Name: Every Day Is One Day Closer To The Grave
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Description: I am indebted to the chorus of incredible women who helped transform my dour-yet-upbeat song into a celebration of femininity.

Every Day Is One Day Closer To The Grave

from We Are The Compass Rose by Paul Devine

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I am indebted to the chorus of incredible women who helped transform my dour-yet-upbeat song into a celebration of femininity.

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First there comes the weeping,
Then there comes the sleeping,
But creeping through home and hearth.
The fat and the fatter.
The milk and the matter.
Then thrown out on life’s rotten path.

Monday for wealth.
Tuesday for health.
Wednesday the best day of all.
Thursday for crosses.
Friday for losses.
Saturday for nothing at all.

Marry for fame.
Marry for shame,
Or marry for God above.
A spilled wedding toast,
A fumble and a spit-roast.
Testament to marrying for love.

Ashes to ashes
But a short time to live.
And most important did the corpse behave?
The party’s going well
In heaven and in hell.
And every day is one day closer to the grave.

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from We Are The Compass Rose, released February 13, 2023

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Paul Devine England, UK

1983: Sheffield, singing with Siiiii
1986: Leaves band
1989: South Wales
1993: DVO form
2005: Siiiii reform. Release Ancient
2006: Siiiii active live. Play New York
2008: Ein Verdammtes Versprechen released
2008: A Murder of Sandfleas released
2014: Modern. Paul leaves band again
2019: Diagnosed with ADHD, BPD and Tourette’s
2021 – 2022: Publishes four books
2023: The Compass Rose released ... more

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