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Isolation Blues
02:43
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I don't want to isolate from you
But that is what I'm told that l should do
Temperature rising when l hear your name
Being here without you would drive me insane
l must be feverish to weak to resist you
Don't put me into lockdown that would not feel right
Living here without you all day and all night
Anger and confusion how do l quell my rage
Feel like a tiger locked up in a cage
I must be feverish, too weak to resist you
This won't last forever though you may feel it will
Not having you with me leaves me feeling ill
Don't call me selfish you feel it as well
My life is empty living through this hell
I must be feverish, too weak to resist you
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Lone Horseman came calling and spoke from his steed
He said these are strange times, strange times indeed
A period of nightmares and bad dreams
A time when nothing is how it should be
If you think these are weird times, you've seen nothing yet
I'll show you a future that you will never forget
We're living in bad times, sad times you know
I brought them all with me, they'll stay here when l go
See my three brothers all riding behind
If you knew what they were planning you'd go out of your mind
They've caused so much sorrow, pain, brief and fear
And now for an encore apocalypse is here
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Trapped Inside The Phantom Zone
If you were Supergirl and I was your man,
I'd save you from kryptonite every way I can,
Would you let me call you Kara Zor-el?
Would you even hear me in my lonely hell?
I'm trapped inside the Phantom Zone
There's no one here I'm all alone,
Got no chance of ever getting home
Lost inside the Phantom Zone
If I were Robot Archie
Could I ask you to start me,
Wind me up and let me go,
But I'm not any tin man, locked inside a tin can
I've got a heart as you must know.
Chorus
I'm trapped inside a suit of steel,
It doesn't mean that I don't feel,
It's a state that seems so unreal,
Just like being trapped inside the Phantom Zone.
I don't want to fade to grey, or disappear any day,
If there's a ghost of a chance, of making this a new romance.
I'm nothing but a normal man,
Living life with no real plan,
Isn't that the same for you?
But although I may wonder
What pressures we are under,
Don't you ever drag me where I don't want to go.
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What Can I Say
03:49
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The mad king's in his counting house
Worried about his money,
Could he put his people first,
Or would that seem funny
Oh America what have you done?
While you sit on your golden throne
Seeking signs of more approval
The vast part of the Western world
Prays for your removal
Oh America what have you done
How could you have got it so very wrong
Would you like to put one over on the lamestream media
When your inflated ego is then one thing that will feed you
Your people skills do not exist
They never developed fully
Your charm is easy to resist
You're just a playground bully
Oh America what have you done?Is he truly truly the brilliant one?
Should we question your sanity, or those who support you,
While you do your best to shut down those who report you
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Ghosts In The Static
03:28
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Late night crackles on the radio take me back to long ago,
Wavy lines on a flickering screen reminds me how life once had been,
I ask myself if there are ghosts in the static,
Reigniting all that childhood magic.
Watch with mother, Muffin the mule, Mr Pastry playing the fool,
Space Patrol Captain Larry Dart, Vision On and Tony Hart.
When I was younger I used to wonder where did all those people go,
Never seen when they face from the screen once the picture's lost its glow.
Eamon Andrews, What's my line, Six Five Special right on time,
Barbara Kelly, Gilbert Harding, Percy Thrower in his garden.
I've got a dream, build a machine to set all those spirits free,
Give those wraiths a second spell of grace, release those ghosts from the TV.
David Jacobs, Juke Box Jury, champion the wonder horse or fury,
Archie Andrews, this is your life, Freddie Fronton, Meet the wife.
Tony Hancock giving blood, William Tell or Robin Hood,
Arthur Haines, Patricia Hayes, Crackerjack and Peter Glaze.
Barry Bucknell with his tools, Robert Dougall reads the news,
Michael Miles Box 13, Double your money Hughie Green.
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Random Brandon
02:52
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Random Brandon
Every day he wakes up with the blues,
Each time is always something new,
Could he sort it with a cup of tea?
As he goes about his daily tasks,
So many questions to be asked
Is he in such mental agony?
He always wants your sympathy
Apologies don't work you see
Will you take him as he wants to be.
Chorus
Don't abandon Random Brandon
But let him know how life should be.
So he sits in a small cafe
People watching each and every day.
He is sure they are not suffering like he.
All he seeks is empathy,
That's what he's looking for you see
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Phil Matthews a.k.a.the Village Derby, UK
The Village is a magical place for outsiders and oddballs.
Phil has built up a following around the Midlands and South
East winning hearts and minds with his performances.
Phil has written and performed with many bands over the years and the Village is his latest alter ego, with his music played on hundreds of radio stations worldwide and his album music streamed and downloaded thousands of times.
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