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Singles Club

by Mark Cottrell

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My world fell apart in the blink of an eye and then I had to quickly learn; Using all my charms to quickly captivate, Yeah, I know that I'm gonna burn. My skills pay the bills with a flick of the wrist, Send them up to heaven while I'm doing the twist. I know they judge me but I don't care 'cause I've gotta survive somehow... He looks like a business man but you don't mind, Love is blind and so you pretend; It breaks my heart when I think of you and I know that it will never mend. Because your skills pay the bills with a flick of the wrist, Send them up to heaven while you're doing the twist; You know they judge you but you don't care 'cause you've gotta survive somehow... I wish I could take care of you and keep the wolves at bay, It seems there's nothing I can do, To make this go away. We know they judge us but we don't care 'cause we've gotta survive somehow...
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Blue Lagoon 02:14
Blue lagoon, Into your arms I swim, Leaving me free from sin, Now I'm no longer him; Blue lagoon, Take me into your heart, Give me a brand new start, I know we'll never part. Drops of water glisten on her skin as she bathes, I'm no longer on trial as an innocent smile calls me beyond the waves. Blue lagoon, Away from the media whores, The fakers, the suckers, the bores, I will not bow down to their laws. No mobile phones, no internet, no distractions, Just pure unadulterated chemical reaction. Oh blue lagoon, Your natural beauty is bliss, Pull me up from the abyss, I want to drown in your kiss.
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I thought I was the chosen one but I was only one of your toys, You wanted me to be there for you but not to make any noise; Gagged and bound but not for long, You couldn't get this tiger to tame, Through the haze I found a way out of the maze to find that I was just a pawn in your game. I fell in love with all your lies, You made me break every rule, You sucked me in with all your charm and sacked me off for your next fool; It'll be different every time you said but I found out your love is lame; I was so dumb but now I just feel numb to know that I was just a pawn in your game. Now you're born again and it's amazing to behold, How did I not see just how the future would unfold? I've just got to hold my head up high, Add you to my wall of shame; 'cause after all, I finally realised that I was just a pawn in your game.
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You stood for everything that's wrong with the human race, Every time I look around I see your hideous face; We all thought you were a fool but you were so much less, Evil to the core with too much to confess, You conned all the people who thought they'd been blessed to meet you, All of that was untrue. Can I have my childhood back please? I want to delete you from history, 'cause all the horrors that have come to light, Have turned it upside down overnight; Can I have my childhood back please? Those days of innocence are now diseased, oh yeah, 'cause you sold us a lie and now it's too late to make you pay. Cherry picking young innocent lives that you would cast aside, You were protected by the government who you supplied; A whole generation tainted by your deeds, Rue the day they met that man from Leeds, Even though you're dead, the fact that you are free is unjust, you have nixed it for us. Can I have my childhood back please? I want to delete you from history, 'cause all the horrors that have come to light, Have turned it upside down overnight; Can I have my childhood back please? Those days of innocence are now diseased, oh yeah, You sold us a lie and now it's too late to make you pay.
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You say that you’re deliriously happy, Well I’m so pleased for you, While the rest of us are feeling crappy, You just leave us there to stew; Blissfully unaware of the destruction all around, Shacked up in the lovey dovey world that you have found. You’re so deliriously happy, If you're so deliriously happy then I’m so deliriously happy for you. You say that you're deliriously happy, So thoughtful of you to share, Close the door, make it snappy and get the hell out of my hair; Exposing my weakness for your freakness is your forte, Drop a bomb in my heart and then once more you go away. You’re so deliriously happy, If you're so deliriously happy then I’m so deliriously happy for you.
