[No. 1,028] The cosmos is hiring

Will it be YOU(!) next?

And, er ...[1], and it's funny, really[1], and, er ...[2], and, I suppose, well ... I mean ...[1], and it's funny, really[2], and people laugh when I tell them ...[1], and, I suppose, well ... I mean ...[2], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha!'[1], and people laugh when I tell them ...[2], and ... ... ... did you hear that?[1], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha!'[2], and, listen to me ...[1], and ... ... ... did you hear that?[2], and the cosmos is always taking on more souls ...[1], and, listen to me ...[2], and do you, you, YOU(!) have what it takes?[1], and the cosmos is always taking on more souls ...[2], and we're looking for "people" who hate the world ... uh, have no time for dull reality, like[1], and do you, you, YOU(!) have what it takes?[2], and does that ... sound like you???[1], and we're looking for "people" who hate the world ... uh, have no time for dull reality, like[2], and ... come on![1], and does that ... sound like you???[2], and you don't need to be a spiritual aristocrat - yet, BUT(!) ... you definitely need to be a kook, you dig?[1], and ... come on![2], and how "odd" are you? ... just asking[1], and you don't need to be a spiritual aristocrat - yet, BUT(!) ... you definitely need to be a k ook, you dig?[2], and, me?[1], and how "odd" are you? ... just asking[2], and I'm an agent of the cosmos, yes[1], and, me?[2], and so gone![1], and I'm an agent of the cosmos, yes[2], and how many times have you lived and died now? / and aren't you tired of the whole comedy?[1], and so gone![2], and ... 'Tragedy!'[1], and how many times have you lived and died now? / and aren't you tired of the whole comedy?[2], and ... COME TO US - !!![1], and ... 'Tragedy!'[2], and the hours are hard - eternity![1], and ... COME TO US - !!![2], and, but, but, but ... we're offering a good package ... you'll get dreams, blackouts, and visions[1], and the hours are hard - eternity![2], and ... 'And luncheon vouchers!!!'[1], and, but, but, but ... we're offering a good package ... you'll get dreams, blackouts, and visions[2], and, shut up, idiot! ... ignore the Voice ... he's a joker[1], and ... 'And luncheon vouchers!!!'[2], and ... 'Cosmic joker!'[1], and, shut up, idiot! ... ignore the Voice ... he's a joker[2], and, uh ...[1], and ... 'Cosmic joker!'[2], and here we are![1], and, uh ...[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and being dizzy ain't even half of it[1], and here we are![2], and you won't be lonely[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and being dizzy ain't even half of it[2], and ... 'Or sad'[1], and you won't be lonely[2], and maybe we'll get a dolphin to keep an eye on you ... or a swan[1], and ... 'Or sad'[2], and ... 'Great!'[1], and maybe we'll get a dolphin to keep an eye on you ... or a swan[2], and maybe you'll swim in astral seas ... or float on astral lakes ... / ... and anything is possible - as you know[1], and ... 'Great!'[2], and we can do magic[1], and maybe you'll swim in astral seas ... or float on astral lakes ... / ... and anything is possible - as you know[2], and I'm always here, man ... just connect your mind to my mind if you've got something in your soul[1], and we can do magic[2], and it's a lovely lifestyle![1], and I'm always here, man ... just connect your mind to my mind if you've got something in your soul[2], and, er ...[3], and it's a lovely lifestyle![2], and it's funny, really[3], and, I suppose, well ... I mean ...[3], and people laugh when I tell them ...[3], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha!'[3], and ... ... ... did you hear that?[3], and, listen to me ...[3], and the cosmos is always taking on more souls ...[3], and do you, you, YOU(!) have what it takes?[3], and we're looking for "people" who hate the world ... uh, have no time for dull reality, like[3], and does that ... sound like you???[3], and ... come on![3], and you don't need to be a spiritual aristocrat - yet, BUT(!) ... you definitely need to be a k  o  o  k, you dig?[3], and how "odd" are you? ... just asking[3], and, me?[3], and I'm an agent of the cosmos, yes[3], and so gone![3], and how many times have you lived and died now? / and aren't you tired of the whole comedy?[3], and ... 'Tragedy!'[3], and ... COME TO US - !!![3], and the hours are hard - eternity![3], and, but, but, but ... we're offering a good package ... you'll get dreams, blackouts, and visions[3], and ... 'And luncheon vouchers!!!'[3], and, shut up, idiot! ... ignore the Voice ... he's a joker[3], and ... 'Cosmic joker!'[3], and, uh ...[3], and here we are![3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and being dizzy ain't even half of it[3], and you won't be lonely[3], and ... 'Or sad'[3], and maybe we'll get a dolphin to keep an eye on you ... or a swan[3], and ... 'Great!'[3], and maybe you'll swim in astral seas ... or float on astral lakes ... / ... and anything is possible - as you know[3], and we can do magic[3], and I'm always here, man ... just connect your mind to my mind if you've got something in your soul[3], and it's a lovely lifestyle![3], and

And, er ...[1], and it's funny, really[1], and, er ...[2], and, I suppose, well ... I mean ...[1], and it's funny, really[2], and people laugh when I tell them ...[1], and, I suppose, well ... I mean ...[2], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha!'[1], and people laugh when I tell them ...[2], and ... ... ... did you hear that?[1], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha!'[2], and, listen to me ...[1], and ... ... ... did you hear that?[2], and the cosmos is always taking on more souls ...[1], and, listen to me ...[2], and do you, you, YOU(!) have what it takes?[1], and the cosmos is always taking on more souls ...[2], and we're looking for "people" who hate the world ... uh, have no time for dull reality, like[1], and do you, you, YOU(!) have what it takes?[2], and does that ... sound like you???[1], and we're looking for "people" who hate the world ... uh, have no time for dull reality, like[2], and ... come on![1], and does that ... sound like you???[2], and you don't need to be a spiritual aristocrat - yet, BUT(!) ... you definitely need to be a kook, you dig?[1], and ... come on![2], and how "odd" are you? ... just asking[1], and you don't need to be a spiritual aristocrat - yet, BUT(!) ... you definitely need to be a k ook, you dig?[2], and, me?[1], and how "odd" are you? ... just asking[2], and I'm an agent of the cosmos, yes[1], and, me?[2], and so gone![1], and I'm an agent of the cosmos, yes[2], and how many times have you lived and died now? / and aren't you tired of the whole comedy?[1], and so gone![2], and ... 'Tragedy!'[1], and how many times have you lived and died now? / and aren't you tired of the whole comedy?[2], and ... COME TO US - !!![1], and ... 'Tragedy!'[2], and the hours are hard - eternity![1], and ... COME TO US - !!![2], and, but, but, but ... we're offering a good package ... you'll get dreams, blackouts, and visions[1], and the hours are hard - eternity![2], and ... 'And luncheon vouchers!!!'[1], and, but, but, but ... we're offering a good package ... you'll get dreams, blackouts, and visions[2], and, shut up, idiot! ... ignore the Voice ... he's a joker[1], and ... 'And luncheon vouchers!!!'[2], and ... 'Cosmic joker!'[1], and, shut up, idiot! ... ignore the Voice ... he's a joker[2], and, uh ...[1], and ... 'Cosmic joker!'[2], and here we are![1], and, uh ...[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and being dizzy ain't even half of it[1], and here we are![2], and you won't be lonely[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and being dizzy ain't even half of it[2], and ... 'Or sad'[1], and you won't be lonely[2], and maybe we'll get a dolphin to keep an eye on you ... or a swan[1], and ... 'Or sad'[2], and ... 'Great!'[1], and maybe we'll get a dolphin to keep an eye on you ... or a swan[2], and maybe you'll swim in astral seas ... or float on astral lakes ... / ... and anything is possible - as you know[1], and ... 'Great!'[2], and we can do magic[1], and maybe you'll swim in astral seas ... or float on astral lakes ... / ... and anything is possible - as you know[2], and I'm always here, man ... just connect your mind to my mind if you've got something in your soul[1], and we can do magic[2], and it's a lovely lifestyle![1], and I'm always here, man ... just connect your mind to my mind if you've got something in your soul[2], and, er ...[3], and it's a lovely lifestyle![2], and it's funny, really[3], and, I suppose, well ... I mean ...[3], and people laugh when I tell them ...[3], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha!'[3], and ... ... ... did you hear that?[3], and, listen to me ...[3], and the cosmos is always taking on more souls ...[3], and do you, you, YOU(!) have what it takes?[3], and we're looking for "people" who hate the world ... uh, have no time for dull reality, like[3], and does that ... sound like you???[3], and ... come on![3], and you don't need to be a spiritual aristocrat - yet, BUT(!) ... you definitely need to be a k  o  o  k, you dig?[3], and how "odd" are you? ... just asking[3], and, me?[3], and I'm an agent of the cosmos, yes[3], and so gone![3], and how many times have you lived and died now? / and aren't you tired of the whole comedy?[3], and ... 'Tragedy!'[3], and ... COME TO US - !!![3], and the hours are hard - eternity![3], and, but, but, but ... we're offering a good package ... you'll get dreams, blackouts, and visions[3], and ... 'And luncheon vouchers!!!'[3], and, shut up, idiot! ... ignore the Voice ... he's a joker[3], and ... 'Cosmic joker!'[3], and, uh ...[3], and here we are![3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and being dizzy ain't even half of it[3], and you won't be lonely[3], and ... 'Or sad'[3], and maybe we'll get a dolphin to keep an eye on you ... or a swan[3], and ... 'Great!'[3], and maybe you'll swim in astral seas ... or float on astral lakes ... / ... and anything is possible - as you know[3], and we can do magic[3], and I'm always here, man ... just connect your mind to my mind if you've got something in your soul[3], and it's a lovely lifestyle![3], and

