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In this song, the protagonist has a time machine, but every time they try to fix something in history, they accidentally make things worse.

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And when I find myself
I find myself back where I started
I let the same mistakes make me again
Come from another place
Another chance to write the story
And every redrawn path leads back to the start

Such misplaced confidence
In my ability to learn from experience
Such humility
Against all the evidence of 50,000 years

The technology changed
But the principle’s the same
The past as the draft for today
I get the narrative
What could possibly go wrong?
I thought as I strapped myself in
But the machine was so seductive

I’ve been round, I’ve been round I’ve lost count
I’m cycling time, changing lanes in my spiral
Each fix in the past, trips me up

The changes I make don’t work out the way I’d intended
New problems to solve, dig me out from new holes
And I’m, and I’m getting nowhere slowly

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from The Confidence Trick, released July 15, 2022
Lyrics - Malcolm Galloway
Music written and performed by Malcolm Galloway, Mark Gatland and Kathryn Thomas
Flute - Kathryn Thomas
Produced by Malcolm Galloway and Mark Gatland

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Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate London, UK

London based Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate are Malcolm Galloway and Mark Gatland on their own or with Kathryn Thomas.

They combine prog/alt-rock, classical, minimalist, and electronic elements. The often explore scientific, sci-fi, and historical themes.

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