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  • The Andre The Giant EP - Chapbook

    The limited edition pocket book features 52 original brush illustrations inspired by the songs, hand-bound in a very special 'dos-à-dos' (back-to-back) format on textured papers using a variety of printing techniques. Printed by Matthews on 140gsm Cyclus Offset. Design and art direction by Gavin Day. Hand bound and self published, October 2017.

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lyrics

I was cleaning the blood out from underneath your nails
When you told me you wished you'd been a sculptor
I said your hands would be no better if they made things outta clay
But you said this business is full of bastards and of vultures

When you stepped out of the ring your eye swelled purple like a plum
You pulled another tooth from out your mouth
You spat it in the bucket and it rang out like a steel drum
said another round and you'd have knocked him out

I took you home and watched your skin shrivel in the bath
Tended to all your bruises like tattoos I wish you didn't have

You said "Carla
my memory ain't what it used to be"
as your eyes rolled back inside of your head
You said "Carla
darling you're as pretty as can be"
I drained the water and I carried you to bed

From the looks I'd started getting, I guess I was starting to show
and he would kick when the first round bell was rung
and all these men would start their screaming and I was terrified you know
of who you are and who you might become

A boy I knew from high school started coming round the house
while you were skipping rope and sparring at the gym
he said he'd be better for me, he tried lifting up my blouse
He said it was my fault, I should not have let him in

I know the world is cruel, I know you hate it just the same
But babe I know your muscles, know your voice, know your name


You said "Carla,
my memory ain't what it used to be"
as your eyes rolled back inside of your head
You said "Carla,
darling you're as pretty as can be"
I drained the water and i carried you to bed

credits

from Andre The Giant EP, released October 20, 2017
Guitars, vocals - Harry Harris
Oboe, Drum Roll, Cymbal Crash - The Philharmonia Orchestra
Production - Chemikal Recipe
Reference points: The Hitter - Bruce Springsteen, Cruiserweights - The Extra Lens

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Harry Harris is a Welsh songwriter, based in Edinburgh.

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