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Maintaining Dignity In Awkward Situations

by The Penny Black Remedy

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1.
I'd Murder To Have You Back 05:13
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I’d Murder To Have You Back So you’ve come back for me? So you can crush what’s left of me? I really wouldn’t want to waste your precious time I’m just the same old broken and benign wreck you left behind Yes, here I am Believe me, it was never my intention or plan But now that I see you again I’m beginning to think I should’ve put you out of your misery While I had the chance Ch) I really thought that I would kill you if I ever saw you again I thought I’d stab you in the heart like you did mine I’ve imagined you being crucified While I hammered in the nails But now you are here I realise that I… I’d only murder to have you back So you came home for me? When I say home of course I do mean That old ugly, run down house The one you could never stand to be around Especially when I was in it Yes, I came home, but not for you I came to collect what I am legally due I’m sure if you think hard enough You’ll recall the fact that ugly, run down house Is in my name and not in yours I really thought that I would kill you if I ever saw you again I thought I’d tear your heart in two like you did mine I’ve imagined you being tortured By the same hands which once lost you But now you are here I realise that I… I’d only murder to have you back I really thought that I would kill you if I ever saw you again I thought I’d rip your heart to shreds like you did mine I imagined your neck being broken By the same hands which once stroked it But now you are here I realise that I… I’d only murder to have you back Words and music written by Keith M Thomson © 2017
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Signs Of Weakness 04:24
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Signs Of Weakness I’d be happy to swear on anyone’s grave And declare I’ve made my last mistake No more harm or chinks in my armour Will ever come my way again Because all doors to this old heart have now closed For the longest time I thought it was wise To disguise it the only way I knew best The bravado of lager provided both cloak and dagger It helped numb the knives in my chest All drunken doors to this old heart have now closed All crooked paths don’t lead to my heart anymore And I won’t show I won’t show weakness or show my scars No, I won’t show weakness or show what is really in my heart No, I won’t show signs of weakness I’m done with truth No, I won’t show I won’t show weakness to anyone To anyone… to anyone but you Don’t try getting in This heart’s now a tin that has been factory sealed It’s been closed to all the bastards Since I put a plaster on my slashed Achilles heel All bloodied doors to this old heart have now closed All perilous paths don’t lead to my heart anymore And I won’t show I won’t show weakness or show my scars No, I won’t show weakness or show what is really in my heart No, I won’t show signs of weakness I’m done with truth No, I won’t show I won’t show weakness to anyone To anyone… to anyone but you Words and music written by Keith M Thomson © 2017
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Seventy Years 03:34
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Seventy Years There ain't nothing in this life that lasts forever You've had your chances to make it better You've had your chances to make things right It's easy to hide behind your drinking It's easy to lie about what you're really thinking It's easy to die unhappy, but not unliked You've got seventy years maybe more You've got seventy years maybe less Seventy years To make a difference to your soul You've got seventy years if you get lucky Seventy years to just say 'fuck it!' 'Cause seventy years, man, it ain't so long You have seventy years to set the records straight in You’ve spent the first half procrastinating Yes, you kept some facts at a safe arms length In seventy years you'll make a lot of bad decisions You’ll meet a lot of bad men You'll meet a lot of bad women The good news is you get to choose who is your friend You've got seventy years maybe more You've got seventy years maybe less Seventy years To make a difference to your soul You've got seventy years if you get lucky Seventy years to just say 'fuck it!' 'Cause seventy years, man, it ain't so long There ain't nothing in this life that lasts forever You've had your chances to make it better You've had your chances to do the right thing Seventy years, yes, it sounds like a long time But it will come around quicker than a thirst in a salt mine The good news is it won't matter when you're dead You've got seventy years maybe more You've got seventy years maybe less Seventy years To make a difference to your soul You've got seventy years if you get lucky Seventy years to just say 'fuck it!' 'Cause seventy years, man, it ain't so long Words and music written by Keith M Thomson © 2017
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Trying To Be A Slightly Better Person 03:06
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Trying To Be A Slightly Better Person I’m going to try and be a better A slightly better person than I’ve been For the last too many years I will be discreet, you won’t notice me I will blind you with my great big halo I’ll turn more leaves and burn fewer bridges I’ll cease to shun unwanted commitments I’m going to be a slightly better A slightly better person than I’ve been Advise and aid the meek Help old ladies cross the street I will gracefully give up seats without seeming patronising I’ll turn more cheeks Suffer more fools gladly I’ll actively seek out nice political parties And I am not going to miss being me I’m not going to miss being me I’m not going to miss the old personality I’m not going to miss being me I’m going to be a slightly better A slightly better person than before Open more doors than I close Read more complicated prose Tell fewer anecdotes (not just the ones that involve drinking) I’ll stop saying I’m sorry and not quite mean it I’ll fake less illnesses so more people believe me And I am not going to miss being me I’m not going to miss being me I’m not going to miss the old personality I’m not going to miss being me I’m going to try and be a better A slightly better person than I’ve been For the last too many years I will be discreet You won’t notice me Then I will blind you with my great big bloody halo I’ll turn more leaves and burn fewer bridges Cease to shun unwanted commitments And I am not going to miss being me I’m not going to miss being me I’m not going to miss the old personality I’m not going to miss being me Words and music written by Keith M Thomson © 2017
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You Should've Left Your Money At Home 03:58
