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Moral Compass

from One Wiltshire Winter by Archie Atholl

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Morally, I swore I would tow the line
But quickly learned excuses they meant you forgave most times
From that moment on, in spite of right, I favoured wrong
I’m quite surprised you put up with it so long.

Morally, I’d taint all your white with black
If you hadn’t got away, I’d be dragging you down Mother’s Ruin track
Seems I went from the birds and the bees, via these Juniper trees, to my knees
They say that these things they come in threes.

Lost, don’t know how I got so lost
Don’t know how I lost my way
My moral compass showed me North then it took me South
The minute that your back was turned
My lips were locked on someone else’s mouth.

Lost, don’t know how I got so lost
Don’t know how I lost myself
My moral compass showed me East then it took me West
When I thought I’d get away with it
I’d spend the night with whoever looked the best.

Morally, I practiced what Satan preached
Not content to scratch the skin, my sick thrills came out of wounding you deep
The rules were skewed unfairly, in these dirty games, you weren’t to blame
My reckless heart has never been yours to tame.

Lost, don’t know how I got so lost
Don’t know how I lost my way
My moral compass showed me North then it took me South
The minute that your back was turned
My lips were locked on someone else’s mouth.

Lost, don’t know how I got so lost
Don’t know how I lost myself
My moral compass showed me East then it took me West
When I thought I’d get away with it
I’d spend the night with whoever looked the best.

My moral compass got me lost.

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from One Wiltshire Winter, released March 11, 2013

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Archie Atholl UK

I'm an alternative singer-songwriter, originally from Scotland. Just released my debut album 'One Wiltshire Winter' - a sonic novel focussing on a contemporary mythic narrative. My main inspirations are Tori Amos, Kate Bush and Fiona Apple, and people have said my music is like John Grant or The Magnetic Fields. ... more

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