Four Corners

from Utopia by Martin & Bell

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Life events and fantasy commingle in yet another Stanza incubated piece. Lucky Pete is my pal and collaborator Peter Cattermoul, he of Elephant Disco and Teleman.When he finished mixing the never released version of my Marvin Gaye Odyssey Long Hard Road To Be Free, I took Pete to a very exclusive Prince gig at the Casino in Leicester Square.
Champagne flowed and reckless Pete threw caution to the wind after the little feller had done his magic and took to playing the tables. I was gobsmacked as his wins of hundreds turned gradually and eventually to something like 2,500 smackeroonies, bundled into a cab and back out East. Reckless Pete transformed into Lucky Pete by the spinning of the wheels.

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FOUR CORNERS

Four corners mark out the world.  Four corners with a face on every one.  Four corners at the rising of the sun.  Four corners, this is how it’s done.
Privacy invaded. Into mummy’s arms,  Welcome to the world and its so-called charms.  Hear, John, Paul, George and Ringo play.  See, sun, stars, moon and a brand new day.  Feel, Belfast, Lisburn, Ballyholme and Bangor.  Taste, boredom, apathy, nowhere and anger.  Four corners, sun, sea, sand and swimming kecks.  Thinking, writing, publishing and banking cheques.
Four corners in land, heart, mind and air.  Those four corners that mark out everywhere.  Four corners, compliance and control,  Daily toil and sweet jelly roll
Four corners, as on the numbers a rolled dice exposes,  Representing space, time, fear and snow-frosted roses. 
From each corner a horseman of the apocalypse.  Pestilence, famine, war and driver’s whips.
Four corners for the strong, the weak,  The impetuous and the wary.  Four corners at chai time, Memphis,  Clarksdale and Tucumcari.
Four corners of the world where we go to meet.  The first was in that bar down on Basin Street,  Then in Leicester Square with Lucky Pete  Holding two grand at the end of the day.  Grabbing bedposts during an earthquake in LA.  Four corners, cast them into the future, 
And locate the type of quadrant that would suit yer.
Four corners, earth, wind, fire and water.  Ghost, prophet, devil, and his daughter. 
Four corners, light, truth, love and a peaceful heart.  Those are the foundations and now we can start.

credits

from Utopia, released February 1, 2019
Gavin Martin - Words, Martin Bell - Music

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The Headstrong Mining Company Plymouth, UK

The Headstrong Mining Company is the latest incarnation of the creative partnership of Multi-Instrumentalist Martin Bell ( Ex. The Wonder Stuff) and Spoken Word Artist / Music Critic Gavin Martin (NME, Daily Mirror). The dashing pair also go under the names "Martin & Bell", as well as "Bell and the Irishman. ... more