I thought you had to be a grown-up to do one of these but I still use my fingers
one of these but I still use my fingers
one of these but I still use my fingers to count sometimes and mean it when I
to count sometimes and mean it when I
to count sometimes and mean it when I say I love you so I guess not
say I love you so I guess not
say I love you so I guess not hey Ted thanks for inviting me your big
hey Ted thanks for inviting me your big
hey Ted thanks for inviting me your big flirt I’m Tom I’m a poet twenty-one
flirt I’m Tom I’m a poet twenty-one
flirt I’m Tom I’m a poet twenty-one breasts Odeon and literally terrified
breasts Odeon and literally terrified
breasts Odeon and literally terrified right now safe to say I know more about
right now safe to say I know more about
right now safe to say I know more about perspiration than perseverance in time
perspiration than perseverance in time
perspiration than perseverance in time Freddie Mercury said it waits for nobody
Freddie Mercury said it waits for nobody
Freddie Mercury said it waits for nobody I’m drea Bocelli said to say goodbye
I’m drea Bocelli said to say goodbye
I’m drea Bocelli said to say goodbye Gordon Ramsay so it’s often used
Gordon Ramsay so it’s often used
Gordon Ramsay so it’s often used incorrectly I can’t help but agree with
incorrectly I can’t help but agree with
incorrectly I can’t help but agree with that last one
that last one
that last one as far as I can tell it’s a
as far as I can tell it’s a
as far as I can tell it’s a well-intentioned if slightly stubborn
well-intentioned if slightly stubborn
well-intentioned if slightly stubborn agent of losing and finding and losing
agent of losing and finding and losing
agent of losing and finding and losing and finding and losing and finding
and finding and losing and finding
and finding and losing and finding yourself lost lost
yourself lost lost
yourself lost lost Peter Pan said it made a fitting for
Peter Pan said it made a fitting for
Peter Pan said it made a fitting for name for kind boys my PE teacher said
name for kind boys my PE teacher said
name for kind boys my PE teacher said nice try but property is where you’ll
nice try but property is where you’ll
nice try but property is where you’ll find today’s a kid my friend Chris said
find today’s a kid my friend Chris said
find today’s a kid my friend Chris said it was cinematically interesting but
it was cinematically interesting but
it was cinematically interesting but that the last season was fundamentally
that the last season was fundamentally
that the last season was fundamentally disappointed as far as I can tell it’s a
disappointed as far as I can tell it’s a
disappointed as far as I can tell it’s a simulacrum for freedom I don’t know what
simulacrum for freedom I don’t know what
simulacrum for freedom I don’t know what from the first I learned about
from the first I learned about
from the first I learned about perseverance for seeing it itched into
perseverance for seeing it itched into
perseverance for seeing it itched into my mother’s iris the first I learned
my mother’s iris the first I learned
my mother’s iris the first I learned about courage was trying not to be
about courage was trying not to be
about courage was trying not to be terrified every time she blimped we had
terrified every time she blimped we had
terrified every time she blimped we had it tough back then the first five years
it tough back then the first five years
it tough back then the first five years of my life looked a lot like dashboard
of my life looked a lot like dashboard
of my life looked a lot like dashboard footage from a car crash my pillow was
footage from a car crash my pillow was
footage from a car crash my pillow was an airbag I wasn’t sleeping to you I was
an airbag I wasn’t sleeping to you I was
an airbag I wasn’t sleeping to you I was ignorant to most things but I knew that
ignorant to most things but I knew that
ignorant to most things but I knew that we hadn’t made money and I knew that we
we hadn’t made money and I knew that we
we hadn’t made money and I knew that we were frightened the vast majority of my
were frightened the vast majority of my
were frightened the vast majority of my time was spent either in the car or with
time was spent either in the car or with
time was spent either in the car or with my child mind now the thing about a
my child mind now the thing about a
my child mind now the thing about a child minder child minder is that you’d
child minder child minder is that you’d
child minder child minder is that you’d think that they wouldn’t mind children
but a rule without an exception is a
but a rule without an exception is a city without the border
I shouldn’t have actually been here in
