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With All My Worldly Goods

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This song is an exploration of the age-old 'femme-fatale', a recurring presence in Hollywood since the days of Film Noir.

The song wasn't written about one particular person, instead I was trying to focus on the inner-turmoil of the reviled seductress, what drives her, her fears, motivations etc.

The title is taken from a Mills and Boon novel of the same name. I felt it summarised the context of the song, whilst carrying a sense of irony, since the song is about a character who would be unlikely to feature in the Mills and Boon universe of love, marriage, and happily-ever-after.

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You hold your bag in the crux of your arm,
In the hope it makes you look elegant, or accentuates your charm.
But what if the adverse were true:
And you were pushing away those who’d want to be near to you?

You were spraying on your pheromones,
While he was in the hospital –
And the doctor’s reading out a list of his broken bones.
And isn’t it hilarious? (some might say sublime)
That you can blow a kiss and give the eye at the same time.
But it’s never enough; it’ll never suffice,
So you’ll just sit at the bar and mouth words that aren’t very nice.

You keep him wrapped around your finger,
You say: “You’re not good enough for me,”
But when he asked you how you were,
You said “Très bien, merci”.
And like a razor you use once, and then throw away,
You’re using him; and you know perfectly well he’ll stay.

You’ve no qualms with breaking hearts,
But you lack the composure for homicide,
You could wear that dress (the one that’s Chanel)
In the hope that you’d silence what you fought to keep inside.
(What you fought to keep inside).

You smoke cigarettes and Kerosene,
There’s a smog that surrounds,
All your friends say: “If you carry on this way, it’s going to come back around,”
But try as they might you won’t give them your attention,
Not in the interests of love, or crime prevention.

You’ve no qualms with breaking hearts,
But you lack the composure for homicide,
You could wear that dress (the one that’s Chanel)
In the hope that you’d silence what you fought to keep inside.
(What you fought to keep inside).

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from Fugitive Orchestra, released April 19, 2014
Produced by James Tattington.

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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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