And, er ...[1], and it's funny, really[1], and, er ...[2], and, I suppose, well ... I mean ...[1], and it's funny, really[2], and people laugh when I tell them ...[1], and, I suppose, well ... I mean ...[2], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha!'[1], and people laugh when I tell them ...[2], and ... ... ... did you hear that?[1], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha!'[2], and, listen to me ...[1], and ... ... ... did you hear that?[2], and the cosmos is always taking on more souls ...[1], and, listen to me ...[2], and do you, you, YOU(!) have what it takes?[1], and the cosmos is always taking on more souls ...[2], and we're looking for "people" who hate the world ... uh, have no time for dull reality, like[1], and do you, you, YOU(!) have what it takes?[2], and does that ... sound like you???[1], and we're looking for "people" who hate the world ... uh, have no time for dull reality, like[2], and ... come on![1], and does that ... sound like you???[2], and you don't need to be a spiritual aristocrat - yet, BUT(!) ... you definitely need to be a kook, you dig?[1], and ... come on![2], and how "odd" are you? ... just asking[1], and you don't need to be a spiritual aristocrat - yet, BUT(!) ... you definitely need to be a k ook, you dig?[2], and, me?[1], and how "odd" are you? ... just asking[2], and I'm an agent of the cosmos, yes[1], and, me?[2], and so gone![1], and I'm an agent of the cosmos, yes[2], and how many times have you lived and died now? / and aren't you tired of the whole comedy?[1], and so gone![2], and ... 'Tragedy!'[1], and how many times have you lived and died now? / and aren't you tired of the whole comedy?[2], and ... COME TO US - !!![1], and ... 'Tragedy!'[2], and the hours are hard - eternity![1], and ... COME TO US - !!![2], and, but, but, but ... we're offering a good package ... you'll get dreams, blackouts, and visions[1], and the hours are hard - eternity![2], and ... 'And luncheon vouchers!!!'[1], and, but, but, but ... we're offering a good package ... you'll get dreams, blackouts, and visions[2], and, shut up, idiot! ... ignore the Voice ... he's a joker[1], and ... 'And luncheon vouchers!!!'[2], and ... 'Cosmic joker!'[1], and, shut up, idiot! ... ignore the Voice ... he's a joker[2], and, uh ...[1], and ... 'Cosmic joker!'[2], and here we are![1], and, uh ...[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and being dizzy ain't even half of it[1], and here we are![2], and you won't be lonely[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and being dizzy ain't even half of it[2], and ... 'Or sad'[1], and you won't be lonely[2], and maybe we'll get a dolphin to keep an eye on you ... or a swan[1], and ... 'Or sad'[2], and ... 'Great!'[1], and maybe we'll get a dolphin to keep an eye on you ... or a swan[2], and maybe you'll swim in astral seas ... or float on astral lakes ... / ... and anything is possible - as you know[1], and ... 'Great!'[2], and we can do magic[1], and maybe you'll swim in astral seas ... or float on astral lakes ... / ... and anything is possible - as you know[2], and I'm always here, man ... just connect your mind to my mind if you've got something in your soul[1], and we can do magic[2], and it's a lovely lifestyle![1], and I'm always here, man ... just connect your mind to my mind if you've got something in your soul[2], and, er ...[3], and it's a lovely lifestyle![2], and it's funny, really[3], and, I suppose, well ... I mean ...[3], and people laugh when I tell them ...[3], and ... 'Ha, ha, ha!'[3], and ... ... ... did you hear that?[3], and, listen to me ...[3], and the cosmos is always taking on more souls ...[3], and do you, you, YOU(!) have what it takes?[3], and we're looking for "people" who hate the world ... uh, have no time for dull reality, like[3], and does that ... sound like you???[3], and ... come on![3], and you don't need to be a spiritual aristocrat - yet, BUT(!) ... you definitely need to be a k  o  o  k, you dig?[3], and how "odd" are you? ... just asking[3], and, me?[3], and I'm an agent of the cosmos, yes[3], and so gone![3], and how many times have you lived and died now? / and aren't you tired of the whole comedy?[3], and ... 'Tragedy!'[3], and ... COME TO US - !!![3], and the hours are hard - eternity![3], and, but, but, but ... we're offering a good package ... you'll get dreams, blackouts, and visions[3], and ... 'And luncheon vouchers!!!'[3], and, shut up, idiot! ... ignore the Voice ... he's a joker[3], and ... 'Cosmic joker!'[3], and, uh ...[3], and here we are![3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and being dizzy ain't even half of it[3], and you won't be lonely[3], and ... 'Or sad'[3], and maybe we'll get a dolphin to keep an eye on you ... or a swan[3], and ... 'Great!'[3], and maybe you'll swim in astral seas ... or float on astral lakes ... / ... and anything is possible - as you know[3], and we can do magic[3], and I'm always here, man ... just connect your mind to my mind if you've got something in your soul[3], and it's a lovely lifestyle![3], and

UBS signs 10-year agreement with Climeworks

Well, this is it. That email. 'Didn't you get any other emails, boss?' A couple, Voice. Only a couple. I think everyone is on holiday. 'Except you.' Yeah, except me.

Dear Michael,

I hope you are well.

Well ... what can I say? I'd rather be in Cornwall. I'd rather be staring at the sea. Do you know what I mean, Dorothea?

Never mind. 

UBS has today signed a 10-year agreement with Climeworks to remove its carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

And will that do any good?

Climeworks is excited to enter this long-term collaboration with UBS, the latest and largest financial services company to commit to Climeworks' carbon removal solution.

Excited.

The agreement with UBS points to an increasing consensus in the financial services industry that supporting permanent carbon removal is an essential part of the industry's net zero transition.

For Climeworks' continued capacity scale-up, the guaranteed demand materialized by an increasing number of long-term agreements is key to catalyze financing of infrastructure and accelerate growth.

Okay, okay. There's a lot of this. I think we'll go to the voices ...

"We are delighted to enter this long-term agreement with UBS. In the past months, the number of multi-year carbon removal agreements has increased rapidly. Such long-term commitments are central to our growth planning and enable us to scale up," says Christoph Gebald, co-founder and co-CEO of Climeworks.

Delighted.

"Switzerland has a long tradition of promoting innovation and we are delighted to be supporting these pioneering solutions from two Swiss companies, Sustainability continues to be at the top of our clients' agendas and, in order to be a credible partner, it is important that we demonstrate our continued commitment when it comes to the sustainability of our own business activities," says Sabine Keller-Busse, President UBS Switzerland.

Er ... delighted, yeah.

Suni Harford, UBS Group Executive Board lead for Sustainability and Impact and President Asset Management, says: "Innovative technologies play an increasingly important role in the transition to a low-carbon economy. By collaborating with neustark and Climeworks, UBS wants both to further reduce our own carbon footprint and, crucially, to support the development of scalable solutions that the world needs to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050."

Oh ... okay.

'Is Suni excited or delighted, boss?'

We just don't know.

'Weird!'

Yeah.

Maybe Sabine was speaking for Suni, too.

Well, whatever.

Anyway ... I wish everyone the best with it, obviously.

ENDS 

Oh, about Climeworks -

Climeworks empowers people and companies to fight climate change by offering carbon dioxide removal as a service via direct air capture (DAC) technology. The CO2 is permanently removed from the air by capturing and geologically storing it for thousands of years - or it is upcycled into products. Climeworks' DAC facilities run exclusively on clean energy, and their modular CO2 collectors can be stacked to build machines of any capacity.

Founded by engineers Christoph Gebald and Jan Wurzbacher, Climeworks strives to inspire 1 billion people to act now and remove carbon dioxide from the air.

ENDS

'What about UBS, boss?!'

Christ!

UBS convenes the global ecosystem for investing, where people and ideas are connected and opportunities brought to life, and provides financial advice and solutions to wealthy, institutional and corporate clients worldwide, as well as to private clients in Switzerland. UBS offers investment solutions, products and impactful thought leadership, is the leading global wealth manager, provides large-scale and diversified asset management, focused investment banking capabilities, and personal and corporate banking services in Switzerland. The firm focuses on businesses that have a strong competitive position in their target markets, are capital efficient and have an attractive long-term structural growth or profitability outlook.

Thought leadership.

UBS is present in all major financial - 

Yeah, yeah. We know all about UBS, don't we?

ENDS

ENDS

ENDS

[No. 1,027] With my queens I'll be able to make so ooo many moves in the reality of the cold world

Do you understand?

