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Charlatans and Hypnotists (Previously unreleased)

from Ghosts of the Future & Past [ALBUM] by Gozer Goodspeed

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lyrics

Well it's been years of looking like a state
Patching it together day by day
Oh, let me count the ways I need escape
Distractions and diversions
Hopes and accommodations
Can you kill the boredom dead for me?

I've been a reveller, a slacker, a no-hoper, a naysayer, a cynic, a game-player
But always the optimist inside, at odds with the world
I'm asking for you love in my dry voice

Oh can you tell me, can you tell me where we are?
I'm amazed at the state of my own face
Charlatans and hypnotists are now on every corner
Charlatans and hypnotists trying to do us over

I've been a stubborn man, and try as I might, and I have, I could never yield
I've been a ball of energy caught in a stasis field, honestly yeah, I know I have
I hold my hands up to that
It's easy to get deadened and weird and strung out and pseudo-scientific
Caught up and all apocalyptic, but there are pockets of relief and joy
Can you show me the way to those?

Oh can you tell me, can you tell me where we are?
I'm amazed at the state of my own face
Charlatans and hypnotists stand on every corner
Charlatans and hypnotists trying to take us over

And I sing for all the things that I can never say
And as I gaze into the eyes of the hypnotist
I don't want to be another sucker, I don't want to be another sucker,
I don't want to be another, be another, be another sucker

I sing for all the things that I can never say
And as it turns out, I cannot say a lot
I need a map I need directions, a statement of intention
An answer sheet that says, "Frequently Asked Questions"

It's been years of looking like a state
Patching it together day by day oh, let me count the ways
I need escape
Distractions and diversions, I'm knocking at your door
Hoping the weather will change

Hoping the weather will change

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from Ghosts of the Future & Past [ALBUM], released July 30, 2021

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Gozer Goodspeed Plymouth, UK

Gozer Goodspeed is a Plymouth-born indie blues-folk-rock singer/songwriter. Likes: caffeine, hats, and guitar strings that don't break easily. "Gozer Goodspeed is a major talent" - MicroMusicReviews.com

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