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Scratchcard Society

by RIchard Gorman

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    Scrape away the shiny veneer of relationships, politics and wishful thinking and take a dive into Scratchcard Society. Finger picked, strummed and thrashed ditties of love, happiness, anger and all points in between.

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1.
Scratchcard Society 03:29
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Scratchcard Society Pigs might take to the sky for me God’s up there baking pie for me Pie in the sky for me Pass the plate and fake a little piety Shakedown, scratchcard society Scratchcard society C’mon push that button, turn the card and spin the wheel You’re dancing with the devil do you want to make a deal? It’s a golden opportunity Cash in your house and your family Fortune for your family Fleece the poor tell them it’s for charity Shakedown, scratchcard society Scratchcard society It’s one in a hundred there’s a winner every time But I’m afraid your just another of the other ninety-nine We take the punter’s money up here we’re doing fine If they’re dumb enough to cough it up you know it’s really not a crime We make it easier to double up and twice as hard to quit We’ll sing ‘you’re in the money’ then drop you in the sh….shakedown Fast track your way out of poverty Your whole life’s a fucking lottery It’s a lottery Misdirection, stop them getting rioty Shakedown, scratchcard society Scratchcard society You’re in hock to your banker, you’re mortgaged to the hilt So you curse your luck and hit the booze to wash away your guilt Is it really just the ticket? Is it as easy as it seems? You’re paying with your soul and buying someone else’s dreams Pigs might take to the sky for me God’s up there baking pie for me Pie in the sky for me Fleece the poor tell them it’s for charity Shakedown, scratchcard society Scratchcard society
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The Law 02:30
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The Law Here upon this high place I can see beyond the street And the wind is all embracing Like it might blow me away But on a clear day Perched above the city, the bitching and the siren sounds The rain fresh and relentless Like it might wash me away But on a clear day I can see the river Closer to the clouds high above the madding crowd This chill is my cold comfort Like it might ice me But on a clear day I can see the river On a clear day I can see the Tay making her escape
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Fingernails 04:15
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Fingernails You boast the battle’s in your pocket But the war’s not over yet Your enemy has got facts right But you’ve got the alternative Old scores are being settled And you’re the big man with the gun You’ve got an itchy tricky finger But we’re not for backing down We’re hanging on by our fingernails We’re hanging on by our fingernails You’ve stacked the deck and you’re the dealer Kings and Queens gripped safely in your hand But we’ve got aces wild and we’ve got jokers And soon you’ll find your bluff is being called We’re hanging on by our fingernails We’re hanging on by our fingernails You boast the battle’s in your pocket But the war’s not over yet
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Slide Away 04:23
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Slide Away If it was just a little pill? If it was just a little pill? If it was just a little pill? If it was just a little pill? Would you swallow and just slide away? Slide away If all the pain would go away? If all the pain would go away? If all the pain would go away? If all the pain would go away? Would you breathe in and slide away? Slide away
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Cueca 05:09
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Cueca The shuffling of shoes in the city Victoria Diaz dances alone 1-2-3- 1-2-3 with her shadow A dance for a father who never came home We flirt in the bars and the streets Lovers strutting like roosters Silencio y gritos No son el final de la cancion The last chord fades The singer’s gone But the music lingers on White handkerchiefs whirl through the air But this is no surrender Silencio y gritos No con el final de la cancion Streetlights fade The dancer’s gone But the dance goes on Cueca Cueca Cueca Cueca
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I Float Above 06:51
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I Float Above Fact is these hills roll on forever Fact is this road is all we have Blue light growing dark and growing deeper I float above every easy answer you provide It’s a melancholy ride We taste echoes and reminisces We touch and, touching, come apart Black birds hang graceful on the verges Hunting for road kill on the side Of our melancholy ride Follow the river’s silver finger Windblown we drift across the night House lights are stars fallen from heaven Ghosts now they haunt the mountainside As you and I collide Fact is these hills roll on forever Fact is this road is all we have Blue light growing dark and growing deeper It’s a melancholy ride
