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The Candidate

from Ink (2017) by Anthony Toner

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lyrics

The Candidate

A politician spoke to me once,
from a speaker on top of a Hillman Avenger.
I must have been ten years old –
to me he sounded like he
could have been a contender.
I could see him in the passenger seat,
talking on the mic like a TV detective.
His face was on every lamppost,
promising change and a whole new perspective.

And he showed up two days later,
in a tan raincoat with a big rosette -
standing outside the butcher’s,
handing out leaflets
and cigarettes.
I could hear him as I went to the shop:
Saying ‘privatisation was an economic cancer’.
I asked my father what that meant.
He said ‘never mind son,
‘they’re all a bunch of chancers’.

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from Ink (2017), released March 2, 2023
Anthony Toner - guitars, banjo and vocals
Peter McKinney - drums
Clive Culbertson - bass

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An independent singer songwriter and guitarist, based in Belfast.

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