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David, oh David, hang onto that daydream,
Hang onto that daydream if it meant so much
That centuries fade and some smile and remember
The man who was Screaming Lord Sutch

It was your day that day, the last show on Earth -
But a black carnival shall continue
For those who weren't there for that final performance,
The only one left in you.

You'd identify awe in the constituency
When counter assistants went coy -
But they'll think of you less in the junk shops and cafés
Where you were still a boy.

No-one else listened to that dark escort's whisper.
Your mind slipped away from the outrage
When fortune failed slowly, you heard your own footsteps
Walk off the stage.

Cameo? Therapy? Some kind of hell?
The dressing room was one more cold dungeon cell.
The spotlight, it felt bloody warm on your face
In 'Jack The Ripper' during the chase -
And a solitary mister,
Paid off and gone,
You wondered if you
Had already passed on!

A newsreader's footnote, the punch-line unspoken,
Transmitting your funeral knell,
Still keeping the faith, you'd packed up and checked out
Of Heartbreak Hotel.

David, oh David, hang onto that daydream,
Hang onto that daydream if it meant so much.
Though centuries fade, there'll be some who remember
That tears fell for Screaming Lord Sutch,
The man who was Screaming Lord Sutch.

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from Ancient And Modern: Highlights of Half​-​a​-​Century, released December 8, 2023

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