I shouldn’t have actually been here in the first place a few years after my
the first place a few years after my
the first place a few years after my sister was born my mom got really sick
sister was born my mom got really sick
sister was born my mom got really sick she was told that she’d never have
she was told that she’d never have
she was told that she’d never have another child she must have thought to
another child she must have thought to
another child she must have thought to herself that some things just aren’t
herself that some things just aren’t
herself that some things just aren’t meant to be
meant to be
meant to be I’ll give this girl the best of me my
I’ll give this girl the best of me my
I’ll give this girl the best of me my love my joy my empathy and that can be
love my joy my empathy and that can be
love my joy my empathy and that can be my legacy
my legacy
my legacy but then came along a pregnancy
but then came along a pregnancy
but then came along a pregnancy emergency cesarean because I had somehow
emergency cesarean because I had somehow
emergency cesarean because I had somehow managed to choke to death on the
managed to choke to death on the
managed to choke to death on the umbilical cord when I arrived the doctor
umbilical cord when I arrived the doctor
umbilical cord when I arrived the doctor held me up and called me a miracle made
held me up and called me a miracle made
held me up and called me a miracle made a skeptic out of me there in there the
a skeptic out of me there in there the
a skeptic out of me there in there the local paper wanted to write an article
local paper wanted to write an article
local paper wanted to write an article about it they spent hours pushing me on
about it they spent hours pushing me on
about it they spent hours pushing me on a swing trying to get me to smile for a
a swing trying to get me to smile for a
a swing trying to get me to smile for a photograph eventually they gave up
photograph eventually they gave up
photograph eventually they gave up I was the grumpiest miracle baby in the
I was the grumpiest miracle baby in the
I was the grumpiest miracle baby in the world people have been trying to get me
world people have been trying to get me
world people have been trying to get me to smile in giving up ever since
secondary school I was a boy gone wrong
secondary school I was a boy gone wrong misplaced mind
misplaced mind
misplaced mind I was nearly expelled I used to spend my
I was nearly expelled I used to spend my
I was nearly expelled I used to spend my lunch time kicking doors and throwing
lunch time kicking doors and throwing
lunch time kicking doors and throwing fruit at teachers perhaps perhaps I
fruit at teachers perhaps perhaps I
fruit at teachers perhaps perhaps I wanted detention to avoid being at home
wanted detention to avoid being at home
wanted detention to avoid being at home I don’t know but I do know that it
I don’t know but I do know that it
I don’t know but I do know that it sparked direct lessness that never
sparked direct lessness that never
sparked direct lessness that never learned I would shake with excitement
learned I would shake with excitement
learned I would shake with excitement running down corridors hearing my name
running down corridors hearing my name
running down corridors hearing my name shouted behind me perhaps it was my name
shouted behind me perhaps it was my name
shouted behind me perhaps it was my name while running a racial when I was 12 our
while running a racial when I was 12 our
while running a racial when I was 12 our self-harm for the first time because I
self-harm for the first time because I
self-harm for the first time because I hated myself I would grab the knife and
hated myself I would grab the knife and
hated myself I would grab the knife and slice away thinking that those red
slice away thinking that those red
slice away thinking that those red barcodes on my wrist with just the price
barcodes on my wrist with just the price
barcodes on my wrist with just the price I paid when I was 14 I took 64
I paid when I was 14 I took 64
I paid when I was 14 I took 64 painkillers into a toilet cubicle 64 was
painkillers into a toilet cubicle 64 was
painkillers into a toilet cubicle 64 was and is my lucky
and is my lucky
and is my lucky I guess I’d decided I would rather die
I guess I’d decided I would rather die
I guess I’d decided I would rather die of liver failure than survive and liver
of liver failure than survive and liver
of liver failure than survive and liver failure home so ii myself I didn’t tell
failure home so ii myself I didn’t tell
failure home so ii myself I didn’t tell anybody what I do because I knew that if
anybody what I do because I knew that if
