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Shipman Memorial
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= SHIPMAN MEMORIAL =
Dawn arriving, a blushing bride
the lakeside gleams as we arrive
driven by night,
too sick to fly
shutters rise,
'come inside'.
I'll end in a third country
they speak of nembutal
they're going to spare me
years of disco daycare
and armchair pogo-dancing
you can make like it's 1950
ticker-tape for each prince of thieves
take the bribe, pay the bribe
grey mohicans and lame jihadis
off to Shipman Memorial
intermission lives
dirty old mannish boy
speaks at length of redeeming toil
you made no babies
and not much cash
so eyes ahead
as we plough you flat
but you must keep breathing
you owe the nation this
the fruits of your misfortune must be
shared by dukes and pimps
of great distinction
You can make like it's 1950
health cover by the hounds of hell
take the bribe, pay the bribe
infant saints and cardboard tombstones
let's to Shipman Memorial
no more sell and buy
heifer-faced Etonians and Ivy Leaguers
they're never gone for long
they'll steal what's left of every dream
and close the ports
so we can't cut out cleanly
You can make like it's 1950
but you can't make us stick around
keep the bribe, there's no more bribe
making room for the cheaper labour
off to Shipman Memorial
put the pain aside
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Hemisphere
03:59
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Alphadena
03:58
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The Examined Life
03:51
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Rancho Tetrahedron #2
03:33
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The Frond-Seller
04:34
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Avail
03:40
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Free Parachutist
03:38
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Cathal Coughlan London, UK
Cathal Coughlan is an Irish singer-songwriter, based for most of his career in London. He has been a member of the groups Microdisney and The Fatima Mansions, with whom he recorded and toured extensively, releasing ten albums’ worth of material in the process. In more recent years, he has branched out to build a career not only as solo artist, releasing five albums under his own name. ... more
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