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)

Loving someone who is lost can make you lose yourself. This song is about being young and caught in a relationship with someone addicted, manipulative, and impossible to hold onto. It’s about the gaslighting, the emotional paralysis, and the painful kind of loneliness that comes when love keeps you frozen in time.

I wrote this song as a way to process the feeling of being trapped in a cycle of love, addiction, and self-doubt. It’s about wanting to move forward but being pulled back into the same patterns over and over again.

If you’ve ever been stuck in a love that only hurt you but still felt impossible to leave, this song is for you.

Let me know what it makes you feel. 💙

Moth

This is a Simile. It's similar (no pun intended) to a Metaphor but similes make the comparison by saying that something is LIKE something else but metaphors make the comparison by saying that something is something else.

Too Much ( a poetic simile)

Night Walk

A track about scrolling back to her...

Here are the lyrics:

I've been around for so long
dig in the ground 
it's time to go
Nothing that i'm afraid to lose 
there's noone who'll miss me

I felt that i was strong
i did not hold my tongue
I could not stand of being ignored
like i was not there

I know it's true, that all i do
trying to get a clue but i'm just 
crawling back to you

Another day is through
it's over and that's true
She is not coming back
and i don't want her to

Well it's late at night
and i'm returning home alone
Man, this is what you get
when you 're out of date
you're thrown away

I know it's true, that all i do
trying to get a clue but i'm just 
crawling back to you

So Long

Ad Infinitum

Cover song of "Maybe It's Time" By: Bradley Cooper & Lady Gaga

Maybe It's Time

Almost musical theatre style pop song. Written from a viewpoint of a friend watching a friend get strung along by a married guy, but she hasn’t worked that out yet.

John Lennon Said (Re-Mastered plus Brass 52)

tom mcguinness

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