And, uh, uh ...[1], and ... 'Er ...'[1], and, uh, uh ...[2], and, what am I writing about? ... Christ knows![1], and ... 'Er ...'[2], and, whatever, eh?[1], and, what am I writing about? ... Christ knows![2], and I'll be honest, man ... I just wanna spin a-ROUND dizzy out of mind and soul, yes, yes ... yes![1], and, whatever, eh?[2], and no sense required, obviously[1], and I'll be honest, man ... I just wanna spin a-ROUND dizzy out of mind and soul, yes, yes ... yes![2], and I'm in one of those moods - ah, nothing changes![1], and no sense required, obviously[2], and, words, again ...[1], and I'm in one of those moods - ah, nothing changes![2], and ... 'He needs a Jammie Dodger - in my humble opinion - but he can't eat snacks no more'[1], and, words, again ...[2], and, shut up, Voice ... please[1], and ... 'He needs a Jammie Dodger - in my humble opinion - but he can't eat snacks no more'[2], and, words, words, words ... What do they mean?[1], and, shut up, Voice ... please[2], and I'm exhausted already ... ... ...[1], and, words, words, words ... What do they mean?[2], and ... 'Well, have a Jammie Dodger!'[1], and I'm exhausted already ... ... ...[2], and his answer to all the world's problems ...[1], and ... 'Well, have a Jammie Dodger!'[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and spin away from me, you disembodied clown![1], and his answer to all the world's problems ...[2], and ... 'I'm staying here'[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and spin away from me, you disembodied clown![2], and he's just a pawn, really, kooks[1], and ... 'I'm staying here'[2], and ... 'I'm a king!'[1], and he's just a pawn, really, kooks[2], and, yeah, yeah ... whatever![1], and ... 'I'm a king!'[2], and these words ... they've come to me ... so ooo easily ... and maybe all I need ... is a little tune for them[1], and, yeah, yeah ... whatever![2], and ... 'La, la, la'[1], and these words ... they've come to me ... so ooo easily ... and maybe all I need ... is a little tune for them[2], and I leave my mind open ... and I let everything in ... and I'm not fussy when I'm a-ROUND[1], and ... 'La, la, la'[2], and ... 'Tell me about it!'[1], and I leave my mind open ... and I let everything in ... and I'm not fussy when I'm a-ROUND[2], and I just have!!![1], and ... 'Tell me about it!'[2], and I can't get the voices ... not the quality ones[1], and I just have!!![2], and ... 'Don't be like that!'[1], and I can't get the voices ... not the quality ones[2], and all I wanna do is spin ... that's all[1], and ... 'Don't be like that!'[2], and watch me, kooks! ... I'm making moves now ... and I'll kick that pawn's head in![1], and all I wanna do is spin ... that's all[2], and ... 'Me?! What have I done?!'[1], and watch me, kooks! ... I'm making moves now ... and I'll kick that pawn's head in![2], and shut up, shut up, shut up ... please, please, please[1], and ... 'Me?! What have I done?!'[2], and, listen ... I can't say that this has gone the way I wanted ... but I can say ... I'll be doing it all again[1], and shut up, shut up, shut up ... please, please, please[2], and ... forever![1], and, listen ... I can't say that this has gone the way I wanted ... but I can say ... I'll be doing it all again[2], and, Voice, say something then ... words[1], and ... forever![2], and ... 'No'[1], and, Voice, say something then ... words[2], and, uh, uh ...[3], and ... 'No'[2], and ... 'Er ...'[3], and, what am I writing about? ... Christ knows![3], and, whatever, eh?[3], and I'll be honest, man ... I just wanna spin a-ROUND dizzy out of mind and soul, yes, yes ... yes![3], and no sense required, obviously[3], and I'm in one of those moods - ah, nothing changes![3], and, words, again ...[3], and ... 'He needs a Jammie Dodger - in my humble opinion - but he can't eat snacks no more'[3], and, shut up, Voice ... please[3], and, words, words, words ... What do they mean?[3], and I'm exhausted already ... ... ...[3], and ... 'Well, have a Jammie Dodger!'[3], and his answer to all the world's problems ...[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and spin away from me, you disembodied clown![3], and ... 'I'm staying here'[3], and he's just a pawn, really, kooks[3], and ... 'I'm a king!'[3], and, yeah, yeah ... whatever![3], and these words ... they've come to me ... so ooo easily ... and maybe all I need ... is a little tune for them[3], and ... 'La, la, la'[3], and I leave my mind open ... and I let everything in ... and I'm not fussy when I'm a-ROUND[3], and ... 'Tell me about it!'[3], and I just have!!![3], and I can't get the voices ... not the quality ones[3], and ... 'Don't be like that!'[3], and all I wanna do is spin ... that's all[3], and watch me, kooks! ... I'm making moves now ... and I'll kick that pawn's head in![3], and ... 'Me?! What have I done?!'[3], and shut up, shut up, shut up ... please, please, please[3], and, listen ... I can't say that this has gone the way I wanted ... but I can say ... I'll be doing it all again[3], and ... forever![3], and, Voice, say something then ... words[3], and ... 'No'[3], and

And, uh, uh ...[1], and ... 'Er ...'[1], and, uh, uh ...[2], and, what am I writing about? ... Christ knows![1], and ... 'Er ...'[2], and, whatever, eh?[1], and, what am I writing about? ... Christ knows![2], and I'll be honest, man ... I just wanna spin a-ROUND dizzy out of mind and soul, yes, yes ... yes![1], and, whatever, eh?[2], and no sense required, obviously[1], and I'll be honest, man ... I just wanna spin a-ROUND dizzy out of mind and soul, yes, yes ... yes![2], and I'm in one of those moods - ah, nothing changes![1], and no sense required, obviously[2], and, words, again ...[1], and I'm in one of those moods - ah, nothing changes![2], and ... 'He needs a Jammie Dodger - in my humble opinion - but he can't eat snacks no more'[1], and, words, again ...[2], and, shut up, Voice ... please[1], and ... 'He needs a Jammie Dodger - in my humble opinion - but he can't eat snacks no more'[2], and, words, words, words ... What do they mean?[1], and, shut up, Voice ... please[2], and I'm exhausted already ... ... ...[1], and, words, words, words ... What do they mean?[2], and ... 'Well, have a Jammie Dodger!'[1], and I'm exhausted already ... ... ...[2], and his answer to all the world's problems ...[1], and ... 'Well, have a Jammie Dodger!'[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and spin away from me, you disembodied clown![1], and his answer to all the world's problems ...[2], and ... 'I'm staying here'[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and spin away from me, you disembodied clown![2], and he's just a pawn, really, kooks[1], and ... 'I'm staying here'[2], and ... 'I'm a king!'[1], and he's just a pawn, really, kooks[2], and, yeah, yeah ... whatever![1], and ... 'I'm a king!'[2], and these words ... they've come to me ... so ooo easily ... and maybe all I need ... is a little tune for them[1], and, yeah, yeah ... whatever![2], and ... 'La, la, la'[1], and these words ... they've come to me ... so ooo easily ... and maybe all I need ... is a little tune for them[2], and I leave my mind open ... and I let everything in ... and I'm not fussy when I'm a-ROUND[1], and ... 'La, la, la'[2], and ... 'Tell me about it!'[1], and I leave my mind open ... and I let everything in ... and I'm not fussy when I'm a-ROUND[2], and I just have!!![1], and ... 'Tell me about it!'[2], and I can't get the voices ... not the quality ones[1], and I just have!!![2], and ... 'Don't be like that!'[1], and I can't get the voices ... not the quality ones[2], and all I wanna do is spin ... that's all[1], and ... 'Don't be like that!'[2], and watch me, kooks! ... I'm making moves now ... and I'll kick that pawn's head in![1], and all I wanna do is spin ... that's all[2], and ... 'Me?! What have I done?!'[1], and watch me, kooks! ... I'm making moves now ... and I'll kick that pawn's head in![2], and shut up, shut up, shut up ... please, please, please[1], and ... 'Me?! What have I done?!'[2], and, listen ... I can't say that this has gone the way I wanted ... but I can say ... I'll be doing it all again[1], and shut up, shut up, shut up ... please, please, please[2], and ... forever![1], and, listen ... I can't say that this has gone the way I wanted ... but I can say ... I'll be doing it all again[2], and, Voice, say something then ... words[1], and ... forever![2], and ... 'No'[1], and, Voice, say something then ... words[2], and, uh, uh ...[3], and ... 'No'[2], and ... 'Er ...'[3], and, what am I writing about? ... Christ knows![3], and, whatever, eh?[3], and I'll be honest, man ... I just wanna spin a-ROUND dizzy out of mind and soul, yes, yes ... yes![3], and no sense required, obviously[3], and I'm in one of those moods - ah, nothing changes![3], and, words, again ...[3], and ... 'He needs a Jammie Dodger - in my humble opinion - but he can't eat snacks no more'[3], and, shut up, Voice ... please[3], and, words, words, words ... What do they mean?[3], and I'm exhausted already ... ... ...[3], and ... 'Well, have a Jammie Dodger!'[3], and his answer to all the world's problems ...[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and spin away from me, you disembodied clown![3], and ... 'I'm staying here'[3], and he's just a pawn, really, kooks[3], and ... 'I'm a king!'[3], and, yeah, yeah ... whatever![3], and these words ... they've come to me ... so ooo easily ... and maybe all I need ... is a little tune for them[3], and ... 'La, la, la'[3], and I leave my mind open ... and I let everything in ... and I'm not fussy when I'm a-ROUND[3], and ... 'Tell me about it!'[3], and I just have!!![3], and I can't get the voices ... not the quality ones[3], and ... 'Don't be like that!'[3], and all I wanna do is spin ... that's all[3], and watch me, kooks! ... I'm making moves now ... and I'll kick that pawn's head in![3], and ... 'Me?! What have I done?!'[3], and shut up, shut up, shut up ... please, please, please[3], and, listen ... I can't say that this has gone the way I wanted ... but I can say ... I'll be doing it all again[3], and ... forever![3], and, Voice, say something then ... words[3], and ... 'No'[3], and

