Curtains (demo)

by Mr Diagonal

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A Las-Vegas-style mega-hit. You heard it here first ;-)

PLEASE NOTE: I will soon be closing my PayPal account, and I'm afraid Bandcamp doesn't offer an alternative payment method. To buy any goodies or with any queries please contact me directly at mrdiagonal@free-zone-movement.net

lyrics

CURTAINS

“It's curtains for you sonny!” a voice said in my ear.
And so the Easter Bunny decided my career.

Curtains make a home.
Curtains make a cosy corner.
Up here in my hotel room they form a warm cocoon.

Curtains, when I draw my curtains,
I know that I'll sleep tight
from noon till midnight.
Then I open hotel curtains wide:
the great metropolis of the night
gleams in the moonlight.

I recall the dress, but forget the name.
Bodies look best by candle flame

That magic moment curtains open!
I've been waiting half my life
for curtains to open!

Curtains, curtains, curtains,
curtains rise, curtains fall
in every music hall
from LA to Broadway.

Velvet curtains frame every stage
of the arc of fame
and the arc of shame...

(instrumental)

Curtains, curtains, curtains, curtains!
That's the story of my life.
I don't know for certain...

Will I enjoy one final curtain call with showers of roses?
Or will my curtain fall like frozen rain?

I'll let the angels answer in my name:
“There are no curtains, sonny, just unfinished songs...”

credits

released October 11, 2022
words and music: Dan Barbenel / mr Diagonal

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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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