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Flimsy Whimsy

from The Red Room (Album) by James Harker

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Track 4 from the debut album, 'The Red Room'

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Hey, sweetie-pie, heard that you could fly
Or something strange about the sky
Or was it something like telekinesis
Or pretending to be Jesus, just remind me

So, superbear, show me how your flare
Ensnared the magic in the air
You’ve wonders up your sleeve
But I won’t leave until I see, then I’ll believe

And suddenly everything’s hazy
Is it really you, or are you going crazy?
Reality rumbles like thunder
Makes you wake and wonder if anything’s real
Or is it all about your flimsy whimsy?
Just the way the wind takes you

So, tell me how, every time you bow
You all kow-tow to Simon Cowell
I’m dreaming of a place, an empty space
Where I will never see his face

But you’re wed to the machine, now it’s obscene
The time you’re giving to the screen
Come, follow me outside, now open wide
Let’s see what’s on the other side

But the image reflected is hazy
Is it really you, or are your eyes lazy?
The monotony of the music
That echoes through the mall is strangely accusing
Shuffling through your flimsy whimsy
Just the way the wind shakes you

And yet the image reflected is hazy
Is it really you, or are you going crazy?
While we are distracted by thunder
They’re putting asunder the world of the real
Until it’s all about your flimsy whimsy,
Topsy-turvy, bendy curvy,
Helter-skelter, bare unsheltered,
Nothing but the pretty, twitty, bit-by-bitty
Throat-slitty, half-witty, (such a pity)
Infinitely shitty way you feel

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from The Red Room (Album), track released March 15, 2012
Piano, Vocals: James Harker
Acoustic Guitars, Electric Guitar, Bass: Matthew Powney

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James Harker UK

UK singer-songwriter. New album 'LIMERENCE' out soon. One half of electronic fusion duo Vast & Harker. Follow for updates!

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