And, uh, uh ...[1], and ... 'Er ...'[1], and, uh, uh ...[2], and, what am I writing about? ... Christ knows![1], and ... 'Er ...'[2], and, whatever, eh?[1], and, what am I writing about? ... Christ knows![2], and I'll be honest, man ... I just wanna spin a-ROUND dizzy out of mind and soul, yes, yes ... yes![1], and, whatever, eh?[2], and no sense required, obviously[1], and I'll be honest, man ... I just wanna spin a-ROUND dizzy out of mind and soul, yes, yes ... yes![2], and I'm in one of those moods - ah, nothing changes![1], and no sense required, obviously[2], and, words, again ...[1], and I'm in one of those moods - ah, nothing changes![2], and ... 'He needs a Jammie Dodger - in my humble opinion - but he can't eat snacks no more'[1], and, words, again ...[2], and, shut up, Voice ... please[1], and ... 'He needs a Jammie Dodger - in my humble opinion - but he can't eat snacks no more'[2], and, words, words, words ... What do they mean?[1], and, shut up, Voice ... please[2], and I'm exhausted already ... ... ...[1], and, words, words, words ... What do they mean?[2], and ... 'Well, have a Jammie Dodger!'[1], and I'm exhausted already ... ... ...[2], and his answer to all the world's problems ...[1], and ... 'Well, have a Jammie Dodger!'[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and spin away from me, you disembodied clown![1], and his answer to all the world's problems ...[2], and ... 'I'm staying here'[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and spin away from me, you disembodied clown![2], and he's just a pawn, really, kooks[1], and ... 'I'm staying here'[2], and ... 'I'm a king!'[1], and he's just a pawn, really, kooks[2], and, yeah, yeah ... whatever![1], and ... 'I'm a king!'[2], and these words ... they've come to me ... so ooo easily ... and maybe all I need ... is a little tune for them[1], and, yeah, yeah ... whatever![2], and ... 'La, la, la'[1], and these words ... they've come to me ... so ooo easily ... and maybe all I need ... is a little tune for them[2], and I leave my mind open ... and I let everything in ... and I'm not fussy when I'm a-ROUND[1], and ... 'La, la, la'[2], and ... 'Tell me about it!'[1], and I leave my mind open ... and I let everything in ... and I'm not fussy when I'm a-ROUND[2], and I just have!!![1], and ... 'Tell me about it!'[2], and I can't get the voices ... not the quality ones[1], and I just have!!![2], and ... 'Don't be like that!'[1], and I can't get the voices ... not the quality ones[2], and all I wanna do is spin ... that's all[1], and ... 'Don't be like that!'[2], and watch me, kooks! ... I'm making moves now ... and I'll kick that pawn's head in![1], and all I wanna do is spin ... that's all[2], and ... 'Me?! What have I done?!'[1], and watch me, kooks! ... I'm making moves now ... and I'll kick that pawn's head in![2], and shut up, shut up, shut up ... please, please, please[1], and ... 'Me?! What have I done?!'[2], and, listen ... I can't say that this has gone the way I wanted ... but I can say ... I'll be doing it all again[1], and shut up, shut up, shut up ... please, please, please[2], and ... forever![1], and, listen ... I can't say that this has gone the way I wanted ... but I can say ... I'll be doing it all again[2], and, Voice, say something then ... words[1], and ... forever![2], and ... 'No'[1], and, Voice, say something then ... words[2], and, uh, uh ...[3], and ... 'No'[2], and ... 'Er ...'[3], and, what am I writing about? ... Christ knows![3], and, whatever, eh?[3], and I'll be honest, man ... I just wanna spin a-ROUND dizzy out of mind and soul, yes, yes ... yes![3], and no sense required, obviously[3], and I'm in one of those moods - ah, nothing changes![3], and, words, again ...[3], and ... 'He needs a Jammie Dodger - in my humble opinion - but he can't eat snacks no more'[3], and, shut up, Voice ... please[3], and, words, words, words ... What do they mean?[3], and I'm exhausted already ... ... ...[3], and ... 'Well, have a Jammie Dodger!'[3], and his answer to all the world's problems ...[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and spin away from me, you disembodied clown![3], and ... 'I'm staying here'[3], and he's just a pawn, really, kooks[3], and ... 'I'm a king!'[3], and, yeah, yeah ... whatever![3], and these words ... they've come to me ... so ooo easily ... and maybe all I need ... is a little tune for them[3], and ... 'La, la, la'[3], and I leave my mind open ... and I let everything in ... and I'm not fussy when I'm a-ROUND[3], and ... 'Tell me about it!'[3], and I just have!!![3], and I can't get the voices ... not the quality ones[3], and ... 'Don't be like that!'[3], and all I wanna do is spin ... that's all[3], and watch me, kooks! ... I'm making moves now ... and I'll kick that pawn's head in![3], and ... 'Me?! What have I done?!'[3], and shut up, shut up, shut up ... please, please, please[3], and, listen ... I can't say that this has gone the way I wanted ... but I can say ... I'll be doing it all again[3], and ... forever![3], and, Voice, say something then ... words[3], and ... 'No'[3], and

Having fun as usual

Nothing to write about, man.

'What?! What about those PR emails, boss?!'

What PR emails, Voice?

'Those PR emails in your PR email folder. About thirty of them.'

All deleted, I'm afraid.

'But why, for God's sake?!'

I didn't like the look of them. I mean ... there was one about meat. 'You're a vegetarian.' Exactly.

And there was one about ice cream. 'You love ice cream!' Exactly.

'Why didn't you cover that one, then?' Er ... because this isn't an ice cream blog, idiot! It's a finance blog. 'Oh.'

Besides, it was an ice lolly they were talking about. And I don't like ice lollies unless they have ice cream inside - like those I get from Morrisons occasionally. 'And this one didn't have ice cream inside?' No. It didn't.

'By the way ...'

What?

'Why is Jim Morrison giving you ice lollies now - with ice cream inside?'

Ha! I'm talking about the supermarket, you idiot! 'Oh, okay.'

'I just thought -'

You just thought I was hanging out on the astral plane with my mentor Jim Morrison and eating ice creams when ... we should be rehearsing or something.

'Yeah.'

Well, Jim's a busy man. It's all business when we're together.

Anyway ...

WHAT ARE WE WRITING ABOUT TODAY???

Actually, I've just received a new PR email. I'll take a look at it tomorrow.

Music?

That Life and Death lyric is giving me trouble, man. I reckon I'll have to forget about my rational brain and write mysterious "mood" words that fit in with the mood of the music ...

'And if anyone asks you what the song is about?'

Ha, ha, ha! I'll just say - "It's about life, son - and death."

'Yeah. That should satisfy them.'

It better!

Anyway ...

Songs can be compared to chess pieces.

And having a BIG TEN is like having ten queens, you dig?

Forget about the pawns, man!

'I hate those guys!'

Ah, they're all right, I suppose. I mean ... they're needed???

You just don't want too many of them. 'Some songwriters ... that's all they've got, Mikey.'

Yeah.

'What about the king?'

The king is useless. There is no "king" song. I mean ... it would suggest a really great song that can't do anything.

'Oh.'

Christ! Forget about chess and songs, kooks! It was a stupid idea comparing them.

Have we finished yet?

'Write something else.'

Yeah, yeah.

Actually ...

'What?'

I really like Lennon's Revolution 9 from The White Album. A lot of people hated it when it was made - including the other Beatles and George Martin. Maybe that could be a "king" song.

Is it great though? I mean, I like it.

'Ian MacDonald said it was an important piece in Revolution in the Head.'

Well then ... a "king" song is an important song that hardly anyone likes.

I'm glad we've cleared that up.

Laters!

Oh ... one more thing ... as you know, dear reader(s) ... I've scrapped all my "pawn" songs. Like, uh ... She Loves Me and It's Just a Joke, Man.

My "supporting" songs are more like bishops and knights. 

'Er ...'

What?! What is it, Voice?!

'Well, what about the rooks?'

Christ!

Maybe songs like ... Babylon, or ... I don't know ... Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me.) Or my best supporting song, Good Times.

'Right.'

Sick of this!

ENDS

ENDS

ENDS

Fresh start today!

'Oh, you're crazy, boss!'

I'm serious, Voice. So shut up.

Idiot!

Listen, kooks. The cosmos has given me a final warning. I've got no choice.

Anyway ... I'm going with the seven days a week option - with rest time from eight in the evenings.

End of summer.

No conceptual today. I'm having another go at Life and Death after lunch.

I watched a video on YouTube last night. Some guy asking if it's possible that an act like The Beatles will come along again. He said it will be difficult because everyone is into different stuff these days. Too much entertainment! Too many channels! Etc, etc.

