Atonement with the Father

from The Hero's Journey by The Mystery Fax Machine Orchestra

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At the Natural History Museum
Each Saturday of every other week
It shuts at 7pm.
The father and the son and the antiques
The parent stands behind the boy who stands before the exhibition
The glass between the men and man who stands behind the glass
Is standing even
And dark, and clear

"Look upon that ancient creature,"
The father said, with pathos, to the child
"Its every feral feature
Take its savage gait; its glare is wild
We used to be like that. Now we are advanced and have museums
Working off his lower functions, unafraid of how the future sees him.”

He had an inner monologue
I daren't repeat
It had too many expletives
Though, to summarise, in brief
Who am I to set things right?
Oh, Mama
Who am I to set things right?
Oh, Mama
Who am I to set things right?

Son and father reunited
For several hours one weekend afternoon
The hall is poorly lighted
And the gift shop closes soon
The father stares. He's unaware that the display is empty
For months, it's been out for repair. His reflection, there, is standing faintly
And dark, and clear

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from The Hero's Journey, released July 17, 2017
Words by Reggie Chamberlain-King
Music by Martin White

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The Mystery Fax Machine Orchestra London, UK

Orchestral novelty-prog.

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Based in London, we've been going since 2007. The line-up is around twenty four players.

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