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lyrics

If I thought it would help
I'd make the bastards realise how great you were
But I know it won't help
The background noise of deathless mediocrity, is way too loud - oh so loud

I couldn't quite believe it, when I heard that you had died
The tabloids said his heart couldn't take the pace
A day or so of reminiscing then it all went very quiet
Now there's no-one left alive to take your place

The man who couldn't find himself submerged beneath the voices
Completely taken over by the role
There was Strangelove, Kite and Quilty
But a host of unwise choices
The genius who couldn't find a soul . . .

What a heavy weight to carry
All the baggage stardom brings
And there's Spike, and Mike and Harry
Always watching from the wings

If I thought it would help
I'd find some better words to process what this means
But I know it won't help
A clueless French detective is all that matters it seems, it seems

All the parties, all the starlets, all the crazy paper talk
Can't drown out Kubrik nailing Kissenger, Mein Fuhrer I can walk!
And when you died you hadn't realised the potential of your life
And there's not much point in saying you had so much more to give
But if it makes it easier I felt so much better for your Being There . . .

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from Achilles and the Difference Engine, released August 13, 2023

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