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MY INVENTION

Some days - I can hear myself thinking - Talk about the
rattle of an empty boat trying to make a bit of money
So I stay afloat on these troubled
Oceans, seem forever to be rising - Ragging at the rock
I'm standing on - trying to rub away the thought that
I belong on these troubled
High seas - where's your spirit of adventure - Talk about
Living on a razors edge - trying to keep your balance -
don't fall out of bed - you got another chance
Before you end up dead - But it all works out.

You should be ashamed you volunteered to put things right
I never said that I was superman
it's just the way I fight.
If somebody wants me I'll be howling at the moon
Trying to find a use for my invention.

Some folks think the problem's overstated - sending out the
Blind to lead the dumb - with a bit of luck the
Deaf will speak in tongues - and it works from the
Outside there's a preacher on the pavement - telling me to
mend my evil ways - but every night the Devil
docks his pay 'cos it works from the
Inside - where's your spirit of adventure - talk about the
Pigs down on the farm - if you need a bit of blood
Just take an arm - me I rather think the flood
would do less harm - But it all works out.

You should be ashamed you volunteered to put things right
I never said that I was superman
it's just the way I fight.
If somebody wants me I'll be screaming at the moon
Trying to find a use for my invention.

Someone said it was a misadventure - talk about a
leap before you looked - trying to eat a bit of cake before
it's cooked with these sticky
Fingers - seem forever to be crawling - Digging at the
ground I'm lying in - trying to scratch a way into my
second skin it's a risky
Business - where's your spirit of adventure - talk about the
Rumble of an empty bank - or the supercharged
Rattle of a Chieften tank - Let's talk about the
Pigs down on the farm - if you need a bit of blood
Just take an arm - me I rather think the
Flood would do less harm - but it all works out.



You should be ashamed you volunteered to put things right
I never said that I was superman
it's just the way I fight.
If somebody wants me I'll be howling at the moon
Trying to find a use for my invention.

Words and Music © 1994 Simon Scardanelli/Musica Scardanelli

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from The Eye Camera - Death Row Tales, released January 1, 1994

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Simon Scardanelli Merléac, France

Simon Scardanelli is an English singer, songwriter & composer now based in Central Brittany, France.

Currently working on his next album - a folk-opera which he will launch in early 2023.

A great live performer who has toured extensively, available for solo acoustic & amplified concerts as well as in trio with accordion & percussion.. ... more

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