The swan boat pond a blue dye
In it's reflection, the ferris eye
A couple ride past on a tandem bike
Him in front, her behind
They look thirsty.
I wonder if they'll switch tonight.
We have become
Me at the radiator,
trivial pursuit over
in your eyes a glint of festive lights
in your chest a power cut
I couldn't get anything right -
even the correct answers
cause you had us breaking up
baggage stored away for weeks .
You broke the news
bedside manner foolproof
and breathe _shoulders relieved
your tears for us already in the rubbish tip
mine ready for the pile.
Your front door window pane
no longer a force for young eyes
that don't want to part.
No longer visiting hours ...
Heavy that night
The daylight cowered like me
I crawled in to bed
Put on my favourite Television show
one I knew would be ruined for a very long time.
The worst fear - us as strangers -
what we have become
I realised that year after year
life is a series of goodbyes
and a reduction of fear
and in a year the worst fear
would be real. Us - strangers.
trivial pursuit over
in your eyes a glint of festive lights
in your chest a power cut
I couldn't get anything right -
even the correct answers
cause you had us breaking up
baggage stored away for weeks .
You broke the news
bedside manner foolproof
and breathe _shoulders relieved
your tears for us already in the rubbish tip
mine ready for the pile.
Your front door window pane
no longer a force for young eyes
that don't want to part.
No longer visiting hours ...
Heavy that night
The daylight cowered like me
I crawled in to bed
Put on my favourite Television show
one I knew would be ruined for a very long time.
The worst fear - us as strangers -
what we have become
I realised that year after year
life is a series of goodbyes
and a reduction of fear
and in a year the worst fear
would be real. Us - strangers.
Dying Butterflies
I've never felt a warm gun on an empty stomach.
1
A rising lantern for desperate folks.
Paling handprints on boarded up windows
D-Day for state supporters, a ring of racists
A wet dream for editors of gothic script papers
Years back, they started this.
2
Mowing down vital information, warning signs
Sugar-coated truth for the partially blind
Progression is rarely weighed up in traffic jams,
Campaigners binge watch enlightening programmes,
none of which institutionalise a compromise of freedom?
1 + 2
Falling for Westminster
Every night, the news at 10 -
Stomach simmers, dying butterflies
We are delivered a spent rhetoric. A loop.
Sample these dying butterflies.
Suits say they have a monopoly over our intentions...
Why. Do. They. Keep. Lying?
Sunday Hanging
Peeling back my eyes from Saturday evening
Necking every drink I could, still steaming
and now the light bounces off every senescent storey
and, well... I'm in heaven.
So what is an honest way to make a living?The carefree crows commerce on this Sunday Morning
When the po-lice have been afforded an extra lie-in
Society makes us all feel unclean
Must be the same for deluded men
on this Sunday Morning.
I'm trying to make my money last
but every moment needs regulating
If I don't live for the moment
then what have I to live for?
I wish it were the same for deluded men
on this Sunday Morning.
Maybe they do to.
Necking every drink I could, still steaming
and now the light bounces off every senescent storey
and, well... I'm in heaven.
So what is an honest way to make a living?
When the po-lice have been afforded an extra lie-in
Society makes us all feel unclean
Must be the same for deluded men
on this Sunday Morning.
I'm trying to make my money last
but every moment needs regulating
If I don't live for the moment
then what have I to live for?
I wish it were the same for deluded men
on this Sunday Morning.
Maybe they do to.
So green, I watch.
So green, I watch. Such anger.
The Pushing of trolleys.
Get out and f*cking walk.
Such anger. Familiar.
So green, I watch and listen.
I'm then reminded of blitzing gentrification.
The moustachio magnate roams the square like an alpha alpaca guarding a plot.
In front the old dear's doing night fever - she drops her lot. Everything she's got.
He goes through her.
Like one of those sadistic f*ckers who speeds up as you cross
On over to where the half baked bastards bustle.
They enjoy the morning sun. Never worry on.
Never worry of spies so green.
Me? I watch.
I expect I've been caught by the captured to.
The Pushing of trolleys.
Get out and f*cking walk.
Such anger. Familiar.
So green, I watch and listen.
I'm then reminded of blitzing gentrification.
The moustachio magnate roams the square like an alpha alpaca guarding a plot.
In front the old dear's doing night fever - she drops her lot. Everything she's got.
He goes through her.
Like one of those sadistic f*ckers who speeds up as you cross
On over to where the half baked bastards bustle.
They enjoy the morning sun. Never worry on.
