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13/02/2025
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Mixing Bowl
Written directly from Blackbones’ experiences of being abused in all ways as a child.
Delivered from the perspective of his abusers.
How would you cope when there is nobody to turn to?
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Hey little child won’t you come inside As I close and lock the door You won’t leave this room the same As you was before Cos I’ve got some evil especially for you To dump into your soul And then I’ll toss you once again Back into the mixing bowl You won’t ever say a word Cos children must be seen and not heard Get back in the mixing bowl Until you’ve nerves disturbed Hey little child won’t you come to me Cos I need to beat on you And I won’t stop until I see That you are black and blue And no you won’t ever find a friend Who could help you to ascend You can rise from heaven or fall from hell But you will never mend No you won’t ever say a word Cos children must be seen and not heard Get back in the mixing bowl Until you’ve nerves disturbed You were sent here to be a jagged stone That the river cannot smooth An unwanted angel that has no cradle But can help the others sooth You’re gonna soak up all the evil spat at you Cos you’re just a dirty rag But you can head to the river and free all those kittens From out their helpless bag No you won’t ever say a word Cos children must be seen and not heard Get back in the mixing bowl Until you’ve nerves disturbed
13/02/2025
Ode To My Brother
Ode to my brother is a powerful and emotionally heartfelt song. Highlighting intense personal events on a taboo subject that is often shunned by society. Too many people are suffering in silence often leading to an act of desperation that could be prevented.
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You made your bed that you must lie in No matter the discomfort you will Ignoring all the signs with a strong heart But hadn’t you heard that love can kill Your shadow will follow you till your last day And then it’ll never leave the ones you love But no one said your end would be easy Like no one said your life should be so tough Your heart is the only clock that tells the right time And it’ll give you all the time that you need Don’t you fear for the the end my little brother Sometimes life’s a prison until you’re freed Yeah sometimes life’s a prison until you’re freed I remember that day I awoke to a message I rose from my bed some time in the afternoon No I’ll never forget those few words Call me son really soon Yeah call me son really soon Three times I’d tried to talk you round for hours And I’d hoped that you’d of seen all of the special things But even though in my heart I knew it was coming Now each time I close my I see you swing Now each time I close my I see you swing Your heart is the only clock that tells the right time And it’ll give you all the time that you need Don’t you fear for the end my little brother Sometimes life’s a prison until you’re free Yeah sometimes life’s a prison until you’re free
12/04/2024
A Small Group Of People
Living in an increasingly muddled world where we are fed an agenda of controlled information to keep the population doped and subdued.
There is a growing sense of awakening to the understanding that the world we live in is far from what we’ve been told it is.
Where only a small group of people have everything and the masses fight for the scraps.
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There’s a small group of people And they own everything All the other people They all want to be like them They all want to be like them There’s a small group of people And they don’t know right from wrong All the other people They all try to muddle on Yeah they all try to muddle on When did this all start? I just want to tear it all apart They fill me up with hatred But i just want love in my heart Yeah I just want love in my heart There’s a small group of people And they own everything And all the other people They all want to be like them Yeah they all want to be like them There’s a small group of people And they don’t know right from wrong And all the other people They all try to muddle on Yeah they all try to muddle on
13/11/2020
Keeper Of Things
Fighting for our homes, fighting for our rights, fighting for our lives we realise that we do not own anything. We are just but the registered keeper.
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You can't live on my river and yes I own the sun I'll shade you out till you shiver and your life is done 
You can't chop a tree down for shelter or own a piece of land Else I'll send in the gunmen until you no longer stand 
Yes I own your body but you can be the keeper of things Cos when I die I'm gonna take all my money and all the uselessness that it brings 
You can’t paint any paintings or write a beautiful song I'll stick you in a filthy factory and tell you it's where you belong 
I'll get you making all of the shit that you buy and tell you what it's worth Well you may not have realised that I've owned you from your birth 
Yes I own your body but you can be the keeper of things Cos when I die I'm gonna take all my money and all the uselessness that it brings
15/03/2020
Stick A Sock In It
A hole in your boat?! Stick a Sock in It!
An attitude to live by, BlackBones had one thing on his mind, to record his first ever album and let his stories become music.
