Fields Of Fancy

Lyrics, Music, Vocals and all instruments - John Bradley
Mixed and produced by John Bradley at Eldon Street Studios, Southsea,

December 2023 - March 2024

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Music, lyrics, vocals and all instruments by John Bradley.

Recorded, mixed and produced by John Bradley at Eldon Street Studios, August 2024 - December 2024

Melange

The Groove Object

V1
Just want to go home
As I feel oh so alone
The band is playing slowly 
And it's getting really late

I've got to catch a car
I just have to check the bar
I would say goodbye to her
But it doesn't make no sense

Ch
That night, leaning in the lamplight
Thought we would be alright – So tight
But you forgot to mention
Something was just not right

V2
Now as you gloat – Fetch my coat
Wondering if it's stopped raining
Can't get it out of my head
Sometimes there's no explaning

So, I'll down my drink
And sometimes think
About that crazy journey
Life carries on and I hope you're doing well 

Ch
That night, leaning in the lamplight
Thought we would be alright – So tight
But you forgot to mention
Something was just not right

Coat

Sister Africa

V1
Behind you – He'll find you
Follow every move you make
As far as he's concerned
There really is no escape

Exciting, inviting 
It's a different world out there
And finally you discover
That nobody really cares

Said he'd take you on a fantasy flight
Told you he'd but you anything you like
Is there any time the time is right ?
There's no need to be scared

Ch
The time is right and we've got to run
We've got twenty four hours – no more
Let's go running in the dead of night
We've got twenty four hours I'm sure
Let's get away, 'cos we've only got a day
We've got twenty four hours no more

V2
The promise, of riches
Cheap champagne and swimming pools
Really though it's you that pay
While he's breaking all the rules

Convention, detention
Thinking of your family
Every day you have to suffer
Drives you to insanity

Got to get ready 'cos this is the night
Only one chance and you're going to take flight
Eerie sounds in the dead of night
Taking back your life

24 Hours No More

Oh, you can light up the sky
With rockets and shells and dynamite
But it won't make it right
And the nightmare's going to live with you each and every night

What is right, what is wrong ?
Can we truly believe this is really going on
But the wheel, it will turn
As we watch all our cities crash and burn

Terrified by the blinding light
In a state of terror there's no sleep at night
There's no cure to this war disease
Millions stranded, on their knees

Is it all black or white
Or a shade of grey that's been blurred to the right ?
What is wrong, what is right ?
You don't have the answers but man you have the might

In the air, there's despair
The element of surprise can come from anywhere
As they fall to the ground
With a thousand years of anger and an answer never found.

Light Up The Sky

Ch1
Nothing happens, down in the fields
Imagination is not what it seems

V1
In the winter of our discontent
When the money's gone and when my bodies spent
In the spiral of denial
Fall into the looking glass
Found you staring at the grass

Ch2
Nothing happens, down in the fields
Imagination is not what it seems
Whirling in circles on this crazy spinning wheel
Conversation, has to be real

V2
An alternative of hope
A new dimension where your mind will just explode
Are you ready, hold on steady
Cos I don't have
Another lifeline

Ch3
Nothing happens, down in the fields
Imagination is not what it seems
Whirling in circles on this crazy spinning wheel
Conversation, has to be real

Down In The Fields

V1 

The world was parched
We had to start anew
Searched that barren land
And sunlight filtered through

This is out earth
This is our rebirth
As we plan for our future

V2 

Nothing is going to come easy
We're not prepared to fail
We'll keep on moving forward
Lift your heavy veil

Now we've got the time
For our own design
Making plans for the children

Solo 1

V3 
Don't look back
You've got to move it on
We trust in you
The hope is never gone

I know that you'll get it right
It won't happen overnight
Building trust in the future

Solo 2

Outro

Oh – This is our rebirth
This is a brand new earth
This is a rebirth
Our special earth
We'll fight, we'll fight
'Cos we've got the right
Re-birth
Re-birth
Re-birth
Re-birth

