You Sang For Me

from Abolition by Beautiful Losers

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This is about all the young songwriters in Perth who I have come to love and respect in recent years. There is so much talent in this town, that is sadly unrecognised by the people who live here (I refer to them as dust) and who would rather listen to overseas acts they are familiar with than go out of their comfort zone to hear something new and pure.

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Baby you sang for me
It was so sweet.
You sang for all of the people on every street.
But all those no-good specks
of dust and rank debris
they could never understand
the joy you gave to me.

Look at your hands baby
Those calluses are so cool.
Dust boy tried to ridicule
But he is just a fool.
You are the pinnacle
Of beauty and dissent.
But there is no crown
for your temple or for your intent.

So, keep your wisdom, baby
Or share it out.
It is yours
Yours alone to shout.
They only listen
when their silence is devout.
I always listen.
There is no need to shout.

Baby you sang for me
It was so sweet.
You sang of the angry ones
Who live within defeat.
You sang of the hungry
Who would not try to eat.
You sang of the pain
That would not be discreet.

Yes, baby you sang for me
And yes, it was so sweet.
Yes, you sang for all of the people
On every street.
And your singing brought
upheaval in belief.
Your singing burned the temple
But it gave such joy to me.

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from Abolition, released March 8, 2021

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Greg Dear's debut solo album in 1981 featured members of the Triffids and other Perth bands. Across the 80s and 90s he released singles and albums both solo and with his bands (Holy Rollers, Beautiful Losers, and Butterfly Collection), and produced records by other Perth bands. For the Beautiful Losers' recent albums (2014 on), visit: beautifullosers.bandcamp.com ... more

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