I haven't posted any lyrics here for a while. I intend to do so now.
My life is a terrible mess, I'm afraid, and I still haven't got round to doing what I should be doing, to wit, turning myself into a distribution hub for the last Kodagain album, Letters from Quentin. However, another album is in the offing – another collaboration between myself and Kodagain. I'm not sure how much information I should give about it, but it will be substantially different to the last album. The lyrics below is from one of the songs that may be on the album:
DJ Prankster
Those who make a public show of being friendly,
Who want the world to know that they are with it,
Affable and fashionable materialists,
Independent, without loyalties, but 'nothing dodgy',
Be advised – or be accused – that they are 'strictly anti-fascist',
Just waiting for a chance to stick you with their brittle wit.
DJ Prankster
Why are you suddenly so serious?
DJ Prankster
Why are you suddenly so self-righteous?
I stood while the train was passing.
The bullet clipped my shoulder and I heard
The sound of friendly hipsters laughing.
I struggled to my feet without a word.
DJ Prankster
Why are you suddenly so serious?
DJ Prankster
Why are you suddenly so self-righteous?
I wish you could hear what Sasa has done with this one. It's very impressive. At the time of writing, candidates for the new album that are available to listen to on the Kodagain myspace page are, I believe: I'm Just a Boy Who Can't Say No, and possibly Only Me. I also highly recommend listening to David Niven. Thank you.
Quentin – Well(I hate starting sentences with the word well – it’s as tho’ I don’t listen/read) what do I know about you? Bugger all it appears. As you know I’m passionate about music – just listening to My Space for Kadagain right now – very pleasant tunes + sound. Great lyrics – especially liked ONE HORSE. WHITE HORSE – were you involved?Rob
Thank you.Yes, I was involved. Basically, of the tunes currently on the page, I didn’t write the lyrics for The Owl and the Pussycat and Vampira (Maila Nurmi). The latter seems to be Kodagain’s biggest YouTube hit, with the speeded-up version having over 9,000 views, and the normal version having over 44,000 views:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ET0XQSzdMUsIt's a great melody, full of drama and tension, and Sasa’s vocals here are tip-top tremulous.Apparently some people have said it should be pronounced with the “ira” part of “Vampira” having the same “i” sound as in “fire” and so on. However, Sasa tells me that he pronounces it as he does because “vampire” is originally a Serbian word and that is how it should be pronounced. I think it sounds better that way, too.