anybody what I do because I knew that if I did that I would live but my mum came
I did that I would live but my mum came
I did that I would live but my mum came upstairs at 2:00 in the morning I didn’t
upstairs at 2:00 in the morning I didn’t
upstairs at 2:00 in the morning I didn’t realize she had been lying awake the
realize she had been lying awake the
realize she had been lying awake the whole time worried she found me hunched
whole time worried she found me hunched
whole time worried she found me hunched over my bed they were bringing up buying
over my bed they were bringing up buying
over my bed they were bringing up buying a full 14 hours after I’d started she’s
a full 14 hours after I’d started she’s
a full 14 hours after I’d started she’s a dentist and so a combination of her
a dentist and so a combination of her
a dentist and so a combination of her medical knowledge and my ignorance led
medical knowledge and my ignorance led
medical knowledge and my ignorance led to my story unraveling it turns out
to my story unraveling it turns out
to my story unraveling it turns out people don’t generally just feel unwell
people don’t generally just feel unwell
people don’t generally just feel unwell and then convulse in pain while stirring
and then convulse in pain while stirring
and then convulse in pain while stirring up blood for 14 hours I was rushed to
up blood for 14 hours I was rushed to
up blood for 14 hours I was rushed to hospital 3:00 a.m. right to Swindon
hospital 3:00 a.m. right to Swindon
hospital 3:00 a.m. right to Swindon strapped into an ambulance in agony I
strapped into an ambulance in agony I
strapped into an ambulance in agony I won’t describe to you how I felt but I
won’t describe to you how I felt but I
won’t describe to you how I felt but I will tell you that since then I’ve never
will tell you that since then I’ve never
will tell you that since then I’ve never been in vain not really
been in vain not really
been in vain not really they saved my life in Swindon and after
they saved my life in Swindon and after
they saved my life in Swindon and after a few days I was out by age 16 I’d lived
a few days I was out by age 16 I’d lived
a few days I was out by age 16 I’d lived in eight different houses averaging a
in eight different houses averaging a
in eight different houses averaging a move every two years it was also when I
move every two years it was also when I
move every two years it was also when I was 16 that my friend and I decided we
was 16 that my friend and I decided we
was 16 that my friend and I decided we wanted to do something stupid the truth
wanted to do something stupid the truth
wanted to do something stupid the truth is we’ve been doing so you could stop
is we’ve been doing so you could stop
is we’ve been doing so you could stop the whole time but we thought let’s do
the whole time but we thought let’s do
the whole time but we thought let’s do something stupid with substance
something stupid with substance
something stupid with substance something that actually means something
something that actually means something
something that actually means something we decided that a tool and charity bike
we decided that a tool and charity bike
we decided that a tool and charity bike ride to Edinburgh was the obvious answer
ride to Edinburgh was the obvious answer
ride to Edinburgh was the obvious answer on the day we self when I was five
on the day we self when I was five
on the day we self when I was five hundred and twenty five mile journey we
hundred and twenty five mile journey we
hundred and twenty five mile journey we had no food no money no accommodation no
had no food no money no accommodation no
had no food no money no accommodation no map no bike pump
map no bike pump
map no bike pump and no worries we just rode off into the
and no worries we just rode off into the
and no worries we just rode off into the sunrise like the closing scene of some
sunrise like the closing scene of some
sunrise like the closing scene of some second-rate movie having an identity
second-rate movie having an identity
second-rate movie having an identity crisis I never was one for endings
crisis I never was one for endings
crisis I never was one for endings we slept in sleeping bags on pavements
we slept in sleeping bags on pavements
we slept in sleeping bags on pavements and in parks we cycled 12 hours a day in
and in parks we cycled 12 hours a day in
and in parks we cycled 12 hours a day in the blistering heat I regret my teeth
the blistering heat I regret my teeth
the blistering heat I regret my teeth and repeats of poem I have tattooed on
and repeats of poem I have tattooed on
and repeats of poem I have tattooed on my arm called Invictus which is Latin
