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My Life Is A Broken Bike

from BBB by Mr Diagonal

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    Limited edition gatefold Cd of the Black Light Orchestra's debut album.
    The name is BBB (with the third B back-to-front).
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written in a pond one evening after a delightful party

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MY LIFE IS A BROKEN BICYCLE

Indulge this old easy rider outside Boots to rust in peace,
until the young men from the council bring merciful release...

My Life is Broken Bicycle,
My Life is a Broken Bike,
My Life is Broken Bicycle,
take that in any way you like!

One time you know I was a boy-racer,
a dream beneath the Christmas tree.
Gay boys in tank-tops and grey shorts
came running around to see.
I raced round the block against tricyles,
my pace was much acclaimed:
Sunday service with spanners,
bright blue metallic paint!

Now as I soak in a puddle
my racing days are gone:
spokes in a bit of a muddle,
handle-bars completely mangled,
my brakes a broken dream:
My Life is just a Broken...

Now you will find me by moonlight,
marooned by the motorway,
left out on a lonely hillside
I dream of the Milky Way.

Sometimes I'm at home in the park pond,
dissolved each passing day:
My Wife is a Melting Icicle!
My Wife is a Melting Icicle!
Take that in any way you like!

Now I'm confused with a trolley,
where half a brolly lives without care,
there do I crouch in the holly
with half a welly the worst for wear...

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from BBB, released March 3, 2008

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Mr Diagonal Brussel, Belgium

mr Diagonal (aka Dan Barbenel) is a multi-faceted musician/ songwriter at the frontiers of
pop, cabaret and theatre music.

In true diagonal fashion, he always cuts a dash and declines to cut corners.

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I have closed my evil Paypal account.
Without which no man may buy or sell on bandcamp.

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