paper army

They’re building a pyramid in London Bridge
With a hotel, offices, and residential quarters
I saw the plans the other day, as I was walking by.

I bought a sandwich in a box
from a posh shop somewhere near the station concourse
you wouldn’t get that in King’s Cross
It came with a plastic knife and fork wrapped in bags to keep them clean.
I mean how much packaging do you really need?

Then I stumble down the street fighting back the paper army
and I have no desire to buy a cheap flight, designer clothes, or a mobile phone

I don’t take the tube no more
I like to be able to see where I am going
I prefer to ride up to of the big red buses
and maybe catch a glimpse of the horizon from time to time

They’re building a pyramid in London Bridge
It should be visable from where I live in Dalston.
I saw the plans the other day, as I was walking by.

joanna

Down by the sea and the sky, we walked and talked
Until the last light bid goodbye. My coat kept me
Warm but I missed my favourite hat which I lost last year.

You balled up both of your hands to keep them warm, we
Turned and walked back on the sand. The wind roaring
Loud in our ears, we made our way back to the harbour lights.

It seems with our coming of age, so much has changed but
So much it still stays the same and will we be
Having the same conversations again this time next year?

The same questions dwell on our minds – how hard should
Seek before you shall find? Perhaps that is
Missing the point but something has got to give.

Or perhaps time will find us here again.

hackney central library pt. 2

Happy days

Hackney Library have corrected the misspelling of my album on their systems 🙂

I was in there yesterday and moved the cd to the front of the stack on the shelf so that it wasn’t masked by Green Day!!

Reserve ‘Only The Missile’ at Hackney Central Library here.

icarus club podcast

Icarus Club logo

The Icarus Club have featured ‘The Finchley Waltz’ on their April podcast…

Click here to have a listen to it using iTunes… or here if you want it via the web

I am playing at the Icarus Club again in June with Kinzli – it is a wonderful place in Lee Green that feels a million miles from London (a good thing) and is full of friendly music lovers.