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First Past the Post

from Rules of the Riddle by Fugitive Orchestra

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lyrics

First Past the post, past the mark with the most gets the prize.
There's a faint smell of fear, the disillusionment is clear, you can see it in their eyes.
And you can't explain how your friendship with that newspaper-billionaire might have muddied the waters.
So take out your little red briefcase, who knows where this will end
But what's the point of this job, the point of this career if you can't help out your friends.


'Cause we're all in this together
Aboard this ship of fools
Should we stay or should we go?
How am I to know?
When we bend and break the rules.


First past the post, past the mark with the most gets ahead.
The opinion polls are in, so you pour another gin and get ready for the dread
So smile to the camera, wave to the press -
You're playing this game but it's not like all the rest.
But when they try to press you to your promises, they'll find that ship has sailed,,
And all is fair in love and war, and on the campaign trail.


'Cause we're all in this together
Whether you're blue or red
Should we stay or should we go?
Well how was I to know?
I just loaded the gun and fled.


And nothing else matters with a pen in your hand,
They're part of a system that you don't understand
Soon it will be clear, it's all part of the plan.
Call it 'democracy', but it's more like sleight of hand.

credits

from Rules of the Riddle, released November 24, 2017
Drums - Darryl Nash
Synths/Keys - David Evans
Bass, Guitars & Vocals - James Tattington

Written by James Tattington

Produced & Mastered by David Evans

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Fugitive Orchestra Portsmouth, UK

Singer-Songwriter James Tattington began performing as Fugitive Orchestra after reading a passage in a J. G. Ballard novel.

Fusing together Beatboxing, Live-Looping and Guitar, Fugitive Orchestra makes music best described as Alternative Jazz-infused, Bluesy Hip-Pop; drawing inspiration from the likes of Andrew Bird, LCD Soundsystem, Talking Heads, Paul Simon, Kate Bush and the Blue Nile.
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