U.A.P. Unidentified Ariel Pensioner-The Demos

The sky outside my window is a purple shade of grey
Rumble clouds are rolling in, the rain is on its way
Morning hasn’t broken, Old Sol don’t seem to care
Sleeping in behind the clouds pretending he’s not there
It’s a beautiful day
The Sun’s taking a holiday

First drops are appearing rolling down the pane
Baby forks of lightning are coming out to play
Sudden crash of thunder, rattling window frame
Taste of earth and ozone tingling in my brain 
It’s a beautiful day
The Sun’s taking a holiday

The world outside my window comes yawning into life
Pavements starts to glisten; cars are hissing by
Wind is rushing through the trees, listen to them sigh
Rain under the streetlamps falling through the light
It’s a beautiful day
The Sun’s taking a holiday

Lightening takes a picture; street looks so surprised 
Buildings flash in silhouette against electric skies
A blue remembered instant is frozen in my mind
A dog chasing a plastic bag that’s just learned how to fly
It’s a beautiful day
The Sun’s taking a holiday

A boy jumps in a puddle, his sister splashes him
Both of them are laughing both soaked to the skin
Mum is shouting something, patience wearing thin
I smile and put the kettle on, It’s a good day to be in
It’s a beautiful day
The Sun’s taking a holiday

Storm blows in some creatures, bent into the rain 
Umbrellas busting inside out, got to get that train
Better call the office there’s bound to be delays
Better still just head on home sit back enjoy the rain
It’s a beautiful day
The Sun’s taking a holiday

Words and Music by Brine E.C. 
© Brine E.C. 2025
℗ Brine E.C. 2025
All Rights Reserved
 

Old they were but very much in love
When Albert got the call from up above        
The lord giveth and then taketh away 
You have to wonder why he used to say     
    
They met when Rosie tumbled off her bike 
As Albert turned the corner, shining Knight      
He picked her up made everything alright
They laughed about it later what a sight
Then as he walked her home on that first night
The stars above came sparking into life       
They said it would have been love at first sight
But the warden said “turn out that bloody light”                                                                                                            
He liked her gentle eyes and wavy hair. 
She really thought him rather debonair           
Their hearts were dancing Rogers and Astaire
They both knew there was something in the air
The silver moon reflected on amour
She’d seen it all a million times before  
All caution is a casualty of war 
She stole a kiss just as they reached her door

Extraordinary ordinary lives Extraordinary just to be alive
Extraordinary ordinary lives over in the blinking of an eye

She married in her sister’s hand me downs 
her brothers danced on toes and clowned around       
That night the bombers really went to town
They saw the orange glow across the downs      
‘Ear old Winnie on the wireless yesterday? 
Blood sweat and tears is all I’ve got he says       
No price too high for victory in the fray
But it’ll be the likes of us as has to pay

At the station letting go of hands
The honeymoon, a day at Camber Sands
Sent to kill or die in foreign lands
He came back the same, a different man   
They didn’t talk about it in those days 
‘Ad to be done was all that he would say                  
But when Albert fought the war again at night
Rosie held him safe until the light

Extraordinary ordinary lives Extraordinary just to be alive
Extraordinary ordinary lives over in the blinking of an eye

But which is worse to check out first? or stay behind
Either way you lose the one you love, a fairy’s curse, a fairy’s curse

When the war was done, they fought the peace,
Austerity, McMillan, Wilson, Heath
The stork delivered both the kids for free
But they had to get the telly on HP
He drove a bus, she worked in the canteen
Your problems solved with every pot of tea
Occasionally the feathers really flew
But for 60 years they always saw it through

The years rolled by ‘til they became the same
Grandchildren play inside their photo frames 
Friends long gone but feelings still remain
Bill and Marge and Tony whatsisname?
The children knew it all had got too much 
When the lady from the council got in touch
We do need to ensure that they’re both safe 
And that your dad’s appropriately placed