What he didn't consider is the Yesterday solution. You know, the film? That film isn't a fantasy. It's a blueprint. If artist(s) come along with the greatest ever songs and a lot of them ... it will have an impact.

My BIG TEN of songs will get me through the first two albums. I'll need a BIG TWENTY eventually. I'll be able to get that by the end of the decade, and then maybe I'll have, uh ... four classic albums??? And with "supporting" songs, too. That will be enough.

And I've got no choice. The cosmos has given me a final warning.

I ain't gonna survive no cost of living crisis, man. Are you fucking crazy?! I need to get my demo online before the end of October.

I need the BIG TEN finished.

I need the seven supporting songs finished.

I just need two lyrics, kooks!

I'm not looking forward to writing the Life and Death lyric. I changed one word in And Rain Came Down at the weekend. It improved the song, but that sort of attention to detail with Life and Death will be exhausting.

Never mind.

I really need to write lyrics the way I write conceptuals. 'You keep saying that.' Yeah, yeah.

It's the only thing holding me back.

Of course ... I might be better off as a songwriter for others. I could go to Cornwall then, and stay there.

I could stare at the sea all day. Who would stop me?

I could eat pasties. I could drink lager.

'I could eat Jammie Dodgers!!!'

Oh, I don't know.

Bye.

NO - !!!

'Are you still here?'

I'm still here.

Listen! The Beatles don't have a BIG TWENTY. No artist has got one! It's too difficult. That's why I must do it.

And with thirty or forty supporting songs???

Perfect!

Bye.

'Are you gone?'

'Boss?'

'Has he gone, kooks?'

'What a crazy guy!'

'It's my job to keep an eye on him though. You know how it is.'

'Well ... laters!'

[No. 1,026] When someone tells you "The Truth" but doesn't even mention the cosmos

It's lies.

And, okay[1], and, listen to me, kooks[1], and, okay[2], and, come on![1], and, listen to me, kooks[2], and all truth comes from the cosmos[1], and, come on![2], and - yes![1], and all truth comes from the cosmos[2], and, listen, or ... human demons will take you straight to hell to meet their boss - that's guaranteed![1], and - yes![2], and here I am now - for you[1], and, listen, or ... human demons will take you straight to hell to meet their boss - that's guaranteed![2], and I speak for outer space and inner space ... I'm a spiritual aristocrat ... oh, don't you know?[1], and here I am now - for you[2], and humans ... demons[1], and I speak for outer space and inner space ... I'm a spiritual aristocrat ... oh, don't you know?[2], and they ... do you know them?[1], and humans ... demons[2], and if you see the world their way, man ... they are the ones who will profit[1], and they ... do you know them?[2], and ... you want a clue?[1], and if you see the world their way, man ... they are the ones who will profit[2], and they don't love dolphins, can't love dolphins ... and dolphins won't even look at them[1], and ... you want a clue?[2], and these killers ...[1], and they don't love dolphins, can't love dolphins ... and dolphins won't even look at them[2], and they want you to see them as rational beings ...[1], and these killers ...[2], and you can do that, can't you? ... Ha, ha, ha![1], and they want you to see them as rational beings ...[2], and, Christ ... are you a fool?![1], and you can do that, can't you? ... Ha, ha, ha![2], and they talk, talk, talk ...[1], and, Christ ... are you a fool?![2], and they seem so reasonable and pleasant and polished ... and then you find: ... you're much poorer than you used to be[1], and they talk, talk, talk ...[2], and ... do you like food?[1], and they seem so reasonable and pleasant and polished ... and then you find: ... you're much poorer than you used to be[2], and what are they selling this week?[1], and ... do you like food?[2], and does your body belong to them? ... just asking, like ... and can they send you to another place?[1], and what are they selling this week?[2], and ... will you work for them?[1], and does your body belong to them? ... just asking, like ... and can they send you to another place?[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I would love to think something is getting in your brain[1], and ... will you work for them?[2], and ... will you die for them?[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I would love to think something is getting in your brain[2], and these "people" are heartless ... you can't even imagine ... but I can![1], and ... will you die for them?[2], and I see the dirt in their eyes ...[1], and these "people" are heartless ... you can't even imagine ... but I can![2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I would love to think something is getting in your soul[1], and I see the dirt in their eyes ...[2], and everything they say is lies ... dirty lies![1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I would love to think something is getting in your soul[2], and they look so clean! ... ah, funnily enough ... how strange, eh?[1], and everything they say is lies ... dirty lies![2], and the version of the world they live in made them filthy ... and you know what? ... they absolutely love it![1], and they look so clean! ... ah, funnily enough ... how strange, eh?[2], and every week there is a new disgrace ... and they want you to support it[1], and the version of the world they live in made them filthy ... and you know what? ... they absolutely love it![2], and, will you? ... have you done?[1], and every week there is a new disgrace ... and they want you to support it[2], and I might not be talking about the people you think I'm talking about ...[1], and, will you? ... have you done?[2], and I might be ... ???[1], and I might not be talking about the people you think I'm talking about ...[2], and, who knows?![1], and I might be ... ???[2], and, anyway ... they will tell you I'm insane ...[1], and, who knows?![2], and I'll be honest ... I'm not even sure I "wrote" this ... I get messages![1], and, anyway ... they will tell you I'm insane ...[2], and, anyway ... I hope you're good[1], and I'll be honest ... I'm not even sure I "wrote" this ... I get messages![2], and, thank me later[1], and, anyway ... I hope you're good[2], and, okay[3], and, thank me later[2], and, listen to me, kooks[3], and, come on![3], and all truth comes from the cosmos[3], and - yes![3], and, listen, or ... human demons will take you straight to hell to meet their boss - that's guaranteed![3], and here I am now - for you[3], and I speak for outer space and inner space ... I'm a spiritual aristocrat ... oh, don't you know?[3], and humans ... demons[3], and they ... do you know them?[3], and if you see the world their way, man ... they are the ones who will profit[3], and ... you want a clue?[3], and they don't love dolphins, can't love dolphins ... and dolphins won't even look at them[3], and these killers ...[3], and they want you to see them as rational beings ...[3], and you can do that, can't you? ... Ha, ha, ha![3], and, Christ ... are you a fool?![3], and they talk, talk, talk ...[3], and they seem so reasonable and pleasant and polished ... and then you find: ... you're much poorer than you used to be[3], and ... do you like food?[3], and what are they selling this week?[3], and does your body belong to them? ... just asking, like ... and can they send you to another place?[3], and ... will you work for them?[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I would love to think something is getting in your brain[3], and ... will you die for them?[3], and these "people" are heartless ... you can't even imagine ... but I can![3], and I see the dirt in their eyes ...[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I would love to think something is getting in your soul[3], and everything they say is lies ... dirty lies![3], and they look so clean! ... ah, funnily enough ... how strange, eh?[3], and the version of the world they live in made them filthy ... and you know what? ... they absolutely love it![3], and every week there is a new disgrace ... and they want you to support it[3], and, will you? ... have you done?[3], and I might not be talking about the people you think I'm talking about ...[3], and I might be ... ???[3], and, who knows?![3], and, anyway ... they will tell you I'm insane ...[3], and I'll be honest ... I'm not even sure I "wrote" this ... I get messages![3], and, anyway ... I hope you're good[3], and, thank me later[3], and

