Tuesday, 27 December 2022

Xavier

Wouldn't it be great, to forget what we owe, celebrate the remains, kick the speeding wrongs, when pavements shin our bones, within us all our song, keep lookout for the rain, tumble down naked slopes, play amongst the drains, we'll just carry on, fly with all we know, assert in being strong, fling our time away, shiny as the fallen snow, freight arrives anyway, I’ll never let you down, or worry about the loan, you have no need to frown, we will always grow.

Monday, 26 December 2022

William

Living here's no paradise, It never makes the news, always tries to be nice, might as well be space, streets around the moon, everyone waiting on some date, you can’t order life, tell it what to do, take out all the spite, our song still resonates, a feeling for a tune, carrying all our weight, a place to make us smile, no matter what we do, beneath orange lamp lights, this is what we create, singing with the crew, home fills the easy nights, searching for our youth.

Sunday, 25 December 2022

Verity

Sometimes I ask why, can we ever atone, stars pale before my eye, might as well be Mars, for all I know, we're still that far, dreams beam on other times, winds ride blue and cold, here but out of sight, if it's love you want, don't get thrown, remain calm, when you hear me cry, put away the phone, it’s not enough to sigh, say we’ll buy another car, to keep away the gnomes, you don’t need a war, to see the coming cyclone.

Saturday, 24 December 2022

Unity

You scatter good deeds, like pennies on the bar, kisses don’t change anything, blow all my pay, leave the door ajar, what a terrible waste, days wrung out like these, a message in a bottle, anything to break free, it’s a different age, you’d drive a Packard, now you're a chaepskate, what do you believe, in this warm hazy fog, salt of childhood dreams, dancing on the waves, am I the stuff you're not, please just keep me safe, love amongst the stars.

Friday, 23 December 2022

Tommy

I need you now, stepping off this train, that much is certain, roll me like a stone, won’t see anyone anyway, on the street or Metro, there is not a clue, how it will go today, seeing what you’re due, you arranged the loans, introduced me to that crew, made me be strong, now what’s new, my voice flares and fades, maybe it’s not your issue, when I used to moan, you tried erase, everything I called a home, It's me just the same.

Thursday, 22 December 2022

Ruby

Can you tell me exactly, why does the back door, hang between moon and sky, what has been emptied, and other parts shown, on this Christmas night, we don't need an inquiry, when truth is sought, then epiphanies, witness the time, when you’re brought, to witness the sight, some stand politely, bring gifts as they're taught, it makes others happy, every walk of life, ends with the poor, faces of delight, shine here to each shore.

Wednesday, 21 December 2022

Quiana

Before my fame, I only thought of you, what would you say, shadows pass in blue smoke, against an awful truth, shocked again I'm broke, you always did play, the field of successful tunes, in this different age, at the clubs alone, long lively rooms, stripped me to the bone, inside the best cafe's, flowers and gas lamps bloom, by night and by day, holding a simple note, a loving crowd is soothed, like oven baked scones, It's hardly news.