Prizefighter

from The Romance In Sadness by Idle Gene

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It seems you've trouble trying to make your fingers do
what you want them to
A simple thing you took for granted
Back when you'd do what you do
And now it's all gone to shit and you are stuck inside this room
Until the end
Old matches playing on the box
In the corner of the room on a loop
They think it'll make you happy to hear the glory days of your youth
But even if the lights were on
It would just break your heart in two
You've no defence

Oh, Prizefighter
Step up and collect your prize

All we can do is hope you're happy
In your self inflicted state
The scars outside have healed
But all the ones inside carry more weight
We'll change your percutaneous endoscopic gastrosomy
And try not to cry

Oh, Prizefighter
Step up and collect your prize

We can't see anything behind the eyes anymore
You should have listened to us,
That's what our warnings were for
You don't remember the names of your children
Your wife cries when you don't recognise them
Did you ever really think that it was possible
That you would get a second shot at the title
You left your hopes and dreams and aspirations in the ring
To break like one of your bones.

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from The Romance In Sadness, released December 3, 2021
Written, performed and produced by Neil Larrisey

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