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Whispers
03:30
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The white noise of whispers
As I stand on the landing.
Quickly dissipates
As I enter the room.
I’m still of good standing
In this town
But only superficially.
The harps and the gossips
Will make a pariah out of me.
Wait and see.
A dim view of sinners
Is forged in hypocrisy
And first-stone casters are
Thin on the ground around here.
Who’re you fooling?
No one in the clerisy.
Canaan was blamed for the wrongs
Of a generation gone
A reputation hard-won
Handed down to the son.
Close your ears. Guard your mind.
False rumours propagating
Down the line.
Intervening never changes minds.
People believe in stories they are already inclined to.
The smallest minded will find
Room to impugn you
And social circles expand
When there’s scandalous news.
The jury is communing
In the back room
They will decide the fate of me
A silent verdict I’ll nonetheless fall under
And the whispering and the wonder...
Close your ears. Guard your mind.
False rumours propagating
Down the line.
Intervening never changes minds.
People believe in stories they are already inclined to.
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Half the Night
02:36
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Half the night I shiver alone.
Await the day, creep in the eastern sky.
You ask why? Why so insecure?
Maybe i fear it more, behind locked doors
On second floors.
Over my shoulder I measure the morning
Open eyes, pick up a warning sign.
What do I do? Do you hear it too?
Or maybe I've dropped the ball, a phantom call,
Or nothing at all.
Maybe it’s a sign
Of something going wrong
I hum a nervous tune
To an empty room
Black will turn to grey
And another brittle day
Ooh-ooh conspires
To break me
Afternoon and the shadows long
Keep it quiet until another dawn breaks
And the dark is shattered.
Resign in time
Yourself to the daily grind
The ever- present fear.
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Elbury Brisbane, Australia
Five-piece alternative-folk act from Brisbane, with a repertoire that verges on acoustic rock but also lots of singer-songwriter tunes, some ballads and some fun, upbeat numbers.
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