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Pig's Snout

from To Market by Steve Carr Clark

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There are many of these characters trotting around. You may know of one or two.

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Pig’s Snout ~

I’m not an animal
I learnt to play the game and hide myself
It’s easier to be a charlatan
And I know I’m one
But I am not an animal

The story of my life
Investment plans and other scams
They came like sheep
Laying money at my feet
A million overnight
Replay the game with another name
Then disappear from sight
Like a thief in the night

Live the lie
And lie to make a living
Take it today and not tomorrow
Read me no sermon
It’s their choice not mine
The old will not need much
I’ll rip them off too
All proceeds are going to a very good cause
Bacon for me
A pig and a poke for you

Money is a man’s best friend
Money is a man’s best friend

Need to buy a bigger house now
On a large estate where the rich and famous live
And I’ll fill it up with lots of things that look real good
And I’ll stay inside and sip my Chardonnay from 1965
But something’s still missing

Think I need a bigger car
One that looks down upon the smaller cars
With lots of things hanging off it
And a great big nudge bar

You have to see my latest scheme
A billion more for me
A toothless bill for you
Buy the firms and buy the companies
I want the status other players have
And I want it now

And though I feel the power of my successIt’s not enough to quench my thirst
I need an audience proclaiming my name
A thousand followers with starey, starry eyes
Plagiarise the holy books and formulate a creed
Arrange a public stigmata
Watch me as I bleed

Place the flowers at my holy feet
To set your spirit free
‘Cause everything is just a dream in your memory
Detatch yourself from all worldly things
And learn to trust in me
Donations for ’Save the Unicorn Fund’ are tax free

It’s time to move on once again
Life is not so peachy now I’ve found my Nietzsche
I’d rather be a singer in a Prog Rock band

I am the real thing
I’m ice on high
I am voice electric
I was the Deceiver
And then a True Believer
Now I could just be a Symbol
But that’s been done before

Turn up the amps
Illumine the stage in a hue of subtle magenta
I now reveal myself in a blaze of cosmic light and sampled noise

They can’t relate to me
The music is too strange
The lyrics and the melodies are beyond their grasp
They turn away
I will not play one more song for these simpletons
I’d rather stay at home and watch TV
Where I wear my disguise
And the truth is just another lie
Yes I’d rather stay at home and watch TV
Television

There’s something else that I can do
Buy a TV Network or maybe two
I’ll crush the critics and their views
Look out! Here comes the real news

And here my self-made empire stands
They all lick the hand of the confidence man
I can be anything
I could be the next Prime Minister and double my pay
But I’ll rather watch and pull the strings
I’ll sit back and watch the puppets play

I want that deal closed by Friday
Slander that politition, he has to go
I don’t care, we don’t need rain forests
More trash on Clark
My prog was better than his anyway
And when is my new Ferrari arriving

I am a man of these times
I see what I need
I take what I want
But I am not an animal

sclarkmusic©2016

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from To Market, released September 19, 2016

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Steve Carr Clark Australia

Steve Carr Clark is a versatile artist whose talents encompass music, art and theatre. His musical styles include Art Rock, Progressive and Instrumental,with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and story telling.
Steve has released 15 albums and over 70 film clips. His latest album ‘More Things Stated' once again showcases his talents as a lyricist and songwriter.
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