They always knew there would come a day, 
But they were young, it seemed so far away
They dreamed that they would somehow find a way 
To meet again some sunny, sunny day

The Heavens rolled across the clockwork sky 
Newtonian, mechanical, precise  
Though time had always hidden in plain sight, 
Age crept up and caught them by surprise

She sits now in a room just big enough 
For memories but not much of her stuff
Piece by piece the jigsaw comes apart 
And in the end, we’re right back at the start            
Their fingers touch across the great divide 
Across the bridge and to the other side,
Albert reaches for his blushing bride 
What’s left of us is love and love survives  

Extraordinary ordinary lives Extraordinary just to be alive
Extraordinary ordinary lives over in the blinking of an eye
 

Walked by your house on Memory Lane yesterday
Your ghost was standing at the door
But this time I didn't call out your name
Times made you easy to ignore
You gave me no hearing no case to defend
Silence is the message that you send
So, I’m giving it back now, your share of the blame
And I’m burning down your house on Memory Lane
We are all travellers on different trains
Now if I saw you, I’d have nothing to say
I know you like to share your poison with friends
Your leave a bitter aftertaste
Some broken fences are just too broke to mend
So, I’m burning the remains
Goodbye old stranger I’m forgetting your name
Stop hanging around inside my brain
I don’t want to rewind that old soap again
That’s why, I’m burning down your house in Memory Lane.
Burning down your house
Your house on Memory Lane (repeat till fade)

Words and Music by Brine E.C. 
© Brine E.C. 2025
℗ Brine E.C. 2026
All Rights Reserved

12.2.26

Up in the sky what do you see?
Coloured lights, is that a flying Christmas tree?
UFO or UAP from B&Q or Pleiades
Mother ship to Mother Earth
The cosmic egg is giving birth
Humanity just grains of sand
Or made from stars to understand?
Break the seals open the doors
They're coming down to stop the wars
Open your heads open your minds 
Behind the sun planet 9
Kick out the jams you chosen few
As is written Matthew 22
The silent planet comes into view
When they land what will you do and say?
Open fire, or let us pray?
Cosmic glyphs, shining minds
Hey Mr Tangerine Man, don't ignore the signs
Heighten up your consciousness
Stop the wars and share the bliss
Open hearts and open minds
Behind the sun planet 9
Planet 9
Do you see the light?
Planet 9    
Planet 9
Won't need a eye to read the signs
Out in the fields, cosmic designs
Close encounters of every kind
Coming soon planet 9
Words and Music by Brine E.C. 
© Brine E.C. 2026
℗ Brine E.C. 2026
All Rights Reserved

12.2.26
 

When the rain came down, last orders in The Crown
They moved us all to Psybertown
The bankers and the sharks, mutations of Karl Marx
The rich folk took the higher ground
The rising seas will put the fires out, gotta keep those icecaps on the run.
We will live in virtual paradise after the garden is gone.

They said to buy more stuff (enough is not enough)          
To help save the economy
Like Santa’ little elves we emptied all the shelves.             
The lord helps those who help themselves.
The Moon is shining brightly in the sky like delicious pizza pie
The universe is just a takeaway, soon we’ll be up to take our slice
(that’ll be nice)

Our heads up in the cloud, all shouting with the crowd
We’re servants to the servers now
All those without the means, drown in the data stream
It’s not personal, It’s just a machine
The algorithms tell us what to do, sort the truth out from the lies          
Now we all share the same point of view, it’s just so easy to decide

The world was just a cake, but it got overbaked
Now the trees don’t make a sound
But paradise is found right here in Psybertown
The robots bring the pizzas round
Can’t you boys just play nicely now, stop taking more than you put in
Before the Earth gets even angrier and shakes the bugs right off her skin

All we need----to---do---is-----share. 
That’s all we need to do
All we need to do     
  
© Words and Music Brine E.C
℗ Brine E.C.
July 18th, 2024