Never worry of spies so green.
Me? I watch.
I expect I've been caught by the captured to.
Worth Seeing
Runners. Colourful runners. Pixels on the promenade.
( Each stiff hit for a different cause )
Sleepers. Dishevelled sleepers. A washout on the promenade.
( Each stiff hit for a different cause)
Purposeful questions proposed to the sea ...
How it can stomach every one for me .
The angler employed the bottle green teen .
I wonder how he will fare? His beginning.
All this worth seeing.
( Each stiff hit for a different cause )
Sleepers. Dishevelled sleepers. A washout on the promenade.
( Each stiff hit for a different cause)
Purposeful questions proposed to the sea ...
How it can stomach every one for me .
The angler employed the bottle green teen .
I wonder how he will fare? His beginning.
All this worth seeing.
Another flume.
The flume.
I was shooting down to my grave.
Sadly, in my head.
I was told to lie back.
Relax, in my hospital bed.
There's nothing wrong with you
Why do you think differently?
Certain things I could savour.
Streaming Asthmatic Kitty's son,
Chocolate dusted coffee,
a gentle morning run.
Chlorinated water,
A sure (safe) routine.
My love hate relationship with the West Hill,
A kite being willed by your half sized hands.
But. Mostly you.
How could I forget the night, you held me?
Shushed me to sleep.
Taught me that I don't need to try and breathe
Taught me that I don't need to try.....and breathe.
Put your head on my stomach,
watch your eyes slow rise up to mine.
Everything passes.
Even the unpredictable weather
is calmer than your mind.
Even stars coming together
are calmer than your mind.
Feeling the ground,
Even the plates beneath it are calmer than your mind.
It will pass. It is passing. I love you.
I was shooting down to my grave.
Sadly, in my head.
I was told to lie back.
Relax, in my hospital bed.
There's nothing wrong with you
Why do you think differently?
Certain things I could savour.
Streaming Asthmatic Kitty's son,
Chocolate dusted coffee,
a gentle morning run.
Chlorinated water,
A sure (safe) routine.
My love hate relationship with the West Hill,
A kite being willed by your half sized hands.
But. Mostly you.
How could I forget the night, you held me?
Shushed me to sleep.
Taught me that I don't need to try and breathe
Taught me that I don't need to try.....and breathe.
Put your head on my stomach,
watch your eyes slow rise up to mine.
Everything passes.
Even the unpredictable weather
is calmer than your mind.
Even stars coming together
are calmer than your mind.
Feeling the ground,
Even the plates beneath it are calmer than your mind.
It will pass. It is passing. I love you.
New Years
Early 2011.
I believe that
this is the most vivid time
of my 28 years
Can still feel the bathing water
filled with my tears.
Get yourself together son.
Get yourself together
Post Christmas.
You occupied my mind .
Working in a warehouse.
Drinking vodka sodas.
I drowned but shined
Listening to 'Evening Kitchen'
with belief to find.
Listening to 'Evening Kitchen'
with belief to find.
Get yourself together son.
Get yourself together.
Get yourself together.
There's a concert on at the Afton Hotel
and I want you boys to headline.
this is the most vivid time
of my 28 years
Can still feel the bathing water
filled with my tears.
Get yourself together son.
Get yourself together
There's a concert on at the Afton hotel
and I want you boys to headline.
Those tried years.
Those tried years.
Those tried years.
I was never faking it, never faking it,
In those tried years.
Hearing you offering one night
but nothing else, was the worst I've ever felt.
Hearing you offering one night
but nothing else, was the worst I've ever felt.
Those tried years.
Those tried years.
Those tried years.
I was never faking it, never faking it,
In those tried years.
The Flume
The room was painted
with strong opinions
Those colours brighter
than the room's intentions
Our legs spread for law enforcement
Shattered dreams
Show homes are only for sleepwalkers
And now these cats pounce on our confusion
The flume, you were shooting down, with too long to live.
with strong opinions
Those colours brighter
than the room's intentions
Our legs spread for law enforcement
Shattered dreams
Show homes are only for sleepwalkers
And now these cats pounce on our confusion
The flume, you were shooting down, with too long to live.
Not Fit + Fearless Men
2 pieces in progress that could work quite nicely with each other.
Not fit for sleeping
Not fit for running
Not fit to earn a living
Not fit for overcoming (you)
Not fit for A to B
Not fit to see what you can see
Not fit to keep tidy
Not fit to bring her up
....
For the only thing I'm really not fit
....
