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Sectioned
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Lake Alice
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LAKE ALICE
words & music: Damien Wilkins
Have you ever been charmed
Have you ever been harmed
By the same person in the space of an hour?
And did they leave on your clothes
And turn on the shower
And sit you in the sun and laugh at the steam
As it rose from your chest?
And did they say it was for the best?
And tell you who’s gonna clean up that mess?
Have you ever been warmed?
Have you ever been warned?
Have they taped up your mouth and made you
Crawl to a place in the dark
Where they sent a spark
that went through your brain?
And did they explain what that was for?
As you swam through the door?
And when it all came out many years later
They said it wasn’t cruelty or malice
That’s just what happened
If you happened to be at Lake Alice
Did they reset the gauge?
Did they write a new page?
Was someone else directing the play?
Did they remove your shoes and make you dance
With someone who insisted it was happening in France?
And did they tell you to hold each other tight
And did you do it with all your might?
And when it all came out many years later
They said it wasn’t cruelty or malice
That’s just what happened
If you happened to be at Lake Alice
There’s one thing that always did their heads in
Cos despite the name and the need for grace
There wasn’t any lake at Lake Alice.
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Elton John
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Iris DeMent
03:01
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Sixteen Slow
06:14
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The Arch
03:12
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Come On & Hate Me
03:36
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December
05:37
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What Did I Do Right?
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Man With No Sisters
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Stage Divers
02:59
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Bipolar
06:21
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The Close Readers Wellington, New Zealand
Formed in 2010, this band records the songs of New Zealand fiction writer Damien Wilkins.
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