{"product_id":"i-aint-dead-yet-paul-murphy-9798298993883","title":"I Ain't Dead Yet","description":"\u003cb\u003eI AIN'T DEAD YET \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePaul Murphy \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"At the end of your life, all you've got to look forward to is your own past\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the last week of July 2025, the Irish singer\/songwriter Paul Murphy began a new song immediately after completing the finishing touches to his final lyric anthology, \u003cb\u003eUNSUNG\u003c\/b\u003e, a work that would turn out to be \"\u003cb\u003eFADED STARDUST\u003c\/b\u003e\", the epic 1,100-verse, 100,000-word song\/book tale of one woman's experiences in the film, music and pageant sides of the entertainment industry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring that time, and despite living alone, leg-paralysed from a muscle-wasting neurological condition, whilst simultaneously working on that novel, he also wrote a further series of songs, and those are presented here, under his defiant title, \"\u003cb\u003eI AIN'T\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eDEAD YET\u003c\/b\u003e\". \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe material runs all colour ranges of this master wordsmith's palette, including '\u003cb\u003eSave This Land\u003c\/b\u003e' [taken up and known by many as '\u003cb\u003eThe Patriot's Anthem'\u003c\/b\u003e]; the delicate ballads '\u003cb\u003eCharmaine'\u003c\/b\u003e and '\u003cb\u003eKisses In The Park'\u003c\/b\u003e; '\u003cb\u003eFour\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eMasks'\u003c\/b\u003e and '\u003cb\u003eFinal\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eSins'\u003c\/b\u003e, both reflections on betrayed love; the political\/religion commentaries '\u003cb\u003eDesigned To Deceive\u003c\/b\u003e' and '\u003cb\u003eWhat's One More'\u003c\/b\u003e; and, humour ever-present, the risqué '\u003cb\u003eRomeo \u0026amp;\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eJuliette'\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGiven the circumstances in which they were created, many works deal with the shortness of life, and how much of it is needlessly wasted, in songs such as '\u003cb\u003eSteps On The Track\u003c\/b\u003e'; and as always, the railer against injustice was strident to the end in works such as '\u003cb\u003eWho'll Laugh Last\u003c\/b\u003e', '\u003cb\u003eGrimmer Fables\u003c\/b\u003e', and '\u003cb\u003eTo Save The Child\u003c\/b\u003e'. The volume culminates with his final-ever song, '\u003cb\u003eThe Lights Are Almost Out\u003c\/b\u003e'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn enthralling, emotive, thought-provoking and moving collection of final works, crafted by a unique talent in the narrative storytelling genre. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso included is a song-by-song essay by Paul, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom Defiant To Ironic, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eand as bonus material there are photographs of the hand-written lyrics to those songs that had them - due to disabled fingers, most of the latter works were composed live-to-camera and transcribed later; alternate covers; and online cue-cards from the final live internet performance Paul ever gave. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - - - - - - - - - \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat's One More\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I've been to the top of the world\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd I didn't like the view\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOnce upon a time I saw beauty\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow I see pain, hunger and abuse\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eI've died so many times before\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTell me, what's one more\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eI've been inside the lion's den\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd it offered me its paw\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI turned my back for a mere instant\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd it pounced and stripped my hide raw\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eI've died so many times before\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTell me, what's one more\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eI stood by the eternal flame\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd listened to the dream\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThen I looked across the Sea of Galilee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd I heard the children scream\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eI've died so many times before\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTell me, what's one more \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTell me, what's one more'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Murphy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798298993883\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d","brand":"Paul Murphy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49170132336895,"sku":"9798298993883","price":13.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/i-aint-dead-yet-paul-murphy-9798298993883","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}