Nice comfy chair and evening heat

And the purpose of this very pleasant scene
Is to help achieve your objectives
Catch the ear of those in the know
Grease the palms but careful how much you show

Chin Chin my dear the world is your oyster
No rubbing shoulders with the hoi polloi
Crystallised in holy water
Anointed by the new world order

Oh Im not listening to a thing you say…
But I’ll probably  live to regret it one day

Veranda..Veranda propaganda

And the view is oh so stunning
Sea and sun now beautifully setting
Gently brush past the knowing stares
Selecting targets making pairs

And the mighty obliquely hint
How you might be very useful
Compromise and stack the chips
Preen and pout with poison lips

And the purpose of this very pleasant scene
Is to help achieve your objectives
Smile and laugh on que just right
Sell your heart and soul tonight

Chin Chin my dear the world is your oyster
No rubbing shoulders with the hoi polloi
Crystallised in holy water
Anointed by the new world order


Oh Im not listening to a thing you say…
But I’ll probably  live to regret it one day

Veranda..Veranda propaganda

Ill scratch your back if you scratch mine
Ill cut you some slack if youll cut me a line
the corridors of power are full to the brim
but if you tickle my itch the I can see a way in


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Veranda Propaganda


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Green Park
 

She is such a frail thing

Moves after dark

She was just passing

Through green park

 

Footsteps echo lightly

Streetlight stark

She seeks an existence

Beyond green park

 

Look at me I’m lovely

Look at me cos I can give

Anything you need

I am the one you must be with

 

I can take you to a place

Where for a while you can be free

Be the sort of woman that

Your old lady could never be

 

I’m a lady I’m a Baby

I am anything you want

But please don’t waste my time

Cos my time is money

 

I’m an old fashioned girl

And I’m a lucky fucking hit

And you’ll know you been serviced

Because I swallow before I spit!

 

She is such a frail thing

Moves after dark

She was just passing

Through green park

 

Footsteps echo lightly

Streetlight stark

She seeks an existence

Beyond green park

 

Are you looking or are you buying

Cos I haven’t got all day

If you want me son

Then you have gotta fucking pay

 

So don’t look at me with that

So self-righteous face

Cos I am just passing through

On the way to some other place

 

I’m collected I’m protected

I’m doing the business see

Cos I aint doing it for fun

And I aint doing it for free

 

I don’t need to be respected

I don’t need no sympathy

Just wanna earn a pile of dosh

And a house in the country

 

She is such a frail thing

Moves after dark

She was just passing

Through green park

 

Footsteps echo lightly

Streetlight stark

She seeks an existence

Beyond green park

 

 
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Leysdown Sunday
 

You can get some jellied eels

You can get some one arm thrills

Where the skyline meets the sea

Concrete grey surrounding me

 

From a boy I walked this place

Ice cream lips and a chip fat face

Saveloys and plastic tat

London boy in a cowboy hat

 

Give me 10’s and give me 2’s

One things for sure I’m gonna lose

Shut your mind and shut your gate

I’m not coming home till late

 

And it can wait till Monday

Cos leysdown Sunday is in my eyes

Well you can Seahorse ride yeah

And watch the tide until the sun goes down

See all the vans line up and the chalet huts

That have stood for years

A seafood stall and a nostalgic fool

Holds back the tears

 

Now a man I long to be

Far a way sometimes from where

Where you’d never dream id be

This place is still a part of me

 

Arcade fun is therapy

Stale fat smell is overpowering

2 fat ladies 88

Candy Floss and her fat mate

 

Give me 10’s and give me 2’s

One things for sure im gonna lose

Shut your mind and shut your gate

I’m not coming home till late

 

And it can wait till Monday

Cos Leysdown Sunday is in my eyes

Well you can Seahorse ride yeah

And watch the tide until the sun goes down

See all the vans line up and the chalet huts

That have stood for years

A seafood stall and a nostalgic fool

Holds back the tears

 

 

To some this is hell

The grime and the smell

The tacky bright noise

Tattooed girls and tattooed boys

 

I can almost touch the past

Walking down the main drag

I lost my shoe in the mud

My mum dragging me free

 

Walking down the promenade

Chips in paper

The smell of this place

Brings a smile to my face

 

It can never decay

It can never fade away

Cos it was never that much anyway

Just A place where a poor city boy could play

 

Memories that feeling that you

Déjà vue is screaming at you

Its escape and I become one

With the faceless mass I come from

Forget hate and forget tension

Immerse your self in this dimension

Where the stress and daily grind is

All forgotten left behind

 

Little London boy you’re very strange

Never want to ever turn the page

 

 

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Leysdown Sunday

 

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The New Wave II

 

Eating bread and butter for my tea

Singing songs of autumn while you’re sitting there with me

Johnny’s down the Medway and Karen’s on the seine

Longing for forgiveness so she can venture back again

 

Kevin’s trying to re adjust his life

Never been the same since the consumption took his wife

Jane is always dreaming of a better place to be

But never goes outside these days because she can’t be free

 

