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The Great Escape

from Single Of The Year by Mäkkelä

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he picks up his luggage
with unusual aplomb
shuts the door puts the key
under the doormat
that's where it belongs
gets into his car
turns on the satnav
stares at the screen
punches in barcelona and then
engages first gear
there's no looking
no looking back

i'm sick of my country
i'm sick of my home
of the bribe from the merchants of death
and i rather spend all
that i've got in PASTIS
or MARSEILLA until
my very last breath

the kids and the pets
and the colleagues at work
a wonderful wife
and a safe neighbourhood
it's all neat clean and paid for
but it lost all it's splendour
a suburban nightmare
now daddy is leaving for good

i'm sick of this country
i'm done with this life
with pretending this is all there is
and i rather die happy
in a bartenders arms
at the LONDON, MARSEILLA
or at the PASTIS

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from Single Of The Year, released October 11, 2013
Mäkkelä - irish bouzouki, mandolin, vocals / Jorma Pirttijärvi - accordion / Ari Mäkitulkkila - drums

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Finnish-German, Papua-born singer-songwriter performing solo and in numerous collaborations. Mäkkelä, Folk's Worst Nightmare Collective, Maekkelae & Orkesteri, Church Of The Blue Nun, Maekkelae & Grae J. Wall, The Anglo German Low Stars, The Très Biens, The Goho Hobos... ... more

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