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The Madman

by Kenny DesChamp

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One man's experience with "restless, irritable, and discontentedness".

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The Madman

Excuse me.
Would you kindly direct me to the merry-go-round?
‘Cause I’ve seen
The House of Horrors and the Freak Show all of my life.
And I’m tired.
Just want to close my eyes and fall in love with the sweet vertigo
And the sound of the calliope.
Excuse me.
Would you kindly direct me to the merry-go-round.

Excuse me.
Would you kindly direct me to the merry-go-round?
I’m sick
Of the House of Mirrors and the way it makes me look.
And I’m scared.
Just want to get higher than a kite from the motion of the horses’ heads
Bobbin’ up and down.
Excuse me.
Would you kindly direct me to the merry-go-round.

‘Round and ‘round and up and down,
The steam whistle blows and God only knows
That I’m a madman.
I said, ‘round and ‘round and up and down.
I’m just a madman.

Don’t live your life in the shadow.
Stand up and let your light shine.
Who says your life doesn’t matter?
You’ve got to give it a try.
“But you don’t understand. I’m afraid of people.”

Excuse me.
May I take your place at the front of the line?
I can’t wait.
I’m goin’ crazy ‘cause a woman wants to talk to me.
I’m bored
With the same old shallow conversation. “Nice day today, isn’t it?”
I want to pluck my eyes out!
Excuse me.
May I take your place at the front of the line?

‘Round and ‘round and up and down,
The steam whistle blows now everybody knows
I’m a madman.
I said, ‘round and ‘round and up and down.
I’m just a madman.

credits

released May 10, 2020
Written, recorded, and produced by Kenny DesChamp at Melvyn Kay Sound Studio, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, 2020.

Mastered by Barry Haggarty at Haggarty Sound Studio, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, 2020.

Kenny DesChamp: vocals, guitars, ukuleles, piano, and MIDI programming.

Steve McCracken: soprano, alto, and baritone saxophones. Saxophone arrangement.

Bob Steele: keyboards and synthesizer programming.

Kevan Smith: music video ----- youtu.be/gvWFZLtAPq8

Thank You: Karin DesChamp, Aricel DesChamp, Jim Moodie, Markus Maar (Maar's Music), John-Willi Weitz, Peggy Clark, Chris Selim (Mixdown Online).

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Kenny DesChamp Peterborough, Ontario

Kenny DesChamp is an independent artist who lives and works in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Music at Queen's University in Kingston where he majored in voice and composition. His interest in 12-tone and other alternative scale structures, as well as aleatoric approaches to composition and songwriting are obvious influences. ... more

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