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“I was you six months ago”, she says.
And unclasps her hands and rolls up her sleeves.
“I was you six months ago”, she says.
On the balcony, preaching to the converted.

She says: “You look a lot like Romeo,
But it’s hard to put a face to the name.
Maybe we should take it slow;
‘Cause these tragedies all end the same.

“I was you four months ago”, he says.
“In the hotel room, covering my bruises.
Did I make the mistake of believing what you were saying?
Maybe I mistook your words for truth.
Maybe I can’t afford the cost of living;
‘Cause beauty is the currency of youth.”

She says: “You look a lot like Romeo,
But it’s hard to put a face to the name.
Maybe we should take it slow;
‘Cause these tragedies all end the same.

And there goes the cardboard-box man,
He’s worried that he might blow away
And he can’t stand up for the pressure of language:
It presses down upon his shoulders like the elephant in the room.
And he can’t make plans for what happens in the evening,
‘Cause his time is taken up howling at the moon.
And she says:

“You look a lot like Romeo,
But it’s hard to put a face to the name.
Maybe we should take it slow;
‘Cause these tragedies all end the same.

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from The Forgottenists, released April 18, 2015

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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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