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The undertow

from Fodder For Showtime by The Bookshop Band

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Inspired by Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, by Ben Fountain

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Unnerved by, the immensities of life
And the pull of, the empty hollow
A stadium of space,
creates a strong, undertow
As he stands, beneath, the soulless sky
Stay sharp, stay sharp and stay alive
He stands watching the crowds pass by
A heard of faceless, bodies that he has served
It’s like he’s watching a TV nature show
And the crowd becomes
a shuffling herd of buffalo
Stay sharp, stay sharp and stay alive
So he stands, a strong American hero
But with a famished feeling deep inside
A void where his best parts should lie
Stay sharp, stay sharp, stay alive
And it’s the randomness that wears you down
Sometimes as slight
as bending to tie your boot
Or turning your head left instead of right
Random how that shit does twist your mind
So it stays inside
Stay sharp, stay sharp, and stay alive
A strong brave American hero
He’ll take your praise but you will never know
And he is what you want him to be
A face for your hopes and all your dreams
And the mantra he echoes and repeats
Fits in, but he’s thinking of home
Oh but he’s thinking of home
Oh but he’s thinking of home
And Stay sharp and stay alive

credits

from Fodder For Showtime, released December 21, 2016
Poppy Pitt - vocals, tenor ukulele. Beth Porter - cello, vocals. Ben Please - nylon guitar, vocals. Pete Judge - trumpet, cornet. Song sponsor - Ben Fountain and Canongate.

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The Bookshop Band Bath, UK

The Bookshop Band write songs inspired by books and play them in bookshops. They started as a collaboration between a group of musicians in Bath and their local independent bookshop, Mr B's Emporium. Now they are about to go on tour, sponsored by Vintage Books and Independent Booksellers Week, around other bookshops and lit fests. Catch them if you can. Details at www.thebookshopband.co.uk ... more

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