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The Guest

by PARTURIAS

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1.
Lost 03:33
Lost I want to cry but I can’t I stare unblinking Reptilian Motionless I want to touch but I can’t I lie in mortis Granite Helpless I want to scream but I can’t My mouth is fixed Frozen Speechless I remember your sobbing and despair Your unkempt hair Of how you wept for me Of how you slept with me And how Doctor Taylor shook his head before drawing the winding sheet I heard everything The hush toned sympathy The whisperings of comfort And your constant sorrow I remember the coin placed with reverence beneath my tongue but felt nothing I remember the panic as the lid was fixed to my casket and my darkness doubled Nine nails to seal my destiny Six more than the Christ but I would not be returning I can hear the clatter of hooves on hard cobbles but not the procession in silent weeping I want to cry but I can’t I stare resigned Barren Hopeless I want to pray but I can’t I lie in torture Broken Godless I want to live but I can’t My fate is written I am abandoned I am lost. Charles Antony
2.
The Shipping Forecast She always waited for the shipping forecast Faeroes, Fair Isle, Viking Hoping that one day he would return Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger Hoping Hoping one day that the tide would turn and carry him home Forties, Fisher, German Bite, Humber She was eager to share Share her good news Thames, Dover, Wight, Portland, Plymouth But he was still missing Missing from the world Missing from her Biscay, Trafalgar, FitzRoy The other boats had returned Returned safe to harbor But his had not Sole, Fastnet, Lundy, Irish Sea, Shannon She always waited for the shipping forecast Rockall, Malin, Hebrides Shedding tears as her belly grew Shedding tears as her heart shrank Bailey, South East Iceland Hoping one day that the tide would turn and carry him home. Charles Antony
3.
The Dreaming Chair Lover take note Lover beware Don’t go falling asleep in the dreaming chair For the spirits of witches cast out in to ditches reside in the fabric of the dreaming chair Lover take heed Defy if you dare You’ll never wake up from the dreaming chair For the touch of her skin may beckon you in and lead you to shadow in the dreaming chair Lover be warned of the witches’ snare Don’t go closing your eyes in the dreaming chair Her warming caress is tempting I guess But will all end in tears in the dreaming chair Lover wake up Lover despair You have fallen asleep in the dreaming chair for you have been led down the path of the dead consumed by the spirit of the dreaming chair Charles Antony
4.
The Golden Notebook She wrote the first line in her golden notebook a present for her sixteenth birthday thanking her mother for the gift and her joy of moving from childhood to adulthood She wrote the second line a week later after seeing strange lights in the sky above her house and the faint buzzing sound that she felt rather than heard She wrote the third line a week after that concerned about the tall man staring up at her window dressed in black and wearing sunglasses even though it was night-time She wrote the fourth line a day later describing her strange dreams and the sensation of floating with wires taped to her body in a pink mist The fifth line remains unwritten In a scorched area of the forest The police found her clothes neatly folded with the golden notebook on top. Charles Antony
5.
Just a Whisper Just a whisper The faintest whisper In your bedroom with the headphones playing Tubular Bells over and over and over scribbling teenage songs of love and angst You never wanted to change the world And rest assured You never will Just a whisper The faintest whisper Those shadows you see are really ghosts They will always haunt you They will always be with you You will love and be loved You will lose You will be lost And rest assured You will write about it Just a whisper The faintest whisper Don’t smoke menthol cigarettes or eat mild cheese Yellow snow doesn’t taste so good Don’t have regrets Guilt will kill you Always retain your integrity Give help when needed Ask for help when desired And rest assured You will need it. Charles Antony
6.
See you 02:31
7.
Shadows 02:21
Shadows Yesterday I cleaned beneath my bed to remove the shadows that haunt my sleep Shadows where the monsters hide Shadows where the dead walk freely Shadows where the fear can thrive Fear that feeds the insecurity and low esteem that trembles in the daylight but continues to lurk in the shadows beneath my bed Fear that feeds the loneliness and frustration that can fracture the heart but continues to lurk in the shadows beneath my bed. Charles Antony
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The prisoner 03:31
The Prisoner I know that he is watching me I know exactly what he is thinking Chained to a melting time, that constant drips Still aching from the latest beating He wants to see me lick the plate like an animal and scream at the broken glass hidden in the watery broth If I try to sleep He will explode through the door wildly thrashing and kicking like a madman. I know that he is watching me I know exactly what he is thinking A shaft of sunlight A finger of hope illumines the cell just out of reach I want to thrust my head into the warmth and taste God again I know that he is watching me I know exactly what he is thinking At sunset, as the breath of God turns to blood The gaoler will enter the cell, quietly now Unlock my chains and hand me the keys I will fasten him to the wall and beat him senseless. I will sit outside watching him by the light of the moon waiting for him to lick the plate like an animal and scream at the broken glass in the watery broth If he tries to sleep I will explode through the door wildly thrashing and kicking like a madman. He knows that I am watching him and exactly what I am thinking. Charles Antony
9.
Yellow 02:59
Yellow The yellow sun on yellow land The sound of lovers in the sand Yellow lotion smeared on skin Yellow ice cream down the chin Yellow boats speed on by banana shaped and screaming cry Yellow lager Plastic beakers Yellow trunks and yellow sneakers Yellow sun hats Yellow dresses Lipstick smiles and sweet caresses Radios thick with Spanish tunes Excitement mounts amongst the dunes A yellow plastic bag floats by I must ignore and close my eye Yellow puke and yellow piss Can I take much more of this Yellow sun and yellow cheer Missing you Wish you were here. Charles Antony
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Small fish 02:09
Small Fish His life was based on a true story Not his own, of course Always a small fish in a big pond The pendulum swayed above him in the sealight Love me Trust me Love me Taste me Aware of the consequences As his bruised lips would testify He swam towards it anyway Knowing that he was far too small to fill anyone’s belly He liked his short time in different light on the deck of the boat with the bigger fish. Away from his emotional heart He would whisper stories Of loss Of pain Of joy to anyone who would listen hoping that the tales would live after he had gone Eventually he would be picked up and the hook removed Sometimes with care but mainly with venom before being cast back to chase inspiration amongst the coral in the Sea of Emotion For he was indeed a small fish in a very large pond. Charles Antony
11.
The guest 02:47
The Guest Tonight, be welcome guest Take all that you desire Come warm your wings by the roaring of the fire Sit yourself beside me to bask within your light and soothe away the shadows on this O darkest night. Tonight be welcome guest Take all that you require Come tell me stories that your actions did inspire Sit yourself beside me Lay your sword upon the floor Be safe here for a short while Leave your troubles at the door. Tonight be welcome guest Take all that you admire Come rest your weary limbs by the embers of the fire Sit yourself beside me before the morning light and soothe away the shadows on this O darkest night. Charles Antony

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Charles Antony (voice, poetry)

Augustin Brousseloux (solo g)

Michael Parque (g, b, effects, arr, sound design)

Steve Argüelles (drums)

Credit Photo : Kate Harmond-Allan

Sleeve design : Michael Parque

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released September 30, 2014

Recorded in Crawley (England) , Nantes and Verzenay (France) 2014
All compositions by Michael Parque/Augustin Brousseloux/Steve Argüelles
Poems by Charles Antony
Arrangements, sound design, mixing and mastering : Michael Parque
Mixed and mastered at 1/2Qi studios in Nantes, France

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