The Irony Monger

from The Lie of the Land by James Bar Bowen + Band

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lyrics

The Irony Monger
When we’re faking raw games in the name of the people
I’m casting aside my soapbox and me
We’re caring for conscience, creating new crimes
Unlocking the matrix with a new vanity

Chorus
The irony monger gave me the news with a smile
That he lived for the minute, and had done so for a while
Now the name that he gave me has never been one of mine
But I didn’t contradict him ’cos till then we’d been getting on fine

We were casting around for the names of some people
With a hidden agenda and an expression of glee
The bypass of conscience led outside the law
But not till we all are is anyone free

The security-code x-rated detector
Bypassed my eyes and implanted my brain
His personality blueprint cost way out of my league
But my token resistance was always in vain

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from The Lie of the Land, released April 8, 2019
James Bar Bowen

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James Bar Bowen Huddersfield, UK

Acoustic folk punk singer-songwriter with attitude. Award-winning songs to make you laugh, cry and rage.
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