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Yesterday Lay Your Hands On Me came on my player, and hearing it for the thousandth time over the last twenty odd years, I suddenly noticed how similar it was to parts of Darkness - in places you could almost superimpose the two songs - both the lyrics and the music - Scared of swimming in the sea Dark shapes moving under me Every fear I swallow makes me small Inconsequential things occur Alarms are triggered, memories stir That's not the way it has to be. Sat in the corner of the Garden Grill Plastic flowers on the window sil No more miracles, loaves and fishes Been so busy with the washing of the dishes Reaction level?s much too high I can do without the stimuli What struck me was the way that insight came so spontaneously after so many years of listening.

And the similarity continues Walking through the undergrowth to the house in the woods The deeper I go, the darker it gets But still the warmth flows through me And I sense you know me well etc etc