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I slip into slumber, my worries disappear, Pure love surrounds me, there's no trace of fear, I lose myself in everything I see, The smiles I give always return to me; Angry voices are nowhere to be heard, I speak, you listen to every single word, None of my senses are ever underfed, The world is my oyster until i get out of bed. Reverie is my sweet home, A space to breathe, a place to roam, I'm never alone with my imagination; Reverie is my sweet home, A space to breathe, a place to roam, I'm never alone with my imagination. Welcoming voices calling out my name, See all the people dancing with no shame, This ship is sailing anywhere I please and I don't have to get down on my knees; My star is shining brightly in the sky, The ones I love will never say goodbye, I could believe in everything you said, The world is my oyster until I get out of bed. Reverie is my sweet home, A space to breathe, a place to roam, I'm never alone with my imagination; Reverie is my sweet home, A space to breathe, a place to roam, I'm never alone with my imagination.
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I found myself in a greedy, selfish place With no respect for the human race, A country lead by you; You ripped the heart out of this green and pleasant land, I really could not understand, There was no red and white, just blue. And I'll shed no tears now you're gone, No I'll shed no tears now you're gone; You stole away so many innocent lives and now it's time to sing this song, I'll shed no tears now you're gone. Your system failed me at every single turn, You really made my stomach churn, I was hoping for release; I've seen the trail of destruction you have left, In a country so bereft, Iron lady, rust in peace. And I'll shed no tears now you're gone, No I'll shed no tears now you're gone; You stole away so many innocent lives and now it's time to sing this song, I'll shed no tears now you're gone.
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Caricature 02:17
Oh such a dreamer, You've got your act down to a tee, Walter Mitty's got nothing on you; Not that you would see it 'cause honey you believe it. You read all the right books and make all the right moves, Watch all the right films like you've got something to prove; You drop all the right names but you're a caricature my love. A paradoxical schemer, Getting all your kicks for free, Sucking up to your celebrity friends; Professional outsider, Organic hummus and cider. You're a self-made fool and it's no wonder why, Every single night you lay down and cry; Despite all the grand gestures You're a caricature my love. You read all the right books and make all the right moves, Watch all the right films like you've got something to prove; You drop all the right names but you're a caricature my love.
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There’s a hole in my soul that can only be filled by seven inches of love, I have searched far and wide and now I can only bow down to the stars above; I've been to Adrian’s and Downtown but my one desire just can’t be found. I can’t get “I can’t get ‘Bouncing Babies’ by the Teardrop Explodes” by the Freshies. I’ve been to record and charity shops and every boot sale in the land, All my friends think I’ve lost my mind, it’s getting out of hand; Out On The Floor and Sister Ray, I’ve hunted high and low but to my dismay. I can’t get “I can’t get ‘Bouncing Babies’ by the Teardrop Explodes” by the Freshies.
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I have momentarily lost the reason to write, And I may choose to withhold all my thoughts out of spite; I cannot rewrite history so why should I try anymore, I have momentarily lost the reason to write. I have momentarily lost the reason to express, There’s no need for you to see my heart and soul undressed; And so I dance behind a veil on a cold, dark, empty stage, I have momentarily lost the reason to express. Take a walk in my footsteps; see the things that I have seen, Feel the victories and failures, the sublime and the obscene; Maybe then you’ll accept me and your opinions will mean a jot, Maybe then you won’t try to turn me into something I am not. I have momentarily lost the reason to seethe, I no longer understand all your reasons to believe; I stare into the void…
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I am humbled in your presence, A story that will not be repeated, You had a vision of equality and a spirit that could not be defeated; That cliche - no pain, no gain, Completely rang true for you, Some people talk about changing the world but seldom seem to follow it through. The world is so much smaller now, I feel taller in every way. I look to you for inspiration, A guiding light in the dark, Your selfless fight for liberation, Showed me I must make a mark; You laughed in the face of adversity and sought to fight their master plan, Some people talk about revolution but seldom seem to take on the man. The world is so much smaller now, I feel taller in every way.
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In 2013 Mark released a single every month. Here they are collected all together along with 12 hidden bonus tracks.

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released January 1, 2014

Composed, performed and produced by Mark Cottrell.

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