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Of faces proud and light, uncovered by night
There is little said
They scream without opening their mouths
At lights that blind their eyes
Their sources unimagined.

Steps that never touch the ground
Distracted and removed
Vision coated by dull glass.

I'll never hold them again
In my always moving arms, recovering
Soft, like the rain through their eyes
Moving weakly into lines, stuttering
Drink for the gaps, flooding out from our edges
Pooled in our veins and in our hearts.

The street lamps flickering in broken morse code
But we are waiting for someone to save us,
To reach out and grab us
These unreal ecstatic visions.

And I'll never touch the ground
Distracted and removed
My vision coated by dull glass.

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from In Broken Morse Code, released September 9, 2009

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The Contortionist London, UK

The Contortionist is me, Andy Hirst; usually alone, but sometimes with friends. We even had a proper band for a while (The Contortionist and The Wandering Boy Poets).

I've been in a load of bands over the years playing various things: drums in Nixon, The Broken Chairs, and The Purgatory Players, guitar in Situationists, guitar/keys/vocals in Japanese Sleepers and Fall Forwards.
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