Rebirth (Bribinvoile / Denys Swyfer / Pompeyjazz)

V1
Such a lot to do
But we don't have the time
Or space
Or money
For breaking down the borders

V2
It's a waste of time
Any nothing they say is true
You'll lose your mind
We're breaking down the borders

Break

V3
What we going to find
When everything's laid bare
You'll stand and stare
Cos you've got to follow orders

Bridge
We all want a better world
We've all seen the flags unfurled
Hold your head up high
Cos you don;t need a reason why

Stand up for what you believe in
Don't let hatred sneak in
Maybe, maybe one fine day
The wind will blow the other way

V4
What a wasted state
Turned into real estate
They dig for gold
Forget about the borders

Breaking Down The Borders

V1
Wanna tell me, 
Wanna tell me what you're thinking ?
You're so quiet
I can tell your heart is sinking

So many times
I crossed all the lines for you
Now we can't speak
No need to be weak just be true

Ch
Could there ever
Maybe never
Could there ever be another day with you ?
Could there ever
Maybe never
Some fine day when you've thrown away the blue

I'm holding on so long and
I know that I must be strong but
Could there ever, ever be another day with you ?

V2
Destinations, we don't know which way we're going
And temptations, 
Even if the wind is blowing

Now that I've found some peace in my mind
It takes time
Incredible days in so many new ways
We can find

Ch
Could there ever
Maybe never
Could there ever be another day with you ?
Could there ever
Maybe never
Some fine day when you've thrown away the blue

I'm holding on so long and
I know that I must be strong but
Could there ever, ever be another day with you ?

Break

Chorus

Could There Ever ?

V1
Thank the skies above
Peace came from a dove
Seems that everybody just needs love, love love
Oh we cannot see
The famine and the greed
Think we should agree
We need some extra love

Ch
Who knows when
The stars will align again
Do we have to wait
Wait until then ?

V1 Rep
Thank the skies above
Peace came from a dove
Seems that everybody just needs love, love love

Instru

Ch2

Instru 2

V2
The world can be so tough
We've often had enough
Keep on caring, keep on sharing
Love, love, love

End Ch

Extra Love

V1
Welcome to the twenty first century
Welcome to a brand new philosophy
Everything's broken surrounded in chaos
Don't get on you high horse it's sent there to try us
Sinking away into waves of anonymity

Ch
Break through
New view
Hard to see 
What we're going through

V2
Are you still searching for an identity ?
Or grabbing the treats from the magic money tree

Ch
Break through
New view
Hard to see 
What we're going through

V3
Welcome to the twenty first century
Welcome to a brand new philosophy
Healing the wounds of the septic divide
No one can tell you just what to decide
Waving goodbye by to the painful obscurity

Out Of Order

V1
Got your head in the clouds
And you're never coming down
High into the atmosphere
Floating like a spinning sphere
Twisting round and round

Ch
When you're back on the ground
I'll keep you safe and sound
Hey there's no more fear
Now that you've come down
Got my head in the clouds
Got my feet on the ground

V2
When you're high above the land
And you try and understand
You can't seem to make no sense
Just a strange sensation
Falling to the ground

Bridge
It takes more than a little sun to melt the snow away
Spring is here so have no fear
We'll live a brighter day
Summer warmth flows through you
Pulses through your veins
Got to have that feeling
Feeling once again

(c) Bradley - 2024

Head In The Clouds

V1
If we're to stop this ship from sinking
Then we better do some thinking
It may not be your intention
We need to use some intervention

All around there's too much crying
As we see our people dying
Can we find a new solution
Or is it bloody revolution

Ch
There's too much crying, too much crying in the world
We've got to spread some happiness
That's what I suggest
Brother, sister, hand in hand

V2
If we make another blunder
Then I think we're going under
If we want to keep on standing
Just bring peace and understanding


