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Grand Delusions

from Be Brave by Shotgun Tori

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Two dreamers rolled out of a pyramid of plastic onto the soggy English soil
And stretched their legs, devoid of colour so smothered on a ton of baby oil.

They'd come with stars in their eyes to the bright lights of the stage
Where it was rumoured giants sung and they had yearnings to assuage.

Oh velvet curtain, between two trees, this was a stage beyond imagining, not merely by

degrees
For this was not a stage where giants sung nor even where they came,
This was a dirt road for mere mortals, a respite for the lame

There was no volume switch on that footpath
and their time was almost up to prove they're worthy of that makeshift stage,
worthy of that shrub.

Oh false expectation, that's not the last we'll see of you
Oh what great illusion will you trick us into thinking is true
Hey I think another grand delusion's due.

Deep in the depths of that carnival,
with its bigtop and flickering lights they were invisible
For our dreamers the soundtrack was the roar of the crowd
So the silence that followed was laughable

They'd come with stars in their eyes to the bright lights of the stage
Where it was rumoured giants sung and they had yearnings to assuage.

Oh false expectation, that's not the last we'll see of you
Oh all ye dreamers, take heed of this tale cause it's true
& I think another grand delusion's due.

credits

from Be Brave, released June 30, 2013
Vocals & Guitar - Shotgun Tori.
Backing Vocals - Jay Bones.
Bass - James Finnemore.
Drums - Max Lehr.

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Shotgun Tori Johannesburg, South Africa

Shotgun Tori is, at heart, a storyteller, a woman with a voice and a guitar, her subject matter approached with an interesting, occasionally humorous, yet always insightful life view. Her touching, raw vocal delivery is both tender and powerful, and listeners are left with no doubt that she sings straight from her heart. ... more

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