And it’s a wise old time that were having

A wise old time now for me

And it’s a wise old time for the new wave

For those who want to live artistically

 

For those who want to live artistically

 

Turner was a painter of the river

Waterhouse a painter of the lake

Altogether left to a conclusion

Sincerity can sometimes hide a fake

 

Etching out subsistence like existence

Picking up the crumbs from off the floor

Suffering for everything you wanted

Only to question what you want it for

 

And it’s a wise old time that were having

A wise old time now for me

And it’s a wise old time for the new wave

For those who want to live artistically

 

For those who want to live artistically

 

Gregors painting shadows for a while

Although the genre seems so fitting he can only force a smile

Looking to expand he keeps his safe horizons close

Surviving on a diet, of only tea and toast

 

The light that trickles in now from pane

Forms a visual puddle that illuminate the brain

Encapsulate the moment, so fleeting yet so stark

Your easel and your brushes capture every little spark

 

And it’s a wise old time that were having

A wise old time now for me

And it’s a wise old time for the new wave

For those who want to live artistically

 

Now Billy’s trying to rile the Medway poets

While others sit and watch TV at home

Nothings ever gonna change the system

When apathy can isolate alone

 

And art is like a piece of string extended

How far it goes depends on many things

And if you want to quantify and measure

Then you’ll soon see all the trouble that that brings

 

 

And it’s a wise old time that were having

A wise old time now for me

And it’s a wise old time for the new wave

For those who want to live artistically

 

For those who want to live artistically

 

Down on the Medway

Its a fun day

No one can catch me

No one can match me

 

 

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The New Wave II 

 

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1973

 

 

 In 1973

You bought him a gold chain

He wore it round his Gregory

You walked hand in hand

Up and down Peckham High Street

 

6 months later

He sat in the Wimpey

Just waiting for you to pass

So he could confront you

 

He gave you a baby

But you didn’t tell him

You decided its fate

On some cold bleak estate

 

You told your friends lies

And they all believed you

And the poor boy took abuse

Head stuck in a noose

 

In 1973 you had so much Sex

That the bed was soon broken

Your lingerie torn

A woman was born

 

Yet the jealousy filled him

And turned into anger

The thoughts turned to blows

No highs only lows

 

The relief was immense

But the loss quite intense

The boy sat there brooding

Just looking for closure

 

And then in a moment

By strange premonition

You passed by the Wimpy

And he got his conclusion

 

In 1973 it was mean, it was me

In 1973

Man it was mean, Man it was mean

In 1973

Looking for a way to make you pay

Looking for the right words to say

Now Im driving reckless and I’m blind

Restless and without my peace of mind

 

In 1973 it was mean, it was me

In 1973

Man it was mean, Man it was mean

 

In 1973...

 

 

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1973

 

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Trailer Park Riot

 

Settle for nothing

Settle for nothing

This trailer park life

Mobile as hell

Stuck in a vacuum

 

No one is moving

And no one is staying

Everyone is just passing

But no one is leaving

 

Bully for you

No one knows your name

They all call you butch

But hey who gives a shit

 

The peace will be shattered

And everyone know

The time for forgiveness

Has long since passed

 

Trailer park riot

Send in the army

The whole place is bleeding

So sound the alarm

 

The kids are screaming

And the dogs are barking

They are torching the pitches

And crucifying the bitches

 

Now look at me

Sergeant she says

I am a little worse for wear

I am really half dead

 

He punch and he kick

And she drink and she drink

The kids are like vermin

And the whole trailer stink

 

Listen now sergeant

She cant say the words

And the light in her eyes

Has almost gone out

 

Yet the bullets fly past

In the heat of the night

Ricochet past your head

Now the dream is long dead

 

Trailer park riot

Send in the army

The whole place is bleeding

So sound the alarm

 

The kids are screaming

And the dogs are barking

They are torching the pitches

And crucifying the bitches

 

Trailer park riot

Send in the army

The whole place is bleeding

You’re all fucking barmy

 

The kids are screaming

And the dogs are barking

They are torching the pitches

And crucifying the bitches

 

No more torment she’s gone down

Cos she’s swimming in the river where her child did drown

No more torment she’s gone down

Cos she’s trying to turn it round but she can only put herself under the ground

Where the dirt and all the dust will cut her dead and hide her from the frightening sound

And the river form a barrier that will take her down to where her daughter drowned

And the river form a barrier that will take her down to where her daughter can be found

 

  

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Trailer Park Riot

 

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The Enemy Within

 

 

Little old man lost

Toddling about

Looking for the high street

Looking for the old street

 

Its 1949

Inside your addled head

You look but you don’t see

Most of your friends are dead

 

Cracked skin reptilian

Peering out of your shell

Enforced by mortise locks

What is that pissy smell?

