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The Lights Are Almost Out: - Poems of Love, Hope, Rage & Despair -

The Lights Are Almost Out: - Poems of Love, Hope, Rage & Despair -

Murphy, Paul

Paperback

General Poetry

ISBN13: 9798262238002
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 25 2025
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.23 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Lights Are Almost Out
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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 risqué '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 me

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