I killed all of my heroes.
Did you see me cry as I watched ‘em die?
When Rome burned they blamed it on Nero.
Does that still apply to a God-fearing guy?
Who says a lie can’t last forever?
I thought I had the answer but I didn’t know; it was all show.
They treat me like some kind of cancer
but I’ll have the dough when it’s my turn to go.
Who says a lie can’t last forever?
I lost my way ‘cause it got dark.
I learned to bite before I’d bark.
Now I can swim just like a shark.
Who says a lie can’t last forever?
I laid my head on a pillow and remembered a dream Dad used to scheme.
I woke up on top of a world where nothing was green and peace was obscene.
Who says a lie can’t last forever?
When Rome burned they blamed it on Nero.
credits
from Saint Ain't,
released March 17, 2014
RF: everything
XTC had their moment in time...this recording extends it...Full of small, tight , quirky songs it juz rolls along. Recommended but maybe only for XTC fans.. cwhitney
Psychedelia of a darker shade than usual, Francie Moon eschew kaleidoscopic colors for a slow, sludgey trek through the sonic badlands. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 16, 2019
John Drumbo French from Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band worked with Thompson on two albums along with Fred Frith and Henry Kaiser.
Those two French, Frith, Kaiser and Thompson albums led me to this.
Also, Richard Thompson taught Hugh Cornwell (of The Stranglers) how to play the bass guitar in a band when they were both at the same school (Emil and The Detectives?).
With a career spanning 50 years and playing with two of my heroes (French and Cornwell) Thompson has produced a fascinating EP. yellowcakeuf6