From the recording LIONS AND BUTTERFLIES

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Jeremy and Lorraine: “In the novel One Day by David Nicholls, the creative female lead character, Emma, comes to London full of bright ideas and buzzing with plans to conquer the city and thereby change the world with her writing. Fast forward in time and Emma looks back, reflecting on how her dreams were smothered by the capital - a place where millions come to seek their fortune but so few create enough noise to cut through the hoards of similarly aspirational people also trying to make their mark. London is a beautiful, wonderful place, but one where so many fantastically creative people end up quietly slipping out through the back door unnoticed... and with it, heartbroken.”

Lyrics

WALLS OF SILENCE

I came, I saw
Took the city by storm
That was the plan writ large across my sky
With my army of culture
Conquer here, you conquer them all
So I was told in realities gone by

But now I sit in a cell of anonymity
In four grey walls of silence

The party’s in full swing
My grand entrance too late
Overcrowded already when I came
No one moved an inch
As I stepped into the crush
I’ll make no mark
Before I slip out again
But now I sit in a cell of anonymity
In four grey walls of silence

Never mind missing me
Never mind mourning
I know you’ll barely notice when I go
Show them all you're floating in success
Enhancing your life for all to see
Surrounded by beauty
And soft focus lies
Hoping the spotlight turns on me

But now I sit in a cell of anonymity
In four grey walls of silence

Never mind missing me
Never mind mourning
I know you’ll barely notice when I go