Seaside Politics

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Dan Lyons

Dan Lyons is a Margate based musician and songwriter. Through vivid imagery rarely seen in song, he can tell stories in earnest. Musical influences range from The Go Betweens to Radiohead all the way to Leonard Cohen and Serge Gainsbourg whilst his work remains something only Dan Lyons, with his unique worldview and experience could produce. ‘‘If music was scholarly then Dan would hail from that of Bob Dylan and Lou Reed. His lyrics are commanding, both piquant and hard-hitting. In another life, he’d find himself living amongst the Beatniks of New York’s Greenwich Village or living rent-free as a poet in Paris’ Shakespeare & Co.” - Clash Magazine

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2019

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Soldier, this is what it looks like
Moved here just a year ago
Under seaside politics we find
It’s easy if you keep your friends close

Damage done by Spitfire dogfights,
Leaves piles of concrete dust
And the waves tell ancient stories
But they don’t have a clue about us

I close my eyes, shut my mouth, swallow my pride, move down south
Close my eyes, shut my mouth, swallow my pride, move down south

Farewell Technicolor sunset
Goodbye Miss America’s son
And the icons you all live with
with their fingers on the idiot gun
Damage done by spitfire dogfights
Leaves piles of concrete dust
And the waves tell ancient stories
But they don’t give a f*ck about us

I close my eyes shut my mouth, swallow my pride move down south
I close my eyes shut my mouth, swallow my pride move down south

Is it easier just to walk away? Is it all the same to you?
Would you change your mind if I were to tell you nothing I said was true

Would you leave?
Would you leave?
Would you leave?

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