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Biography
Paul was once described by a novelist as 'creative with a capital C' and this creativity is there in every art form he touches - writing, music, graphics, web design...
At the same time, there is more to Paul's work than creativity, please feel free to click on the links to find out more about his writing, music and other work.
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Writing
Business Writing
In addition to writing what is almost certainly the most pioneering CV book in decades (The One Page CV), Paul is also very much in demand for other business projects including Web content, personal statements, biographies, articles and more. Paul is currently working on another non-fiction book project.
Fiction Writing
Paul writes non-fiction in a very unique and engaging style. His fiction is also somewhat different both in style and content. His latest fiction project is a novel. Watch this space...
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Music
Paul is a singer/songwriter and enjoys playing the guitar, bass and piano. Please feel free to listen to some of his songs, as well as reading the words to the songs. You can order songs via iTunes by clicking the links.
Paul is looking for gigs and music representation. He is also open to the idea of playing with others in a band (see wish list).
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Wish list
Gigs:
I am looking for gigs and/or representation.
In the first instance please contact me with details/suggestions.
Possible Band?
I would be interested in playing in a band that is based in Scotland, the main criteria would be that the music is 100% original (no covers), the members are talented, and that the music is indie. My main influences are New Model Army, Placebo and The Stranglers.
I would be open to doing something on acoustic or electric guitar, or playing bass. I'm also happy to sing.
If this fits in with you then please feel free to let me know more about your band.
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Songs
Acoustic
Heartstring Meadow (Words)
VC43 (Words | Youtube Version)
Tora Terra Tora (Words)
Everyday Angel (Words)
Mary (Words | Youtube Version)
Nelly (Words)
The One (Words | Youtube Version)
Nadir Snow (Words | Youtube Version)
A Saisir (Words | Youtube Version)
More fool me (Words | Youtube Version)
Pointing at the Sun (Words | Youtube Version)
Blueboy (Words | Youtube Version)
Shame on you (Words | Youtube Version)
It’s mad here (Words | Youtube Version)
Mary (Words | Youtube Version)
A Different Kind of Bridge (Words | Youtube Version)
Reapered (Words | Youtube Version)POEM/MUSIC
Coalseam Diamond(Words)
Electric
Sapphire Lake (Words)
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Events
I am looking to do more events in the form of gigs, writer presentations and CV master classes.
Please feel free to contact me if you have any proposals.
If you would like to sign up for the mailing list as and when events are added, please click here to join the mailing list.
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tora terra tora
She's my home
I didn't buy no rights
For my Alpine days
Or Arabian nightsShe gives her all for me
She gives it all for freeShe gives her all
But we just fight
We snatch her fruits
Then bite and biteShe gives her all for me
She gives it all for freeCopyright Paul Hichens- All rights reserved. Songs or words may not be copied or reproduced without my prior permission
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More fool me
She was a fine whore
Prayed to God after Christmas
Hold me
Touch me
Hold me
Touch me
She was a fine whore
Prayed to God after winter
Said down on your knees
Said, beg you please
On your kneesShe was a fine whore
Prayed to God after sunset
Love me
Lie to me
Fool me
More fool me
More fool meMore fool me
What did I do?
What did I do to you?
What did I do?
What did I do
To deserve you?
What did I do?
What did I do to you?
What did I do?
What did I do
To deserve you?Copyright Paul Hichens- All rights reserved. Songs or words may not be copied or reproduced without my prior permission
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Mary
You are the one
You are the reason I’m alive
Mother and wife
Thank you for your love
All my lifeI love you
Mary it’s trueYou are the one
Maternal world-class number one
Through pain and strife
Thank you for your love all my lifeI love you
Mary it’s trueWhen I was young
When I need someone to turn to it was you
Thirty years on you’re still number one
It’s still youMary
You are the one
You are the warmest brightest light
Such boundless love
Such endless joy you bring to lifeI love you
Mary it’s trueWhen I was young
When I need someone to turn to it was you
Thirty years on you’re still number one
It’s still youI love you
Mary it’s true
Copyright Paul Hichens- All rights reserved. Songs or words may not be copied or reproduced without my prior permission
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Sapphire Lake
Ripples in Sapphire Lake
Another stone another wake
Gazing after dawn is that your face
Is that your crown where is this place?Sapphire draws you down
Where are you
What's the hour
Is it you?
Sapphire Lake what do you want of me?
How do I know you?
