We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Help

from HELP by Felted Fruit

supported by
/

lyrics

Help! The hardest part of sliding off the edge of Clontarf Bridge just like a delivery boy. On an icy morning, forming words to say to his mother. “We did all we could, we’re sorry. We saw the bike pinned in the railings. We thought the broadsheets circling were seagulls over the Lee.”
Help! A ghost is in my pocket, a shopping list from ’22 when you and I moved like a unit. Us against eviction signs, pushing through extinct refineries. Gushing pipes and floating bollards.
Help! That boy has pierced the water. Does that satchel belong to him? We held each other tightly trying to crush the trauma into bits. It finds me when I’m searching in the Wilton Shopping Centre. It finds me when a gentle sales clerk smiles. The day we went to Fota and he had not the words for bison.
Where is that plastic lion? Lurking in the attic.
I don’t dare go up there now, Maeve. I don’t dare go up there.
Help! The hardest part of sliding. I wish it had been me instead. How evil do I sound. Sometimes I wish that it was you. What evil I think sometimes. Help.

credits

from HELP, released March 22, 2024

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Laurie Shaw Kenmare, Ireland

Laurie Shaw is a Wirral-born songwriter and producer. He now dwells in Ireland where he records from his mountain retreat. He often gigs in Cork, Dublin and the Merseyside area. He has released around 100 albums to date (all of which are available on request). ... more

contact / help

Contact Laurie Shaw

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

Laurie Shaw recommends:

If you like Laurie Shaw, you may also like: