Altar Wine Lyrics

In my twisted arms, you fell asleep As the cathedral bells rang out Over the chimney pots of Harcourt street I watched the dribs and drabs attending masses Those genufl...Read Full Lyrics

Won’t you meet me down, down by Barrack Street Where the sailors all come in to greet their families I heard an auld one speak of the emergency Hiding coal under a bab...Read Full Lyrics

It stabbed me in the chest like the pimp prudent's knife Into poor wandering Becket under a mother of Pearl sky At the back of the wall, I bawled, cursing all in reel and rhyme ...Read Full Lyrics

A little boy sits on a doorstep, lifting his hands for to dampen the sound Of a bitch who's informing the neighbours of intimate acts with some waif she had found Where the chimn...Read Full Lyrics

(spoken) I used to be younger But somehow felt older than I am now At the back end of town At the unholiest hour You may find love in a snug But if you’re not in-...Read Full Lyrics

I’m singing this song in an act of rebellion But  if I wear a white shirt, will my appearance seem clean? I’ve  emptied my skull of stale symbolism From my fingers I scr...Read Full Lyrics

[Verse 1] Short back and sides Dinner plate eyes blown wide Pigeon chested young man and brother Steps out of a tomb Of toxicity and ruin Spent his money on cheap wine ...Read Full Lyrics

Just across from my old street There’s a place called Tin Pan Alley Where I’ve wandered many nights First went many moons ago As I walk among its ruins Among its b...Read Full Lyrics

Noiseless nomad, what does the road hold For this cradle capped croppie Hands covered in chalk I’ve withstood many tremors In this constellation of plasticity Water di...Read Full Lyrics

I was gifted a book by somebody who loved me About a man who got even with God Sat in hyperactive London's cold Central Station The city began sleeping like a dog The...Read Full Lyrics