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Nostalgia Blues

from Heterochromia by Fugitive Orchestra

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I tried to tap dance, but soon found I was wearing steel-toe-capped shoes.
I've tried playing by the rules, yet even when I break them it soon turns out that I lose.
If I can't find a way out of this constricting kimono I'll be stuck with the nostalgia blues.

My bread always lands on the buttered-side, but why do I feel like I'm the only one?
That by some universal conspiracy I've got less time to get all these things done?
If I can't wriggle out of this crocheted bikini I'll be stuck with the nostalgia blues.

'Cause nostalgia is a currency we never seem to be running out of,
And I always seem to be on the wrong side of the road.
We've heard and will obey all of the adverts
While the scheduled engineering work will continue as planned,
And we say: 'We want our shirts whiter than Jesus,
We want our reality on demand.'

I've had many tries to visualise a future in which I could be someone whom I admire and not despise,
Well each time I fail and feel alone and so confused.
If I can't find a way out of this faded tuxedo I'll be stuck with the nostalgia blues.

'Cause nostalgia is a currency we never seem to be running out of,
And I always seem to be on the wrong side of the road.
We've heard and will obey all of the adverts
While the scheduled engineering work will continue as planned,
And we sing: 'We want our shirts whiter than Jesus,
We want our reality on demand.'

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from Heterochromia, released July 29, 2016
Written & performed by James Tattington

Produced by James Tattington

Mastered by Joe Booley

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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. ... more

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