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Voices From a Crystal Set

from CURLY'S AIRSHIPS by JUDGE SMITH

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CURLY:-
It's so strange here,
So strange.
I see you in a half-light,
Moving slowly, under water.
I hear you faint and high:
Voices from a crystal set,
'Cat's whisker' out of kilter.
You are the ghosts
And I am the living man,
Instead of the other way round.

It's my voice,
More or less,
But coming from the larynx
Of a smartly dressed old woman
Who seems to be asleep.

And I'm flying her mouth
By remote control.
Damn tricky work,
Easy to make a balls
Until you get the knack.

It's so strange here,
So strange.
No point in trying to tell you what it's like;
I can't explain it.
The words come out all wrong.
And anyway, you'll all find out in time;
Quite soon enough for comfort
I dare say...
I should rattle some chains at this point,
Or perhaps do the horrid laugh...
But I'll tell you a story instead.

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from CURLY'S AIRSHIPS, released April 10, 2020
Vocal Credits:-
CURLY - JUDGE
THE MEDIUM - GWENDOLYN GRAY

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JUDGE SMITH Glastonbury, UK

Judge Smith co-founded the band Van der Graaf Generator in 1967 with Peter Hammill, & has since been involved in many music projects as writer, composer or performer. He has written stage musicals, classical & rock libretti, songs for television & a book on Life after Death; directed a prize-winning short film, & released fourteen CDs & two DVDs. He was born in 1948 & lives near Glastonbury, UK. ... more

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