Decline and Fall

from Penny Novelettes by The Cleaners From Venus

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Smoky days that bring you back to me
Standing by the sea
The night we lost a day
And that was then but this is nearly now
If you will allow…
The time went astray

And I wish I'd had a picture
But its not like we're a fixture
And I can't erase the memory
of the day
Never found out much about you
If I have to live without you
I'll leave you with one thing
I have to say.

But I can wait.
Yeah I can wait.
I will wait for your call
Or my decline and fall
I can wait, yeah I can wait
I will wait for you.

And suddenly the world turns upside down
The beggar wears the crown
And runs off with the Queen
But just as soon, the cameras
move away
Another misty day
An ending never seen...

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from Penny Novelettes, released June 25, 2021

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The Cleaners From Venus Wivenhoe, UK

The Cleaners from Venus are these four 70 year-old guys in a band who dress the same and look a bit like each other. They have loads of tawdry adventures, usually with a group of over made-up women a few years younger than themselves. As a consequence they often spend their free time in prayer and quiet contemplation trying to atone for a shared guilt which they find very difficult to process. ... more

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