This weird old town
this broken down old town
From the top of the mound, to underneath the ground
I’ve been going around and around and around,
This weird old town
This broken down old town
And of all of the things that I have found
In this old town:
I know the patterns of the paving stones
I don’t even trip on one.
You learn not to step on any cracks,
as it will crush the flowers coming through.
I don’t know why I feel so great on this perfectly ordinary day
But this old town is my old town and I am here to stay
<muffled beeping sound>
<talking>
There! that weird old sound can you hear it? never mind its time for the next verse:
This weird old town
this broken down old town
I been beaten and been butchered and pushed around
But I’m not going down
I know where I am by the leviathan
I can read the writing on the dark cloud
There are gods and monsters round every corner
and all of it is real
I don’t know why I feel so great on this perfectly ordinary day
But this old town is my old town and I am here to stay
<muffled beeping sound>
But what’s that sound?
It’s so vague and undefined
like a half remembered dream
I feel like I am fading…
<beeping sound become clearer>
<voice begins fading out>
what is that sound…
it’s so annoying…
I feel like I am fading…
what is that sound…
<voice fades out completely>
<beeping sound resolves into the sound of an alarm clock>
<the alarm is turned off>
credits
from The Lost Cat Podcast,
released November 15, 2019
All songs for the episode 'The Perfectly Ordinary Day' were written, performed and produced by: A P Clarke, EJ Lee and C Collins
supported by 21 fans who also own “Weird Old Town”
This is a great adaptation of Arthuriana and a brilliant narrative album. I love how the queerness of the characters is handled as an integral part of the narrative and plot development without it being the end all be all of the characters themselves. my boy Gawain deserved better though maritarvaniti
supported by 18 fans who also own “Weird Old Town”
TTBT has some of my favorite songs written by The Mechs. Iphis is my personal favorite due to its ties with Greek Mythology, but it's definitely an album I have on repeat constantly. yumeinati
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