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the wedding singers
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Gasometers they rise and fall, too slow to see them breathing, just like the shadow that comes and goes between desire and grieving. just like the shadow that comes and goes, I know where this is heading. When could I ever say no to you? Of course I'll sing at your wedding.
I lost my marbles years ago - they look better on you: glowing softly at your throat like some segmented rainbow, reflected in your engagement ring - that small, surprising halo. Of course I'll sing at your wedding - when could I ever say no?
The wedding singers come and go between the cake and the speeches. They take the stage and take a bow between the ring and the disco. Between the ring and the disco, between the truth and pretending. When could I ever say no to you? Of course I'll sing at your wedding.
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unreachable, perhaps I put you on a pedestal, or is it just that from the trench I'm in you're unreachable? Unreachable, and the gulf between unsailable, you're in view but unavailable, you're unreachable. Unreachable, and the walls around unbreachable - each alone, though the other's standing near. But even with your arms around me and your gentle kiss, I can't feel you, and it's me that is unreachable.
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leaving do (2014)
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Tonight it's your big leaving do, and my last chance to say goodbye. behind your friends I'll join the queue. I loved you in a quiet way. In loads of workplaces, I suppose, two people like us part each day, one unaware the other holds a love, but in a quiet way. I'm looking for a taxi now, and your best friends are still with you. At least I took the chance to say I love you in a quiet way.
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nev clay Newcastle, UK
Nev lives near Newcastle and until 2018 was a mental health nurse. He's been clarting around the local music scene for 30 years, and once supported Keith Emerson out of ELP. Cover photo - Stan Bonnar concrete hippo, Killingworth, Newcastle, photo by Narbi Price 3 Jan 2023. Secret guitar tuning: CGDGAD ... more
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