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"Somebody told me they thought this song was a James Bond-esque spy story. Whatever works for you. I'm not telling what's it's really about." - Brian

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On the way to Utopia, I was captain of the guard
And though we traveled together, I had to love you from afar
The fortune telling lady threw the I-ching and then she sighed
"There's little use in running now,
I guess you'll both stay here tonight."

So we checked in under false identities and made our way up to the bed
In the still, serene silence of the mid-summer night,
I prayed to the rhythms of your breath
The fortune telling lady turned up the Queen of Cups and then she cried
"You're in too deep, you feel too much, you're burning.
You'll never make it out alive."

I watched you dress in the morning from the corner of my eye
I could no longer grant myself absolution
My desires were driving me out of my mind
The fortune telling lady read my palm and then she died
"Confess your soul to the one you want.
Your only enemy now is time."

Argive elders want my eyes; Hecuba wants my soul
I don't want nothing I don't deserve:
Someone who'll love me through it all,
And the right to grow old.

I knew I would never leave there unchanged
But the time had come for the both of us to ride
But though I knew your every little secret,
I knew you could never bear mine
The fortune telling lady had passed on to the other side
We continued on our lonely, lonely journey
Once I had set the place alight.

credits

from Hanging On For Dear Life (The 20th Century Demos Volume 1), released October 26, 2000
All words and music by Brian McKnight (ASCAP), Tragical Mirth Music
Copyright 1998
Recording copyright 2000

Produced by Brian McKnight
Engineered by Phil Mehaffey

Aaron Stiles: drums
Brian McKnight: guitars, bass, Hammond organ, vocals

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The Baker Street Irregulars Chicago, Illinois

Somewhere between Plastic Ono and Rolling Thunder, THE BAKER STREET IRREGULARS bring an LGBTQ twist to the classic folk/folk rock/indie milieu. Brian McKnight – the singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist at the center of this one-man-band – enlists the aid of the occasional musician (thus the irregular line-up) to record original songs that are at once deeply personal and entirely universal. ... more

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