And, okay[1], and, listen to me, kooks[1], and, okay[2], and, come on![1], and, listen to me, kooks[2], and all truth comes from the cosmos[1], and, come on![2], and - yes![1], and all truth comes from the cosmos[2], and, listen, or ... human demons will take you straight to hell to meet their boss - that's guaranteed![1], and - yes![2], and here I am now - for you[1], and, listen, or ... human demons will take you straight to hell to meet their boss - that's guaranteed![2], and I speak for outer space and inner space ... I'm a spiritual aristocrat ... oh, don't you know?[1], and here I am now - for you[2], and humans ... demons[1], and I speak for outer space and inner space ... I'm a spiritual aristocrat ... oh, don't you know?[2], and they ... do you know them?[1], and humans ... demons[2], and if you see the world their way, man ... they are the ones who will profit[1], and they ... do you know them?[2], and ... you want a clue?[1], and if you see the world their way, man ... they are the ones who will profit[2], and they don't love dolphins, can't love dolphins ... and dolphins won't even look at them[1], and ... you want a clue?[2], and these killers ...[1], and they don't love dolphins, can't love dolphins ... and dolphins won't even look at them[2], and they want you to see them as rational beings ...[1], and these killers ...[2], and you can do that, can't you? ... Ha, ha, ha![1], and they want you to see them as rational beings ...[2], and, Christ ... are you a fool?![1], and you can do that, can't you? ... Ha, ha, ha![2], and they talk, talk, talk ...[1], and, Christ ... are you a fool?![2], and they seem so reasonable and pleasant and polished ... and then you find: ... you're much poorer than you used to be[1], and they talk, talk, talk ...[2], and ... do you like food?[1], and they seem so reasonable and pleasant and polished ... and then you find: ... you're much poorer than you used to be[2], and what are they selling this week?[1], and ... do you like food?[2], and does your body belong to them? ... just asking, like ... and can they send you to another place?[1], and what are they selling this week?[2], and ... will you work for them?[1], and does your body belong to them? ... just asking, like ... and can they send you to another place?[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I would love to think something is getting in your brain[1], and ... will you work for them?[2], and ... will you die for them?[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I would love to think something is getting in your brain[2], and these "people" are heartless ... you can't even imagine ... but I can![1], and ... will you die for them?[2], and I see the dirt in their eyes ...[1], and these "people" are heartless ... you can't even imagine ... but I can![2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I would love to think something is getting in your soul[1], and I see the dirt in their eyes ...[2], and everything they say is lies ... dirty lies![1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I would love to think something is getting in your soul[2], and they look so clean! ... ah, funnily enough ... how strange, eh?[1], and everything they say is lies ... dirty lies![2], and the version of the world they live in made them filthy ... and you know what? ... they absolutely love it![1], and they look so clean! ... ah, funnily enough ... how strange, eh?[2], and every week there is a new disgrace ... and they want you to support it[1], and the version of the world they live in made them filthy ... and you know what? ... they absolutely love it![2], and, will you? ... have you done?[1], and every week there is a new disgrace ... and they want you to support it[2], and I might not be talking about the people you think I'm talking about ...[1], and, will you? ... have you done?[2], and I might be ... ???[1], and I might not be talking about the people you think I'm talking about ...[2], and, who knows?![1], and I might be ... ???[2], and, anyway ... they will tell you I'm insane ...[1], and, who knows?![2], and I'll be honest ... I'm not even sure I "wrote" this ... I get messages![1], and, anyway ... they will tell you I'm insane ...[2], and, anyway ... I hope you're good[1], and I'll be honest ... I'm not even sure I "wrote" this ... I get messages![2], and, thank me later[1], and, anyway ... I hope you're good[2], and, okay[3], and, thank me later[2], and, listen to me, kooks[3], and, come on![3], and all truth comes from the cosmos[3], and - yes![3], and, listen, or ... human demons will take you straight to hell to meet their boss - that's guaranteed![3], and here I am now - for you[3], and I speak for outer space and inner space ... I'm a spiritual aristocrat ... oh, don't you know?[3], and humans ... demons[3], and they ... do you know them?[3], and if you see the world their way, man ... they are the ones who will profit[3], and ... you want a clue?[3], and they don't love dolphins, can't love dolphins ... and dolphins won't even look at them[3], and these killers ...[3], and they want you to see them as rational beings ...[3], and you can do that, can't you? ... Ha, ha, ha![3], and, Christ ... are you a fool?![3], and they talk, talk, talk ...[3], and they seem so reasonable and pleasant and polished ... and then you find: ... you're much poorer than you used to be[3], and ... do you like food?[3], and what are they selling this week?[3], and does your body belong to them? ... just asking, like ... and can they send you to another place?[3], and ... will you work for them?[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I would love to think something is getting in your brain[3], and ... will you die for them?[3], and these "people" are heartless ... you can't even imagine ... but I can![3], and I see the dirt in their eyes ...[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I would love to think something is getting in your soul[3], and everything they say is lies ... dirty lies![3], and they look so clean! ... ah, funnily enough ... how strange, eh?[3], and the version of the world they live in made them filthy ... and you know what? ... they absolutely love it![3], and every week there is a new disgrace ... and they want you to support it[3], and, will you? ... have you done?[3], and I might not be talking about the people you think I'm talking about ...[3], and I might be ... ???[3], and, who knows?![3], and, anyway ... they will tell you I'm insane ...[3], and I'll be honest ... I'm not even sure I "wrote" this ... I get messages![3], and, anyway ... I hope you're good[3], and, thank me later[3], and

And, okay[1], and, listen to me, kooks[1], and, okay[2], and, come on![1], and, listen to me, kooks[2], and all truth comes from the cosmos[1], and, come on![2], and - yes![1], and all truth comes from the cosmos[2], and, listen, or ... human demons will take you straight to hell to meet their boss - that's guaranteed![1], and - yes![2], and here I am now - for you[1], and, listen, or ... human demons will take you straight to hell to meet their boss - that's guaranteed![2], and I speak for outer space and inner space ... I'm a spiritual aristocrat ... oh, don't you know?[1], and here I am now - for you[2], and humans ... demons[1], and I speak for outer space and inner space ... I'm a spiritual aristocrat ... oh, don't you know?[2], and they ... do you know them?[1], and humans ... demons[2], and if you see the world their way, man ... they are the ones who will profit[1], and they ... do you know them?[2], and ... you want a clue?[1], and if you see the world their way, man ... they are the ones who will profit[2], and they don't love dolphins, can't love dolphins ... and dolphins won't even look at them[1], and ... you want a clue?[2], and these killers ...[1], and they don't love dolphins, can't love dolphins ... and dolphins won't even look at them[2], and they want you to see them as rational beings ...[1], and these killers ...[2], and you can do that, can't you? ... Ha, ha, ha![1], and they want you to see them as rational beings ...[2], and, Christ ... are you a fool?![1], and you can do that, can't you? ... Ha, ha, ha![2], and they talk, talk, talk ...[1], and, Christ ... are you a fool?![2], and they seem so reasonable and pleasant and polished ... and then you find: ... you're much poorer than you used to be[1], and they talk, talk, talk ...[2], and ... do you like food?[1], and they seem so reasonable and pleasant and polished ... and then you find: ... you're much poorer than you used to be[2], and what are they selling this week?[1], and ... do you like food?[2], and does your body belong to them? ... just asking, like ... and can they send you to another place?[1], and what are they selling this week?[2], and ... will you work for them?[1], and does your body belong to them? ... just asking, like ... and can they send you to another place?[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I would love to think something is getting in your brain[1], and ... will you work for them?[2], and ... will you die for them?[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I would love to think something is getting in your brain[2], and these "people" are heartless ... you can't even imagine ... but I can![1], and ... will you die for them?[2], and I see the dirt in their eyes ...[1], and these "people" are heartless ... you can't even imagine ... but I can![2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I would love to think something is getting in your soul[1], and I see the dirt in their eyes ...[2], and everything they say is lies ... dirty lies![1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I would love to think something is getting in your soul[2], and they look so clean! ... ah, funnily enough ... how strange, eh?[1], and everything they say is lies ... dirty lies![2], and the version of the world they live in made them filthy ... and you know what? ... they absolutely love it![1], and they look so clean! ... ah, funnily enough ... how strange, eh?[2], and every week there is a new disgrace ... and they want you to support it[1], and the version of the world they live in made them filthy ... and you know what? ... they absolutely love it![2], and, will you? ... have you done?[1], and every week there is a new disgrace ... and they want you to support it[2], and I might not be talking about the people you think I'm talking about ...[1], and, will you? ... have you done?[2], and I might be ... ???[1], and I might not be talking about the people you think I'm talking about ...[2], and, who knows?![1], and I might be ... ???[2], and, anyway ... they will tell you I'm insane ...[1], and, who knows?![2], and I'll be honest ... I'm not even sure I "wrote" this ... I get messages![1], and, anyway ... they will tell you I'm insane ...[2], and, anyway ... I hope you're good[1], and I'll be honest ... I'm not even sure I "wrote" this ... I get messages![2], and, thank me later[1], and, anyway ... I hope you're good[2], and, okay[3], and, thank me later[2], and, listen to me, kooks[3], and, come on![3], and all truth comes from the cosmos[3], and - yes![3], and, listen, or ... human demons will take you straight to hell to meet their boss - that's guaranteed![3], and here I am now - for you[3], and I speak for outer space and inner space ... I'm a spiritual aristocrat ... oh, don't you know?[3], and humans ... demons[3], and they ... do you know them?[3], and if you see the world their way, man ... they are the ones who will profit[3], and ... you want a clue?[3], and they don't love dolphins, can't love dolphins ... and dolphins won't even look at them[3], and these killers ...[3], and they want you to see them as rational beings ...[3], and you can do that, can't you? ... Ha, ha, ha![3], and, Christ ... are you a fool?![3], and they talk, talk, talk ...[3], and they seem so reasonable and pleasant and polished ... and then you find: ... you're much poorer than you used to be[3], and ... do you like food?[3], and what are they selling this week?[3], and does your body belong to them? ... just asking, like ... and can they send you to another place?[3], and ... will you work for them?[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I would love to think something is getting in your brain[3], and ... will you die for them?[3], and these "people" are heartless ... you can't even imagine ... but I can![3], and I see the dirt in their eyes ...[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I would love to think something is getting in your soul[3], and everything they say is lies ... dirty lies![3], and they look so clean! ... ah, funnily enough ... how strange, eh?[3], and the version of the world they live in made them filthy ... and you know what? ... they absolutely love it![3], and every week there is a new disgrace ... and they want you to support it[3], and, will you? ... have you done?[3], and I might not be talking about the people you think I'm talking about ...[3], and I might be ... ???[3], and, who knows?![3], and, anyway ... they will tell you I'm insane ...[3], and I'll be honest ... I'm not even sure I "wrote" this ... I get messages![3], and, anyway ... I hope you're good[3], and, thank me later[3], and

Refinitiv Lipper: European fund flow report - July 2022

Oh, we can always rely on Detlef and the gang! 'He's the hardest-working man in show business, boss.' That's me, idiot!

Anyway ...

Long-term mutual funds (-€41.8 bn) posted estimated net outflows for July 2022.

All asset types faced estimated net outflows for July 2022.

