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Tight Bend

by Chintzy Stetson

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“The track is about when the carousel goes too fast and all the spinning plates wash into one tie-dye of hell. It’s very much a vomit of regurgitated information absorbed through my television during the second lockdown. I wrote it in one go and recorded it at home in London through the pandemic and sent it to Tom Ungerer (Sam Fender) to produce it. It was originally 16 verses but has been cut down to 5.”

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Watch the news through my fingers
That cover my eyes
On this big wheel of fortune
Who’s next to die?

Is it the prince in the castle
The kids in the crèche
Or the one who you love most
Or the only one left

Roll on the snare drum
The velvet does fall
That’s a good one man!
What was the point of it all?

If you had the choice of who lives and who dies
Would you offer an answer to the ones who ask why?
And I hope, I don’t lose it
When I get to that tight bend
And if you do
If you pick me
I promise it’s not for pretend

We painted over the best work of art
When we lit up the billboards
We’ve hidden the stars
So is it any wonder
Why we fell apart
On this journey of insight
Not sure where to start
Cut all our tethers
Chained to our ideas
That we got from the textbook
But its not what we feel

Could I finally make peace
At the final release
Let go of that balloon
And give in to the beast

And I’ll try not to abuse it
But it’s getting hard to pretend
And I’ll try not to lose it
When we get to that tight bend

Oh my god was that a comet I saw
It just lit up the sky
Like a lost astronaut
So I’ll fill up the capsule
And off to the core
Where I’ll change my perspective
And come back with much more

If this is a costume
Can I take it off?
If the seams start to split
Will my flesh fall apart?
They won’t be happy until we are replaced
By machines or touch screens
Who needs us anyway?

So, if I lose it
When I get to that tight bend
I hope that you knew it
It’s getting hard to pretend
It’s getting hard to pretend

Debunk the myth
Draw a line in the dirt
If we both have to jump
Which ones gonna go first?
Yes, yes, I drank the potion
That scrambled my thoughts
Made me soft round the edges
Where death once was
We are an obstacle
An inevitable great unknown
If there’s a secret we can keep it
house will then become a home
Reverse butterflies
Retreat to cocoons
Where we see out our later life
In summers bloom

But I hope I don’t lose it
When I get to that tight bend
And I hope I can fake it
Cause it’s getting hard to pretend
It’s getting hard to pretend

So skip to the ending
don’t watch the repeats
And if you bought all the boxsets
Then Keep your receipts
News through my fingers
That cover my eyes
On this big wheel of fortune
Then who’s next to die?

credits

released March 30, 2022
Written & Performed by - Chintzy Stetson
Produced & Mixed by - Tom Ungerer
Strings by - Esther Henderson
Artwork by - Jonny Mellor

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Chintzy Stetson Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

There was a woman who wore a juicy couture tracksuit, with the rhinestones on the back. She paid for the suite every Friday night. She sold drugs in bin liners and sat on the floor by the bar. She disappeared 2 years ago. I call the hotel every now and then but they say they’ve never seen her before.

I called her Chintzy. She called me Stetson.

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