Sapphire lakeLook into my crystal eyes
Green glints sparks and memorize
Fireworks rise through purple skies
And feel it now and touch it nowCourtyard clash cobbles and hooves
A lone horn sounds
Your carriage moves
Meriln calls out be not bemused
But feel it now and touch it nowRed carpets spread beneath your feet
Bowed heads boarder ever street
Test the mirror for deceit
And feel it now and touch it nowTouch the glass so clean and smooth
The magic blows the image moves
As waves head back towards her shores
And Sapphire's secret veil redrawsFeel it now
Copyright Paul Hichens- All rights reserved. Songs or words may not be copied or reproduced without my prior permission
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Tarnished Amber
Its just another day
It's just another night
Its just another way
Its just the way it isAnd I know its right
And I know it well
And I know it still
It's just the way of lifePlease
Please forgive me
Where's your heart and soul
Just close your eyes
And dream awayAnd
And I know its right
And I know it well
And I know it still
It's just another dayCopyright Paul Hichens- All rights reserved. Songs or words may not be copied or reproduced without my prior permission
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Reapered
Meet me tonight at a quarter to ten
Every creed and clan
You’ve left it too late
Now I’m gunning for you
Loaded by your handsChorus:
Don’t hit me
Don’t run
Just kiss me
You knew this day would come
You’ve stoked it on and on….Meet me outside
Every girl and boy
Take my hand tonight
Your elders, well
They had it all
Oh, why’d they
Fight and FightChorus:
Don’t hit me
Don’t run
Just kiss me
You knew this day would come
You’ve stoked it on and on….No coming back baby
Na.. na..Copyright Paul Hichens- All rights reserved. Songs or words may not be copied or reproduced without my prior permission
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Secrets
Feel the calling
Feel the tingle down your spine
Feel the calling
Sense that now's the time
Katherine's falling
Katherine's falling
Her head spins round and round
Katherine's falling
But not towards the ground
Katherine's fallingFeel the calling
Hear those whispers in your head
Feel the calling
In the still air by your bed
Katherine's falling
Katherine's falling
I wonder if she knows
Katherine's falling
But when will she let go
Katherine's falling
Falling
….Falling
For the secretsCopyright Paul Hichens- All rights reserved. Songs or words may not be copied or reproduced without my prior permission
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Raindance
Close your eyes
Close your eyes and ride the storm
Close your eyes thunder cries as lightning dies
Close your eyes dream yourself a vision
Close your eyes
Conjure up what you're missingHold your hands out
Hands out to the skies
Hold your hands out
Expect your surprise
Feel the dust
Blowing all around
Watch the dust
Fall back to the ground
Hold your hands out
Hands out to the skies
Hold your hands out
Expect your surprise
Hold your hands out
Hands out to the skies
Hold your hands out
Expect your surprise
Feel the dust
Blowing all around
Watch the dust
Fall back to the ground
Feel the
Feel the pitter patter as she cries
The skiesCopyright Paul Hichens- All rights reserved. Songs or words may not be copied or reproduced without my prior permission
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Shame on you
No, it’s not okay
It started with a racist beat
Pinstriped suits and hobnailed feet
The wanted to trample over you
They wanted to walk all over you
Then came the push, the sting the lies
On you the mark disguised with smiles
They wanted to turn you
Feed the fear and fool youIt’s not okay
Here in the UK
It’s not okay
It’s not a good time for you
Na, na, na, naThey closed the door
Can’t change your mind
Democracy has died
They want to control you
Tell you what you can and cannot doIt’s not okay
Here in the UK
It’s not okay
It’s not a good time for you
Na, na, na, naShame on you
52
Shame on you
52
Shame on you
52
Shame on you
52No, it’s not okay
Copyright Paul Hichens- All rights reserved. Songs or words may not be copied or reproduced without my prior permission
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The One
No need to talk
No need for wordsNo need to talk
No need for words
Just feel itDon't need to touch
Don't need no proof
Just feel itHe's the one
You believe it
He's the one
I believe itDon't need to see
Don't need to hearDon't need to see
Don't need to hear
Just feel itDon't need a light
Don't need no rights
Just feel itHe's the one
You believe it
He's the one
I believe itCopyright Paul Hichens- All rights reserved. Songs or words may not be copied or reproduced without my prior permission
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The One