 

So fuck you chas and Dave

This aint no nostalgia kick

It’s not a Mike Leigh film

It’s not a Ealing Flick

 

This life he gave to you

And in the war he slew

The enemy inside

Was the only one he knew

 

The exodus still churn

A now uncertain fate

Awaits you my old chum

Upon the cold estate

 

The wind blows chill and cold

Forsaken and abused

Where have your children gone

Disposable and used

 

Now mango and the yam

Confuse your beetled brow

You want to shout and scream

But you’ve forgotten how

 

So fuck you Chas and Dave

This aint no nostalgia kick

It’s not a Mike Leigh film

It’s not a Ealing Flick

 

This life he gave to you

And in the war he slew

The enemy inside

Was the only one he knew

 

And you are so alone

Your weak and brittle bones

The futures written tomes

Etched in your weak white bones

Etched in your bleached white bones

 

And time will be the teacher who relate

How from the ashes you rose to seal your own fate

 

They owe you nothing

They owe you nothing

 

 

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The Enemy Within

 

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Stockwell Jim

 

 

So David Bailey

No time to go to Hoxton

You gotta spurn the new breed

You gotta blaze a new trail

 

Stockwell Jim

You are a living legend

Vauxhall has been

Like an open prison

 

Stockwell Jim

Chelsea, Chelsea

It was a king’s road thing

1970

 

Stockwell Jim

Looks like you’re speeding up now

Irresistible as sin

In your sheepskin

 

Charlie will see you all right son

No time to clean the carpet

No time to wipe the walls down

He was an easy target

 

Let’s forget about the pain

And concentrate on the future

Oh Let the bastard bleed

This is the price of culture!

 

Chorus

 

There is not a trace on your smug boat race

Of guilt that I can see

Like a chameleon you blend right in

Never getting old always pencil thin

Take the pills my son you are born again

Cos those in the know won’t forget your name

You’re a godlike child and they can see your light

You’re like a breath of fresh air on a muggy night

 

Stockwell Jim

Give us another one

Stockwell Jim

Guilty as sin

 

Stockwell Jim

Give us another one

Stockwell Jim

Yer Guilty as sin

 

Stockwell Jim

Chelsea, Chelsea

 

C’mon

Chelsea, Chelsea

 

Stockwell Jim

Chelsea, Chelsea

It was a King’s rd thing yeah

1970

 

Stockwell Jim

Chelsea, Chelsea

It was a King’s rd thing yeah

1970

 

Stockwell Jim

Chelsea, Chelsea

It was a King’s rd thing yeah

1970!

 

Irresistible as sin…

In yer sheepskin

 

 

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Stockwell Jim

 

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Fighting Man

 

 

From South Africa to the Wrotham Hills

There’s a vacancy for a man who kills

If you’re out of luck and you’re out of work

We can send you down to Johannesburg

 

If you’re looking for something more from life

And you cannot see any way to be

With a fresh tattoo on each arm my son

You changed your name to carry a gun

 

Bad luck followed you and you lost your mum

Working on the roads your dad was soon gone

A new centaury dawned and at just 17

In 99 you took the shilling from the queen

 

You’re a Fighting man my old mate

You would have never felt the fear of the cold estate

With one arm you would defend

Against anyone who would dare offend

 

You’re a Fighting man my old mate

and you would never feel the fear of the cold estate

With one arm you would defend

Against anyone who you wouldn’t call a friend

 

From Old Mafeking back to the wide Medway

Aden to India you would defend the crown

And in 14 you would be sent off again

Until they blew you up scarred your body and your brain

 

Old soldiers never die they just fade

Wear their medals proudly at the street parade

You were too old for, World War 2

But you would have gone for them if they asked you to

 

The reality of this army life

Over 20 years sharing in the strife

Must have made you angry must have made you sad

And in reality just a little mad

 

You’re a Fighting man my old mate

You would have never felt the fear of the cold estate

With one arm you would defend

Against anyone who would dare offend

 

You’re a Fighting man my old mate

And you would never feel the fear of the cold estate

With one arm you would defend

Against anyone who you wouldn’t call a friend

 

 

Maybe I am a bit like you

Maybe the stories are all true

You are a man I never knew

Like a detective I just pushed on through

 

Revealing the truth that no one knew

100 years just passing through

I have walked just a few paces behind you

The road you made was as black as the pitch

 

Now I find myself thinking of you

And how life could have been

Now I’m in your shadow and a cold chill

Filled every new fact I did reveal

 

Jimmy Gunner, Little Jimmy Gunner

Eyes of steel, heart of a lion.