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They watch her dancing through the streets and they all want to be like her They watch her colours as she speaks and they all want to be like her Yeah they all want to be like her But they’re scared of getting burned and no they’re never gonna be like her cos it can’t be learned 
 Well she comes and goes like a leaf in the wind and they all wanna follow her As free as a bird until the very end and yeah they all wanna follow her Yeah they all wanna follow her But they cannot fly and no they’re never gonna fly like her till the day they die 
 Yeah she goes to that place where she paints her soul and they all wanna go with her Yeah she goes to that place with no above or below and they all wanna go with her Yeah they all wanna go with her But they cannot go and no they’re never gonna find that place cos they just don’t know
I woke up this morning full of life But I’ll go to bed tonight crying inside I met an old lady who’s son had just died A soldier abroad he was sacrifried He believed their bullshit and trusted their lies Happy for his country to send him to die His mother soon learned it was a phoney war She used to vote but she won’t anymore I met a man and he was skinny and lost He lived in a shed and he wakes with the frost I asked him why he lives in a shed The government they don’t give a fuck he said I asked him if his family would let him stay He picked up his guitar and started to play I met a pretty girl and she seemed happy and free But she said her mind had broke from all the insanity And when it gets too much she slashes her arms Then holds out her hands with pools of blood in her palms I asked her if her parents knew of her pain She says they can’t feel love they only feel shame
I was born in the eye of a storm A crown of thorns or a crown with horns So I gave my soul to Satan just for fun And I signed my name in my blood and it was done But when I cut the rope it nearly cut my throat But each time I's supposed to drown I'd float And now I drink my whiskey from the broken bottle Cos I don't give a fuck to be subtle When each time I look right through the needle bin Just before I jack-myself-up with a second hand pin Yeah, cos I don't even know where to begin If you could even count my sins Yeah you can try to count my sins So why don't you fuck off back to hell and count my sins I load an empty chamber and spin it And then I’ll raise it up to my head and pull it I'll decorate the walls with my brains And you can do what the fuck you want with my remains Cos I no-longer give a fuck about this world Since they went and turned it all to shit and then they polished the turd Well I'd rather die or become some kind of bird So I can fly away from here just give me the word So I can fly away from here just give me the word So I can fly away from here just give me the word
The world is dark but pretends to be light Bless all the children who’ll never dream at night The shadows are the people and the buildings are all jails You can sleep my little baby with the spiders and the snails 
 You just can’t turn it off No you just can’t turn it off No you just can’t turn it off When the wind is whistling your name 
 Ducks are out on the pond but the pond is all dried out Well the rain won’t stop falling and so they blamed it on the drought The church is closed with roof repairs and the roads are blocked with works Well the shadows are the creatures where under light they lurk 
 You just can’t turn it off No you just can’t turn it off No you just can’t turn it off When the wind is whistling your name 
 The train is always late because it’s heading the other way Well there’s nowhere left to go and so you may as well stay The bars and clubs are closed and the street light’s gonna switch Well you can make it back in time to sleep down in the ditch 
 You just can’t turn it off No you just can’t turn it off No you just can’t turn it off When the wind is whistling your name 
 You can only climb down ladders or get a raise from a snake Well slam your foot down on the gas cos there isn’t any brakes Well the clouds they are just ghosts and the rain is angel tears You can wrap your love up warm in a blanket full of fears 
 You just can’t turn it off No you just can’t turn it off No you just can’t turn it off When the wind is whistling your name When the wind is whistling your name When the wind is whistling your name
Go build me a road Way up to the hills to bring me gold And go lay down your bones Lay down your souls and make me a road 
 Make me road, make me road Make me road, make me road Make me road, make me road 
 Over by the door You can leave your dreams and dream no more And don’t forget to say goodbye To your children just in case you die 
 Just in case, just in case you die Just in case, just in case you die Just in case, in case you die 
 Go get out on the snow And no you needn’t any food or any clothes And you may ask me where are your bones Well you can find them somewhere, somewhere out along the road 
 Well you can find them somewhere, Along the road Well you can find them somewhere, Along the road Well you can find them somewhere, Along the road
