{"product_id":"shooting-from-the-heart-paul-murphy-9798253200360","title":"Shooting From The Heart","description":"\u003cb\u003e Shooting From The Heart\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e - Lyrics \/ January-March 2026 - \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn anthology of all the known lyrics by the Irish singer\/songwriter \u003cb\u003ePaul Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e created during his final writing spell in early 2026. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite being severely disabled by a muscle-destroying auto-immune condition at this point, in the space of just 120 days an astonishing 125 works were crafted, including the epic, unfinished screenplay-in-verse '\u003cb\u003eStowaway\u003c\/b\u003e'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmong the topics covered, many of the lyrics unsurprisingly deal with ruminations on life, and mistakes made during it ['\u003cb\u003eNot That Sorry (To Leave It All Behind)', 'Would Anybody Care', 'A Life In 2 Pages', 'I Gave All I Could']\u003c\/b\u003e; other subjects dragged under the spotlight of the caustic pen of this long-time social campaigner include rising divergency in England and Trump's America ['\u003cb\u003ePast The Point', 'Values '26', 'Sacrificial Lambs', \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e 'Have A Nice Day'\u003c\/b\u003e, a swingeing excoriation of the tactics of ICE];\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003edomestic abuse ['\u003cb\u003eThe Illusion Of Love' 'Malevolent Torment (A Strong-Stemmed Rose)', 'It's Not Love']; \u003c\/b\u003esome of the darkest-ever\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003esongs on\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ebroken\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003erelationships\u003cb\u003e ['Mercury Kiss', 'Open Wounds Closed Exits', 'If Only We'd Never Met', 'Gallows Of Love']; \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003eexperienced first-hand, the contemptuous attitudes of society, and charities, to the disabled \u003cb\u003e['Here To Help', 'The Letters After Your Name'].\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs ever, several allegorical tales and 'mini-movies' were composed ['\u003cb\u003eThe Ballad of Old Luke Moore', 'The Demon's Lair', 'Always Just Love' \u003c\/b\u003eand the 111-verse\u003cb\u003e 'Stowaway'\u003c\/b\u003e]\u003cb\u003e; \u003c\/b\u003eand also included is a re-written\/re-nuanced version of the epic 1994 morality tale, \u003cb\u003e'Sadly; As A Storm', \u003c\/b\u003elooking at the two lovers therein from a distance of several decades on. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis collection presents a stunning series of narrative works - thought-provoking, heartbreaking, tumultuous, angering, caustic and inspiring - all told in the unmistakeable lyrical style of a true master of cinematic poetry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e . - - x - - . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso included is a fascinating song-by-song essay, '\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEven If No-One Hears, You Still Have To\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpeak\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e', in which Paul discloses the back-story to each lyric, and the circumstances to its creation, and, as extra bonus material, there are reproductions of all the existing handwritten manuscripts, and images taken from online performance videos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - - - \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFate's Dealin' Out Marked Cards Again Today \u003c\/b\u003e [excerpt] \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBorn on the run with a blindfold on\u003cbr\u003eChasing after time that's already gone\u003cbr\u003eTell myself to keep fightin', even tho' I know the battle's been lost\u003cbr\u003eCan't find good luck, and don't know where to look\u003cbr\u003eSo much for playin' things by the book\u003cbr\u003eI married a woman who kept her fingers, and other things, crossed \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Leave no-one alive\" was her command\u003cbr\u003eEven my own home was a foreign land\u003cbr\u003eEverybody's speaking, but nobody's got anything to say\u003cbr\u003eI'm starvin' for affection in a landscape of plenty\u003cbr\u003eI must talk to God about the trials he sent me\u003cbr\u003eThere isn't one thing I love that he didn't delight in taking away \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"There is no answer - there's no reply\"\u003cbr\u003eI hear that all the time and now I know why\u003cbr\u003eThere's a traitor in my midst, a snake of devious deeds\u003cbr\u003eIt put on a smile and infiltrated\u003cbr\u003eUntil all hope has died, it won't be satiated\u003cbr\u003eThe friends you've got are never the ones that you need \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI'm pushin' a stone that's been glued to the floor\u003cbr\u003eSomethin' looks familiar - I've been here before\u003cbr\u003eThey'll only pat your back to find out where your wallet is to\u003cbr\u003eEvery mistake has the weight of the world\u003cbr\u003eWhat's in that potion that you're giving a swirl?\u003cbr\u003eThere's a stranger in my bed - maybe you \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e.....\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Murphy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798253200360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 482\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.97d","brand":"Paul Murphy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665387491583,"sku":"9798253200360","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shooting-from-the-heart-paul-murphy-9798253200360","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}