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Meet the Relatives (40 Years Series)

by Bonbon Experiment

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Obstacles 04:44
When you used to pass me on the wrong side of the road I used to say it was because you simply didn’t know The things that was I planning To make our paths cross That would bring us together And make you feel the loss When you used to run away when I entered the room I knew your shyness would go away quite soon Because I had a vision In which you were the star And we would come together then And then we’d go far For I knew we were meant to I see it aint easy The obstacles put in our way Were just for us to push away When you used to ask who was leaving you the gift I kept silent thought I knew my hints weren’t missed I knew what you needed And spent all of spare change But didn’t say it was me So you wouldn’t think I’m strange When you realised it had been me all along I waited for you to ask me to write for you a song Maybe you don’t like music Or haven’t got a voice – But don’t worry I will write you one You haven’t got a choice For I knew we were meant to I see it aint easy The obstacles put in our way Were just for us to push away When I look back and think of you at all I can’t believe I loved a girl who didn’t care at all I was young and stupid And fell for a lie Wherever you are now At least I can say I tried For I knew we were meant to I see it aint easy The obstacles put in our way Were just for us to push away
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Gilded Youth 03:08
In decadence we sought purity fill the river with a million flowers When at dawn you came back with me we watched the sun come up for hours The nights are long though our youth is brief we made a circle of our promises When the moon lit up the distant beach and we all know what it is
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Helicopters 03:50
Read in the news Japan is arming Put my parent’s money in organic farming On a plane surrounded by the army She looked like she’d stepped from a Murakami When the acid rain came down Knew it was time to skip this town Last thing I saw/ that girl was grooving I am generation Why? So don’t feed me your llies… Next time I looked there was nothing moving Water in the bowl needs constant stirring And the helicopters keep on whirring This is not my idea of progress I don’t understand your diagnosis I’m still a Chernobyl child – That means I’m not on your side – Fukushima could have been predicted By the time you scream out loud Beijing’s under a mushroom cloud Because we are cheap oil addicted Water in the bowl needs constant stirring And the helicopters keep on whirring The black cat stops her purring And the helicopters keep on whirring
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Foxgloves 03:53
The summer of my triumph ended in disaster reminded me of seasons long gone by We took in the hay and I drove the green tractor – beating back the rain that threatened from the sky I went with dad out shooting early in the morning came across a shelter but no-one was there…. Heard a foxes bark that came without warning for a moment I saw you then noone was there Love is as brief as you on that morning were you a mirage or a figment of my mind? The memory returns to me without warning… they took you from the hanging branch and left the trap behind Did our romance Have to end quite as violently? Escaping from the chicken run With a dog upon your heel Run past the foxgloves to where the water was The scent of you returning Across the ancient fields
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Claim back your heart There will be a return Don’t be afraid That’s what I’ve learned Make room for love Let love break in Make room for love And feel it win Downplay the past Stay off those pills Don’t regret what’s passed Embrace new thrills Make room for love Let love break in Make room for love And feel it win

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40 Years collection reissue with new collage cover.

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released September 28, 2014

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Bonbon Experiment Manchester, UK

Bonbon Experiment is the main musical project of Adrian Slatcher. He records for the online label BDM Recordings. 2022 is 40th anniversary of his music making - his 40 albums are being reissued with new artwork - and his 41st album, Acrobat Above the Sky is now available ... more

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