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A Warning to the Curious

by Squalid Rooms

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The Man Who Cried (free) 04:09
The Man Who Cried I never knew his name when he was alive, I only heard his story after he had died And the newspapers said They were glad he was died. Oh, how they despised the man who cried. How they despised the man who cried. Everyone fantasized about his widowed bride And the truth behind all those sordid lies When the newspapers said They caught her naked in bed. Oh, how they despised the man who cried. How they despised the man who cried. His poor children hung their heads in shame Every time they heard, they heard their daddy’s name Cos the newspapers said He shot himself in the head. Oh, how they despised the man who cried. How they despised the man who cried.
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A Warning to the Curious This is a warning to the curious. Be careful what you whistle for, You never know what’ll come knocking at your door. There is much in life that is mysterious. The things that should never have been, Well, they’ve gotta be a sin, yeah, they gotta be a sin. Listen to the voices of experience, The gates of Hell are yawning wide And fools like you, you’re gonna fall inside. There is no excuse for ignorance. Remember what old Karswell said, You get nothing for nothing, no nothing for nothing! There’s a figure by the shore, Its presence shakes me to the core. Watching, waiting silently, Oh, my god what can it be? I rant, I rave, I scream and shout, But now I know without a doubt. Oh, dear Lord, it’s at the door! Look to see me never more! This is a warning to the curious. Be careful what you whistle for, You never know what’ll come knocking at your door.
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Surrounded by Savages (free) 05:46
Surrounded by Savages In a squalid room, a baby cries Unseen by its mother’s lifeless eyes. On the streets outside, the stray dogs bay. The child won’t live to see another day. Not another day. In a bombed out school, the teacher stares At the rows of tiny bloodstained chairs And she asks her god, she asks him why So many innocents always have to die An old couple hug and kiss goodbye, Turn on the gas and lay down to die. They’ve lived through too many wars To face the horror of any more. Not another war. By the Cenotaph, a young girl begs On the spot a bomb took both her legs With her ballet shoes placed by her side. How can we bear such a dreadful sight? As jet fighters scream overhead, Masked militia shoot the townsfolk dead. They pile the bodies in the market square. Soon there’ll be no one left living there, No one left at all. A broken man, his pockets filled with stones, Sad reminders of his long-lost hopes, He ties a noose upon a tree And smiles knowing that, that he’ll soon be free. They’re building empires behind the barricades, An empty, meaningless masquerade . But they wont stop till this world is razed. They’re more evil than the tyrants they displaced, The tyrants they replaced. So, we’ll all fall down when the wind blows. Will we ever get back up again? No one knows. There is no love in these days of rage, The worst horror on earth has been uncaged. There is no love in these days of rage x8 We’re surrounded by savages!

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released May 29, 2021

A transglobal collaboration between Keith Gale in the UK
and Andi Brooks in Japan.

Keith Gale: Music / All instruments
Andi Brooks: Lyrics / Vocals

Recorded 2016

Mastered by Keith Gale 2021

Cover concept: Andi Brooks
Cover star: Evelyn McHale
Photograph: Robert C. Wiles

A Kitchen Disco production for Trash City facebook.com/trashcity69

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Contact: trashcity@outlook.com

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Established in 1987 as an independent tape label releasing music by musicians in the city of Bath, England, Trash City was reactivated as a digital label in 2013. Working in partnership with musicians to make their music available to a wider audience, the label releases both new and remastered archive recordings as free downloads. ... more

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