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Captain! Captain!

from Blitz Spirit by Jess Silk

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Broken boots on streets of cobblestone
Distant memory as he groans
In the gutter he calls home

Medicine to soothe his aching head
And the existential dread
That is creeping up ahead

Oh Captain! Captain! Can’t you see?
The writing’s on the wall this time
And it’s turning to ash
But his weary feet
On those familiar streets
Will always lead him back

Now he’s heading for oblivion
He’s heard it’s nice this time of year
That bottle in the bottom draw
Has promised him that it will see him clear
Until the sun comes ‘round

He hears the distant beating of the drum
As he pours another one
And then his feet go marching on

Dragons breathing fire in his head
And his vision turns to red
As he sees the path ahead

Oh Captain! Captain! Can’t you see?
The writing’s on the wall this time
The letters all aglow
And they’re spelling out a future
He abandoned in the bottle
Long ago

Now he’s heading for oblivion
He’s heard it’s nice this time of year
That bottle in the bottom draw
Has promised him that it will see him clear
Until the sun comes ‘round

Now he’s heading for oblivion
He’s heard it’s nice this time of year
That bottle in the bottom draw
Has promised him that it will see him clear
Until the sun comes ‘round

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from Blitz Spirit, released August 30, 2021

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Jess Silk Dudley, UK

Jess Silk is a guitarist, singer and songwriter from the Black Country. Her shouty but melodic brand of folk/punk music often has her being likened to a female Frank Turner or Billy Bragg, and it gets people sitting up and listening. Armed only with an increasingly sticker-covered acoustic guitar and a distinctive, gravely voice that many don’t expect, Jess plays to audiences up and down the UK. ... more

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