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I'll polish this later, but for now I just want it out there, as the actress said to the bishop. The slappy noise is not a metronome, it's my foot. As the bishop said to the actress.
Some things are just better
when you do them with someone else
So listen to me please
it’s for the good of your health
Like waking up in winter
or smoking in the bath
Enjoy what you’ve got while it lasts
We’d been up in the mountains
Where the air was cool and clear
And the engine’s scream for mercy
Was all that you could hear
Past mansions on the hillsides
And bursts of Spanish broom
We came down to Barcelona
And found ourselves a room
We sat out on the fire escape
Until the day was done
That was then and this is now
I’m taking tea for one
Easter time, I was trying to run
Away from it all
I was trying to be a “hero”
Beside the Berlin wall
But the wall was an attraction
For the millions like me
Who come to stare at bullet holes
And imagine history
Now history’s repeating
And the fire bell has rung
Let’s all forget the past again
Let’s all have tea for one
Tea for one
I’ll have tea for one
It’s not fair to say
I’ve turned my back on anyone
You didn’t want me anyway
When all’s said and done
You say, let’s move on
And I’ll have tea for one
Farewell to Dolce Vita
And goodbye Betty Blue
It’s the end of cafe culture
And weekend rendezvous
Who needs coffee anyway?
It’s bitter and it’s black
Bonsoir to joie de vivre
To Freude and the craic
There’s no more drinking white wine
In the red setting sun
I’ll just leave and take what’s mine
And I’ll have tea for one
Tea for one
I’ll have tea for one
It’s not fair to say
I’ve turned my back on anyone
You didn’t want me anyway
When all’s said and done
You say, let’s move on
And I’ll have tea for one
@ustaknow Feb 15
I found this in the "protest/folks" Forum thread. Me not "English", (apologies for that 😉 ), but anglesh 😉 😝 may miss some of the Content of a cultural reference.
However, the "you didn't want me anyway" likely says it all.
And so, we here in the US said good bye to Amazon in the NYC area 😝 lost over hate speak; goodbye to 25K - 70K + jobs at an *average annual base salary of $150K in an area where folks are fighting over min-wage jobs.
So, there's many implications and much to unpack in any of these, and lots open to misunderstanding, but, yours above, -- "sounds good like it" 😀 (I just hope I "got" it... hahhh 😝 )
@judypie Feb 10
Really like this! Gorgeous clever lyrics and this beaut piano and your voice are a match made in heaven. Great job!
@tageule Feb 8
Clever lyrics, and I do like the way you sing. And your piano playing is just lovely and fits the song perfectly.
@silvermachine Feb 6
Great song mate, love that old and 'seen better days' piano sound. I hate em when theyre recorded properly. Lyrics are well good.
RIchard Thompson came to mind as I listened, only because he does the sad melancholic thing so well, as you yourself do here.
@jmcdaid Feb 4
Clever, poignant, and full of well-captured images. I love "Who come to stare at bullet holes/And imagine history"
@oddbod Feb 4
Charming and wistfully melancholic. There’s something I love about the nostalgic sound of a roomy just off tune piano.
@francessmith Feb 4
Lovely, it has a slight music hall feel to it, though the setting is far more modern. I like the narrator voice, he is trying to put a brave face on having only tea for one, but you can just feel the sadness seeping through, which is beautifully done.
Lovely write.
@tamsnumber4 Feb 4
I really enjoyed your write, it really pulled me in, love the hook and I like the melody. I like to drink tea, so remember, folks are drinking with you in spirit!!