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Crater Paradiso

from Hotel Messerschmitt by BAAN

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I remember when I was a boy
You could still see craters in the ground
Just 20 years before where the bombs fell down
All the old folks talking ‘bout the good old days
How they changed the whole world
All the soldiers went away
And we’d never go to war again
All King Arthur’s men
Doing battle by the pen
Writing letters to the Sun
On how the war was won

Are you OK UK?
The European lords and ladies went astray
You lost your way to paradise
They ain’t nice the things you say
You’re sending all the good people away

You seem a bit dim
You’re getting too slim
Are the rations running out?
Your passions less devout
You seem a little shaky on your feet
Did the achy breaky wake up turn up the heat?

Is anybody still watching Coronation Street
Elsie Tanner’s got a banner on a protest greet-up
All you wanna do is stick the telly on and put your feet up
But everyone’s an idiot and those who ain’t
Don’t wanna meet up

They say it’s very nice
This time of year in paradise
It never gets too hot
For all the coolers that they got
It’s all so well thought through
They made it just for you
You got a buddy maybe it’s for two
Yeah, bring a friend
Bring a friend on whom you can depend
Paradise is open for business every single weekend

Why does it always feel like we’ve been here before
Up and down the Royal Mile knocking on the false King’s door
He didn’t swear to us
Not very generous
Making the populous sweat
He’s got his money in a puddle you can bet
He husny lost a farthing yet
His mammy was a one woman foreign debt
They took us round their yacht
They never gave a thought
To all the sorry bodies crammed beneath the water line
As long as all the Royal pricks on deck are fine
No life of privilege deserves such privilege
No Malcom Muggeridge no Mary Whitehouse on your fridge
Just appalling goat fuckers behind the iron doors
They keep us well away but if you listen carefully
You’ll hear the sound of Satan locking up the public policy
He’s got the only key

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from Hotel Messerschmitt, released October 10, 2023

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Like all musicians I wished I had the same number of limbs as an octopus. My wish was granted, but not in the way I had hoped for. My cephalopod partner is an enthusiastic volunteer from the worldwide animal charity Save Humans From Themselves. We share a special kind of love. ... more

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