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Don't Be Like James

from An Unexpected Turn by Chris Harris

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I was trying something a bit different with my writing on this one. It's a lyrics-first effort and the idea for the revelation in the second verse dropped into my head as I was writing it out, in longhand, with a fountain pen.

I love those little "aha!" moments that seem to come out of nowhere.

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James stays out of trouble
James is smart that way
James knows a farmer with a herd of pigs,
the Chief Inspector says

We're brought up believe
our lives are all a mess
because that's all that we deserve
but James deserves success

James is in the drawing room
James is sipping tea
The Chief Inspector wants a word with him
The Chief Inspector's me

(I'm supposed to do my job with courtesy and grace
but there are times I wish that I could punch him in the face)

James has got his fortune
James cares not for fame
James knows where the bodies are buried
James has rigged the game

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from An Unexpected Turn, released November 30, 2023

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Chris Harris Bristol, UK

I'm still trying to get the music I record to sound like the version I can hear in my head. To do this I've ended up playing every instrument I can get my hands on. These days, I'm closer to "That Sound" than I used to be, but the journey continues.

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