Hypochondriacs fights back
Superheroes on crack,
It's all over so quick. We're not fit.
'Fearless men' escape the kitchen
'Fearless men' are born again
'Fearless men' are only Adam
'Fearless men' are born again
Not fit for sleeping
Not fit for running
Not fit to earn a living
Not fit for overcoming (you)
Not fit for A to B
Not fit to see what you can see
Not fit to keep tidy
Not fit to bring her up
....
For the only thing I'm really not fit
....
Hypochondriacs fights back
Superheroes on crack,
It's all over so quick. We're not fit.
'Fearless men' escape the kitchen
'Fearless men' are born again
'Fearless men' are only Adam
'Fearless men' are born again
'Fearless men' think some love warped
'Fearless men' are born again
'Fearless men' tame a feisty daughter
'Fearless men' are born again
'Fearless men' clasp the bible weapon
'Fearless men' are born again
'Fearless men' don't field the question.
What's new with you?
'Fearless men' clasp the bible weapon
'Fearless men' are born again
'Fearless men' don't field the question.
What's new with you?
...
Karaoke Pick a Day
My bus journeys are always pretty interesting. Every Wednesday I travel from Ore to St Leonards. I imagine there'll be a lot of bus references in my work. I've witnessed racism, accusations of racism, drug users, drinking, fights, break ups and a lot of kindness. I'd miss feeling connected to what was actually happening around me if I drove.
Horizons a perfect cut
A Monster energy rolls down the bus -
Some of us can take stock of this,
Some of us take part in this.
live exist live exist exit
So karaoke pick a day
Where my mind doesn't circle away -
live live live live exit.
Horizons a perfect cut
A Monster energy rolls down the bus -
Some of us can take stock of this,
Some of us take part in this.
live exist live exist exit
So karaoke pick a day
Where my mind doesn't circle away -
live live live live exit.
Life could begin.
The sky and sea wed in white
The tide could finally rest
The crashing waves
The seashore's jacket
Keeping humans at bay
Life could begin
Watching creatures swimming
I'm in heaven.
Where do all the snowmen go?
Everyone must attempt a Christmas song, right? This is the song of the disappearing snowmen
If I were to be built again
I'd be flying with damage control
Tell me love beyond the frosten white throw
Where do all the snowmen go?
Where do all the snowmen go?
Now on the shelf
Dry ice for heavy coats
Rubbing shoulders with poisoned folks
The smile you once had etched
Button nose you pressed
It was all a little too much for your bare naked chest.
If I were to be built again
I'd be flying with damage control
Tell me love beyond the frosten white throw
Where do all the snowmen go?
Where do all the snowmen go?
Now on the shelf
Dry ice for heavy coats
Rubbing shoulders with poisoned folks
The smile you once had etched
Button nose you pressed
It was all a little too much for your bare naked chest.
The past
Trapped
Trapped in the past
That's what I do
That's what I am
I just live like I've boxed in my hometown
A firm favourite who lost in the first round
Even when things were going well
You'd find a corner, a corner to tell
Yourself that things weren't going well
You knew people were good at going away
This is a morning trying to sell what's been and gone.
Trapped
Trapped in the past
That's what I face and where I stand
I just live like I've boxed in my hometown
It was unanimous that I lost in the first round
Even when things were going well
You'd find a corner, a corner to tell
Yourself that things weren't going well
You knew people were good at going way
This mornings trying to sell what's been and gone
Trapped in the past
That's what I do
That's what I am
I just live like I've boxed in my hometown
A firm favourite who lost in the first round
Even when things were going well
You'd find a corner, a corner to tell
Yourself that things weren't going well
You knew people were good at going away
This is a morning trying to sell what's been and gone.
Trapped
Trapped in the past
That's what I face and where I stand
I just live like I've boxed in my hometown
It was unanimous that I lost in the first round
Even when things were going well
You'd find a corner, a corner to tell
Yourself that things weren't going well
You knew people were good at going way
This mornings trying to sell what's been and gone
Tough Luck
Meditation on the bus
I keep on drifting to us (This kid walks past)
says my Mum always smoked
while expectant
If the baby got ill then 'tough luck'
If we became ill
then 'tough luck'
Meditation on the bus
I won't keep drifting to us. (No I won't)
These chemicals will pass
But there's biggest burdens than my heart
Meditation on the bus
I'll spend my evenings half cut ( a sinking heart)
These sleepless nights will pass
But there's bigger burdens than my heart
I won't keep drifting to us
I won't keep drifting to us.
