Dirty

Dirty

dirty backstreet clinic
where you can lose it
where the music is too loud
and you can recall the past
of too much waste
and too much lost in the park
you can walk with constant shadows
you can always be in the dark
but what’s done is done
nothing can be changed
you are only young
dirty backstreet clinic
not for an abortion
but there if you want
they will build you differently
you can watch yourself mature
right before the mirror
right before your eyes
and everyone knows
the mirror never lies
your mind grows
to the thrill of surprise
you can fantasise away your lies


James Garratt – July 1995