It’s not me doing the talking,
Read my lips, I’m not moving my mouth.
I am the ventriloquist, got this whole routine nailed down.
Everybody’s looking at the dummy,
Like it’s his mouth the words come out.
He says each word exactly how I want it-
He has no choice, I am his voice.
I got this dummy by the bollocks,
I’ve got his kidneys and I’ve got his spleen,
I’ve got his lungs and digestive system -
Life support machine.
My name is Charlie, I’m the dummy,
He sits me down upon his knee,
Everybody can see what’s really happening,
Suspension of disbelief.
I say each word exactly how he wants it-
I have no choice, he is my voice.
This bastard’s got me by the short and curlies,
He takes the piss, he’s got my snot, he’s got my shit,
Blood supply, nervous system -
Intensive care unit.
It’s all a load of fucking bollocks,
Locked up in a box, let me out, let me out, let me out!
Load of bollocks, locked up in a box, let me out, let me out, let me out, let me out!
Let me out, let me out, let me out, let me out!
Let me out! Let me out!
Everybody can see what’s really happening,
We just see what we want to see.
Everybody knows what’s happening, man.
Suspension of disbelief.
Everybody’s looking at the dummy,
Like it’s his mouth the words come out.
Everybody can see what’s really happening,
Suspension of disbelief.
He says each word exactly how I want it-
He has no choice, I am his voice.
There is no choice! His Master’s Voice!
credits
released October 11, 2023
Charles Hayward/Voice & Drums
Agathe Max/Viola
Roberto Sassi/Guitar
Yoni Silver/Keyboard, Bass Clarinet, Clarinet
Otto Willberg/Bass Guitar & Double Bass
Produced by Frank Byng and Charles Hayward
Recorded at Lewisham Arthouse and Snorkel Studio
Engineers: Nathan Greywater and Frank Byng
Mastered by Nick Watson at Fluid Mastering
Abstract Concrete is another big step for UK underground heavyweight Charles Hayward (This Heat, Camberwell Now), joined by
some of the most exciting and forward-thinking young London players from a diversity of European underground and experimental scenes: Agathe Max, Roberto Sassi, Yoni Silver & Otto Willberg
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