dirty words with you ep

voices in my head communicating with me
pulling me down, doing my head in
they're all supposed lies, or so i am told
i'm a psychiatric patient but i think you're all wrong
in my heart at least i'm in the right mind
to express how i feel about this town of mine
there's nothing at all i cannot stand more
than being bullied to take part and support your cause.
through manipulation, you all demand of me
that i should yield to your fancy
but my hearts' not in it, you're absolute spiel
i'd like to have a dirty word in your ear, pal.
so, should you happen to be concerned
about my moral values -
- why not go get a job!
of all the damned things!
pay your own bills and keep company
with people who respect your incredible ability.
the rest of the story - well you know who you are
a K - night of S - words talking of war
i'm glad you believe in such powerful things
as being the caunce whose having
a nonce at me.

another bum note

stupid lies
from a terrible friend
we were once so close
now you're scaring
me again
did i let you down?
or betray you somehow?
are you jealous -
of my efforts?
can't you do the same
for yourself?
you know what really
annoys me about you?
is the way you manipulate
everything i do -
'me out of money
money out of me,'
you're always pretending
to be someone other
than who you
could be.
so get a fucking life
go and plan your career
because in a few years time
i won't be here,
cause of its something other
than friendship
and goodtimes
then take a chance
on employing yourself
instead of telling me lies!

the common's law wife

mr milliband
the stalwart
of prejudice and falsehood
lies and deceit practised in secret
speeches in the commons
we all know are bogus
attempting to excuse
his love of children
gay men, prostitutes
the frail and infirm
not even the employed
want any work
they should all get a job!
- the workshy claim
Milliband and Cameron
are all much the same
use and abuse them
the economy's fucked
the poor have much to blame -
- on the previous government!
but none of it is my fault!
i speak for a nation!
i was elected by idiots!
now give me my peerage!

friends in high places

dearest friend
high in heaven
please won't you let me know
how to call for a love
sometimes forgotten
by the time i spent
alone,
so many tears
and frightening memories
it's all too plain to see
that should i find
the love's i cherished
i may be
too blind to see.

sex criminal ~#2

i was accused
of being one of them
the horror of the modern world
signed my name
as a criminal
for believing i loved
as i would dream.
the law of the polititians
demands of me
i avoid the children
'cause i'm a threat
to the safety
of their innocence
'but it was not me!'
i protest.
i am an older man
and life's too hard
to cling to the one
i would have sought
they say i am crazy
but i can't believe
that these authorities
have the power over me
to change the beat of my heart
in an instant
i would take my life,
today.
but who may miss me?
i doubt any would grieve
for my love wasn't enough
to make a woman
happy?

new years blues

apologies for my mistake
i always knew this was true
i never did want to change
i always meant
to be used.
there seems nothing more fantastic
than being tossed
and bent around
i didn't know any better, honey
that's why i am a sad and lonely man.
but i'm a very happy clown sometimes
with very little to lose
well, i suppose
there's little i can do about that
i was playing by all the rules.
i didn't cheat, lie or break a promise
but i broke a heart -
in two,
we all grow older
but not much wiser
as we have all the love in the world.

The Arab Fling

back in '96
during the war in Iraq
the women of Britain
cried for their freedom
and demanded
all us men fight
but to be honest,
most of us didn't notice
there was no invasion party
annexing our towns
but to the common man
we ask,
where are our women now?
well, these patriots of the Union
they threw their faith in us away
started taking holidays
in the Muslim countries
so while they're fucking
dirty Arabs
we all went to prison
for refusing to honour
their principles
and fuck their pubescent children.