Rpt V1 – Half

Ch

(c) Bradley - 2024

Too Much Crying

V1
It's a strange dynamic
We all want what we can't have
Striving for perfection
Wrapped up in a bag

PC1
Buried deep in merchandise
All this useless stuff
Didn't someone tell me once
You can never have enough

Ch
I don't have the time
Don't have the time to waste
All of those decisions
Are always made in haste
Endless useless clobber
Give me more and more
What a waste – Not to my taste

V2
Gonna make you famous
Gonna sell the sell
They just want your money
Leaves a nasty smell

PC2
Tell me when you've had enough
But they never stop
Keep on squeezing, squeezing
Finally you drop

Ch2

Bridge
We saved you credit cards
Buy it in one click
And a returns policy
Shop until you're sick sick sick 

Ch3

Taste

Hands Of Time

Ch
Lost in space
Disappeared without a trace
Lost in time
Thought I was losing my mind
Lost and found
Underground or overground
Communication
Routed to another destination

V1
I'm speeding away from earth
Spinning in circles, slowly, slowly

Ch

V2
I'll never see another face
Cut the ignition – throws me, throws me

Breakdown

Final Ch

Lost In Space

V1
On this wild and rocky shore
Never could have wanted more
Sand is soft upon my feet

Wild ocean meets the land
Some will never understand
That's the place I get my peace

Ch
I've walked through the winter storms and gentle summer haze
The only place I love to spend my days

V2
I can never stay away
Tide will pull me back that way
Cos that's where I belong

City seems to move so fast
Sometime visit, have a blast
But I come back to sing my song

Ch
I've walked through the winter storms and gentle summer haze
The only place I love to spend my days

Bridge
Ocean home is calling me
I'll spend my time, staring at the sea

V3
Every time I need a break
Don't need to hesitate
Take a stroll from my ocean home

And that's all I really need
That and all my memories
Take me there my special kind of zone

Chorus

Bridge

Ocean Home

Ch1
It's no fuss if you want to get the bus
It's a long way home
(Do you want to get a taxi)
I'll be right with you at the end of the queue on a Saturday night
(Do you want to get a taxi)

We had our fun, and it's getting late
But we've got to get home
(Do you want to get a taxi)
Creatures of the night in their finest attire, now it's getting loud
(Do you want to get a taxi)

V1
I've seen some sights on the street
The kinda people you don't want to meet

Ch2
It's no fuss if you want to get the bus
It's a long way home
(Do you want to get a taxi)
I'll be right with you at the end of the queue on a Saturday night
(Do you want to get a taxi)

All of our friends have disappeared
And gone underground
(Do you want to get a taxi)
Something here feels quite unsound
So we gotta go
(Do you want to get a taxi)

V2
Strange kind of feeling in the air
What's going on beneath that sub human stare

V3
Sometime you just live life on you wits
One unruly move and they're tearing you to bits

(c) Bradley - 2024

Do You Want To Get A Taxi ?

V1
Six O'clock in the morning
Red wine stains on my bed
Thoughts of revolution are swirling in my head
There's a nuclear warning
Siren like a banshee's cry
Maybe there isn't too much time
To say goodbye

Ch
Follow. Follow me down
Kneel upon this once sacred ground
Fire will consume us – The fire will last for ever
Disappearing never to be found

V2
Everywhere there's destruction
Scorched and tortured earth
A world filled with fire
That hatred unearthed
Is that retribution
For the sins of the few
That's what they seemed to say
But they never knew

Ch
Follow. Follow me down
Kneel upon this once sacred ground
Fire will consume us – The fire will last for ever
Disappearing never to be found

Break

Chorus

New State

V1
Hey, I just heard our song on the radio
Was it really oh so long ago ?
Living it up every night
Watching the city come to life
Living life on the edge of a knife

Do you remember that time we went to Spain
Sitting at the back, smoking on the aeroplane
Girona's lights they burned so bright
Lighting up the Spanish night
Sipping Cointreau in the pale moon light

