"My Woollen Lullaby"

The songs that became Kissing Sally In The Smoking Room were predominantly written in a day. Situated in "The Hit-Factory" at Bowels of the Basement studios, myself and Steve Wicked passed a guitar back and forth, there and then writing and recording basic tracks for around 8 songs. My lyrics came at a somewhat slower pace over the proceeding few weeks. Incidentally, I had wanted to use the title "My Woollen Lullaby" several months previously planning my solo album "Catharsis" which to this day remains shelved for reasons apparently obvious to the listener (think Glenson Heart McBrute's JAZZ.)

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My Woollen Lullaby

There was a time when words just came

We closed our eyes shut out all pain

And sang a song that beckoned in

A new tomorrow

The days were long despite the rain

Their brightness shone on all the same

And bore a song that kept alive

Thoughts of yesterday

And from these tunes we reminisce

Fresh tales emerge now from that mist

Of clouded hours, lost in time

Such as this one

So what of laughs and endless fun?

The certainty of more to come

Take a breath, calm the mind

My woollen lullaby.

Recall a time when words had failed

Knew the score yet were unable

To change the cards we’d dealt ourselves

It needs perspective

Stuck in a rut, a mind possessed

Introspection obsessed

Close our eyes to all around

As if we’re special.

Don’t forget you’re not alone

All deep down searching for “home”

So drop your guard, freely roam

Take a breath, calm the mind

With woollen lullabies

There’ll be time to take a breath

There’ll be time to start afresh

There’ll be time to sing aloud

A new tomorrow

There’ll be a time when you are heard

There’ll be a time - far more absurd

There’ll be a time you realise

Your prayers were answered

So what of laughs and endless fun?

The certainty of more to come

Take a breath, calm the mind

(Take a breath and calm the mind)