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Promises

from Chiaroscuro by Not for Pussies

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Sometimes we are less true to ourselves and to others than we'd like to be.

Image of Jan in 1978: Brian A. Kidd

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Promises

When you’re sitting on your own in the universe
The pain of being slips away
You wonder who you really are and where you’re going
About the things you do and say

I make promises to myself
I break promises to myself
I make promises to you
I break promises to you
I make promises to myself
I make promises to you
I break promises to myself
I break promises to you
I make promises to myself
I break promises to you

You find you are a child again, you ride the days like flotsam
There’s nothing you can call your own
You observe the world and you bear witness
You think you’re learning right from wrong
Gradually you take control, test your power
You take the punches, learn to roll
And it gets harder to hear above the clamour
Your sense of self lost in the crowd
(Promises …)
The wolves are hunting me – I have to face the fear
The wolves are hunting me – I have to face the fear
I don’t want to be like this – I don’t want to live like this
The wolves are mine – I have to face the fear
I don’t want to be like this – I don’t want to live like this
I don’t want to be like this – I don’t want to live this way

You want to know what life is, you want to live it
Facing it and facing all your fears
You want to know what love is, you want to give it
But the many wounds you suffer cannot heal
All your masquerades, your wiles and guiles
Your sly advances
All your excuses breaking down
And everything you think you have, all you fought for
You have to ask, is any of it real … ?

(Promises …)
Break the carapace, break the mould
Let it go, loosen your hold

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from Chiaroscuro, released March 30, 2024
JK: Fretless Bass, Piano, Vocals
BK: Drumbox Programming, Guitars, Guitar Synthesizer.
Image of Jan in 1978: Brian A. Kidd

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Not for Pussies Perth, UK

Not for Pussies came into being in 2008, although Brian and Janette Kidd have been together - and playing music together (and with others) for much, much longer.
We felt we're into an era in our lives where Bette Davis' quote about getting older (it's "not for pussies") felt very apt - and our music reflects this - and the experience of having lived a little! ...
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