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Gunmetal

from A Tangle Of Wires by Ivan Scutt

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Gunmetal
Now we'll be closing the bets so have you chosen yet
press any button on your set to pick a favourite
write a letter sincerely trend setter better
pack it full of adjectives replace predicate
pocket full of carcinogens, allergy free,
they just happen to be fumbled from the law ball
tumbler, but I’m the fourth wall crumbler
so now I’ll talk to you, feeling any humbler?
stumble upon your luck quick pick your digits up
make em dance for the suits and the black boots
maybe tie a slack noose if you're unsure
nine outta ten for tension and no more
dropping off, woken by a cough from the tenth floor
we've got a live-without-a-clock-aholic, 'ten-four'
take a carbon-based casing for a mentor
just played a whole set no you can't get an encore
of course of you can, it's carefully scripted
when the brow will be lowered or the arms will be lifted
nearly missed the cue for feeling futuristic
tick a box, fill in the form, and now your gifted too
nearing the storm and soon drifting through
hope you haven't missed the view from the thick of it
list your attributes, lift your ample roots
then you can always fly away when you're sick of it
pick of the day then exit through the gift shop,
with a packet of sour and a Best Of oh boy what a
send off best of times at least the end of them
mend the housing of the clock but cease the pendulum
a feast for the C list feature failures
attention crew there's a tailor among the sailors
plotting to consider the aesthetics of our ship
prone to poetry and other useless shit

and now the walls are magnetic
and covered in nature
to covet athletics
at least buying new trainers
but what shade is your radio,
all kinds of gunmetal effect
eject is kinda stiff cos I've
played the same tape for years
after doodling a new name on a label
claim a prophets curse for
office novice in a crisp white collar shirt
white male hollow purse

is it me or are we climbing the thermometer
apply some pressure now you got a rock opera
full of fossilized ideas, occupying
sightseers as they climb up to the 5 tiers
base layer is the rapid tooth soothsayer
losing flavour at a rate of 2 words per quaver
pieces of eight thousand each slice of do a favour
rolling papers, are the only true life saver,
save for a 2 limb payment just sign the waiver,
or maybe in exchange for some loose change gossip on thy
neighbour laser kerplunck sunk your caper
flunk the paper, but make a masterpiece of
origami to charm the moderator, I mean,
I can switch modes, but death is still the median
long pigs are flying from the city of ingredients
but what of the young or those prone to obedience,
well levels 2 through 5 are pretty lenient
you know we love to outline shapes on your atlas
and call it convenience well whatever the catchment we'll
badge it with a cross and enter it in a pageant
compete against evils we can only imagine , so
calling all tall white handsome phantoms
spotted on the cover of the weekly mansion
let's all band together and settle the ransom,
now ankles lift cannonballs through panel doors and
picket fence text no space and no pause for thought
and no rest when all corners court a Minotaur
thankfully a prophet defeated the dinosaurs so
we could be free, free to fight that rabble ourselves
and bite that apple that fell from the tree back in
B C E, you'll soon read it on the funny page
no right to complain if your whining about a sunny cage

and now the walls are magnetic
and covered in nature
to covet athletics
at least buying new trainers
but what shade is your radio,
all kinds of gunmetal effect
eject is kinda stiff cos I've
played the same tape for years
after doodling a new name on a label
claim a prophets curse for
office novice in a crisp white collar shirt
white male hollow purse

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from A Tangle Of Wires, released November 13, 2012

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Ivan Scutt Projects. Leeds, UK

Wow haven't made any music for a while but here look at some things I have done in the past. I am in Leeds. Keen to make music and do musicking with/without company. Get in touch.

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