Am I two faced or
or resolute
I don't know.
I keep on drifting to us (This kid walks past)
says my Mum always smoked
while expectant
If the baby got ill then 'tough luck'
If we became ill
then 'tough luck'
Meditation on the bus
I won't keep drifting to us. (No I won't)
These chemicals will pass
But there's biggest burdens than my heart
Meditation on the bus
I'll spend my evenings half cut ( a sinking heart)
These sleepless nights will pass
But there's bigger burdens than my heart
I won't keep drifting to us
I won't keep drifting to us.
Am I two faced or
or resolute
I don't know.
Homelessness, a zoo
Homelessness, a zoo
4 pints of milk downed in two
The face you wear in the laundrette
Is the way they look at you
Hurry up, be tidy.
Humiliation is okay
for black and white matters.
4 pints of milk downed in two
The face you wear in the laundrette
Is the way they look at you
Hurry up, be tidy.
Humiliation is okay
for black and white matters.
Plastic rhymes
Here are some plastic ideas. If only the days weren't so...
Plastic dreams,
plastic faces ,
plastic seas,
plastic places,
plastic woodland,
plastic stomachs,
plastic smiles,
plastic compass,
plastic memories,
plastic figures,
plastic politicians,
plastic triggers.
Plastic rhymes
Plastic ideas
In Plastic lies... the end.
Plastic dreams,
plastic faces ,
plastic seas,
plastic places,
plastic woodland,
plastic stomachs,
plastic smiles,
plastic compass,
plastic memories,
plastic figures,
plastic politicians,
plastic triggers.
Plastic rhymes
Plastic ideas
In Plastic lies... the end.
Human Robots
>I'm sorry if I ever made you jump (In French)
>I hope robots and people can both get much smarter and drive the world better than ever
>And consequently most people here think that science will never answer the most important questions in life.
>When people say Nǐ hǎo to you it's polite to say Nǐ hǎo back to them.
>The equipment needs to be under the lock and under your eyes
>It's tactics of war fare 'it's nothing new
>Now it's often said that science can not give us a foundation
>Yet Jesus is forseeing it here. Not one stone will be left upon another
> A time to break down and a time to to build up, a time for war and a time for peace.
>Nǐ hǎo Nǐ hǎo Nǐ hǎo
>I hope robots and people can both get much smarter and drive the world better than ever
>And consequently most people here think that science will never answer the most important questions in life.
>When people say Nǐ hǎo to you it's polite to say Nǐ hǎo back to them.
>The equipment needs to be under the lock and under your eyes
>It's tactics of war fare 'it's nothing new
>Now it's often said that science can not give us a foundation
>Yet Jesus is forseeing it here. Not one stone will be left upon another
> A time to break down and a time to to build up, a time for war and a time for peace.
>Nǐ hǎo Nǐ hǎo Nǐ hǎo
The Downs
Somewhere upon the downs
The hue colours match the parents proud
They spill from early blues and greens
A father who won't stop running down the hill beams
Even the devils have a lie in
Waking but not wanting to be woken
Many innocent moments came from me thinking...
We all went to bed unbroken
We were in luck with keeping darkness at bay
The crabs we caught in our buckets
All got returned
But the father carrying the Christmas tree under his arm
Had his lesson learned
The lady bagging up humbugs hers learned to
What abut the team serving up lunches just to please me and you
We were in luck with keeping darkness at bay
The hue colours match the parents proud
They spill from early blues and greens
A father who won't stop running down the hill beams
Even the devils have a lie in
Waking but not wanting to be woken
Many innocent moments came from me thinking...
We all went to bed unbroken
We were in luck with keeping darkness at bay
The crabs we caught in our buckets
All got returned
But the father carrying the Christmas tree under his arm
Had his lesson learned
The lady bagging up humbugs hers learned to
What abut the team serving up lunches just to please me and you
We were in luck with keeping darkness at bay
Harrow or hue - don't grow old boys, find a way to beam away boys
Over the moon
'That's amazing, it's like a giant monster in the sky' 'drown out, drown out, drown out'
The carriage, the best, I had to fend off the rest...a scorn, my breath wasted on his opportune, just too long for the stop but you looked Over the moon.
'drown out, drown out, drown out, drown out'
You looked Over the moon. You managed to look Over the moon.
The carriage, the best, I had to fend off the rest...a scorn, my breath wasted on his opportune, just too long for the stop but you looked Over the moon.
'drown out, drown out, drown out, drown out'
You looked Over the moon. You managed to look Over the moon.
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