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An Exotic Nowhere

by Shapeless Man

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He Goes Away 04:36
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Sister Flo 06:02
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Voice, Acoustic Guitar & Poems: Daevid McMillan
Guitars, Bass, Sampling, Keys & Composition: João Clemente

Edited & Mixed by João Clemente

Cover photo by Marco Freire
(www.instagram.com/random.freaks)
(www.marcofreire.work)

Thank you my dear David and Marco


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released April 1, 2020

01. Exotic nowhere

Liking everyday routines
Not changing
Enjoy telling others
You do this and that

You curse the day when you go away
As to come back is starting again
But you know it won't be bad
Once it becomes a habit

Early Sunday evening the setting sun blinding
You're freed up to notice
The city and it's size
People and their faces
In between spaces
And the shadows of buildings
That seem to reach out
And look over you

And you reach end station
With it's half empty car park
Not far away the smell of petrol from planes
And you think of a hot sticky airport
An exotic nowhere
Palm trees
Smoking yellow taxis
And a hushed air of specialness floats over you

And You enter the terminal building
And the travel away feeling takes on a new view
People rushing makes you feel small and insignificant
It's hard to imagine the grown ups as children
And you wonder why
Then remember who you are
Then remember who you are
And hope the plane is not delayed


02. He Goes away

What’s the fuss
Cause he’s so European and what a good catch
He speaks with a delightful manner
So full of himself but you saw it too late
And he goes away
Goes away

Captured by men
Who are looking for glory and needing fame
Who stick it in as if it’s a game
Men like me and men like you
Who go away
Go away

He said let’s go
To a far away place like Mexico
Where it’s nice and warm and we can grow
Then you said yes and he said no
And he goes away
Goes away

As I run my hand
Through your soft blond hair at the nape of your neck
I feel your struggle I feel your strength
But I go away
Go away
Go away
Go away
Go away


03. Fleeting glimpse of yesterday

I found the note you wrote to say
It was a fleeting glimpse of yesterday
It's just the ticket of charred remains
Never knowing it would carry
So much weight

It told of mansions so grand and blessed
And darling cars and success
But I'd have to carry the keys around
And work through the night
Some have to take the load
And some stay attached
In every way

But dreams you can imagine that were coated in silver Crumble away
And go with the boom and fuss
That was not my first choice anyway


04. Sister Flo

I know you go by the name of long ago
Sitting pretty like a bomb about to explode
In the barking light never ending on the go
fades so fast like the little you know

You asked to say why
Then you talk all the time
Not knowing where to go
Sister Flo Sister Flo Sister Flo
You couldn't say hi
But you jumped down by my side
Taking the ride
Sister Flo Sister Flo

I got your book read ready on the sofa
And drove a knife all the way killing it's culture
A magic turn around of something unkept
A feeling force in the memory of rest

You have that look of the world on it's knees
A schism look a just one out to please look
A vague stare comes crashing downstairs
Has no mercy just comes from nowhere

I know you go by the name of long ago
Sitting pretty like a bomb about to explode
In the barking light never ending on the go
fades so fast like the little you know

You asked to say why
Then you talk all the time
Not knowing where to go
Sister Flo Sister Flo Sister Flo Sister Flo
You couldn't say hi
But you jumped down by my side
Taking the ride
Sister Flo Sister Flo

A vague stare comes crashing downstairs
Has no mercy just comes from nowhere

You asked to say why
And then you talk all the time
Not knowing where to go
Sister Flo Sister Flo

You didn't say hi
Then you jumped down by my side
You couldn't say hi then jumped down by my side
Taking the ride
Sister Flo Sister Flo Sister Flo Sister Flo


05. Come rage in the maddening City

Come rage in the maddening City
In nightly brawls oozing uncomfortable
Belching torsos flexing thinly clad
All grime down there
Brake down

Come rage in the maddening City
Aching throngs pound that old route
To fuck like a horse
A savage brevity
While the dark music comes over strong
And the night holds course for a perfect slam nation

Come rage in the maddening City
You hair raised one laying there in a bloody mess
Still duly impressed
I was that idget like you are now
I did it for attention
But deep down we are all like little tin soldiers
Stiff back and a neck full of shoulders

Come rage in the maddening City


06. Say No

Yes, yes, yes you barricaded the front of the castle
Keeping out all kinds of mess

And yes, yes, yes it would happily tease and flirt with you
Unhinged in your corridors

And Yes, yes, yes the world is not queuing to serenade you
and your take on the situation

Yes, yes, yes you barricaded the front of the castle
Keeping out all kinds of mess

And yes, yes, yes it would happily tease and flirt with you
Unhinged in your corridors

And Yes, yes, yes the world is not queuing to serenade you
and your take on the situation

And yes I stay in hope
Even if I should say no


07. Happy Hunting Ground

I Know about your cost of clemency
And the care you have for your sweet engagements
But I wouldn't have this parasite on my back
By invitation only is my cost

Go to the happy hunting ground
And steal someone else's thunder
Where they're singing words of hope and freedom while our clobbering hands and the real world
Beat

And don't think that your face won't become you
You become your face

All our instincts are kept deep
By our constant doing things
Played out in cycles, self clinging one's, frozen habit one's, imprisoned mind-by others one's

So I won't finish with a deep breathing
Or a rushing it off like a quick copy
But I leave you with a touch of menacing

A wake up call
For you know know better


08. Putting It On

Putting it out
It all to be seen
Integrate, aspire, collect, make amends for nothing
Suiting in holding buildings
And ring no connection to the peoples dearth

Our values commence in butting somewhere
And standing for the stupid hymn
All pooh and fickle
A pick of evolution

Oh look Serendipity is jogging in the street
Oh look Serendipity is jogging in the street

While the old lady
Whose proud like a brick wall
Fidgets on

The tall walk oblivious with their emblems on
Those come on some-things
Coming on strong
Plan our downfall
With sprightly eyes and bushy tails
putting it on

Oh look Serendipity is jogging in the street
Oh look Serendipity is jogging in the street
Oh look Serendipity is jogging in the street
Oh look Serendipity is jogging in the street


09. Make Amends For Nothing

Putting it out
It all to be seen
Integrate, aspire, collect, make amends for nothing
Suiting in holding buildings
And ring no connection to the people's dearth

Our values commence in butting somewhere
And standing for that stupid hymn
All pooh and fickle
A pick of evolution

Oh look Serendipity is jogging in the street
While the old lady
Whose proud like a brick wall
Fidgets on

The tall walk oblivious with their emblems on
Those come on some-things
Coming on strong
With sprightly eyes and bushy tails
putting it on
Putting it on


All poems by Daevid McMillan

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