Billy Reeves, Private Billy Reeves

I think I know the truth, yeah now I know the truth

 

 

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Fighting Man

 

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Mr Clueless

 

Outside the railway station

Stands Mr Clueless from Rainham

He’s representing this nation

Without any complication

He stands so straight and stiff

Fore head so steep it looks like a cliff

And his eyes they say it all

He is just waiting for the call that never came

 

And every single day just seems the same

Cos if you never look outside then you aint gonna be

Anything but the bare necessity

 

Local hero you must be mad

Just someone’s father yeah someone’s dad

He once had an adventure in 63

But it turned out bad so he didn’t go again

 

Just passing by yeah passing through

He doesn’t even notice you

He’s inconspicuous on your street

Treading on such light step feet

 

Outside the railway station

Stands Mr Clueless from Rainham

He’s representing this nation

Without any complication

He stands so straight and stiff

Fore head so steep it looks like a cliff

And his eyes they say it all

He is just waiting for the train that never came

 

And every single day just seems the same

Cos if you never look outside then you aint gonna be

Anything but the bare necessity

 

The company that owns his arse

Requires of him that he be calm

Sound of mind and body too

A valued member of the team

 

But deep inside I wonder if

He got well drunk or smoked a spliff

He may have a secret he may surprise

But all I see is cold dead eyes

Thank god for people just like him

Who never take a chance and sin

He sits up there on a pedestal

But some of us we need to fall

 

Outside the railway station

Stands Mr Clueless from Rainham

He aint at his final location

And who can fucking blame him

The clock is ticking by

And you don’t even see it

The day will come to die

And you won’t even feel it when it come

 

The constant stream of life that leave you numb

The business of the day is never done

You’ll take it to the grave My clueless chum

 

Outside the railway station

Stands Mr Clueless from Rainham

He’s representing this nation

Without any complication

He stands so straight and stiff

Fore head so steep it looks like a cliff

And his eyes they say it all

He is just waiting for the call that never came

 

And every single day just seems the same

Cos if you never look outside then you aint gonna be

Anything but the bare necessity

 

Outside the railway station

Stands Mr Clueless from Rainham

He’s representing this nation

Without any complication

He stands so straight and stiff

Fore head so steep it looks like a cliff

And his eyes they say it all

He is just waiting for the train that never came

 

 

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Mr Clueless

 

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Living My Death Series End

 

 

Blank sheet of paper

Surely that’s not right

Star for so long now

Where is the light

Burnt to a cinder

Cut to the quick

Where’s the surrender

What’s the agenda?

 

Oh my dears

This cannot be

Why have the cast

All started to ignore me

The public will not

Stand for this

They’ll be an outcry

This man cannot die

 

Living my death series end

 

The lights have gone out

And I haven’t a shilling

The fresh faced fools

Have a penchant for killing

They are so stupid

And I am unwilling

To go all graceful

And get second billing

 

Yes I am worthy

Look at my face

Such lines

Such character

Such a bloody waste

For 25 years now

I have sat in this place

Grinning like an idiot

See the make ups trace

 

Living my death series end

 

I will work without pay

I will do anything you say

Mr Producer can I stay

I won’t get in the way

 

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Living My Death Series End

 

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Heat!

 

All over this town tonight the heat it is rising

Filling the air with no oxygen chocking

All over this town the dogs are all barking

And if I had a gun I would fucking kill them

And you said to me just try and ignore them

But the heat is so sticky and it saps the will

To get out of this pit and into the darkness

To take hold of a stranger and indulge in politeness

To spell out what you need in moments quietness

To lick at the tongue with no trace of shyness

To reach right inside and deliver the dirt

Rip the armour away and expose all the hurt

And the dealers are dealing and the hookers are hooking

And the fathers are drinking while the mothers are cooking

And the 1035 draws up 5 minutes late

And it saved you time but it sealed your fate

 

In the heart of the city yeah no one is moving

Fat women are still and some old were sat dying

A & E was as calm as a funeral parlour

While the thugs in the west end were looking for a victim

And the picket fence white and the parched earth outside

the shadow of the old oak tree where your brother nearly died

And the shed in the corner all bare boards and grey

Is a silent witness to what happened today

With a cat like charisma with a near deathly creep

That can alarm even the waking let alone those who sleep

This hot night sheds pity this hot night sheds fear

As the last seconds of the victim soon disappear

And the sirens get louder and I open my eyes

Drenched in the sweat of my body and the blood of your lies

The dogs howl in unison at the pale full moon

That hangs like a like a beacon a big white balloon

 

And the sickness is with me as my head heavy explode

Feel the breath of a stranger while the burden unload

And the night goes on forever like some distressing bad dream

And just for a moment, I can still hear you scream...

 

 

 

Hear it hear

 

Heat!

 

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Miss Jones

 

Oh Frances de la tour you’re so demure

Miss middle class personified on screen

Sophistication is your middle name

Playing that oh so clichéd little game

 

And with a twinkle in your eye you fix him good

Miss Jones you are on fire tonight my dear

With a passion that will sweep across the room

So sentimental holding back the tear

 

If I may be so bold and call you Ruth

Beneath the cold exterior lies the proof

A more mature visage can be quite sweet

A gallant knight will sweep you of your feet

 

The décor just reflects your pallid face

The frumpy clothes that hide your true demeanour

You ham it up for all that it is worth

Always live in hope of better things

 

And why the oh so coy

Blushes for the boy

Rupert you’re a very lucky man

And while she dances like a nymph

You work your charm in synch

Eyes closed while you hang upon her every sigh

 

