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Malt Shop In The Sky

from Bottlenose (Single) by Laurie Shaw

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Feelings so old
I’ve seen Tony Robinson handle them
They can be summoned like a dove from above
But I don’t know if you know I know the call and the gesture
You’re the heartache mastermind
You could be my specialist subject for one
And I’d probably do alright
Alright on the night
Obsession looks acceptable under studio lighting

Could I occupy the “S”
In your conquests alphabet?
I was knocked out long ago
In the reshuffle of your cabinet
Time fossilised
Museum lines, going round the block
And down the boulevards of a bygone Valentine's
Malt shop, I’ve been living in a malt shop in the sky
A Malt shop life where the shakes are high
And the jukebox never lies

What were you saying, anyway?
The raffle raised a six figure pot?
The noughts on the date stamps have perished
And the ink has run out at the terrace reception
“That can’t be him, he died in the summer
He fell to his doom from the roof of his mother”
The bobble that led to the rumours of rule breaking
Has been cast in titanium and shot for the cover

I could have sworn that it was you,
Rebounding the sun at the community pool
Thought we had spoken in the lift
But it turns out I’d been talking to Doug Yule
Time fossilised
Museum lines
Snaking through the flowers, they’ll queue for hours
To see a love life mummified

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from Bottlenose (Single), released June 2, 2023

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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

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