The physical copy of the double album The Book of Absolution, complete with lyrics booklet, sent from Anthony's desk with love and the usual handwritten postcard of thanks. Please note, the albums won't be shipped until late November, when Anthony comes back from his tour dates in England, Scotland and Wales. There's a £2 charge included in the price to cover postage, etc
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Memories of a navy pinstripe suit I bought from Next in Coleraine in the 80s, when I still wasn't sure who I was. I have no idea who I was trying to be in a rig like that.
lyrics
Rattle My Cage
Man I wished you’d seen me, in my navy pinstripe suit;
I looked like a million dollars, like a gun about to shoot.
I polished up my brown shoes, and I toughened up my feet,
and you could hear me hit the pavement,
all the way from Kingsgate Street.
I was ready to engage - man, I want to rattle my cage.
This was in the 1980s, ’85 or ’86 -
at the height of Margaret Thatcher, and that whole bag of tricks.
I looked just like a gangster, or some crooked MP.
I could have been selling plastic windows, or cars or TVs.
I was a needle in a gauge - man, I want to rattle my cage.
The more I saw my own reflection, the more I realised
that a pinstripe suit is just a flimsy disguise.
Only eighty years ago, my people were still digging ditches.
Now I’m walking round in pinstripes, like all the other sons of bitches,
acting someone else’s age - man, I want to rattle my cage.
So my heart looked at my sleeve, and it saw the disparity.
And in time the suit got old, and I sent it off to charity.
But man, I wish you’d seen me, when that suit was at its best,
before the elbows went east and the knees went west.
I was all the rage - man, I want to rattle my cage.
credits
from The Book of Absolution (2022),
released November 14, 2022
Anthony Toner: Vocals and Guitars, Keyboards
Matt Weir: Drums
Nick Scott: Upright Bass
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