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Corrected Idiot (1997)

by Phil Western

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1.
Watched it with an eager eye I could see that something wasn't right They were inside with their screws and lights In the dark of morning I'd take flight Told me I'd be safe with you They said I was crazy, never you You believed in all that I could do Turned out all I did was mess with you Soon I turned to other things Began to grow my own set of wings Made you cry and told you we were through Did just what a crazy man would do You believed in all that I could do Turned out all I did was mess with you
2.
Delayed suffering Betrayed someday Deranged Nowhere Where does it come from? Wake of an hour Who did we shower But a fool like you With the moonlight gone Who would have known That's the best we could do
3.
Hiding 05:06
Him: I stayed up real late Tried to get you on the phone 2000 miles of express hate You chilled me right down to the bone I heard the words but don't believe You strayed so far from me so fast Your actions tell a deeper story I should now become your past Her: Never wanted to be cruel Never meant to stab your back Him: Your decision was the knife There's no more hiding from the fact Are you with him now? Her: Never wanted to be cruel Never meant to stab your back Him: Your decision was the knife There's no more hiding from the fact There's no more hiding from the fact
4.
All the way To the grave Decision follows Like a mutant shadow Keep it safe Don't call again Don't be weak today Don't be led astray Tearing up the marriage Fell to pieces, call to arms Corrected idiot This old clock keeps moving Creeping closer like his hands Corrected idiot All the way To the grave Decision follows Like a mutant shadow Keep it sane To coin a phrase Don't be weak today Don't be led astray To the grave To the grave All the saints come round here All the saints come round here now Corrected idiot I'm gonna need a push here I don't believe you'd help me now Corrected idiiot
5.
Out there 05:42
It's going to be out there
6.
Dark already 05:01
Living in a room With just a tv A bit of smoke A bit of a joke Is it getting dark already? Is it getting dark already? There's another day with Nothing to do Better go to sleep I can feel the disease Is it getting dark already? Just a piece of shit Wasting away I can kiss goodbye Another day Is it getting dark already? I'll never understand what you see in me With my manic moods And anxiety Is it getting dark already? We can share This charade Heaven sent you All the way I never felt so clear And sane
7.
Silence is a friend Close the door and wait I hear you falling out Making sure I'll listen I thought that I knew best Kissed a friend and walked out Took a weakness then The likes of which, my friend.....

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This "album" was basically the result of a few things - the acquisition of a new recording rig, the breakup of a marriage, and the slide into a nightmarish and protracted addiction cycle. So it is not really the work of a totally stable guy.
20 copies were made and given to family and a couple of friends. Those copies seem to have all disappeared, but I still had the files on an old hard drive, and people had asked me over the years to release this music. It is a little embarrassing for me now to listen to it, but there are also things I can enjoy when listening to it because it almost feels like listening to the music of someone else. If nothing else, it is another little milestone, in terms of the first use of live instruments, and it deserves to be documented as such

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released January 17, 2014

Phil Western - all instruments and vocals.

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Phil Western Vancouver, British Columbia

Member of Download, Plateau and solo artist with several releases to date. Owner of the Record Company. Based in Vancouver, BC.

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