Ch
We didn't think of the future
But it crept up before too long
No way of hitting the rewind
I just remember that song

V2
So the years flew by and we worked it out
Good times bad times, no need to scream or shout
Laughed so much that it made me cry
Cos you always had that look in your eye
Found it hard to say goodbye

Ch
We didn't think of the future
But it crept up before too long
No way of hitting the rewind
I just remember that song

Bridge
Memories are made but fade away
One by one to make to brightest day
Each one packaged in a special little parcel
The wind picks up and blows them all away

V3
So I'm happy that I've lived that kind of crazy life
Where I've made mistakes that anyone might
Understanding all it takes
Weeding out all of the fakes
Always time, never too late

Chorus

Hitting The Rewind

V1
I don't believe in anything
In anything they say or do
They told me that I had to have faith
And faith alone would pull me through

How was I to know when I was young about deception ?
All those little lies just leading to a feeling of rejection

They said you've got to believe in something and this is the only way
If you keep on believing, you're never going to go astray

PC1
Hold on – Have I sinned again tonight
What's going on ? Am I ever going to see that shining light ?

Ch
When it rains, it will purge you and make you clean again
But if it never rains you'll never ever get that chance again
Do you have faith in me ? Have I got faith in you ?
Have I got faith in you ?

V2
Long years of contrition and devotion
Leads to a confusion of emotion
Stay strong – You'll fight the greatest fight
Take a look pull the blindfold from your sight

Chorus

Faith

Out Of The Fog

V1
He appears overnight
Eyes that sparkle, frosty white
Catch him if you can
The ice man

Dancing down a country lane
Wrapped upon your window pane
In the morning he'll be gone
The ice man

Ch
Fly across winter fields
He's got no time to waste
Just as the sun appears 
He disappears back into the lake

You'll only see him on a winters night
A glimpse of magic, a flash of light
Melting away in the sun
The ice man

V2
Doesn't want to cause no harm
The frosty landscape, cold and calm
Keep him out of the sun
It's the ice man

For many months he's just not here
Sleeps until the frost appears
Just having fun
Mister ice man

The Ice Man

V1
I saw you were stranded
When the plane landed
Standing alone by the door

It was such a busy summer
I'd almost forgotten
But everyone always wants more

Ch1
I waited so long for this moment
Strange dreams at night
And I hope it will be 
A safe landing for you me

V2
Strange – Everything was different
So inconsistent
It seemed like there was nobody there

Eyes, devoid of emotion
I just saw a far away stare

Ch2
I waited so long for that moment
Strange dreams at night
And I hope it will be 
A safe landing for you me

Bridge
Watching kids play on the edge of the bay
Will it ever, ever go away ?

Ch3

End
A safe landing for you
A safe landing for me

Safe Landing

Funky Samba

She grabs another biscuit from the trolley by her bedside
And fumbles in her makeup bag to try and find mascara
Machines whirr incessantly, she mumbles incomprehensibly
And shouts across the ward to attract the duty sister

Long time ago in Malaysia
Things seemed to be less hazier

She met an English man who soon became her husband
They soon returned to Brighton where he promised her the high life
The house was small and squalid, the English food was horrid
She had to wear a winter coat when she went out to the shops

Long time ago in Malaysia
Things seemed to be more crazier

Help me please – To fight this disease
Some life – I want to go home

Long tall grass in the garden, flies congregate in the larder
The council needs to ascertain the risk to her health
A visit from the carers, the cupboards nearly bear
Only several lonely photos of her former healthy self

Long time ago in Malaysia
Things seemed to be less hazier
Long time ago in Malaysia
Things seemed to be less hazier

Long Time Ago In Malaysia (2025 Mix)

V1
They talk of chaos
It's gonna destroy us
But you were far too late and you never caught the bus

And out of chaos
Comes the fear
But the fear just disappears
Disappears into the dust

PC1
The chaos ruins our self control
Chaos dulls your mortal soul
Rules are shattered, nothing mattered
Free yourself from this oppression

Ch	
In the blinding light
You can't see at night
It's no time to blunder
Cos you're going under

It's a fascination
Gripping hold of another nation
Let me know if you get lost
Cos then we have to pay the cost - Oh yeah !

