Name: Mrs. James
Duration: P00H04M02S
Description: written on a jangly upright piano in Worksop College, UK, summer of 2019

Mrs. James

by Ilko Birov

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written on a jangly upright piano in Worksop College, UK, summer of 2019

lyrics

Mrs. James lives up high
So high her oxygen's low
Such a situation
Is bound to crumble and fall

Mr. Pitts finds meaning
In the web of her game
What's the point of feelings
In the face of the shame?

Look what you've done to me
My baby
Look what you made me be
My girl
When you're so close
Nobody knows
Just what you say to me

As their courtship played on
Their love intensified
A house full of children
The perfect life

Mr. Pitts was needy
He had a magazine cut
What's the point of feelings
When you can't trust your gut?

Look what you've done to me
My baby
Look what you made me be
My girl
When you're so close
Nobody knows
Just what you say to me

Look what you've done to me
My baby
Look what you made me be
My girl
When you're so close
Nobody knows
Just what you say to

Gravity calls
You to the ground
'Cause your high castle
Is coming down

Mrs. James was up high
Ready to parachute down
Thinking of her past life
Where was it now?
Oh, where was it now?
Where did it all go?

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released November 11, 2022
musical composition: Ilko Birov
lyrics: Ilko Birov and Ivan Alexiev
drums recording: Mason R
all other instruments: Ilko Birov
main vocals: Ilko Birov
backing vocals: Ilko Birov and Ivan Alexiev
mix and mastering: Stoyan Bozov

made with financial support by Musicautor: Culture Fund 2022

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