Looking at your last piece of pizza and re-evaluating your love life.
Charlie on vocals, backing vocals, guitar and keyboards.

Text Me

Even sheep can step up above the flock if that's where they think they must be. But you have to pull out the stops. 
Charlie on vocals and guitar.

Pulling Out the Stops

Just vocals, guitar and a tiny bit of synth.

Circle Line unplugged

Cheap

I watched the 40 mile Russian army convoy edging through Ukraine towards Kiev and thought about their parents. Some of them must know what's really going on in Russia and what this war crime is about, and are seeing their kids carry it out.

my son 
i know
that you 
must go
to prove 
to show
that you 
have grown
into 
a man
who will 
who can
defend 
this land
from those 
who dare to

their call 
their word
the lies 
you heard
the truths 
intered 
by mockingbirds
by those
whose eyes
prioritise 
themselves 
their own
they will 
disown
one such 
as you
a common youth
a fool 
a pawn
a comrade in arms

this land 
is ours
a pane 
of glass
the world 
sees through
opaque 
to you
the truth 
is there
if you're 
prepared
to ask 
to pry
open 
your eyes

was this land made for you?

my son 
i know
that you 
must go
the choice 
is stark
to make 
your mark
or to 
say no
i will 
forego
the wages of
this bath of blood
locked up 
beat up
your choice 
made up

was this land made for you?

Was This Land Made For You?

What a piece of work is a man, how noble in reason, how infinite in faculty, in form and moving how express and admirable, in action how like an angel, in apprehension how like a god, the beauty of the world, the paragon of animals! And yet to me, what is this quintessence of dust?
- Shakespeare, Hamlet

Dust

crosswinds, when they blow
gonna blow too hard
catch you off-guard
some friends just say no
when you lean too hard
when it gets too dark

running around this playground town
i seen things that never were meant to be
pull it inside you, suck it up
and shut the door

baby, look at you
you grown so tall
now you wanna see it all
maybe, right on cue
time for a big fall
then you gonna blow it all

heading on down this playground down
so much potential, how far you gonna go?
savour this moment just before
the crosswind blow

well i've seen them blow before
three times or maybe more
baby i ain't joking, listen to my voice
when crosswind blow for you
the only thing to do is hunker down
there's no other choice

crosswinds, they have blown
air gone calm now
open this door now
things ain't quite the same
different space now
gotta find somehow

in and around this playground town
some way to hustle, the things you gonna need
if you can read how crosswind blow
you won't grieve

Charlie Williams

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