PLUPERFECT
Tabletop toyset map of the world
Jigsaw planisphere, edges all curled
Worn out games book, puzzles all done
I looked inside to see what I’d won
I’d won a seat on the train to Strangeville
Or a place on the daily treadmill
I’d won a ticket to a ‘no prize’ win
Or a packet of bent penny pins

Mandelbrot paint set, infinity waits
Half finished painting of a garden gate
Last year’s calender was there on the wall
I checked the dates, was I there at all?
I looked out the window, was I laying low
Or was I waiting for the Late Late Show
I couldn’t figure out where I’d gone
But I must have done cos I lingered on

Sinewave eyeballs in a metal made head
Robotic vision that can see through lead
Nostradamus quatrains I could decode
Told me I was going into overload
Told me I’d lived twice every day
That I had to listen to what I’d say
Told me I’d had way too much fun
That I should have walked when I’d run

Words by Peter Greatorex.
Copyright ℗ 2010 D & G Music / Explicit Music.

Pluperfect

Lyrics by ‘Speedy’ Pete Greatorex.
Music by George Davies / ‘Speedy’ Pete Greatorex.

Copyright ℗ 2010 D & G Music / Explicit Music.

This arrangement by Dark Company.

Vocals and rhythm guitar recorded at Wud Records Studio One, Exeter, 2015.
Everything else recorded at Wud Records Studio One, Europe, 2020.
Engineered, mixed and produced at Wud Records Studio One, Central Europe, 2024.

Cover Art:
“Bad Habits 1d” by Peter Greatorex
See: https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/dark-company/original-artwork-by-peter-greatorex/original-artwork-by-peter-greatorex-gallery-1/

Copyright © 2025 Wud Records.

Performers:
‘Speedy’ Pete Greatorex – lead vocal
Zakk Black – lead and rhythm guitars
Maxx Damage – bass
Sven Stiglund – drums

Fun Facts:
* The lyrics for this song were written 4th November 2010.
* This is a song that Pete never sang a proper studio version of and his vocals were lifted from the demo and cleaned up a bit.
* Well, quite a lot actually. 🙂
* This song is mostly E7, D no 3rd and Asus4.
* Rhythm guitars by the Ice Maiden and Nicodemus.
* The lead guitar part at the start that was deemed reasonable was played on the Ice Maiden.