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Strings 03:03
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Strings I got strings, they’re not tying me down They’re only lifting me higher It’s a heavenly sound It’s the burning fuel for my fire Nothing’s going to bring me low Nothing can darken my day My finger picking’s going to part the clouds And the sunshine’s coming to stay I got friends, keep my feet on the ground Bring me whisky, music and laughter I know they won’t let me drown They’ve been keeping my head above water Down the Hilltown the streets are grey And the zombies shuffle along But they’re not chewing on my brain today They’re gonna skip, strut and groove to my song I got you, every day’s a surprise You never cease to amaze me With that glint in your eye Young and reckless, smiling and crazy You’re a riot, you’re a one man band You’re a jumping jack flash of a boy You’re an ellipsis you’re an ampersand You’re a kick drum bringing the noise I got strings
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Ever After 05:29
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Ever After Once upon a time there was a girl Once upon a time there was a boy And the stars were right and the worlds aligned The moon kissed the sun and two were one Bound together they were free And one and one made three The joker and the knave From the cradle to the grave And so the curtain falls on these golden days What’s done is done and cannot be unmade Ancient stones recall their laughter Happily ever after Happily ever after
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Don't Be a Cunt 03:34
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Don’t Be a Cunt Don’t be a cunt they’re taking us over, you know who I mean Don’t be a cunt we’ve got enough arseholes Spread your love and be free Look around this crazy world and tell me what you see Greedy fuckers got their claws in folks like you and me Got to have the latest toys and drive the fastest cars They’ll tell you that they’ve earned it all but you know what they are Don’t be prick stroking your ego Waving your dick in the air Don’t be a prick they’re up for election Vote for someone who cares A simple act of kindness, give more than you take Don’t kiss arse for bastards who are always on the make Go easy on the trash talk, come and slay the trolls Drop your pants and moon the twats at # got it all Don’t be a shit they’re ten for a penny As common as muck Don’t be a shit there’s already too many Show that you give a fuck It’s us and them, it’s rich and poor, it’s black and white and brown It’s stranger danger aliens invading your home town It’s love and hate, it’s gay and straight and every in between It’s young and old, it’s bought and sold and nothing’s ever free It’s suits and rags and body bags and ignorance is bliss But in the end my beautiful friend it all comes down to this… Don’t be a cunt Don’t be a cunt
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Rocking Horse 04:50
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Rocking Horse I’m just a boy, but in your hands I’m nothing more than a toy You say I’m free but then you go and throw your saddle on me I’m bucking like a bronco and I’m telling you the score I ain’t gonna be your rocking horse no more You twist the reins, you say I’ve got to learn to live with the pain You crack the whip, make me your slave with every swing of your hips You comb my hair and tell me I’m the one that you adore But I ain’t gonna be your rocking horse no more I kick and bite, you ain’t riding me again without a fight You sit so tall, but you better get ready cos this time you’re taking a fall You broke me in, your lips are sweet but your heart is colder than sin Between your legs, I got news for you if you think I’m going to beg I’ve had one bite from your apple and it’s rotten to the core I’ve swallowed all your poison I ain’t swallowing no more You’re showing me that you’re on top, I’m showing you the door Cos I ain’t gonna be your rocking horse no more
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Dive 07:58
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Dive Dive in the water’s lovely The ice has broken my fall The devil takes me across the threshold I answer his call I hunt and I’m blooded, my teeth crimson and keen Guilt thrills and feeds my appetite for the obscene Ride this nightmare, ride the lightning Ride the footplate straight to hell I take the reaching hand of forgiveness And drag her down as well This sin, this hunger, it tastes so fine Sex, blood and fire turn water into wine

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released August 13, 2017

Music, Words and Performances by Richard Gorman
Recording by Stuart Duncan

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