Pauline (aka Clover)

[Ray Brookes]

Perhaps NSFW

The producers have told her she's getting a bit older
And the phone don't ring anymore.
She doesn't feel great she's put on a little weight
And some private parts are getting sore.
In a robe and turban sinks another bourbon
Throws her diary into the loo
Still wet from the shower kicks the tiny chihuahua
The nearest living thing in view

Every colour every race, fake expressions on her face
The grubby, dirty scripts she had to follow
Filmed front, back and side; had to swallow her pride
But that's not the worst she had to swallow
The scenes were shot fast, then in with another cast
The schedules always kept on time
The studios discreet. Tapes and CD's now obsolete
These days all digital and posted online.

Burned and caned; often hogtied and restrained
Learn those safe words pretty quick!
Steamy and wet; "Quiet on the set!"
Every act so putrid and sick
The industry is changing amateurs now making
Their own movies in their own homes
Younger cuter pretties from the suburbs and the cities
Better musculature, skin and bones.


Pauline - professionally known as Clover
Pauline - staring grimly at her revolver

[chapperz66]

Oh my word.  This is heavy stuff mate.  The imagery is so powerful and the message so gritty and disturbing.

Your songs say more in 3 minutes than I can in 7.

The whole thing is pro level.

Paul

[Greeny]

Amazing lyricism and storytelling. Like a little novel in under 3 mins. Brilliantly done!

[BerryPatch]

The lyrics truly are a marvel! Such grim imagery but powerful and unique all the while! I love how you get deep into these characters when you do songs like this. Musically really solid too, with those guitars and the gloomy synth pads.

[Farrell Jackson]

Wow Ray, that is quite dark yet an interesting story about Pauline/Clover and all in under 3 minutes! You've handled the narration clearly and concisely. The rhymes are creative ie. "shower and chihauhau" and the imagery in the words leaves nothing to the imagination...with some excellent music to back it all up. I like that bass line!   

[Bluesberry]

Dark and sad tale...probably a lot of poor folks like this unfortunately.......haunting and sparse and gloomy.......brilliant songwriting

[StephenM]

Brilliant stuff Ray... and could be hard to want to listen to if I were one to hear lyrics as well as music.  I heard this about 5 times while I was doing this and that... just awe and inspiring music.  so well played and so well recorded... then i started to pick up little bits here and there of the lyrics and man alive... I came and sat down and listened again while reading lyrics...

yes, the others have commented so well on this... it is a stunning story line... if you ever get around to it I would not mind hearing a bit about your pre this involvement in music... but if not it doesn't matter because it is easy to hear you are an awesome musicado!  (might be made up but it sounds like a thing!)

[Redler]

Dark and sad lyrics on excellent backer. The bassline sounds so good!

Agree with Greeny; a little novel in under 3 minutes.

[Zoltan]

Just when you think you've got Ray Brooks all figured out comes this.

I don't feel the need of waxing poetic more than just simply stating that this is superb!

[TPB]

Wow a departure from your norm this is great
Tim