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Let's Compare Mythologies

by Rob Marenghi

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1.
The Double 03:08
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Bruised and bloody boy with a broken brain Amazing at complaining yes he shares my name My double, always bringing trouble Steps into the street then he staggers around The dreariest of dreamy days are all he’s found for so long He can’t remember the good ones Life is blowing him away every day He’s way too high to stand in your way Life is blowing him away every day He’s way too high to stand in your way Wakes up in the morning with the same old pain Dabbles in the substance almost takes it away It’s still there though, underneath the pillow Told the truth to Sheila it broke her heart He lied to Ligita it tore her apart He doesn’t know even what to say Life is blowing him away every day He’s way too high to stand in your way Life is blowing him away every day He’s way too high to stand in your way And if an angel’s around he’s turning a cold shoulder And when the devil’s around he just talks of growing older, colder Bruised and bloody boy with a broken brain Amazing at complaining yes he shares my name My double, always bringing trouble Please remember me for any good I’ve done Little children laughing in the afternoon sun Not the women, weeping in kitchens Life is blowing him away every day He’s way too high to stand in your way Life is blowing him away every day He’s way too high to stand in your way
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Imperfect Day 02:43
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An imperfect day Drank vodka on the tube Then later when it got light I crawled home An imperfect day Terrorists in the town Storm clouds spitting down on Oxford Street An imperfect day Wish I wasn’t alone An imperfect day Just walking round the town Feeling really down An imperfect day Hunchback in the park Passed me in the dark said “Go fuck yourself!” An imperfect day I’m haunted by you Purple scars on my stomach Turning blue An imperfect day Wish I wasn’t alone An imperfect day Just walking round the town Feeling really down It’s just one of those days when nothing’s going right And I’m left nothing, emptiness But I know that you’ll be there on my dying day You’ll be there on my dying day You’ll be there on my dying day You’ll be there on my dying day Imperfect day Imperfect day Imperfect day Imperfect day
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Sorrow in the Shopping Centre 04:09
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Fire in your eyes in the shopping centre Stole it from Satan when the suffering sent you Trying on a dress you’re asking me how it fits you From the changing room I’m on a stool opposite Shop light is too bright and I am too warm There’s rain in my heart and my jumper is torn I’d tell you if it didn’t fit and so I say You’re looking beautiful but this is temporary Played a show you came to speak to me Girls never usually do they just stand and speak To their friends, here comes the weary weak We leave the shopping centre and off I go Went to a restaurant, you didn’t order a lot First thing you’d eaten since 7 o’clock Ripped it apart like life did to you Suicidal overdose by twenty two And you know my nature, you know I’m a slut I’m honest with you cos it’s all I’ve got To justify my spending any time with you Would you walk away if I was untrue Played a show you came to speak to me Girls never usually do they just stand and speak To their friends, here comes the weary weak We leave the shopping centre and off I go Went to a cinema to pick out a film Arguing and smiling as I give up the helm I never usually do that’s why I did You’re ballsy enough to say “you’re a stubborn kid” As we walk away to kill a little time Before the film I know that I will not like Slap of sorrow hitting as it often does As I remember you and I can never be us Played a show you came to speak to me Girls never usually do they just stand and speak To their friends here comes the weary weak We leave the shopping centre and off I go And off I go And off I go And off I go
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Magician's Hand 03:40
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The doves are dropping from The magician’s hand He’s leaving through the backstage door He’s left us staring at The place where we were hypnotized The place he made us laugh He often made us kiss up there Then he sawed us in half Yeah he sawed us in half The tress are falling down In our sweet orchard The trees we climbed so freely once Their groans we almost heard Now there’s just a graveyeard there Grey stones and pale blue men A sentimental man might see A chance to use his pen A chance to use his pen The stars are falling down From an empty bowl As I walk home in solitude Inflicted by my soul I wonder if we’ll see it soon That plateau we spoke of Waiting just around the bend To save us both from love To save us both from love
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Divorce me 02:10
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Guess it’s true I’m too good at killing love Married for six months then broke it off On the church steps a single sodden glove I’m so sorry for all the lives I’ve cut Oh darling divorce me From your memory When we get money we’ll do it legally Til then though Divorce Me Why am I so unstable It’s not a good mode to be living in Wasn’t ready when I stepped into the ring Bell rang, threw the towel in Oh darling divorce me From your memory When we get money we’ll do it legally Til then though Divorce Me
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Waterloo Sunset (will be coloured by the clouds tonight) 04:27
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I’m walking down Waterloo Bridge in the rain The brown river flows out of town Dark arms reach from the depths to where the droplets dent the surface I look up to the grey sky then look back down I could just jump in End the pain I’m in But something keeps me walking and I wander to the shop Waterloo sunset will be coloured by the clouds tonight Waterloo sunset will be coloured by the clouds tonight I was in some modern tavern before I reached the bridge Red wine still flowing down my gullet A plain woman was there, on the nearest chair, Dilute desire struck me in the stomach I stepped to the wet street Water soaked my feet Something kept me walking and I wondered to the bridge Waterloo sunset will be coloured by the clouds tonight Waterloo sunset will be coloured by the clouds tonight I’m walking to Waterloo station where I’ll wait On a cold bench for the train They’ve put us back to work – the caged rats and the clerks And I’m still soaked from the rain My unreality Makes a joke of life I’m trying to be happy but the devil fed me acid Waterloo sunset will be coloured by the clouds tonight Waterloo sunset will be coloured by the clouds tonight Waterloo sunset will be coloured by the clouds tonight Waterloo sunset will be coloured by the clouds tonight
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Under the Bridges of London 01:51
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How would you like to be? Down by the Thames with me What price would I pay for a second or two? Under bridges of London with you Maybe I’ll sell my soul Then the devil could leave me alone What price would I pay for a second or two? Under bridges of London with you How would you like to be? Down by the Thames with me What price would I pay for a second or two? Under bridges of London with you
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Dying Little Flame 03:43
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It’s quarter to three There’s no-one in the house ‘cept you and me So put on your robe I’ll tell you a story before I go It’s been a hard road my friend To your bed To this broken crimson scene Let’s fill up these glasses Toast a dying little flame Let’s fill up your glasses I feel ill at ease Put some more wine in this glass please I feel ill as well And I’m sorry the story isn’t going so well Would you like a cigarette Juliette? Would you like to flirt with death? Let’s fill up these glasses Toast a dying little flame Let’s fill up your glasses Perhaps you knew Knew from the start How the cold wind blew Into my room, into me, into you I’d like to stay That’s what I’ll say The street is calling out my name Let’s fill up these glasses Toast a dying little flame Let’s fill up your glasses

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Working with Mr Andrea Lepori (U2, Arcade Fire) for the first time was a great honour. This is the shortest and darkest of my albums mood wise. Say say it is the best one.

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released October 6, 2018

All Lyrics and Music by Rob Marenghi

Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Andrea Lepori (U2, Arcade Fire).

We recorded ‘Stay Alive For The Family’, this album, in East London of 2019. I remember Andrea’s gracious manner and the harsh shine of the guitar strings in the sunlight.

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Rob Marenghi London, UK

PETER VIDANI, THE BANDCAMP DIARIES - "His sound is laced with intriguing melodies and dynamic arrangement ideas, inspired by genres as diverse as folk, alternative, and even classical music."

Career highlights/fun bits include:

- BBC Radio London plays
- Playing live on Channel 4
- Performing with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and some kids I was teaching
- Accidentally offending Damon Albarn ... more

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