Usual Delusional

by Etc.

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1.
Just A Dream 03:59
JUST A DREAM, Etc. You can be you and I can be shy Bet I only ever look at you on the sly What if it's just a dream? I can tell we ought to be friends You're just around the corner I'm going round the bend What if it's just a dream? *I dreamed of you Though we haven’t even met I dream of you And I don't even know what you look like yet* We could collide like in a Wong Kar-Wai But I never say “Hi” I’m too darn shy Too shy to share my dream So I’m staying in bed all weekend I hope I get to dream and see you again Remind me to get your name this time *I dreamed of you ...* You can sleep over You sleep over there I’ll take the sofa Over the stairs Then we can dream Hope is just hoaxer Hope can be a curse I’m hoping for the best When I should expect the worst Because what if it's just a dream? *I dreamed of you...* “You were always round the corner I was going round the bend I think I want to talk to you ‘Hello, My name is _______'” x
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Superhero (free) 03:10
SUPERHERO INCOGNITO, Etc. I kept it secret no-one ever suspected my alter-ego they don't know even those who saw in my closet well you know: they never got it they don't know because it don't show I'M A SUPERHERO — I'M NOT JUST WEIRDO I'M THE INCOGNITO SUPERHERO so I live at home with my superdad & my supermum it's a super way to avoid suspicion but it’s one lonely night after another o well, at least it keeps my cover from being blown no-one can know I'M A SUPERHERO — I'M NOT SUCH A WEIRDO I'M THE INCOGNITO SUPERHERO I’M A SUPERHERO — AT LEAST ME MAM SAYS I AM SHE TUCKS ME IN AT NIGHT AND CALLS ME HER LITTLE SUPERMAN my grandma said I'm the bastard son of someone famous but wouldn't tell me who because it won't save us but maybe that is why I like to run around outside with my undies on the outside -- undies on the outside and my network's down and something's gone and stolen all my mates it's a plot a tell you that explains why your bus is always late and I'm looking so tragic, howling in the traffic looking so tragic, howling at the traffic looking so tragic now I sussed it: I must be from some other planet I'M A SUPERHERO — I’M NOT A WEIRDO I'M A INCOGNITO SUPERHERO I’M A SUPERHERO -- I'M NOT JUST A ZERO I'M THE INCOGNITO SUPERHERO O ... x
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Time/Life 03:20
TIME/LIFE, Etc. WHO’S BEEN HAVING THE TIME OF MY LIFE THE TIME OF THEIR LIFE WITH THE TIME OF MY LIFE WHO TOOK THE TIME OF MY LIFE WHERE CAN I LIVE THE TIME OF MY LIFE IN A CLEAN DREAM HOME WITH MY DIRTY WIFE WHO'LL GIVE ME THE TIME OF MY LIFE > I TRIED TO FOLLOW MY YELLOW BRICK ROAD > SEEMS AS THOUGH THIS LIL PIGGY GOT GYPPED > WHAT I HOPED MIGHT BE STREETS PAVED WITH GOLD > WERE JUST THE SAME OLD SAME OLD SAME OLD SO CHEERS, HERE'S TO THE TIME OF OUR LIVES THIS MIGHT BE SOME GRAND HIGHLIGHT ME, SAT SUPPING THIS POINTLESS PINT THIS COULD BE AS GOOD AS IT GETS FEEBLE WITH FEAR AND BEER OH DEAR TOO MANY CIGARETTES (AND NOT ENOUGH SEX) There's a nice paradise that I once saw A perfect plane with no pain, need nor war A happy planet called TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR It's a fool-free world where everyone's fed Wears ace kecks And has fabulous sex Somewhere there's no lies nor cancer And no cancer and no cancer andnocancerandnocancerandnocancer SO WHO'S GOING TO SHOW ME THE TIME OF MY LIFE IN A CLEAN DREAM HOME WITH A DIRTY WIFE WHO'LL GIVE ME THE TIME OF MY LIFE SCARED SHE'LL BE THERE IN READERS' WIVES VERTICAL SMILING WITH RED-EYE SAT ASTRIDE THE PLACE THAT I MIGHT'VE FOUND THE TIME OF MY LIFE IN A NICE CLEAN HOME WITH A DIRTY WIFE IN A NICE CLEAN HOME WITH A DIRTY WIFE IS IT GOODBYE TO THE TIME OF MY LIFE? HAVE I MISSED THE TIME OF MY LIFE A NICE CLEAN HOME WITH A DIRTY WIFE AND NO CANCER AND NO CANCER ****** (I WONDER: DID YOU EVER MAKE INTO READERS' WIVES LIKE YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO"? YES, I GUESS I COULD CHECK THE NET BUT NOW I FORGET YOUR UNFORGETTABLE NOM DE PLUME0