my arm called Invictus which is Latin
my arm called Invictus which is Latin for unconquerable by William Ernest
for unconquerable by William Ernest
for unconquerable by William Ernest Henley its final couplet reads I am the
Henley its final couplet reads I am the
Henley its final couplet reads I am the master of my fate I am the captain of my
master of my fate I am the captain of my
master of my fate I am the captain of my soul
soul
soul it was popularized by TV ad for a well
it was popularized by TV ad for a well
it was popularized by TV ad for a well known drinks company without quoting the
known drinks company without quoting the
known drinks company without quoting the source meaning there are people who see
source meaning there are people who see
source meaning there are people who see my tattoo and assume I must love this
my tattoo and assume I must love this
my tattoo and assume I must love this beverage so very involved advert
beverage so very involved advert
beverage so very involved advert tattooed on this anyway onwards recycled
tattooed on this anyway onwards recycled
tattooed on this anyway onwards recycled my shoulders were blistered from
my shoulders were blistered from
my shoulders were blistered from rucksack straps carving tracks into my
rucksack straps carving tracks into my
rucksack straps carving tracks into my back on day three or four we arrived in
back on day three or four we arrived in
back on day three or four we arrived in Derby at 1:00 in the morning after
Derby at 1:00 in the morning after
Derby at 1:00 in the morning after another 12-hour day of cycling we were
another 12-hour day of cycling we were
another 12-hour day of cycling we were exhausted we sat down and agreed that we
exhausted we sat down and agreed that we
exhausted we sat down and agreed that we were very close to having to give up we
were very close to having to give up we
were very close to having to give up we had no food we decided that our only
had no food we decided that our only
had no food we decided that our only hope of completing this would be to cut
hope of completing this would be to cut
hope of completing this would be to cut our time significantly we agreed that if
our time significantly we agreed that if
our time significantly we agreed that if we could get to Middlesbrough by the
we could get to Middlesbrough by the
we could get to Middlesbrough by the next Sun now though we could finish this
next Sun now though we could finish this
next Sun now though we could finish this thing the Sun had not yet risen it was
thing the Sun had not yet risen it was
thing the Sun had not yet risen it was half past 1:00 in the morning
half past 1:00 in the morning
half past 1:00 in the morning we had just cycled for 12 hours we have
we had just cycled for 12 hours we have
we had just cycled for 12 hours we have not slept we have not eaten
not slept we have not eaten
not slept we have not eaten Middlesbrough is 150 miles north or
Middlesbrough is 150 miles north or
Middlesbrough is 150 miles north or double and so off we went
double and so off we went
double and so off we went we made it five miles before stopping
we made it five miles before stopping
we made it five miles before stopping for a cigarette we sat down an
for a cigarette we sat down an
for a cigarette we sat down an embankment to the size of an old country
embankment to the size of an old country
embankment to the size of an old country lane we began to hallucinate spoke some
lane we began to hallucinate spoke some
lane we began to hallucinate spoke some nonsense to each other before we both
nonsense to each other before we both
nonsense to each other before we both passed out
passed out
passed out we were working up several hours later
we were working up several hours later
we were working up several hours later by a concerned commuter have explained
by a concerned commuter have explained
by a concerned commuter have explained to us that there are no lights on this
to us that there are no lights on this
to us that there are no lights on this road and it is a miracle we were not
road and it is a miracle we were not
road and it is a miracle we were not accidentally run over we made it to
accidentally run over we made it to
accidentally run over we made it to Edinburgh it was one of the proudest
Edinburgh it was one of the proudest
Edinburgh it was one of the proudest moments of my life
moments of my life
moments of my life compt ibly the most physically
compt ibly the most physically
compt ibly the most physically challenging thing I have ever done and I
challenging thing I have ever done and I
challenging thing I have ever done and I think whoever to do and now the next
think whoever to do and now the next
