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Written by Robert Rotifer

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Il n'était pas malade,
Il était simplement épuisé

I find it hard to come to terms with it
Find it harder to switch off
Sometimes we like to tell ourselves
That it's just another cough

Take a look at all the faces
Can't you tell they've had enough?

There's just so much of my waking day
I spend going back to sleep
Thought I knew about going forward
Now the word gives me the creeps
There's a message from his lawyers
There's a word they have to keep

He's not ill
Just exhausted
Had his fill
He just could not take this any longer

And even though the worst is possible
Could we not once give it a miss?
There's a way of giving notice
And the 'x' stands for a kiss
Sometimes it's hard to tell
If they're taking the piss

He's not ill
Just exhausted
Had his fill
He just could not take this any longer

Why not take a train to Switzerland
And send our farewell to the band

It's a long road he has travelled
Right up to the precipice
Like Stefan and Lotte
Holding hands in Petrópolis

He's not ill
Just exhausted
Had his fill
He just could not take this any longer

Il n'était pas malade,
Il était simplement épuisé

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from Holding Hands in Petropolis, track released September 15, 2023
Robert Rotifer: Guitar, bass, piano, vocals, Elgam carousel
Cathy Viale: French quote
Paul Pfleger: backing vocals, electric piano, percussion
Ian Button: drums, Solina

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Robert Rotifer Canterbury, UK

Robert Rotifer is a musician, writer, sometime artist, singer (of sorts), born in Vienna deep in the last century, He moved to the UK just before it ended (the century, that is), has made some 11 or 12 albums and has been lucky enough to play in bands he rates with people who also turned up on his records over the years.

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