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Astrogal 03:47
ASTROGAL, Etc. This town ain't big enough for the both of us So let's move away But any town that would have us Is not the type of town where we would wanna stay ASTROGIRL, PACK IT IN YOUR SAD CASE I'M YOUR ASTROBOY CAUSE I CAN GIVE YOU SPACE LIKED YOU ENOUGH TO LET YOU GO THEN I LOVED SO MUCH IT JUST ABOUT KILLED ME THOUGH This bed is big enough for the both of us Until you bring your friends along So you and me are off-and-on I suppose We still get on while you get off with other blokes ASTROGAL, PACK IT IN YOUR SAD CASE I'M YOUR ASTROBOY I CAN GIVE YOU SPACE LUVVED YOU ENOUGH TO SET YOU FREE BUT I WANTED YOU SO MUCH IT JUST ABOUT SLAYED ME This heart is big enough for the both of us You checked out but somehow you still stay What we thought must've been happiness Was just relief from not feeling pain ASTROGAL, PACK IT IN YOU SAD CASE I'M YOUR ASTROBOY BECAUSE I CAN GIVE YOU SPACE CONFUSE WHAT WE WANT WITH WHAT WE NEED AND WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS HAPPINESS WAS JUST RELIEF
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WHEN I WAS A STORE DETECTIVE, Etc. WHEN I WAS A STORE DETECTIVE I LIKED TO FOLLOW YOU ROUND I’D WONDER WHO YOU'D WEAR IT ALL FOR I’D WONDER WHO WAS WEARING YOU DOWN IT WASN'T ANYTHING YOU COULDN'T AFFORD WHEN I WAS A STORE DETECTIVE TIME AFTER TIME YOU COULD HAVE BEEN MINE BUT I WAS YOURS WHEN I WAS A STORE DETECTIVE I'D GET SCARED YOU'D RUN OUT OF THINGS TO STEAL AND STOP COMING BY BECAUSE IT'D HAVE LOST ITS CHALLENGE BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO TRY BECAUSE I LET YOU ESCAPE YOU WERE A STEAL I COULDN'T TAKE PUT MY HAND IN YOUR POCKET HAVE YOU STILL GOT IT? STEAL ME, STEAL ME, PLEASE STEAL ME, COME STEAL ME STEAL ME, STEAL ME, PLEASE STEAL ME, COME STEAL ME CUFF ME (COME ON) WHEN I WAS A STORE DETECTIVE THEY CAUGHT YOU THE DAY I WAS OFF SICK IT DIDN'T LOOK TOO GOOD FOR ME NOW DID IT? I SOON LOST MY JOB BUT LOOK, LOOK WHAT I GOT NOW YOU'RE A STORE DETECTIVE AND I'M OUT OF WORK I LIKE THEY WAY YOU CATCH ME AND YOUR CUFFS THEY HARDLY HURT STEAL ME, STEAL ME, PLEASE STEAL ME, COME STEAL ME TAKE ME IN, CUFF ME, COME ON STEAL ME, STEAL ME, PLEASE STEAL ME, COME STEAL ME AND I'LL STEAL THINGS FOR YOU LIKE YOU USED TO DO I WAS A STORE DETECTIVE - I WAS YOUR DETECTIVE I WAS A STORE DETECTIVE - CAUGHT IN TRAILING YOU I WAS YOUR DETECTIVE - I WAS THE WORST DETECTIVE I WAS THE WORST DETECTIVE BECAUSE I DIDN’T HAVE A CLUE WHEN I WAS A STORE DETECTIVE I LIKED TO FOLLOW YOU ROUND Original cover photo: Tom Morgan Thank you Slainte
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Will Until 03:36
WILL UNTIL (BALLYQUIN), Etc. HEY JITTERBUG, WHERE’S THE RIOT? IT’S IN MY HEART IT WON’T KEEP QUIET I DON’T MIND — I QUITE LIKE IT I WILL SHIFT WHEN I GO I WILL KNOW WHEN I KNOW AND I WILL — UNTIL I DON’T I WILL LOVE YOU UNTIL I DON’T AND IF I CAN’T IT DON’T MEAN I WON’T I WILL – UNTIL I DON’T I WILL LOVE YOU UNTIL I CAN’T AND IF I CAN’T IT DON’T MEAN I SHALLN’T I WILL – UNTIL I DON’T Don't ever “never’ now / don’t ever: ‘never' I GOT A POCKET WITH A PACKET OF BISCUITS IN IT AND A PASSPORT IN THE NAME OF PETER PANIC EQUIPPED TO TRIP THOUGH I NEVER GO AND THERE MAY BE A BETTER DEVIL THAN THE ONE YOU KNOW WITH A DIRTY MIND AND A HEART OF GOLD I WILL LOVE YOU UNTIL I DON’T AND IF I CAN’T IT DON’T MEAN I WON’T I WILL – UNTIL I DON’T I WILL LOVE YOU UNTIL I CAN’T IF I CAN’T: DON’T MEAN I SHALLN’T I WILL – UNTIL I DON’T THERE’S A CROOKED STARTING PISTOL THAT SHOOTS THE RUNNERS DOWN DON’T NEVER SAY “FOREVER” SINCE IT’S ONLY BOUND TO RUN AGROUND I WILL LOVE YOU UNTIL I DON’T etc.
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Unsurprised 03:24
UNSURPRISED ETC, Etc. so, the world is flat after all and nobody really won the war > Why am I not surprised? > Why am I unsurprised? > But no less upset > Yeah ... etc. a heart, broken through sheer boredom the weird boredom of being heartbroken > Why am I not surprised? > Why am I unsurprised? > But no less upset > etc. etc. etc. came just as predicted did not make it hurt less (went just as expected didn't make it hurt less) > Unsurprised > etc. etc. etc.