think whoever to do and now the next time I’ll be in Edinburgh will be for
time I’ll be in Edinburgh will be for
time I’ll be in Edinburgh will be for the showcase of my debut play of the
the showcase of my debut play of the
the showcase of my debut play of the Fringe Festival later this year Samad
Fringe Festival later this year Samad
Fringe Festival later this year Samad our life comes full circle for example
our life comes full circle for example
our life comes full circle for example last time I was stood on this stage I’ve
last time I was stood on this stage I’ve
last time I was stood on this stage I’ve been writing and performing poetry for
been writing and performing poetry for
been writing and performing poetry for under a month I was competing in an
under a month I was competing in an
under a month I was competing in an annual regional slam that I’d been out
annual regional slam that I’d been out
annual regional slam that I’d been out the night before drinking like I do
the night before drinking like I do
the night before drinking like I do sometimes enough to forget but not so
sometimes enough to forget but not so
sometimes enough to forget but not so much as to forget that I’d forgotten I
much as to forget that I’d forgotten I
much as to forget that I’d forgotten I never did have the balance that tight
never did have the balance that tight
never did have the balance that tight ropes I woke up lower than the pitch of
ropes I woke up lower than the pitch of
ropes I woke up lower than the pitch of a cannon shot sadder than a one-man band
a cannon shot sadder than a one-man band
a cannon shot sadder than a one-man band practice
practice
practice I’d overslept to work I spent the day
I’d overslept to work I spent the day
I’d overslept to work I spent the day crying in bed I’d found out that each
crying in bed I’d found out that each
crying in bed I’d found out that each round of the slam was judged out of 400
round of the slam was judged out of 400
round of the slam was judged out of 400 and that the scores were projected onto
and that the scores were projected onto
and that the scores were projected onto a big screen I thought not only am I
a big screen I thought not only am I
a big screen I thought not only am I going to get knocked out in the first
going to get knocked out in the first
going to get knocked out in the first round but it will be by a huge margin
round but it will be by a huge margin
round but it will be by a huge margin and everyone will see I very nearly
and everyone will see I very nearly
and everyone will see I very nearly answered I was talked out of it by a
answered I was talked out of it by a
answered I was talked out of it by a loved one I arrived here eyes puffy
loved one I arrived here eyes puffy
loved one I arrived here eyes puffy hadn’t eaten hungover had a mess just
hadn’t eaten hungover had a mess just
hadn’t eaten hungover had a mess just thinking to myself I’ll get this
thinking to myself I’ll get this
thinking to myself I’ll get this embarrassment over with and then go home
embarrassment over with and then go home
embarrassment over with and then go home and try to forget it happen and then the
and try to forget it happen and then the
and try to forget it happen and then the slam started and I want
slam started and I want
slam started and I want it was the first time in my life I never
it was the first time in my life I never
it was the first time in my life I never felt good at anything and the moment I
felt good at anything and the moment I
felt good at anything and the moment I knew that poetry was going to be a huge
knew that poetry was going to be a huge
knew that poetry was going to be a huge part of my life the next year I was
part of my life the next year I was
part of my life the next year I was invited back to Georgia I was honored to
invited back to Georgia I was honored to
invited back to Georgia I was honored to be considered an expert in any field and
be considered an expert in any field and
be considered an expert in any field and now I’m here today during this talk life
now I’m here today during this talk life
now I’m here today during this talk life seems to play out in patterns and this
seems to play out in patterns and this
seems to play out in patterns and this building seems somehow prominent
building seems somehow prominent
building seems somehow prominent tomorrow I’ve had quite a hard life like
tomorrow I’ve had quite a hard life like
tomorrow I’ve had quite a hard life like a lot of people I’ve also been extremely
a lot of people I’ve also been extremely
a lot of people I’ve also been extremely lucky like a lot of people but in order
lucky like a lot of people but in order
lucky like a lot of people but in order to get lucky you have to show up you