The overall fund flows for mutual funds and ETFs in Europe in July amounted to estimated net redemptions of €41.7 bn.

Money market funds (-€0.1 bn) were the best-selling asset type overall for July 2022.

Bond USD Government (+€2.6 bn) was the best-selling sector among long-term funds.

Ireland (+€4.1 bn) was the fund domicile with the highest net inflows, followed by Switzerland (+€1.3 bn) and Norway (+€0.5 bn).

abrdn (+€2.6 bn) was the best-selling fund promoter in Europe for July, ahead of State Street Global Advisors (+€2.5 bn) and Legal & General (+€2.5 bn).

Oh dear!

Detlef, what does it all mean?!

Detlef Glow, Head of EMEA Research at Refinitiv Lipper, comments: "Mikey, given the positive market environment over the course of July 2022, it was somewhat surprising that the European fund industry faced outflows over the course of the month. That said, one needs to bear in mind that the geopolitical situation in Europe, the still ongoing The Thing, disrupted delivery chains, an increasing inflation and increasing interest rates are impacting the expectations of the investors."

It's those investors again!

All right.

Thanks, man.

ENDS

...

I will be the hardest-working man in show business ... once I can escape this blog. 'And everything else you have to escape from.' That's right, Voice. Everything else. No one knows the troubles I've seen. But I don't complain.

Anyway ...

I've decided to rearrange my BIG TEN in the lower positions -

Mighty Soul

Shady, Dodgy, Shifty

The Future

Life and Death

Nothing

This World Don't Mean a Thing

Stella

Malibu

What's This Life We Live?

And Rain Came Down

I've moved Stella higher because it displays more songwriting skill than the others.

I've pushed And Rain Came Down to the bottom of the list because it's a "quirky" pop/rock ballad and the two ballads above it have more, uh ... "grandeur", you dig?

I'm much happier now!

'Ha! You're weird you are, Mikey!'

Shut up.

Bye, kooks!

[No. 1,025] I don't even know what number this is

'No. 1,025, silly!'

And, well ...[1], and here it begins, again[1], and, well ...[2], and, uh ... you know?[1], and here it begins, again[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and where am I? ... and more to the point ... Who am I?[1], and, uh ... you know?[2], and my brain is a mess[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and where am I? ... and more to the point ... Who am I?[2], and, yeah, yeah[1], and my brain is a mess[2], and my eyes are useless ... I don't even know what I'm looking at any more ... words, words, words???[1], and, yeah, yeah[2], and you, you, you??? ... know nothing ... I salute you![1], and my eyes are useless ... I don't even know what I'm looking at any more ... words, words, words???[2], and here I am[1], and you, you, you??? ... know nothing ... I salute you![2], and, come on, come on - !!![1], and here I am[2], and a-ROUND here ... it's fun as usual[1], and, come on, come on - !!![2], and, uh ... hello[1], and a-ROUND here ... it's fun as usual[2], and, yes - you, you, YOU(!) - !!![1], and, uh ... hello[2], and someone give me a tune! ... and, oh ... a lovely melody to soothe my wretched soul, babe[1], and, yes - you, you, YOU(!) - !!![2], and ... what's the time? Uh ... is it time for lager?[1], and someone give me a tune! ... and, oh ... a lovely melody to soothe my wretched soul, babe[2], and I'm hungry thirsty ...[1], and ... what's the time? Uh ... is it time for lager?[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I'll smash you over the head with a baton![1], and I'm hungry thirsty ...[2], and with or without the margarine[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I'll smash you over the head with a baton![2], and I'm in an absurd mood ... oh, you've noticed?[1], and with or without the margarine[2], and, ha, ha, ha![1], and I'm in an absurd mood ... oh, you've noticed?[2], and help yourself to a Jammie Dodger, cretin! ... you deserve it ... being so clever and all[1], and, ha, ha, ha![2], and the chips are mine, I'm afraid ... all mine![1], and help yourself to a Jammie Dodger, cretin! ... you deserve it ... being so clever and all[2], and, so ...[1], and the chips are mine, I'm afraid ... all mine![2], and, come on ... it's just words, words, words ... ain't it?[1], and, so ...[2], and nothing changes ...[1], and, come on ... it's just words, words, words ... ain't it?[2], and I don't want no horrible words bringing me down, man![1], and not hing chan ges ...[2], and I want ... FREEDOM - !!![1], and I don't want no horrible words bringing me down, man![2], and I know you want words because ... you're one of them ... yeah, you belong to the world ... but I don't![1], and I want ... FREEDOM - !!![2], and if you push me too far ...[1], and I know you want words because ... you're one of them ... yeah, you belong to the world ... but I don't![2], and, listen! ... I am prepared to roll, and roll, and roll ... on the floor ... and scream - with foam![1], and if you push me too far ...[2], and I, I ... I am prepared to make animal noises!!![1], and, listen! ... I am prepared to roll, and roll, and roll ... on the floor ... and scream - with foam![2], and so don't come here with your highfalutin ways ... absolutely no one is impressed[1], and I, I ... I am prepared to make animal noises!!![2], and the dizzy life is wasted on your sort[1], and so don't come here with your highfalutin ways ... absolutely no one is impressed[2], and ... 'Who ...who are you talking to, Mikey, FFS?!'[1], and the dizzy life is wasted on your sort[2], and to them, Voice! ... those humans![1], and ... 'Who ...who are you talking to, Mikey, FFS?!'[2], and I'm tired[1], and to them, Voice! ... those humans![2], and where are the dolphins to carry me away? I can't take much more ...[1], and I'm tired[2], and ENDS[1], and where are the dolphins to carry me away? I can't take much more ...[2], and, well ...[3], and ENDS[2], and here it begins, again[3], and, uh ... you know?[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and where am I? ... and more to the point ... Who am I?[3], and my brain is a mess[3], and, yeah, yeah[3], and my eyes are useless ... I don't even know what I'm looking at any more ... words, words, words???[3], and you, you, you??? ... know nothing ... I salute you![3], and here I am[3], and, come on, come on - !!![3], and a-ROUND here ... it's fun as usual[3], and, uh ... hello[3], and, yes - you, you, YOU(!) - !!![3], and someone give me a tune! ... and, oh ... a lovely melody to soothe my wretched soul, babe[3], and ... what's the time? Uh ... is it time for lager?[3], and I'm hungry thirsty ...[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I'll smash you over the head with a baton![3], and with or without the margarine[3], and I'm in an absurd mood ... oh, you've noticed?[3], and, ha, ha, ha![3], and help yourself to a Jammie Dodger, cretin! ... you deserve it ... being so clever and all[3], and the chips are mine, I'm afraid ... all mine![3], and, so ...[3], and, come on ... it's just words, words, words ... ain't it?[3], and n  o  t  h  i  n  g c  h  a  n  g  e  s ...[3], and I don't want no horrible words bringing me down, man![3], and I want ... FREEDOM - !!![3], and I know you want words because ... you're one of them ... yeah, you belong to the world ... but I don't![3], and if you push me too far ...[3], and, listen! ... I am prepared to roll, and roll, and roll ... on the floor ... and scream - with foam![3], and I, I ... I am prepared to make animal noises!!![3], and so don't come here with your highfalutin ways ... absolutely no one is impressed[3], and the dizzy life is wasted on your sort[3], and ... 'Who ...who are you talking to, Mikey, FFS?!'[3], and to them, Voice! ... those humans![3], and I'm tired[3], and where are the dolphins to carry me away? I can't take much more ...[3], and ENDS[3], and