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Tajmall 2:22 02:22
TAJMALL 2:22, Etc.
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Cupid Stunts 05:30
CUPID STUNTS / LOVE IS A ****, Etc. I don’t go praying for miracles much But lately I’ve been sleeping with my fingers crossed I saw you once — you were miraculous But I never got so much as a touch I remembered being in love But I forgot what it was like Got easy there with the amnesia Until tonight Cupid stunts can be so cruel When the joke is aimed at you * LOVE is just a four-letter word When it’s like this LOVE is just a four-letter word A mockery of what can be perfect LOVE is just a. four-letter word When it's like this LOVE is just a four-letter word And Cupid’s always taking the mick **** LOVE is just a four-letter word When it's like this LOVE is just a four-letter word And Cupid's always taking the mick (Don't go praying for miracles much, etc.) LOVE is just a four-letter word When it's like this LOVE is just a four-letter word A mockery of what could be perfect
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EVERYTHING BREAKS, Etc. Thanks a lot you lot you’re very nice For giving me all your kind advice Telling me to look on the Bright Side Well, I tried, but it was so bright I just about burnt out my eyes Then again in the dark sometimes I can’t see a thing I might start worrying That I’ve gone blind EVERYTHING BREAKS EVERYTHING BREAKS AND THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS EVERYTHING BREAKS EVERYTHING BREAKS BUT SOME THINGS DO GET FIXED Cheers Dears For all your concern Concerning me & things But I’m learning That I might be learning That the Light at the End of the Tunnel Could be a runaway train And the bright light you like to cite Might just be bridges burning EVERYTHING BREAKS AND EVERYTHING BREAKS AND THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS EVERYTHING BREAKS AND EVERYTHING BREAKS BUT SOME THINGS DO GET FIXED EVERYONE TAKES AND EVERYONE TAKES THEY TAKE BREATHS TAKE STEPS TAKE THE PISH EVERYONE TAKES THE TRICK MY FRIENDS IS TO GIVE * 谢谢 xiexie dan terima kasih Arigato, I’m having a party Now I find the light has been with me all along It’s the sunshine from our behinds It’s the light that blazes out our bums So if you’re ever worried Or if you’re in the dark Feel free babe, come see me And the light that shines Out of my art EVERYTHING BREAKS AND EVERYTHING BREAKS AND THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS EVERYTHING BREAKS AND EVERYTHING BREAKS BUT SOMETHINGS DO GET FIXED EVERYTHING FALLS AND EVERYTHING FALLS EVERYTHING FALLS AND EVERYTHING BREAKS SOMETIMES IT ALL FALLS INTO PLACE hmm O o

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HOME stands for 'Humanitarian Organization for Migration Economics'. It is an NGO based in Singapore that advocates for the rights & well-being of low-wage migrant workers; runs a crisis shelter & help-desks; and provides subsidised skills training for domestic workers in Singapore. Visit: www.home.org.sg for more information. Thanks.

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released December 5, 2025

USUAL DELUSIONAL by Etc.

Usual Delusional was made before, during, and after the Covid Pandemic.
Before: Recorded by Wong Ah Boy at TNT
During: Recorded by Patrick Chng at That Locked Door, Kembangan
After: Mixed by Patrick Chng at That Locked Door, Marine Parade Road

Harvey Chamberlain: drums & drums
Ben Harrison: voices, guitars, etc.

Cover photo by Ben Harrison
Props provided by Leo Harrison and Vincent Van Go-Go
Last-minute assist by Roger Chiaw (Grazie)

And Thank You

And especiailly, all the gratitude in the world to Patrick Chng for all his generosity and talent. Usual Delusional would not be like this without him.

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