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American Night part 1

from Word Bombs II by Eddy Morton

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  • Word bombs is the first collection of poems by singer/songwriter Eddy Morton former member of 90’s Folk rock band The Bushbury’s. It is an eclectic mix of political commentary, childhood memory, and recollections of places visited in 30 years of musical travelling. As a solo artist Eddy Morton has released 4 albums " The Singing Tree" and "Stourbridge Town" both distributed via Proper throughout the UK. New album “What It Is to be Human” was released in 2013 and is available on iTunes . Based in Stourbridge he has for the past seventeen years along with his wife Trina Keane owned and run live music venue Katie Fitzgeralds , New Mountain music and more recently Stourbridge Foundation4Music raising funds to help local musicians. Rainbow Man Eddy Morton's fourth solo album is also now available on iTunes

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Austin to New Orleans 1988

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AMERICAN NIGHT

I.
“Repent you sinners repent”
That was the problem with travelling the highways of America by
bus
you can’t choose your companions
Somewhere west of Austin heading for New Orleans
the silence of the American night proved too much for one poor
soul
He clearly saw in our blighted shattered faces we all needed
salvation
Mexican, Texan, English he drew no distinction .
It was if our very presence here on a bus of all things
marked us out for his evangelical passion
The passion burned bright in his youthful eyes
the proud ancestor of fire breathing western preachers
a snake oil salesman of uneasy virtue
“Repent and come back to Jesus and the Lord will save you”
I wish he’d fuck off he scares me I don’t want to be saved
Not a word not a sound keep on staring straight ahead
next thing you know we’ll be victims of another mass shooting
dead
The whole bus is quietitude itself as this hurricane of
proselytisation raged
a tornado twisting up and down the aisle
Castigation and remonstration crushing the spirit with guilt
oh to be rescued by the silence of sleep .
Like all storms it blew itself out and peace resumed
a quickstop diner before our own Elmer Gantry is exhumed.
from a merciful sleep he didn’t stir
as dawn broke the daylight dimmed his ranting ire.
Houston, Galveston , Baton Rouge
Mississippi crossed in constant motion
far to the south the shimmering ocean.

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from Word Bombs II, released September 3, 2017
Words and Music : Eddy morton
Narration : Ted Fisher

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Eddy Morton Stourbridge, UK

As the founder member of The New Bushbury Mountain Daredevils Eddy Morton toured the UK and Europe constantly for eleven years releasing 8 albums During which time the band appeared at every major Folk/Roots Festival in the UK and Europe including Cambridge, Cropredy, Skagen, Guildford, Dranouter, The Badentreffen and many more. His latest solo release Rainbow Man is available on iTunes ... more

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