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High​-​Viz Vest

from Book of Man by Rob Marr

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Biscuits, dunked
Puddings, custard
Schoolboy food and English mustard
Supermarket stubbies, Buy British, French cheese
Foggy days when there is absolutely no breeze
Just stillness and quiet
Muffled birdsong, days alone, no mobile phone
Playing guitar, working from home
Watching his daughter’s kids get grown

In a high-viz vest, you can never be too careful
In a high-viz vest, he enjoys the slap of tarmac
In his best Marks and Sparks
Red Flash
Cuts a dash, looking back

The windows open and the heating on
The cold side of the pillow, summer, sun
His blue clothes, his wife’s legs
His brown shoes, his white vests
His Casio F-91
Being free of asthma, being able to run to Vivaldi
Grisham, O’Brien, telly
The Queen’s speech and Tom & Jerry
Black and Decker, Araldite
Being long-winded, being right
The right tool for the right job
The right word for the right job
The right to detest wine snobs
The right to worship his God

In a high-viz vest, you can never be too careful
In a high-viz vest, he enjoys the slap of tarmac
In his best Marks and Sparks
Red Flash
Cuts a dash
In a high-viz vest, you can never be too careful
In a high-viz vest, he enjoys the slap of tarmac
In his best Marks and Sparks
Red Flash
Cuts a dash, looking back

His eldest at the table making drawings blue and yellow
His middle at the piano and his youngest at the cello
His wife by his side and his mother on the phone
Being a modest family man in a modest family home
Back when it was just enough that he cared
Back when it was just enough to have been spared
From his own hand
When he believed in purpose and plan
The years he and his daughter were one
The summers that he spent with his mum
The weekend he spent with his son
Endings where justice is done

In a high-viz vest, you can never be too careful
In a high-viz vest

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from Book of Man, released July 9, 2021
Written, recorded, performed and produced by Rob Marr.
Mixed by Bill Gerrity and Wayne Wilkins.
Mastered by Rupert Christie.

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Rob Marr London, UK

Rob has been playing the piano since he was 7. He wrote his 1st song aged 15 but didn’t try again for another 10 years. Second time round he was hooked, and has been in love ever since. His music combines lyrical storytelling with a diverse but coherent range of music influences: classical piano, hip hop, folk and 90’s indie. Book of Man is an album and podcast drama, narrated by Josh O’Connor. ... more

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