Now listen Ruth he’s in a little jam

He’s tried to tell you every way he can

In his twitching and so very flinching way

He lusts after your person every day

 

Let them all mock you my dear but me

I can see the you that they don’t see

The much misunderstood over dramatic pose

That emphasize your ample but perfect nose

 

Not the stuff of teenage fantasy

But you always looked to be fair game to me

Not a pin up girl but maybe to some

You could pass as someone’s naughty mum

 

Now I always left it there upon the screen

Another awkward embarrassing love scene

The damp is rising up between the walls

That anxious moment before the curtain falls

 

And why the oh so coy

Blushes for the boy

Rupert you’re a very lucky man

And while she dances like a nymph

You work your charm in synch

Eyes closed while you hang upon her every sigh

 

I wouldn’t call it lust just a morbid fascination

for a moment mentally, to imagine your emancipation

Yet there’s a place I never want to go

Save that for a very different show

 

In a private hideaway, you can have her for a day

and what do you know?

 

What do you know?

 

Did she let it go?...

 

 

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Miss Jones

 

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Riot in Toytown

 

 

Therese a riot in toytown

And the kids are not pleased

This havens diseased

And the peace is in tatters

 

There’s a dark force afoot

Down by the dolls house

And all is not right

And something’s gone bad

 

Yet the fleeting kiss

Is now a fist

And the tension it grow and grow

Its time to cut your loss and count the cost

Its nearly time to go

 

Toytowns gone bad and its very sad

 

There’s a riot in toytown

Teddy’s got the blues

And gonk is a smack head

And action mans bruised

 

There’s a riot in toytown

And the chintz curtains are stained

There’s blood on the carpet

Only evil remains

 

Yet the fleeting kiss

Is now a fist

And the tension it grow and grow

Its time to cut your loss and count the cost

Its nearly time to go

 

Toytowns gone bad and its very sad

 

There’s bruises on the inside

No love for you inside

The worm has eaten your soul

Body out of control

When jealousy greed

Just give way to the need to

stop and let it go

 

There will be fire tonight

The dolls house will burn

There is a riot in toytown

(And I know who started it)

 

This wound cannot be healed

This wound cannot be healed

This wound can never be healed

This wound can never be healed

 

They’ll be blood on the carpet

They’ll be blood on the carpet tonight

 

  

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Riot in Toytown

 

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The King of Peckham

 

Strong hands, Strong heart

In a storm you need guts

When the going gets tough

The tough win through

 

Yeah you knew you could see

That the weakness shone through

When the eyes went head to head

We know who won

 

Now talk it is cheap

But keep your guard up

Because there’s always some kid

Who will try to beat you down

 

For a Long time long odds

Wouldn’t bet against you

But the form that you show

Will always make you the favourite

 

And if they get a visit

If a man should call

If you want to argue

Then you are a fool

And they found a card down by

Down by the killing tool

And on the card it just said

You met the king of Peckham

 

You met the king of Peckham

 

Time to start, time to go

Amateur bare knuckle and soon to be pro

Managing your manor

Minding the shop

 

And fools rush in

Where angels fear to tread

And the geeza within

Cracks open the head

 

And time passes by

And the years will hide

The hate of the cozza

And the years inside

 

Yes law is law

And you enforce

The protector of those

Who value their life

 

And if they get a visit

If a man should call

If you want to argue

Then you are a fool

And they found a card down by

Down by the killing tool

And on the card it just said

You met the king of Peckham

 

You met the king of Peckham

 

 

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The King Of Peckham

 

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The Battle of the Old Kent Rd

 

Do your time and do it straight

The air outside is cold

Your futures in the hands of fate

The battle of the old Kent road

 

Baby Jesus loves us all

It takes a man to take a fall

Narcissistic tendencies

Made a guilty man of me

 

Quiet moments when I slide

Gentle moments when I hide

The bruises that are deep within

Cause a confused man to sin

 

Do your time and do it straight

The air outside is cold

Your futures in the hands of fate

The battle of the old Kent road

 

The Lamb of God is innocent

Nailed upon a cross to die

The clash that was to seal your fate

Never ceased despite debate

 

Inner strength will overtake

Cleans the body and the soul

In a land full up with hate

Vengeance will the hunger sate

   

Do your time and do it straight

The air outside is cold

Your futures in the hands of fate

The battle of the old Kent road

 

Do your time and do it straight

The air outside is cold

Your futures in the hands of hate

The battle of the old Kent road

 

Its your time and I’ll tell you straight

The air outside is cold

Brought up on the cold estate

The battle of the old Kent rd

 

Guns are only made to shoot

Towns are only there to loot

You are born and then you die

The time has come to settle up

 

 

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The Battle of the Old Kent Rd

 

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As London Swings
 

Little Billy’s boasting that he could have had a hat trick

Sipping Cuba libre and picking his hamsteads with a matchstick

Vivian can count to 10 and then we all will say

What a jolly love-ley even-ing we all had yesterday

 

