So Many Paths

17 song lyrics by Irish singer/songwriter Paul Murphy.

A mesmerising set of works covering topics such as injustice, love, broken relationships, corrupt judiciaries, social commentaries, ruminations on the passage of life, and emotional narratives - thought-provoking, heartbreaking, engaging, angering, caustic and inspiring - all told in the unmistakeable style of a master of cinematic poetry.

Also included as bonus material are a song-by-song back-story essay, '...So Few Steps', and reproductions of all the existing handwritten manuscripts to the works presented here.

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Mayday [excerpt]

There's barbed-wire on the nursery floor

How much lower can a man sink?
I shudder even as I think
They're coming to nail me upside down
How are things in Golgotha town?
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Suddenly - You Were There [excerpt]

When questions tried to block my way
And memories filled me with dismay
And I could only see as far as yesterday
Suddenly, you were there

When my thoughts were tied up in chains
And doubts were delivered by the evening train
And I started believing that hope was in vain
Suddenly, you were there

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Craven Images [excerpt]

Wide boys strutting with arrogance
Cinderella shouldn't have gone to the dance
The coach ain't comin' and it's a long walk home
Her daddy shouldn't have let her out on her own

The whiskey sills are on overtime
Drink your pain away until you feel fine
Don't worry if your problems continue to mount
Keep opening tops 'til you're out for the count

The 9-to-5's becoming 6-to-8
And don't complain about staying late
There's plenty more to come from where I got you
And while no-one's looking, you know what to do

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