08:04:

Shock poll prediction,
Front cover baby,
Crying spotlight woman eats wires,

Immaculate,
Monochrome,
Polka-dot fringe,

Tiny mouth,
Looks away,
Trying to escape,

Stuffed shirt huffing,
Reads the morning rag,
Stares down the morning nose at ringing phones,

Summer legs exposed in the luggage rack,
Wires & the morning rag,
Shock poll predicts backlash,

Dancing thumb,
Whispering lips talk into hands,
Slow running lists,
Fists,
Longer than arms,
Don’t tell me secrets in crowds,
Unshaved chin resting in the palm of a hand,
The world already knows too much about my plans

(K)

SAFE:

So I got the rain I wanted,
Then the sun came back,
Everyone was happy,
Except me,
Too hot,

Stayed indoors,
Opened all the window,
Watched some art to switch me off,

It was about this bloke from East Germany,
Scraping paint,
He didn’t like being filmed,
I liked the way he said it,
Turned to the camera,
Calm,
And said it,
No pressure,

Then he cleaned his tools,
Went home,
Leaving a silent room,
With the camera running,
I watched him walk away,
And it started raining

(listening to ‘Mulatu Of Ethiopia‘)

(K)

THE BLUES:

Waiting in a cool place,
Hiding from a hot place,
You got the rain I want,

Laughter in a another room,
Send me to sleep,
Sounds,
Games of wires,
Magazines of general interest,

Pavements outside pubs rejoice,
You look well,
Yeah,
I got a tan

(K)

ONE MAN & HIS DOG:

Iceberg,
Ice flow,
Fall to pieces,
Crack,
Figure in Black to the left of the picture,
Waiting for it all to come off it’s hinges

(K)

UP THE SLEEVE:

Dog,
Dread,
Loop,
Enigma,
Pout,
Holding,
Hands,
Waiting,
Cheer up,
You dull git,
Poser,
Where you been?
You used to be a laugh at least,
Now,
Look at you,
All Black & White & Grey,
Desert Butler,
What’s your game?

(K)

AS I ROLLED IN TO TOWN ONE DAY FOL-DE-ROL:

The tube train driver says,
Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde,
As we pull into Hyde Park Corner,
I wonder,
Is he fabulous,
Bored,
Or off his nut,
Naa,
Sound fabulous.

He says,
Beware pick pockets, subject to contract,
Before you disappear and go your own ways mind the gap,
The next one will be S K,
South Korea,
Platform to my left,
Please take your accoutrement with you.

Next two platforms,
Both to my right,
They both have lifts,
Doctor foster went to Gloucester.

A woman with a complexion like dust closes her eyes,
Duke of Earl you can’t believe it,
As from now all platforms will be to my left until further notice,
West bound service
North fields
North fields
See the sky

Next station,
One lift,
Next station,
Bus station,
Stroke tennis
Town hall,
Magistrates office etc.

MC Hammer,
Hammer time fantastic,
Smells like another country

(K)

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO BURGER & FRIES:

We have these workshop sessions about what are we doing,
And what are we all about,
And things,
It’s really great yeah,
You don’t have to think about like anything,
It’s really good,
So um that’s me
I don’t know,
You should maybe have a session before you do your swim,

(K)

LAUGHTER THE MEDICINE:

I had it all worked out,
Chocolate with cream,
The surfer checking messages,
But you can’t plan for surprises,
You are so ‘up’

(K)

LOVE & ONLY LOVE:

A City,
People,
Who only ever welcomed us in,
With joy & generosity

(K)

FIRST DAY OF FATHERLAND REHEARSAL:

Select users coming out the siding at Sisters,
I’m gonna see in infra-red today,
I’m very proud of myself,
The thing is,
I’m happy

(K)