And the doorman is in shock because he looked down Doreen’s frock

And he caught a subtle glimpse of her strap on cock

And all of this is happening as London swings along

It costs you nothing for a look old son but more to bang a gong

 

And all the ladies of old bond street have moved to Soho square

And a lovely bit of business can always be done around there

If you looking for a party if you’re looking for a scene

Take the next door on the left son and ask for Miss Irene

 

And there’s parties chinking glasses as the whole town catch alight

You can be out there being sexy or down there having a fight

Mines a mild and his a bitter as the old gents twist their tash

And the beer drips oh so slowly from their gawping open gash

 

And the industry is booming and the cash is piling high

And the ladies are always welcome and the fellahs blink their eye

It’s the permissive society where everyone’s up town

And the coppers will turn a blind eye while she gets her knickers down

 

Its 1230 at the windmill and the punters are all out

They are looking for Paul Raymond but he aint always about

They are paying for it big time they are paying through the nose

It’s the way to go these days son what’s Maltese for 2 more goes

 

And the hoods turn up their collars though its nice and warm inside

And the junky with the cut throats is staring out through narrowed eyes

It’s a hard place when you fal foul of the monkey suited men

Who will kick you down to Berwick Street and kick you back again

 

And the industry is booming and the cash is piling high

And the ladies are always welcome and the fellahs blink their eye

It’s the permissive society where everyone’s up town

And the coppers will turn a blind eye while she gets her knickers down

 

And choppers cutting hedgerows and bobby scoring moore goals

And the king’s road have a go go from their heads down to their toe toes

And the whole worlds gone barmy and the west end flash and glow

And if you want it large son then you know where you gotta go…

 

So if your listening man sing this song…londons swinging and we all can sing along

So if your listening sing this song..Londons swinging and we all can sing along

 

My old man said follow the van etc etc…

 

 

Here it here

 

As London Swings

 

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Take Me Down
 
 

If you wonder why these stories

Are all a little grim

Well this part of life is more fascinating

Than the birds and the sun and the breeze and the trees

Give me a good old nervous breakdown

A man on his knees

 

Yeah I know its all very nice

And little girls are made of sugar and spice

But I like the ones that are made of something more bitter

Whose thoughts aint so pure and thighs a little fitter

 

Take me down

To a place

Where I can share

In your disgrace

Where the fool

Is always found out

And the debris of life

Lay all about

 

Yeah take me down

To the heart

Of where the devils

Own street will start

I can guess

Yeah I can tell

That will be the street

On which I already dwell

 

Opposites attract Misfits just react

No one ever worried about a little thing like tact

The harder you look the more you will find

Those people who have a feeble mind

Those people who just cannot say no

Those people who will suck when they know they should blow

 

 Of course its all very nice

To pretend that girls are all made of sugar and spice

But the truth is they can be made of coal

Sell their own to control your soul

 

Take me down

To a place

Where I can share

In your disgrace

Where the fool

Is always found out

And the debris of life

Lay all about

 

Yeah take me down

To the heart

Of where the devils

Own street will start

I can guess

Yeah I can tell

That will be the street

On which I already dwell

 

Hear it here

 

Take Me Down+Down

 

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The Cabin Boy

Blow hard for me now father wind

Blow hard on these mothers sons who have sinned

Who toil hard and reap what they sow

The harvest that can so deadly flow

 

And if I was born on the land

The salt in my lungs would expand

And if I look out to the sea

I see your fair face staring back at me

 

Only the strong dare survive

Under the weight of your half broken skies

Where the waves wash and toss you about

Where the spirits of the deep hear you shout

 

Listen to the howling wind

That breaks oer decks that heave with your sweat

Like a bird with a broken wing

Praying for peace as the siren sing

 

I sacrifice my soul

While the cold vast expanse opens up below

Your whirlpools that suck and destroy

Shaking the body of this poor cabin boy

 

Now the mist and the kelp will obscure

The dread and the strangest allure

On a peaceful day the shimmer reflect

the hard earned and heartfelt respect

 

Of this cabin boy

This poor cabin boy…

This cabin boy

This poor cabin boy




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The Cabin Boy


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Sticklebacks


Oh so young my head was filled
With butterflies and strawberry fields
This big wide world held all I need
And you could be my guide

But The boys and girls were all ok
But you were special in a way
I felt a feeling deep inside
That I could not explain

Collecting sticklebacks
in a jar for me
You are the one who
fuels my curiosity

You lived next door an older girl
Your touch so sweet your voice so soft
And to your magic I was drawn
A place where I felt free

Our secret hidden from the world
The unsaid words we could not speak
And as the daylight start to fade
Youd kiss me on the cheek

Collecting sticklebacks
in a jar for me
You are the one who
fuels my curiosity

Hear it here

Sticklebacks


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Good and Proper


That’s him in the kitchen
With his head shaven henchmen
Like a kid with a marker pen
Tattoo is for you
Tattoo is for you

