So Many Paths

So Many Paths 17 song lyrics by Irish singer/songwriter Paul Murphy. A mesmerising set of works covering topics such as injustice, love, broken relationships, corrupt judiciaries, social commentaries, ruminations on the passage of life, and emotional narratives - thought-provoking, heartbreaking, engaging, angering, caustic and inspiring - all told in the unmistakeable style of a master of cinematic poetry. Also included as bonus material are a song-by-song back-story essay, ' ...So Few Steps', and reproductions of all the existing handwritten manuscripts to the works presented here. -- -- x -- -- Mayday [excerpt] There's barbed-wire on the nursery floor Justice just ran out the door The Judge is laughing "I'm a good man" >Letters are piling up on the mat And they're all red, none are black "She's running up bills that you must pay" >"What's that you say, there's nothing left?" "Then, first dibs on your final breath" "You're not the only one that she's waylaid" >How much lower can a man sink? I shudder even as I think They're coming to nail me upside down How are things in Golgotha town? >Suddenly - You Were There [excerpt] When questions tried to block my way And memories filled me with dismay And I could only see as far as yesterday >When my thoughts were tied up in chains And doubts were delivered by the evening train And I started believing that hope was in vain Suddenly, you were there ... Craven Images [excerpt] Wide boys strutting with arrogance "Cinderella shouldn't have gone to the dance" "The coach ain't comin' and it's a long walk home" >The whiskey sills are on overtime "Drink your pain away until you feel fine" "Don't worry if your problems continue to mount" >The 9-to-5's becoming 6-to-8 "And don't complain about staying late" "There's plenty more to come from where I got you" "And while no-one's looking, you know what to do" ...

Pagina's: 78, Paperback, Independently published