{ "item_title" : "The Lights Are Almost Out", "item_author" : [" Paul Murphy "], "item_description" : "The Lights Are Almost Out-Poems of Love, Hope, Rage & Despair Paul Murphy Life is the longest short journey you'll make...' This volume in The Paul Murphy Lyrics series contains all material written by the Irish singer/songwriter during August 2025. During that time, and despite being leg-paralysed and arm-impaired from a muscle-wasting neurological condition, he created yet another stunning array of narrative lyrics, including 'Save This Land' taken up and known by many as 'The Patriot's Anthem']; the delicate ballads 'Charmaine' and 'Kisses In The Park'; 'Four Masks' and 'Final Sins', both reflections on betrayed love; the political/religion commentaries 'Designed To Deceive' and 'What's One More'; and, humour ever-present, the risqu 'Romeo & Juliette'. Given the circumstances, many works deal with the shortness of life, and how much of it is needlessly wasted, and as always, the railer against injustice was strident to the end in works such as 'Who'll Laugh Last' and 'To Save The Child'. Even more astonishing than his creating these works in severe pain and disability, Paul was, at the same time, writing the epic Faded Stardust, the stand-alone 100,000-word novel on the dark side of the entertainment industry written entirely in rhyme. An enthralling, emotive, thought-provoking and moving collection of final works, crafted by a unique talent in the prose-narrative storytelling genre. Also included as bonus material are photographs of the hand-written lyrics to those songs that had them - due to disabled fingers, most of the latter works were composed live-to-camera and transcribed later; and online cue-cards from the final live internet performance Paul ever gave. To The Open Fire Have I got one more inside of meI think I better take a lookThere's nobody here to guide meAnd blank pages in my bookI'm gonna break the mirror againAnd play around with the shardsIf you see anybody you think you knowGive them my regards Is it me that I must deal withNothing here looks like a clueIf anybody remembers meDid I leave anything with youI'm trying to weave a tapestryBefore they repossess the loomBut I've got an ominous feelingSomeone's in my room You think I'd learn my lesson by nowThat nobody gives a damnI keep going back through all I've writtenTo find out who I amI couldn't find a smile anywhereLet alone a Love you kissOnly people closing my bedroom doorSaying He won't be missed Will the sun rise one more timeTo cast more shadows over meIf you can't view the ones you loveThen what would you want to seeI kept searching for an answerAnd not a one ever foundI think I must have been somewhere elseWhen my turn came around", "item_img_path" : "https://covers3.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/826/223/9798262238002_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "9.44", "online_price" : "9.44", "our_price" : "9.44", "club_price" : "9.44", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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