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When I was a little boy or girl
I asked mother or father about the world
They said to make a difference
To be the one to take a chance
Not shaken up by circumstance
And never to forget
You must forgive
If just for now
Then you will live
Happy ever after
Then you'll die

So I became a husband or a wife
And asked my spouse about the facts of life
He or she then led me through
The silly things that people do
"And this," she said... "My love," he said... "is true:
Don't try too hard
Don't try to see
Beyond today
Then we might be
Happy ever after
Then we'll die."

If you can look upon your lot
And on the things for which you fought
And still know that it comes to nought, your work is done
Take that loss and put it on
The losing players in Mahjong
Then you will be, though not for long, a man, my son

Then, I had a little girl or boy
Who asked me: "Mama, papa, what is joy?"
It sat upon my knee, or chair
"Child, you must accept despair
It's natural to you as breathing air
Until you stop
Breathing your last
Bar one euphoric final blast
Happy ever after
Then you die"

The years pass by; you pass away
You die to fight no other day
You’re heading west, you’re off to help the flowers grow
You hop the twig, they read your will
You join the choir invisible
You meet your maker, head below. Happy ever after...

Then we’ll go to pay our last respects
To Mr Late, to Mrs Ex
To Master Former, Young Miss Gone
To Reverend Passed, to Count Moved-On
Duke Departed. Earl Above
Lady Remembered, To Sir With Love
Her Grace, the stiff. Dear Doctor Blessed
To the Right Honourable Long-to-Rest

Just not this minute. No, not yet
We haven't paid that final debt
It comes tomorrow, comes in months
But when it comes, it comes but once
We are living! Tempting fate
You in the front row don't look too great
But who here cares what death may bring?
Life isn’t over while we still sing

Happy Ever After
Then we’ll die!

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from The Hero's Journey, released July 17, 2017

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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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