And, well ...[1], and here it begins, again[1], and, well ...[2], and, uh ... you know?[1], and here it begins, again[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and where am I? ... and more to the point ... Who am I?[1], and, uh ... you know?[2], and my brain is a mess[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and where am I? ... and more to the point ... Who am I?[2], and, yeah, yeah[1], and my brain is a mess[2], and my eyes are useless ... I don't even know what I'm looking at any more ... words, words, words???[1], and, yeah, yeah[2], and you, you, you??? ... know nothing ... I salute you![1], and my eyes are useless ... I don't even know what I'm looking at any more ... words, words, words???[2], and here I am[1], and you, you, you??? ... know nothing ... I salute you![2], and, come on, come on - !!![1], and here I am[2], and a-ROUND here ... it's fun as usual[1], and, come on, come on - !!![2], and, uh ... hello[1], and a-ROUND here ... it's fun as usual[2], and, yes - you, you, YOU(!) - !!![1], and, uh ... hello[2], and someone give me a tune! ... and, oh ... a lovely melody to soothe my wretched soul, babe[1], and, yes - you, you, YOU(!) - !!![2], and ... what's the time? Uh ... is it time for lager?[1], and someone give me a tune! ... and, oh ... a lovely melody to soothe my wretched soul, babe[2], and I'm hungry thirsty ...[1], and ... what's the time? Uh ... is it time for lager?[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I'll smash you over the head with a baton![1], and I'm hungry thirsty ...[2], and with or without the margarine[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I'll smash you over the head with a baton![2], and I'm in an absurd mood ... oh, you've noticed?[1], and with or without the margarine[2], and, ha, ha, ha![1], and I'm in an absurd mood ... oh, you've noticed?[2], and help yourself to a Jammie Dodger, cretin! ... you deserve it ... being so clever and all[1], and, ha, ha, ha![2], and the chips are mine, I'm afraid ... all mine![1], and help yourself to a Jammie Dodger, cretin! ... you deserve it ... being so clever and all[2], and, so ...[1], and the chips are mine, I'm afraid ... all mine![2], and, come on ... it's just words, words, words ... ain't it?[1], and, so ...[2], and nothing changes ...[1], and, come on ... it's just words, words, words ... ain't it?[2], and I don't want no horrible words bringing me down, man![1], and not hing chan ges ...[2], and I want ... FREEDOM - !!![1], and I don't want no horrible words bringing me down, man![2], and I know you want words because ... you're one of them ... yeah, you belong to the world ... but I don't![1], and I want ... FREEDOM - !!![2], and if you push me too far ...[1], and I know you want words because ... you're one of them ... yeah, you belong to the world ... but I don't![2], and, listen! ... I am prepared to roll, and roll, and roll ... on the floor ... and scream - with foam![1], and if you push me too far ...[2], and I, I ... I am prepared to make animal noises!!![1], and, listen! ... I am prepared to roll, and roll, and roll ... on the floor ... and scream - with foam![2], and so don't come here with your highfalutin ways ... absolutely no one is impressed[1], and I, I ... I am prepared to make animal noises!!![2], and the dizzy life is wasted on your sort[1], and so don't come here with your highfalutin ways ... absolutely no one is impressed[2], and ... 'Who ...who are you talking to, Mikey, FFS?!'[1], and the dizzy life is wasted on your sort[2], and to them, Voice! ... those humans![1], and ... 'Who ...who are you talking to, Mikey, FFS?!'[2], and I'm tired[1], and to them, Voice! ... those humans![2], and where are the dolphins to carry me away? I can't take much more ...[1], and I'm tired[2], and ENDS[1], and where are the dolphins to carry me away? I can't take much more ...[2], and, well ...[3], and ENDS[2], and here it begins, again[3], and, uh ... you know?[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and where am I? ... and more to the point ... Who am I?[3], and my brain is a mess[3], and, yeah, yeah[3], and my eyes are useless ... I don't even know what I'm looking at any more ... words, words, words???[3], and you, you, you??? ... know nothing ... I salute you![3], and here I am[3], and, come on, come on - !!![3], and a-ROUND here ... it's fun as usual[3], and, uh ... hello[3], and, yes - you, you, YOU(!) - !!![3], and someone give me a tune! ... and, oh ... a lovely melody to soothe my wretched soul, babe[3], and ... what's the time? Uh ... is it time for lager?[3], and I'm hungry thirsty ...[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I'll smash you over the head with a baton![3], and with or without the margarine[3], and I'm in an absurd mood ... oh, you've noticed?[3], and, ha, ha, ha![3], and help yourself to a Jammie Dodger, cretin! ... you deserve it ... being so clever and all[3], and the chips are mine, I'm afraid ... all mine![3], and, so ...[3], and, come on ... it's just words, words, words ... ain't it?[3], and n  o  t  h  i  n  g c  h  a  n  g  e  s ...[3], and I don't want no horrible words bringing me down, man![3], and I want ... FREEDOM - !!![3], and I know you want words because ... you're one of them ... yeah, you belong to the world ... but I don't![3], and if you push me too far ...[3], and, listen! ... I am prepared to roll, and roll, and roll ... on the floor ... and scream - with foam![3], and I, I ... I am prepared to make animal noises!!![3], and so don't come here with your highfalutin ways ... absolutely no one is impressed[3], and the dizzy life is wasted on your sort[3], and ... 'Who ...who are you talking to, Mikey, FFS?!'[3], and to them, Voice! ... those humans![3], and I'm tired[3], and where are the dolphins to carry me away? I can't take much more ...[3], and ENDS[3], and

And, well ...[1], and here it begins, again[1], and, well ...[2], and, uh ... you know?[1], and here it begins, again[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and where am I? ... and more to the point ... Who am I?[1], and, uh ... you know?[2], and my brain is a mess[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and where am I? ... and more to the point ... Who am I?[2], and, yeah, yeah[1], and my brain is a mess[2], and my eyes are useless ... I don't even know what I'm looking at any more ... words, words, words???[1], and, yeah, yeah[2], and you, you, you??? ... know nothing ... I salute you![1], and my eyes are useless ... I don't even know what I'm looking at any more ... words, words, words???[2], and here I am[1], and you, you, you??? ... know nothing ... I salute you![2], and, come on, come on - !!![1], and here I am[2], and a-ROUND here ... it's fun as usual[1], and, come on, come on - !!![2], and, uh ... hello[1], and a-ROUND here ... it's fun as usual[2], and, yes - you, you, YOU(!) - !!![1], and, uh ... hello[2], and someone give me a tune! ... and, oh ... a lovely melody to soothe my wretched soul, babe[1], and, yes - you, you, YOU(!) - !!![2], and ... what's the time? Uh ... is it time for lager?[1], and someone give me a tune! ... and, oh ... a lovely melody to soothe my wretched soul, babe[2], and I'm hungry thirsty ...[1], and ... what's the time? Uh ... is it time for lager?[2], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I'll smash you over the head with a baton![1], and I'm hungry thirsty ...[2], and with or without the margarine[1], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I'll smash you over the head with a baton![2], and I'm in an absurd mood ... oh, you've noticed?[1], and with or without the margarine[2], and, ha, ha, ha![1], and I'm in an absurd mood ... oh, you've noticed?[2], and help yourself to a Jammie Dodger, cretin! ... you deserve it ... being so clever and all[1], and, ha, ha, ha![2], and the chips are mine, I'm afraid ... all mine![1], and help yourself to a Jammie Dodger, cretin! ... you deserve it ... being so clever and all[2], and, so ...[1], and the chips are mine, I'm afraid ... all mine![2], and, come on ... it's just words, words, words ... ain't it?[1], and, so ...[2], and nothing changes ...[1], and, come on ... it's just words, words, words ... ain't it?[2], and I don't want no horrible words bringing me down, man![1], and not hing chan ges ...[2], and I want ... FREEDOM - !!![1], and I don't want no horrible words bringing me down, man![2], and I know you want words because ... you're one of them ... yeah, you belong to the world ... but I don't![1], and I want ... FREEDOM - !!![2], and if you push me too far ...[1], and I know you want words because ... you're one of them ... yeah, you belong to the world ... but I don't![2], and, listen! ... I am prepared to roll, and roll, and roll ... on the floor ... and scream - with foam![1], and if you push me too far ...[2], and I, I ... I am prepared to make animal noises!!![1], and, listen! ... I am prepared to roll, and roll, and roll ... on the floor ... and scream - with foam![2], and so don't come here with your highfalutin ways ... absolutely no one is impressed[1], and I, I ... I am prepared to make animal noises!!![2], and the dizzy life is wasted on your sort[1], and so don't come here with your highfalutin ways ... absolutely no one is impressed[2], and ... 'Who ...who are you talking to, Mikey, FFS?!'[1], and the dizzy life is wasted on your sort[2], and to them, Voice! ... those humans![1], and ... 'Who ...who are you talking to, Mikey, FFS?!'[2], and I'm tired[1], and to them, Voice! ... those humans![2], and where are the dolphins to carry me away? I can't take much more ...[1], and I'm tired[2], and ENDS[1], and where are the dolphins to carry me away? I can't take much more ...[2], and, well ...[3], and ENDS[2], and here it begins, again[3], and, uh ... you know?[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and where am I? ... and more to the point ... Who am I?[3], and my brain is a mess[3], and, yeah, yeah[3], and my eyes are useless ... I don't even know what I'm looking at any more ... words, words, words???[3], and you, you, you??? ... know nothing ... I salute you![3], and here I am[3], and, come on, come on - !!![3], and a-ROUND here ... it's fun as usual[3], and, uh ... hello[3], and, yes - you, you, YOU(!) - !!![3], and someone give me a tune! ... and, oh ... a lovely melody to soothe my wretched soul, babe[3], and ... what's the time? Uh ... is it time for lager?[3], and I'm hungry thirsty ...[3], and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND, and a-ROUND ... / ... and I'll smash you over the head with a baton![3], and with or without the margarine[3], and I'm in an absurd mood ... oh, you've noticed?[3], and, ha, ha, ha![3], and help yourself to a Jammie Dodger, cretin! ... you deserve it ... being so clever and all[3], and the chips are mine, I'm afraid ... all mine![3], and, so ...[3], and, come on ... it's just words, words, words ... ain't it?[3], and n  o  t  h  i  n  g c  h  a  n  g  e  s ...[3], and I don't want no horrible words bringing me down, man![3], and I want ... FREEDOM - !!![3], and I know you want words because ... you're one of them ... yeah, you belong to the world ... but I don't![3], and if you push me too far ...[3], and, listen! ... I am prepared to roll, and roll, and roll ... on the floor ... and scream - with foam![3], and I, I ... I am prepared to make animal noises!!![3], and so don't come here with your highfalutin ways ... absolutely no one is impressed[3], and the dizzy life is wasted on your sort[3], and ... 'Who ...who are you talking to, Mikey, FFS?!'[3], and to them, Voice! ... those humans![3], and I'm tired[3], and where are the dolphins to carry me away? I can't take much more ...[3], and ENDS[3], and