Patience; a lie, an act, you’re a moth 
Fighting a fly, all odds are off

Wait a while, try to not be 
The kind of man they’re all saying you seem
Dust down your wings, head for the light
Pack up your things, you’re leaving, tonight

When you're next to nothing, with nothing to lose
You get carried away; patience, the truth.

When you live long enough with the lies in the play
Reading your lines wears thin
Takes its toll, your heads in a hole
Cracked where the light should come in 
So shed your skin, swallow your pride 
Close the doors, it’s safer inside

When you're next to nothing, with nothing to lose
You get carried away; patience, the truth.

From the bed that you made up for one on the floor
It’s hard to remember what you fell down here for
The paint on the ceiling, the stains on the wall
Are prices worth paying for one more curtain call

When you're next to nothing, with nothing to lose
You get carried away; patience, the truth

Patience

Written and performed by Fran O’Hanlon (AJIMAL)
Produced by Guy Massey and Fran O'Hanlon
Artwork by drømsjel.
All rights reserved.
ⓟ & ©AJIMAL 2020.

Watch the video, featuring friends, musicians and medics, filmed in isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic - https://youtu.be/Dkyurn562H8

There is a wind of spite that chills
There is a song-less sky of still
If I were struggling for breath, who’d clasp me close?  
Who’d bear my breathing
As I gasped in death?

There is a dark that light can’t kill
Within the blinding fear it fills 
If I were huddling for warmth, who’d clean my clothes? 
Who’d share their blankets?
Or would I freeze alone?

This is not difficult or radical
This is fundamental. This is pivotal. 
This is the most important:

Be kind
Be gentle
Be mild, be simple
Be patient, be peaceful
But above all else, be kind

There is a thirst no substance can quench
There is a hunger that will not be silent
If you were famished, your children unfed
Who’d sit you down to share their table?
Who would share their bread?

This is not difficult or radical
This is fundamental. This is critical. 
This is the single most important:

Be kind
Be gentle
Be mild, be simple
Be patient, be peaceful
But above all be kind
Be humble
Show mercy, show caring
Don’t hate or hide, 
Don’t let fears divide

Above all else,
Above all else,
Be kind

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Above All Else, Be Kind

Amerika

03/09/2020

Du schläfst, du träumst

Written for my final recital at Guildhall School Of Music in 2009 and only performed once, the score was burned as you do with a Sigil that has been charged...... 
Dominic Lash - Double Bass
As above so below.... 
KDSx

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Mr. Alec Bowman_Clarke's songs are sad acoustic miniatures, a council estate Cave or Cohen, shot through with pitch black humour & sometimes gleeful optimism.

Patience

Mr. Alec Bowman_Clarke

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