Out Of Chaos

Fourteen Ways

V1
So in the end, it all wound up where it first began
Round and round, chasing the dream with no kind of plan

Ch
In fourteen days you went fourteen different ways
You had all those big ideas as you stumbled around the maze
You had fourteen chances to to try and get it right 
But the chances faded as you came to see the light

V2
So it sucks, the algorithms don't get it right
It's so hard when you're working so hard each and every night

Ch
In fourteen days you went fourteen different ways
You had all those big ideas as you stumbled around the maze
You had fourteen chances to to try and get it right 
But the chances faded as you came to see the light

Bridge

Fourteen days, to change the world
Fourteen ways as it all unfurled

Rpt V1 & V2

Fourteen Ways

V1
Grand slam, thank you man
This is what I'm wanting to hear
You could have been kind of discrete
Instead of shouting in my ear

Wrapped in sugar coating with a topping of pure fear
That kind of stuff is just not getting near

V2
Grand slam, what's your plan
Who did you paralyse ?
Fed on insecurities
And waved it right in front of their eyes

Hell, it had no fury, that was just your thin disguise
Sold the dream but just in a different guise

Bridge
You invited me for tea, just me, just me
But through the dusty haze I could never make you see

V3
Bad plan, not your man
Everything you did was wrong
Lack of concentration, you knew it all along

Careful observation just failed to come along
Come on now we're going to sing your song

Grand Slam

V1
Don’t want to hear what you say on the phone
Don’t want to know what time your boyfriend gets home
What will you eat and will it be fresco
Will it be Waitrose or will it be Tesco ?

Sister in the seat right in front of me
Chatting away, will her new man get lucky ?
What a dillema, a new situation
Maybe you’ll have to have a private conversation

Ch
Feed me up with some train train food
Some live enertertainment to get me in the mood.

V2
Pinging and blinging you post another clip
Stuck on the train with a bunch of incredible shit
Vlogging and logging the details of such a small world
I’d rather not hear now it’s there and it’s never unheard.

Is everybody, talking to themself ?
Is everybody addicted and sitting on a shelf
I just see the blue light and flicker of the screen
No social awareness, it’s really quite obscene

Train Food

An electronic Arabic instrumental experiment

Electro Arabic

No one can hear your screams 
When they left you there, Tuthankhamun's Tomb
Anubis on your shoulder
The cackle from the jackal fills the room
Thousands of scarabs cover your body
Ready to devour your mortal remains
Onset of crazy fever 
Slowly driving you insane

Powerful Khepri
Can you save me ?

Alone with the Pharoh king
Waiting for the barge to the underworld
Gold and diamonds, all possesions
Fall to the floor as the shroud unfurls
Trapped in the tomb, you gasp for air
And pray to Ra for your release
Whole body slowly failing
As you sit and wait for the final feast

Only your soul
For eternity


Tutankhamun's Tomb

Crazy Rider

Bayati  بياتي

Arabic Reggae

V1
London called us in '79
Lots of hate coming down the line
Angry mob rising on the streets
They don't dig no city beats

Tik Tok reels fill their minds
No inhibitions in that state of mind
Fodder for the upper class
Dirty work and broken glass

V2
Burning down a housing scheme
Only anger feeds the dream
Glories of a long lost past
Memories just fading fast

Disregard your human brother
Just a man like any other
Got to be a better way
You're the one who'll have to pay

V3
Brothers, sisters help us please
Can we cure this sick disease
Power lies in unity
Pull together can't you see ?

