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That's More Like It
02:44
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I feel useless
And insecure
And I'm not sure I want to do this anymore
I'd rather be right than
Be left out of the war
And ignorant is better than ignored
That’s more like it
That’s more like it
That's the man I recognise
That’s more like it
That’s more like it
Help me off with this disguise
I may disagree with everything you say
But I wouldn’t want any other way
How else could I be sure whom I'm supposed to blame
When I expose the truth, don’t say my name
That’s more like it
That’s more like it
That's the man I recognise
That’s more like it
That’s more like it
Help me off with this disguise
I'm so tired of being kind
And understanding
It hasn’t brought me peace of mind
Or improved my standing
Cruelty helps me unwind
I'm just keeping my hand in
I didn’t come here to explore or to explain
If I seem defensive, it's all part of the campaign
I bruise so easily, but I pass on the pain
I don’t need your leave to remain
That’s more like it
That’s more like it
That's the man I recognise
That’s more like it
That’s more like it
Help me off with this disguise
Help me off with this disguise
Help me off with this disguise
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Sweet
04:41
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He left broken glasses drying
There on the side of the sink
As the party ended early
Cause he’d had too much to drink
He told her what he’d been thinking
Without giving it a thought
She said she’d be home tomorrow
It’s tomorrow, and she’s not
There’s nothing to learn here
That he couldn’t learn on the street
And nothing left to say, dear
But wasn’t the best of it sweet?
Now he’s standing on the corner
Trying to gather enough rope
He knows he’s become a cliché
He was aiming for a trope
Despite the distance that he’s fallen
He can’t seem to pick up speed
But he knows a guy who’s good for
A little bourbon and some weed
There’s nothing to learn here
To sweep her back off her feet
And nothing left to say, dear
But wasn’t the best of it sweet?
Come the dawn, he’ll start to wonder
Could it have gone another way?
Could he have been forgiven?
Would he even want to stay?
He finds broken glasses lurking
In the coat in which he slept
Finds himself seeking out water
Though he’s drowning in the depths
The whole thing’s become a mystery
Without first or final page
Misery casts off companions
When you reach a certain age.
There’s nothing to learn here
To make him feel less incomplete
And nothing left to say, dear
But wasn’t the best of it sweet?
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Kenton Hall & The Necessary Measures Leicester, UK
Kenton Hall is a Canadian actor, author, director and musician.
For many years,
he was the lead singer of the band ist (istianity.bandcamp.com).
He also wrote and directed the feature film A Dozen Summers and his first book, Bisection, about living and parenting with bipolar disorder was published in 2019.
His first solo album Idiopath will be released in autumn 2022.
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