to get lucky you have to show up you
to get lucky you have to show up you can’t give in persevere setback
can’t give in persevere setback
can’t give in persevere setback perseverance sense back there is a voice
perseverance sense back there is a voice
perseverance sense back there is a voice inside all of us located listen breathe
I am told that this life is more than an
I am told that this life is more than an open-top bus from heartbreaking to
open-top bus from heartbreaking to
open-top bus from heartbreaking to wisdom that we are one left turn from
wisdom that we are one left turn from
wisdom that we are one left turn from luck cradled in the corner like a
luck cradled in the corner like a
luck cradled in the corner like a masterpiece God down our you are a
masterpiece God down our you are a
masterpiece God down our you are a masterpiece how in security is your
masterpiece how in security is your
masterpiece how in security is your frame how good you look without a frame
frame how good you look without a frame
frame how good you look without a frame and how strong you start like silence I
and how strong you start like silence I
and how strong you start like silence I am sorry to say that my weakness leads
am sorry to say that my weakness leads
am sorry to say that my weakness leads meted noise that’s not a street in this
meted noise that’s not a street in this
meted noise that’s not a street in this town my face hasn’t kids dragging my
town my face hasn’t kids dragging my
town my face hasn’t kids dragging my baggage like an unlit cigarette wasting
baggage like an unlit cigarette wasting
baggage like an unlit cigarette wasting away like chances to change I’ve been
away like chances to change I’ve been
away like chances to change I’ve been picking clovers in all the wrong places
picking clovers in all the wrong places
picking clovers in all the wrong places tattooing my energy into anything that
tattooing my energy into anything that
tattooing my energy into anything that didn’t explode into fog the moment I
didn’t explode into fog the moment I
didn’t explode into fog the moment I blink recklessly setting rows of houses
blink recklessly setting rows of houses
blink recklessly setting rows of houses are like hoping to hear a smoke alarm I
are like hoping to hear a smoke alarm I
are like hoping to hear a smoke alarm I recognize I realize now that hole is not
recognize I realize now that hole is not
recognize I realize now that hole is not so easily conjured so I cast my courage
so easily conjured so I cast my courage
so easily conjured so I cast my courage towards surviving today sidestepping the
towards surviving today sidestepping the
towards surviving today sidestepping the dying mistakes that I’ve been dying to
dying mistakes that I’ve been dying to
dying mistakes that I’ve been dying to make I have learned to fight fire with
make I have learned to fight fire with
make I have learned to fight fire with fire escapes and I know I should have
fire escapes and I know I should have
fire escapes and I know I should have seen disaster approaching forgive me my
seen disaster approaching forgive me my
seen disaster approaching forgive me my distraction while of my eyes were locked
distraction while of my eyes were locked
distraction while of my eyes were locked on the sound the Stars make when you
on the sound the Stars make when you
on the sound the Stars make when you grovel at me but we both know by now
grovel at me but we both know by now
grovel at me but we both know by now that life demands it’s told and taken 18
that life demands it’s told and taken 18
that life demands it’s told and taken 18 hour days begun to bruise my blind spots
hour days begun to bruise my blind spots
hour days begun to bruise my blind spots piling up on the welcome mat that the
piling up on the welcome mat that the
piling up on the welcome mat that the unlocked door
unlocked door
unlocked door my curiosity on the night that I still
my curiosity on the night that I still
my curiosity on the night that I still carry in my pocket like a promise sign
carry in my pocket like a promise sign
carry in my pocket like a promise sign collapsed like a brave face housed in a
collapsed like a brave face housed in a
collapsed like a brave face housed in a hospital
hospital
hospital a Gaul and now a coat hanger and
a Gaul and now a coat hanger and
a Gaul and now a coat hanger and waterbirth as you can tell I am no
waterbirth as you can tell I am no
waterbirth as you can tell I am no masterpiece
masterpiece
masterpiece I am smudged with them seared with her
I am smudged with them seared with her
I am smudged with them seared with her perfection is a blur on my skyline I’m
perfection is a blur on my skyline I’m
