Are We Still On?

by William William Rodgers

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The dog days came in a blaze of heat
We sat on the rock with our feet in the warm blue ocean
The day was sweet
I awake with a start and the air hangs heavy
Stinking of sweat and factor fifty lotion
Now I don’t want you to see me like this
I don’t want you to treat me like this
I don’t want you to see the bitterness
That’s smudging my birthday mascara
Tell me are we still on

Now I’m tired of this body and all of its twinges
I want a blue sky where no black cloud impinges
Is that so much to ask
Cos the cops came around and they’re still in the kitchen
Looking for a boy who just about fits your description
They’re telling me you shouldn’t treat me like this
But I don’t want you to see the weakness
That’s smudging my birthday mascara
Tell me are we still on

Are we heading for the scrapheap
Or will life start again at sixty five
Tell me are we still on

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released March 11, 2022
Recorded January 2020 at Woodbine Street Studios. Produced by John Rivers with Eddy Hewitt as assistant engineer.

Featuring:
Pete Churchill: accordion/backing vocals
Beth Bellis: viola
Ben Muirhead: string bass

Written by William William Rodgers

Thanks to Josh Herring for helping out with the arrangement

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"acutely aware, deeply felt songs" – The Quietus

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