Did You Know Him at All?

from Rumble & Clatter by The Doubtfires

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Written by Oliver Cobbin

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I saw him standing in the corner
His face was curiously drawn
Scratching words into a black book
"We're bored as soon as we're born"

I saw him looking like a lost soul
His gaze fixated on the prize
Wishing hate on all the poseurs
Pulling wings off all the flies

And when I saw this darkness in the glimmer
Shimmering like a burning rose
He asked, "do you think you know me?"
I shrugged, and said "I suppose"

He saw me sulking by the streetlamp
A shadow mimicking a man
My dreams becoming ever-darker
And no one could ever understand

He saw me, crying by the bayou
My thoughts, a puzzling mystery
Clipped wings, punishing the weak ones
Well, at least the flies are free

And when I saw this glimmer in the darkness
Shivering like a burning rose
I asked "do you think you know me?"
He shrugged, and said "I suppose"

I saw him standing on the corner
His face was twisted by his scorn
I spoke but he simply ignored me
A tie forever to be torn

I saw him look into the water
His eyes fixated on the stream
And as his life slowly flowed past him
He awoke from this tragedy

And when I saw his life fall to pieces
His mind mangled by the dark
They asked me, "did you know him well, son?"
And I said, "no, I didn't know him at all"

He saw me, skulking by the river
A boy merely lost inside
It was no dream, but a cheap imitation
And I could no longer lie

He saw me, thinking ever-deeper
"Well, what's my life going to be?"
Is this all, nothing but a big joke?
I shuddered oh so nervously

And they sneered as if I was so puzzling
From the very second I was born
Well, it's time to start afresh, boy
But they'll never know him at all

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from Rumble & Clatter, released November 22, 2020
JH: Lead Vocals, Harmony Vocals, Piano, Organ, String Arrangement, Programming

OC: Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, 12 String Guitar, Electric Guitar

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The Doubtfires Nottingham, UK

The Doubtfires are a duo from Nottingham, made up of Oliver Cobbin and Joss Hollingworth. We both play a variety of instruments, and self-produce all of our own music.

We've known each other since the age of 8 and have grown up playing music together. We've recorded songs here and there over the years but it wasn't until 2020 that we actually attempted a full album.
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