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You Should've Left Your Money At Home How much dough you got stored down there? (You should've left your money at home) How much cash you got stashed away? (You should've left your money at home) How much bread you got under your bed? (You should've left your money at home) How much green you got that we haven't seen? (You should've left your money at home) Unconvinced by the western dream But you worked like a dog for HMRC You tried to retire when your body got weak But they lost your pension when they had a bad week You should've cut your cards into a thousand pieces And should've left your money at home You should've kept your cheque book under lock and key You should've left your money at home You should've left your money at home You flashed your cash to the wrong Joe Bloggs (You should've left your money at home) He couldn't give a toss about the dosh you lost (You should've left your money at home) Now you got more worries than you had before (You should've left your money at home) Now they're convinced that you're hiding more (You should've left your money at home) Unconvinced by the western dream But you worked like a dog for HMRC You tried to retire when your body got weak But they lost your pension when they had a bad week You should've cut your cards into a thousand pieces And should've left your money at home You should've kept your cheque book under lock and key You should've left your money at home You should've left your money at home How much more you got stored in there How much more you got under them stairs How much more bread you got under your bed How much more green you got that we haven’t seen You should've cut your cards into a thousand pieces And should've left your money at home You should've kept your cheque book under lock and key You should've left your money at home You should've left your money at home Words and music written by Keith M Thomson © 2017
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This Car Is Gonna Crash 02:43
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This Car Is Gonna Crash I can't see straight ahead of me Left window's blocked The right is smeared This car is gonna crash Please put down your telephone If we all die, it's all your fault This car is gonna crash And don't turn around ‘cause this car is gonna crash Slow down, slow down, slow down, slow down Distortion on the radio It's bringing on my vertigo This car is gonna crash 15 miles and we'll be home I really don't mind how slow you go This car is gonna crash I'm not sure what you're going to prove By killing us and killing you!! This car is gonna crash Slow down, slow down, slow down, slow down This car is going to crash This car is going to crash That town that we just passed Might just be our last Slow down, slow down, slow down, slow down Words and music written by Keith M Thomson © 2017
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It's Dark Outside 04:04
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It’s Dark Outside Baby, please don’t go home You know it’s dark outside I’m 35 years old What do you really think is going to happen to me now? Well, there are rapists and murderers and men who do go further But, I don’t even want to think about them now If you recall, it’s only you who took a fall Way back when you were 21 years old It’s cold and it’s dark out there You can’t trust anybody no more Let me hold you in my arms Until the streets get safer At least until this feeling goes Baby, please don’t stay home It’s not all bad out there Honey, if you think I’m always going to be a victim You’ve gone and mixed me up with someone else again Let I remind you of the weeks that you’ve been begging on your knees For me to close the curtains, lock the doors and hide I can only presume that you would never leave this room If it was your skull they cracked open not mine It’s cold and it’s dark out there You can’t trust anybody no more Let me hold you in my arms Until the streets get safer At least until this feeling goes Baby, please don’t go home You know it’s dark outside Honey, I guarantee you if you don’t see sense or reason soon I’ll crack your goddamn skull open myself May I remind you of Ed Gein, Dennis Nilsen and Ted Bundy Jeffrey Dahmer, Ian Brady and that woman with the crazy staring eyes You know the one, had her picture in The Sun for what seemed like every day for 20 years Her name is Myra Hindley I think it’s time that you should bring me my jacket ‘cause it’s cold outside It’s cold and it’s dark out there You can’t trust anybody no more Let me hold you in my arms Until the streets get safer At least until this feeling goes Words and music written by Keith M Thomson © 2017
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Crawling My Way Out 03:24
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Crawling My Way Out I've got a routine and it goes a little something like this: Work, spend, debt, stress; Repeat until I die I've been trying to change As yet, with little success I've been trying to change my ways Honest, I have But I ain't ever getting outta here Oh, I ain't ever getting outta here Unless I evolve I'll never crawl my way out of here My amoeba-like brain has been getting big ideas This fossilised fish has been reaching for dry land This dinosaur's been watching for meteors Even this Neanderthal brain understands That I ain't ever getting outta here Oh, I ain't ever getting outta here Unless I evolve I'll never crawl my way out of here One day soon I'm gonna crawl out this dirty water One day soon the change is gonna start I've been trying to change my ways As I know I oughta I've been trying to change my ways Honest, I have But I ain't ever getting outta here Oh, I ain't ever getting outta here Unless I evolve I'll never crawl my way out of here Words and music written by Keith M Thomson © 2017
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Is It Safe To Say 'Goodnight'? 03:36
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Is It Safe To Say 'Goodnight'? Did you turn off the stove? Did you switch off the lights? Did you lock all the doors? Are the windows closed tight? Is it safe to say 'Goodnight'? Did you padlock the gate? Is the alarm set? Are you sure you extinguished your last cigarette? Is it safe to say 'Goodnight'? Is it safe to say... Is it safe to say... Is it safe to say 'Goodnight'? Did you tell anyone we have CCTV? The trip wires are best kept between you and me Is it safe to say 'Goodnight'? Our underground bunker will be finished soon It’s everything except paranoid proof Is it safe to say 'Goodnight'? Ch)… Did you draw the curtains and venetian blinds? Did you put all our things where nobody can find them? Is it safe to say 'Goodnight'? Did you turn off the stove? Did you switch off the lights? Did you lock all the doors? Are the windows shut tight? Is it safe to say 'Goodnight'? Words and music written by Keith M Thomson © 2017

