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lyrics

I’ve Got This Friend…

I’ve got this friend and he’s really at the end
Of his wits and of his tether
He betrayed his raison d'être
With a need, nay, a compulsion
To believe his own assumption
That he’s doomed to hearing voices
Telling him politely to
‘Behave, boy! You might lose everything, eh, boy?’

I’ve got a pal who was happy for a while
Drinking himself into the relative comfort of denial
Yet he still claims to be a pragmatist
Which is normal for a fantasist
But his sense of logic stretches only
To what is and what is not painful
Melodrama can be so painful

I’ve got this friend who I’d love to try and help
But he insists on not accepting the mildest compliment
I’ve got this friend…
He’s gonna be the death of me
I’ve got this friend who I’d dearly love to help
But I just wish he would listen to a single word of sense
I’ve got this friend…
He’s gonna be the death of me

I’ve got this chum who won’t acknowledge all he’s done
Is make his life just that bit harder
By ignoring those around him
Yes, their platitudes and clichés might be really rather irritating
But at least it is a sign that they still give a monkey’s
About your problems
Your real and imagined problems

I’ve got this friend who I’d love to try and help
But he insists on not accepting the mildest compliment
I’ve got this friend…
He’s gonna be the death of me
I’ve got this friend who I’d dearly love to help
But I just wish he would listen to a single word of sense
I’ve got this friend…
He’s gonna be the death of me


Words and music written by Keith M Thomson
(c) 2013 All rights reserved

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from Inhale​.​.​. Exhale​.​.​. OK, Now You Can Panic!, track released July 15, 2013
Performed by:
Keith M Thomson – lead vocals/electric guitars/acoustic guitars
Marijana Hajdarhodžić – vocals/operatics
Wilco van Eijk – drums/percussion/red plastic thingy/vocals
Steve Nelson – bass/vocals
Andrej Jakuš – trumpet
Ozren Žnidarić – tenor saxophone
Luka Žužić – trombone
Robert Nappholz – vocals
Ivor Plužarić – vocals
Borna Šercar – triangle
The TPBR Socialist Choir (Alpha Pirate Division) – vocals

Produced by Keith M Thomson & Robbie Nappholz
Mixed by Tom Aitkenhead, Keith M Thomson & Marijana Hajdarhodzic
Mastered by Andrew Thompson

Words and music written by Keith M Thomson
© 2013 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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