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Symposium of the Greatest Failures

from False Readings by Mark Murdock

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Symposium of the Greatest Failures
Music and Words by Mark Murdock

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The Symposium of Great Failures

Enter the Symposium of Great Failures
On display are the losers who failed to convince
The league of the defeated after many attempts
Success held in contempt
They are now further exempt

The stolen ideas that they will never confess
They claim it was work in own progress
There are no trophies on the shelf
There’s no one to blame but themselves

Failure is a detour, not a dead end street
If you fall 7 times you need to get on your feet
In a competitive world where you win or lose
There’ no sympathy for those you cannot even choose

Even though they tried to make their mark
They just didn’t have the spark
To leave their place in history
Fate had a sudden turn that they didn’t see

The Symposium of Great Failures
Through trial and error, they never learned from (their) mistakes
And now on display where
they miscalculate
Through slips and blunders
They seem to underestimate

Some tried to imitate
someone else they’d simulate
Parting their hair on the side
They changed their fashion to provide

They made it to the hall of fame
They should forever feel ashamed
Pretending to be part of the scene
We can see right through their own scheme

The Symposium of Great Failures
Through trial and error, they never learned from (their) mistakes
And now on display where
they miscalculate
Through slips and blunders
They seem to underestimate

The Symposium of Great Failures
Through trial and error, they never learned from (their) mistakes
And now on display where
they miscalculate
Through slips and blunders
They seem to underestimate

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from False Readings, released January 1, 2023
Mark Murdock/drums, synthesizer
Tim Pepper/vocal
Dave Juteau/guitar
Ken Hall:guitar

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Cymbalic Encounters Tokyo, Japan

Drummer, keyboardist and vocalist Mark Murdock's Cymbalic Encounters features eminent progressive-rock unit Brand X alumni guitarist John Goodsall, bassist Percy Jones.
Murdock shines as a renaissance man and offers a diversified set, highlighted by the largely memorable compositions and aided by a crystal-clear studio production.
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