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TPBR's third album was released Nov 24th 2017 to rave reviews from the national music press. The album was co-produced by Boz Boorer (Morrissey/Polecats/Adam Ant) and was partly recorded in Boz's Serra Vista Studios in Portugal and Studio Lazareti and Baba Lunar Studios in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

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released November 24, 2017

Performed by:
Keith M Thomson - vocals/guitars/mandolin/strings/keys/bass
Marijana Hajdarhodžić - vocals/percussion
Jeremy Mendonca - guitars/vocals
Basia Bartz - violin
Jamie Shaw - drums
Peter Radcliffe - drums
Teo Martinovic - hammond/piano/keys
Segs Jennings - backing vocals
David Ruffy - backing vocals
Donna McKevitt - strings

Produced by Boz Boorer and Keith M Thomson
Mixed by Paul Pascoe and Keith M Thomson
Mastered by Paul Pascoe at Church Road Recording Company, Hove, UK

All words and music written by Keith M Thomson
(c) 2017 All rights reserved

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The Penny Black Remedy are a London based band renowned for their energetic live shows and for their unique musical fusion of many different genres, including Folk, Americana, Punk and Ska. At the band's core is Keith M Thomson and Marijana Hajdarhodžić. TPBR have released three albums and plan to release the first of two compilations of acoustic recordings, studio outtakes and demos in Oct 2020. ... more

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