We can't take it lying down
Disappearing underground
Lets reclaim our city streets
No more hatred, no more greed

Arabic Dub

Psychedelic Orange

Ruby Dance

Arabic Balearic

Music - Joe Bloor & John Bradley
Lyrics - Paul Vasey

Joe Bloor - Keyboards
Paul Vasey - Vocals
John Bradley - Guitar, Bass and Backing vocals

Welcome to Chaos/Breath

A busy street, the rhythm of a life that’s not complete.
Welcome to chaos.

Kick of those shoes, we win or lose.
You’re still enough don’t be jaded.
Breath today, let your worries fade away.

Nerve’s are frayed; body tense.
Out of touch, searching for the way.

Racing thoughts, balance failing in the crowd.
Welcome to chaos.

Kick of those shoes, we win or lose.
You’re still enough don’t be jaded.

Breath today, let your worries fade away.
Breath today, let your worries fade away.
Breath today, let your worries fade away.

Nerve’s are frayed; body tense.
Out of touch, searching for the way.

Paul Vasey 2025

Breathe (Joe, John & Paul)

V1
Oh those fairy elephants are dancing tonight
It's fairly elegant but that doesn't make it alright

Ch1
High in the sky a kaleidoscope
Of green, red, yellow and white
Heading away to the country
Hiding my eyes from the light

V2
Oh those crazy elephants, they shout and scream and fight
Beyond my tolerance, just blinded by the light

Ch2
Born in a world with no boundaries
Screen fuses into the brain
Frustration mounts as there's no going out
Driving the neighbours insane

Bridge Instrumental

Outro

Fairy Elephants

V1
Words unspoken, rules are broken
That's the way – The world revolves today

Keyboard warrior wants to shock you
Any response will brighten up his day

Ch
Well life can be hard 
We all bear the scars
Never give up
You gotta stay strong

V2
Try to scare you - Post and share too
Innocence – Dissolves overnight

Fact or fiction – Who can tell now
Out on the ether – A little trolls delight

Ch
Well life can be hard 
We all bear the scars
Never give up
You gotta stay strong

M8 
One day we'll see a better world
One day – Every day every boy, every girl

Stay Strong (2025 Mix)

Minimalism

Roads

Many thanks to Tony for guitar solo and additional bv's

Love's Gonna Find A Way

Balkan Breeze

Out Of The Game  (Single) NightFlight - March 1984

Growing Up (Single) NightFlight - March 1984

Psychoturkey

V1
You're in a cold sweat
Cos you've found something that you just can't get
You've got cold feet
And a creeping terror of another defeat

No one understands
They're just busy making other plans
Nobody takes the blame
But you can't shake the feeling all the same

Ch
You're a prisoner of the moment
Trapped in a pocked of time
A prisoner of the moment
And that ain't ever going to get you over the line

V2
There's a cold wind
Blowing away what used to be
It's a new age
And it's time for turning another page

If you hold on
All the trouble and strife will soon be gone
It's a hijack
Cos eventually the facade will crack

Prisoner Of The Moment

Uncle Edward went to bed and on the way he banged his head
Said he wished that all his dreams came true
Thinking of his abdication
Moment that had shocked the nation
Everything he did he did for you

Thought that he could have some fun
Swinging with and Austrian
Tyrol fiddle playing in the sun
Packed him off without a trace
Britain's national disgrace
Stripped of power what was he to do ?

Socialising having fun
Meeting an American
Whisky Gin and tonic Rum and coke
Signed up to the master plan
Charming, charming little man
Puppet in a puppet state one day

Couldn't keep up the disguise
Swallowed far too many lies
Did your dream come true ?

Uncle Edward (2026 Mix)

Psychotic Trance

It’s unmistakably original - Pompeyjazz doesn’t imitate, he distills and reimagines !!

John Bradley A.K.A Pompeyjazz is a Southsea based Singer / Songwriter, multi instrumentalist and producer who has released 16 solo albums together with other albums with collaboration projects Star XD and The Auditors. His music covers a wide variety and genres and influences based on a lifetime of playing music.

​These days, live performances are mainly solo acoustic interpretations of his catalog of songs.

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