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I walk the five miles home; the essence of this costume party follows me
I have to keep my mask on for the abandonment of social graces
You’ll never recognise my face again

I just came to see your show like you once came to see mine
She’s dancing in the shadows of this neon lit up bar
Her name is up in lights spoken through the speakers by a man who doesn’t even know it

He says her name is Crystal
Welcome Crystal to the stage
Welcome Crystal

It’s full with foreign businessmen
The image of a Rolex watch attached to soft white collared wrists
Reflected in the pole
Who paid for your front-row seats?
You’re close enough to touch her feet
She’s balanced in the air; descending, slowly back in time she goes to…

Violent close encounters with her family
Her stepfather’s clients are her workplace clienteles
Legal tax evaders, compulsive gamblers, insurance innovators
Sitting at her mercy knowing that she won’t wish them well

He says her name is Crystal
Welcome Crystal to the stage
Welcome Crystal

She makes her last bow in mid-air, clinging on for dear life upside down
Making her Hail Mary pass for tips, she hands the bosses hat around
I put in sixteen dollars, I don’t know if she keeps them or if they’re taken from her, but it makes me feel righteous and justified
Her beauty knows no bounds
With effortless grace she leaves the stage and the man says…

Give it up for Crystal
That was Crystal on the stage
Give it up for Crystal

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from Keys To The Quarantine Club, released March 27, 2020

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Phil Graham Leeds, UK

Phil Graham is an acoustic singer-songwriter from Alston, Cumbria, UK. His new EP "think" is out now!

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