perfection is a blur on my skyline I’m still looking to the sky in a t-shirt
still looking to the sky in a t-shirt
still looking to the sky in a t-shirt that reads hope still lives here he’s
that reads hope still lives here he’s
that reads hope still lives here he’s making paper airplanes from eviction
making paper airplanes from eviction
making paper airplanes from eviction notices dancing on the grave of my I
notices dancing on the grave of my I
notices dancing on the grave of my I don’t know bouncing on the beat of my
don’t know bouncing on the beat of my
don’t know bouncing on the beat of my heart won’t skip praying to the God but
heart won’t skip praying to the God but
heart won’t skip praying to the God but I lose sometimes when the bottom of the
I lose sometimes when the bottom of the
I lose sometimes when the bottom of the bottom is a full moon curse and the
bottom is a full moon curse and the
bottom is a full moon curse and the poetry I love in is a tire gone flat
poetry I love in is a tire gone flat
poetry I love in is a tire gone flat he’s running rings around the spirals I
he’s running rings around the spirals I
he’s running rings around the spirals I slipped up teaching me how to stay level
slipped up teaching me how to stay level
slipped up teaching me how to stay level don’t you see my dear you have my word
don’t you see my dear you have my word
don’t you see my dear you have my word trust in this because I have his help or
trust in this because I have his help or
trust in this because I have his help or not abandoned he just leaves sometimes
not abandoned he just leaves sometimes
not abandoned he just leaves sometimes like the title of a song on the tip of
like the title of a song on the tip of
like the title of a song on the tip of my tongue
my tongue
my tongue he will always come back to me and I
he will always come back to me and I
he will always come back to me and I will always come back to you I refused
will always come back to you I refused
will always come back to you I refused to be another figure on a spreadsheet I
to be another figure on a spreadsheet I
to be another figure on a spreadsheet I refuse to live this just a figment of
refuse to live this just a figment of
refuse to live this just a figment of your memory I will lift myself up by my
your memory I will lift myself up by my
your memory I will lift myself up by my own shirt-collar my spine will be
own shirt-collar my spine will be
own shirt-collar my spine will be straight talking I will stand as strong
straight talking I will stand as strong
straight talking I will stand as strong as Hadrian’s Wall as pure as angel
as Hadrian’s Wall as pure as angel
as Hadrian’s Wall as pure as angel Gabriel my pride will break the fall it
Gabriel my pride will break the fall it
Gabriel my pride will break the fall it comes before no longer no longer will I
comes before no longer no longer will I
comes before no longer no longer will I be Atlas with the world on my shoulders
be Atlas with the world on my shoulders
be Atlas with the world on my shoulders under that burden I faltered I will be
under that burden I faltered I will be
under that burden I faltered I will be Theseus with a dream of wish and all of
Theseus with a dream of wish and all of
Theseus with a dream of wish and all of yarn this is not a call to arms this is
yarn this is not a call to arms this is
yarn this is not a call to arms this is a quarter love this is for anybody
a quarter love this is for anybody
a quarter love this is for anybody running the race to Redemption no need
running the race to Redemption no need
running the race to Redemption no need to find themselves one band smack-bang
to find themselves one band smack-bang
to find themselves one band smack-bang back where they started darling I swear
back where they started darling I swear
back where they started darling I swear hope he still lived here stood on his
hope he still lived here stood on his
hope he still lived here stood on his own shoulders arms apart like a lover’s
own shoulders arms apart like a lover’s
own shoulders arms apart like a lover’s spirit true heart brave with a
spirit true heart brave with a
spirit true heart brave with a paintbrush in one hand and a pledge in
paintbrush in one hand and a pledge in
paintbrush in one hand and a pledge in the other screaming under somebody
the other screaming under somebody
the other screaming under somebody else’s
else’s
else’s boy I’m going to make you a masterpiece
boy I’m going to make you a masterpiece
boy I’m going to make you a masterpiece I’ve been Tom Jerry thanks so much
I’ve been Tom Jerry thanks so much
I’ve been Tom Jerry thanks so much [Applause]
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