And there are bleaker places
And much uglier faces
But right now I am here
And so are you
And so are you

One stab to the heart
From the knife in the draw
Would make me feel much better
And even up the score

To see the fear in your eyes
Which you see everyday
In the eyes of the victims
You daily throw away

Now I’m in the hallway
And eye contact is made
Staring blank past my vision
I won’t look away
I won’t look away

You have got my number
And I have got my tool
And I will fix you good and proper
So drink up now son
Because the business is done

With heavy hands you do not think
With a breath and arms that fucking stink
You stole a future from a girl
Now you can celebrate in hell

Good and proper your done
Good and proper your done old son
Good and proper your done
Good and proper your done
Good and proper your done old son
Good and proper your done


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Good and Proper


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The Scene


And the young girls they were on the scene

Taking coke and nicotine

And the young boys were always nice and clean

Taking Meth amphetamine

 

And the youth has pushed it to the edge

Looking down from the dodgy precipice

The are so stoned they seldom kiss

They punch but very often miss

 

And society just shrugs and grins

And say that kids are kids my dears

The nation mourns of their demise

And wipes a teardrop from its eyes

 

And the rocking chair upon the porch

Show the old what most men thought

It was enough to hear them say

I fought to live another day

 

And the hip kids living on the scene

Drinking beer and acting mean

Little kid just turned 16

Shoving down the ketamine

 

And he has never learnt a trade

But at 13 he soon got laid

Acting like a grown up man

Well he couldn’t even shave (Man)

 

And society just shuffle feet

Roll their eyes and beat their head

As another gunshot ring out loud

And another son is lying dead

 

And the rocking chair upon the porch

Show the old what most men thought

It was enough to hear them say

I fought to live another day

 

And the rocking chair upon the porch

Remind us of what we forgot

A man that hasn’t got no pride

Will always need a place to hide

 

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The Scene

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The Cutter


Blinded by the beam
Shutter click click
Silence and then bang
The whole world erupts

The tightest of skins
The strongest of will
Cannot protect everyone
From the thrill of the kill

Worship is ok
When its done with respect
But jealousy breeds anger
you can never neglect

The devil in you
is the devil in me
And I can but wonder
And you can but flee

Show me the cutter
Show me the knife
Show me the implement
With which you killed your wife

Show me the faces
Let me hear the screams
Show me the fragments
Of her broken dreams

The devil may care
The devil may hide
But you can just grin
And you can just drive

The heat is upon you
And you can’t resist
The taste of the victim
Sits there in your kiss

Now the media howl
And the media shriek
And the face in the paper
Isn’t able to speak

Show me the cutter
Show me the knife
Show me the implement
With which you killed your wife

Show me the faces
Let me hear the screams
Show me the fragments
Of her broken dreams

Show me the cutter
Show me the knife
Show me the incident
Show me the strife

Show me the faces
Let me hear the screams
Show me the fragments
Of her broken dreams


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Monkey Boy


Mark your cards
From an early age they stamped your forehead
Born to succeed
At any cost son you’re the future
Fine indeed
Just as long as you don’t want to think son
For yourself
Because where you come from that is not allowed
And where your going that isn’t for your crowd

Lets all pray
For what we take and what we give and
Mark the days
Until you get your marching orders
Mind control
Is something that you’d better get used to
Don’t look at me
Cos I can see the pain behind your eyes
And I cant swallow all those blatant lies

Monkey boy
Where’s the trick
You just want to fetch that stick for them

Yes I know
You are bright
Like a 5 watt light bulb in the night you shine

And maybe I’m thick
But it’s a lot less easy when you take the stick
And you whack them all around the head with it

Academia
Is crying out for all the big brains
Look at you
You sit amongst the dedicated
Now elite
You can’t associate with danger
Now your fate
Is sealed up in the end of term results
And you can’t come and play with all us oafs


The time has come
For you to get out in the world son
Deal with it
Those mundane chores and tribulations
Lets all hope
That the cotton wool you have been wrapped in
Forms a coat
To keep you from this cold and evil strife
Let’s hope the plan they had will save your life


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Monkey Boy

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Refinded Definition
 

(For Paddy...Have a nice day)


You know what it means
To be outside
Strolling the streets
Where The night will hide you

I saw your face
The make up shocked me
Down by the meat rack
Your body on offer

They told me that this
Was only to be expected
That usual persona
Swapped for another

Down by the meat rack
You sold your wares
Although full of chemicals
I was not confused

The tough little nut Yeah
Stuck on another one
So willing to ruck
Too willing to suck
You don’t look so hard now
With that blue and green mascara on
Armed with that vision
A Refined definition of you

Checking your head
I saw your brother crying
Big tough bloke
The bully being bullied

You and your clan used
To scare me shitless
Rumours and reputation
Known all about

Its funny how sometimes
The hype that precedes
Flutters away
On the weakest or breezes

Alone and half naked
You don’t look so tough
All of that bravado
Was just a big bluff

Chorus x 2

And I knew your little secret
Now you don’t look so tough
So if you want some (Son)
If you really want some (Son)
Then come and get it
Like I said to your face
Why don’t you come on and and get it….

