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'Mr Henderson Coughs' is the from CASSELS new album 'A Gut Feeling' coming early 2022
lyrics
MR HENDERSON WAS REGARDED AS AFFABLE AND GENEROUS
BUT SINCE HIS CANCER DIAGNOSIS HE’D BECOME IRRITABLE AND CANTANKEROUS
HIS STUDENTS AT THE COMPREHENSIVE BEGAN TO TAKE NOTICE
AND NICKNAMES BEGAN TO SPREAD LIKE SPIDERWEBS OF WHISPERS
SENT AS VOICE MESSAGES ON CONTRABAND DEVICES
ALONGSIDE IMAGES OF DICTATORS WITH MR HENDERSON’S FACE PASTED CRUDELY ON TOP
THE CROWDED CORRIDORS SOFTLY SNIGGERED AND MOCKED
AS HE SPLUTTERED AND COUGHED HIS WAY THROUGH EACH LESSON
UNTIL THIS SOON TOO BECAME A TRAIT RIPE FOR PARODY AND IMPERSONATION
MR HENDERSON’S COUGHS ECHOED IN THE THROATS OF THE CALLOUS YOUNG
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BEING WHEN THEY COUGHED THEIR HANDKERCHIEFS
WEREN’T STAINED WITH BLOOD
HE’D HAD ENOUGH
HIS FUSE SHORTENED
TETHER LESSENED
AND CONSTRICTED INTO A COILED SPRING
WHICH BEGAN TO BUBBLE AND BOIL
AND PUT THE FEAR OF GOD INTO HIM
IT WAS THE DAY BEFORE HIS CHEMOTHERAPY WAS DUE TO BEGIN
ON A RAINY TUESDAY
OPPRESSIVE AND GREY
HIS FINAL CLASS OF THE AFTERNOON HAD JUST STARTED
HE CALLED OUT THE FIRST NAME ON THE REGISTER
THE REPLY CAME
– A HACKING MOCK COUGH
MR HENDERSON LOST IT
MR HENDERSON SNAPPED
MR HENDERSON LEAPT FORWARD
AND INDISCRIMINATELY ATTACKED
THE STUDENTS SPRANG FROM THEIR SEATS IN A STATE OF DISBELIEF AND SCATTERED AND RAN
SOME TRIED TO FIGHT BACK
BUT IT WAS NO USE
NEEDLESS TO SAY, HE MISSED HIS APPOINTMENT THE NEXT DAY
AND THEN DECLINED TO REARRANGE IT TO A MORE CONVENIENT DATE
HE HOPED THIS WOULD ACT AS PENANCE FOR THE WAY THAT HE’D BEHAVED
HE HOPE THAT THIS DECISION TO SELF-FLAGELLATE
WOULD HELP HIM ON HIS WAY FROM EARLY GRAVE TO PEARLY GATES
HE HOPED THE UNIVERSE HAD SOME KIND OF DIVINE ORDER AND SHAPE
BUT WHO KNOWS?
WHO CAN SAY?
supported by 4 fans who also own “Mr Henderson Coughs”
Seek Shelter is an exciting merger of inspiration ranging from pop to country to classic rock. The album is variegated, but enthrallingly cohesive. It's innovative, but customary to the Iceage sound. They've outdone themselves. Johannes
supported by 4 fans who also own “Mr Henderson Coughs”
A fantastic album. I can see why they didn't continue under the name The Evens, as it's a different sound with the bass added. Coriky is the Evens + Joe Lally from Fugazi on bass. If you can imagine The Evens with a slightly more funky, aggressive sound like Fugazi... that's what you get! And there's no way that can ever go wrong. What a great debut album!! smiledozer
supported by 4 fans who also own “Mr Henderson Coughs”
The new direction of prog? I would not be opposed! There is some immensely inventive and creative song-crafiting going on here--not to mention the mind-blowing heart-felt,100% all-in vocal performances of Ollie Judge. I am a believer! wafiii