Name: Psychotic's Lament
Channel: Geoff Davis
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Psychotic's Lament

Geoff Davis

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Acoustic track, rather sardonic song, which almost defies labelling. Glorious violin solo from Graham Smith.

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Geoff Davis

Eclectic blend of pop/rock, acoustic folk, blues and country

Geoff Davis is a singer and songwriter of rare talent from the UK. In the past he has fronted the pop/rock band The Freudian Slippers and the acoustic based trio Davis, Edwards & Riley, the latter often having the acclaimed violinist Graham Smith (formerly of String Driven Thing and Van Der Graaf Generator) as a guest at their gigs. A number of his songs have been broadcast on BBC Radio and he has also performed his material, along with Dave Edwards, Syd Riley and Graham Smith, on British television. Geoff's Album Ancient Wisdom, Modern World displays his talent as a singer and a songwriter with its wide range of musical styles, brilliant lyricism and variety of vocal techniques. The album is now available to buy online from It is also available in MP3 download format. Further details can be found by clicking on the "store" link on this page. You may also be interested in seeing Geoff's pages. Geoff is listed in the following directory

Song Info

Genre

Acoustic • Acoustic General

Charts

Peak #197

Peak in subgenre #60

Author

Geoff Davis

Rights

Geoff Davis

Uploaded

September 24, 2004

Track Files

MP3

MP3 2.7 MB • 128 kbps • 2:56

Story behind the song

This song is about an individual suffering from psychotic hypomania, and the difficulties that  people around him have in dealing with the fact of his illness.(The popular press have made the word psychotic synonymous with psychopathic, which is a corruption of the true meaning of the word.)

Lyrics

Psychotic's Lament


It seems as though the chips are down
You feel you wear a madman's crown
And all your so-called friends are out of town.
No phone calls or no letters come
And everyone you know looks dumb 
Or could it be just you they wish to shun?


Chorus:
And they say you're crazy
Cause you've been away
To a farmyard hazy
So fun to stay.


The lady in the upstairs flat
You wonder what she's staring at
You've never seen a look as strange as that.
And every job that you may seek
You've been refused before you speak
Your history has branded you as weak.


Chorus


Instrumental and chorus


So ostracized you may be sore
As each one drops the mask he wore
The pose of being friendly and mature.
And then you find someone like you
Whose misconceptions are as few
You know your world of dream is largely through.


Chorus three times