Ready or not…Here I come
Like it or not…Here I come

You are shocked by my bravado
My new found glory

Your mask is slipping
Your disguise is slipping

Whose the daddy now
Yeah whos the daddy now…

Whose the daddy now
Yeah whos the daddy now (Son)

Yeah whose the daddy
Yeah whose your daddy
Yeah whose the daddy now….son!



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Refined Definition



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Entertaining Mr Jones...




What can you do for him?
He is in need of some entertainment
A need that was nurtured over years
In prison cells and hellish places

He knows just what the punters want
And he knows how to get it to them
If Mr Jones decides its so
You’ll always be the first to know

Entertaining Mr Jones
He may decide to break your bones
You better do just what he said
Or you may wind up in a mess

There’s pleasure and there’s business too
Sometime the line between is thin and,
The things he does to entertain
Will put the terror in your brain and,

Do not be fooled by this mans charm
He surely means to do you harm and
He has the manners of a shark
He’ll cut your ears of for a laugh (Lark?)

Chorus

Welcome to the show
I hope you enjoy your stay
And if you are very lucky
You may even walk away

Welcome to the show
I hope you had some fun
Please do not scream to loud
Because he is nearly done

(So I say)

Welcome to the show
I hope you enjoy your stay
And if you are very lucky
You may just walk away

Welcome to the show
I hope you had some fun
Please do not scream so loud
Because he has nearly done

Mr Jones
Entertaining Mr Jones
He’s not accident-prone
When he broke that bone



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Entertaining Mr Jones




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Wet Dreams


Didn’t you used to work in tesco
Joe said he saw you and he did adore you
Didn’t you go to UGS
I remember you well and you were a mess

I guess time has showed you a way
To do little work for a lotta pay
Don’t let feelings get in the way
Its time for you to join the parade

Ive seen you on the screen
Ive seen you in the all together
You know that is not clean
You know that is obscene

Living in a wet dream…

One day you may be old and fat
You wouldn’t dream of thinking of that
To busy living in satin seams
Where your treasure will fuel wet dreams

Who really gives a fuck these days?
Cos pride is an old fashioned thing
Money is the god of choice
All are welcome at the church of mammon

Chorus

You learnt not to give it away
All work is also all play
You will join the devils parade
Just as long as you’re getting paid

What goes round comes round
What goes round comes round

Nothings for nothing
Nothings for nothing

What is your pleasure
So what is your pleasure (Man)
What is your pleasure?
So what is your pleasure (Man)

Catch her if you can!

What goes round comes round
What goes round comes round
What goes round comes round
What goes round comes round

Nothings for nothing
Nothings for nothing
Nothings for nothing
Nothings for nothing
etc


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Wet Dreams




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Vicky's Refrain


The first song in the Victor and Vicoria saga
that leads into that album





Vicky opened up her eyes
And reached out to touch the stars
The harsh light of the hospital room
Made her close up tight
Was it the morphine or the other drugs
That made her feel so weak-
Floating on a cloud
Far to chilled to speak-

And upon reflection she
Analyzed her memory-
Opened up that inner door
To things she would keep out before
And all the men and lowlife bars
And all the men she had in cars-
The need to constant chemically
Infiltrate her constantly

And she has never been the same since the crisp packet racket
The turkey jerky and the risky whisky…

Has life now really come to this
Down amongst the lowlife scum
The child that was so innocent
ended up so cold and numb-
A brilliant light inside your head
a beacon guiding you so bright
Everything you did was wrong
Now every thing you can do is right-

And Vicky just grinned and put the stars back in the sky
Rolled her eyes and gave a big sigh


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Vicky's Refrain



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Eating Bhuna For Brocklesham




So well meaning
Sweet suburbanite
Looking so very plush
Rosy cheeks and skin so white

The sun shines out your arse
And everyone is good
You have an appetite
To be a good citizen

Eating Bhuna for Brocklesham
(In a Sari and a felt hat)
Eating Bhuna for Brocklesham
(and the neighbours don’t appreciate that)

The nice lawned tree lined rows
That 30’s thoroughfare
Suburban kitsch like charm
Honey suckle in the air

I cannot fault your heart
And I know you are sincere
Yet life aint black and white
And life is dearer here

Eating Bhuna for Brocklesham
(In a Sari and a felt hat)
Eating Bhuna for Brocklesham
(And the neighbours don’t appreciate that)

Now you only see the good
You never see the bad
Yet to the street smart you
Seem a trifle mad

Hands outstretched are filled
And needs are catered for
Focused on the prize
You never look into their eyes
 
Eating Bhuna for Brocklesham
(In a Sari and a felt hat)
Eating Bhuna for Brocklesham
(and the neighbours don’t appreciate that)



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Eating Bhuna for Brocklesham


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