Well I didn’t know I had a heart until she left there a hole And I didn’t know that I could hurt until she broke my soul Well I didn’t know that I could cry until she stole my tears And I didn’t know that I was alive until she stole my years Well I never really knew myself I never really knew myself I never really knew myself Until she wasn’t there Well I only ever had myself I only ever had myself I only ever had myself But she still took her share  Well I don’t want her shackled to me No I don’t want her shackled to me No I don’t want her shackled to me I’m gonna stay shackle free  Well I didn’t know that I could feel until she made me numb And I didn’t know how dark it gets until she hid the sun Well I didn’t know how much it could burn until she made me cold And I didn’t know how young I was until she made me old  Well I never really knew myself I never really knew myself I never really knew myself Until she wasn’t there Well I only ever had myself I only ever had myself I only ever had myself But she still took her share 
 Well I don’t want her shackled to me No I don’t want her shackled to me No I don’t want her shackled to me I’m gonna stay shackle free  Well I didn’t know that I could lie until she told me the truth And I didn’t know that I could die until she turned me blue Well I didn’t know that I was free until she made me her slave Yeah she told me she’d never leave me till I’m in my grave  Well I never really knew myself No I never really knew myself No I never really knew myself Until she wasn’t there Well I only ever had myself I only ever had myself I only ever had myself But she still took her share  Well I don’t want her shackled to me No I don’t want her shackled to me No I don’t want her shackled to me I’m gonna stay shackle free I’m gonna stay shackle free I’m gonna stay shackle free I’m gonna stay shackle free I’m gonna stay shackle free
When the world is spinning backwards And my minds upside down Close my eyes and hold on tight Until I’m back the right way round And when the sea rips against me And with the waves I’ll roll I’ll let that wash right through me  To clean my dirty soul To clean my dirty soul To clean my dirty soul To clean my dirty soul To clean my dirty soul  And when my days seem against me And everything is wrong I won’t forget to remember To sing the whole night long And when the sun releases darkness And rain beats down on me I’ll stand in awe of the lightning dance  Charged majestically Charged majestically Charged majestically Charged majestically Charged majestically When the world is spinning backwards And my minds upside down Close my eyes and hold on tight  Until I’m back the right way round Until I’m back the right way round Until I’m back the right way round Until I’m back the right way round Until I’m back the right way round Until I’m back the right way round Until I’m back the right way round Until I’m back the right way round Back the right way round Back the right way round Back the right way round Back the right way round
I had a lovely home, I never felt alone I never had bruises down to my bones Filled with joy from the love I was shown But that was a fucking dream I went to a school, we were all equal No-one more big and no-one more small We could keep our souls and our minds and all But that was a fucking dream I found a career and had nothing to fear Cos when I felt down they were always here I won’t work everyday till my life disappears But that was a fucking dream I live in a city with the houses in trees No need for police and no need for keys No need for money no fines nor fees But that was a fucking dream And they won’t start a war and gather the poor To fill us with bullets when we land on the shores And they won’t tell us to die and be no-body’s whores But that was a fucking dream
13/02/2025
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Ode To My Brother
Ode to my brother is a powerful and emotionally heartfelt song. Highlighting intense personal events on a taboo subject that is often shunned by society. Too many people are suffering in silence often leading to an act of desperation that could be prevented.
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You made your bed that you must lie in No matter the discomfort you will Ignoring all the signs with a strong heart But hadn’t you heard that love can kill Your shadow will follow you till your last day And then it’ll never leave the ones you love But no one said your end would be easy Like no one said your life should be so tough Your heart is the only clock that tells the right time And it’ll give you all the time that you need Don’t you fear for the the end my little brother Sometimes life’s a prison until you’re freed Yeah sometimes life’s a prison until you’re freed I remember that day I awoke to a message I rose from my bed some time in the afternoon No I’ll never forget those few words Call me son really soon Yeah call me son really soon Three times I’d tried to talk you round for hours And I’d hoped that you’d of seen all of the special things But even though in my heart I knew it was coming Now each time I close my I see you swing Now each time I close my I see you swing Your heart is the only clock that tells the right time And it’ll give you all the time that you need Don’t you fear for the end my little brother Sometimes life’s a prison until you’re free Yeah sometimes life’s a prison until you’re free