Hey Mo what’d you do
Life keeps bombarding you
Trouble follows you
Boy blue
But you lure it too
You doSeek and you will find
What gnaws at your mind
Turn the other way
No way
Walk the other way
No way
Na, na, na, na, na, naMo will follow through
For you
He’ll be there for you
Boy blueSeek and you will find
Blue, boy blue
What gnaws at your mind
Fight tooth and nail
Blue, boy blue
And you will prevail
Keep right on track
Blue, boy blue
There’s no turning back
Na, na, na, na, na, naMo will follow through
For you
He’ll be there for you
Boy blueCopyright Paul Hichens- All rights reserved. Songs or words may not be copied or reproduced without my prior permission
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Nelly
Deep in your heart there is a mountain
Alpine peak all white as snowDeep in your soul there is a fountain
Purest water springing forthThere's no winter
There's no cold
But lots of promise
If you are boldDeep in your eyes there is a lantern
Shining bright amid the darkDeep in your voice it is enchanting
Sweet melodies amid the barksThere's no winter
There's no cold
But lots of promise
If you are boldDeep in your smile there is a sparkle
Diamond glint between the linesDeep in your whole there is a kindness
A burning love that never diesThere's no winter
There's no cold
But lots of promise
If you are boldNelly here you are
Hold my hand
Help you up
Help you come on upCopyright Paul Hichens- All rights reserved. Songs or words may not be copied or reproduced without my prior permission
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A Saisir
Je suis
A saisir
Et devant toi
Tu me vois
Mais me vois pas
Tu ne me vois pas
Je suis
A saisir
Et devant toi
Ouvres tes yeux
Ouvres tes bras
Ouvres tes brasYou don’t see
You look right through meJe suis là
Devant toiJe suis
A saisir
Tu me tiens
Tiens à moi
Tiens à moiOne last time
Yeah I did say
Then I’m calling it a day
Regrets? Hell yeah
But its okay
If you can’t see
…well anyway
If you can’t see
…well anyway
If you can’t see
…well anywayCopyright Paul Hichens- All rights reserved. Songs or words may not be copied or reproduced without my prior permission
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Everyday Angel
She was my star
My teenage dream
She was my beauty queen
That winter's day
She took my ring
Was my greatest dayShe was
My one true lover
My only wife
Its been two score years
Since she's been gone
But she's been with me
Every day and nightGod's my friend
But I'll never see
Just why He took
My Kathy
Just 22
And full of life
When she fell into her dreamShe was
My one true lover
My only wife
Its been two score years
Since she's been gone
But she's been with me
Every day and nightKathy's gone
Or so they say
Fate didn't fall her way
But to me
Well I still see her
Watching over meShe was
My one true lover
My only wife
Its been two score years
Since she's been gone
But she's been with me
Every day and nightCopyright Paul Hichens- All rights reserved. Songs or words may not be copied or reproduced without my prior permission
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Nadir Snow
The sun’s blacked out
The sky’s caved in
Winter’s got his claws gripped into
My sulking eyes, reddened skin
An icy wind
Howls within
It’s so cold, cold
Without you my darling
It’s so cold, cold
Without you my loveThe sun’s blacked out
The sky’s caved in
Your memory cuts me still
I see your smile
Make me spin
My fire still burns
But now with a chill
It’s so cold, cold
Without you my darling
It’s so cold, cold
Without you my loveI feel so numb now
My nadir’s filled with snow
Take my hand now
And never let go
Take my hand
Don’t let you
You broke my heart
You know
You knowThe sun’s blacked out
The sky’s caved in
Winter’s got his claws gripped into
My sulking eyes, reddened skin
An icy wind
Howls within
It’s so cold, cold
Without you my darling
It’s so cold, cold
Without you my loveI feel so numb now
My nadir’s filled with snow
Take my hand now
And never let go
Take my hand
Don’t let you
You broke my heart
You know
You know
Take me
Take me from out the cold
Warm my
Warm my heart and soul
Take me
Take me from nadir snow
Warm my heart and soulLove
Love your love
Love
Love your loveCopyright Paul Hichens- All rights reserved. Songs or words may not be copied or reproduced without my prior permission
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It's mad here
Sea is rising beneath me
Holes in skies above
Help me now I beseech thee
We’re blowing ourselves upIt’s mad here
War and famine around us
We watch it on the screens
A kind of entertainment
As we’re scoffing our teas
It’s mad here
Hey you, you don’t get it
You don’t get it at all
Hey you, if you don’t get it
We’re all in for a fallDespots at the table
Counting all their gold
Bounties that they’ve sold
Kid’s futures that they’ve soldIt’s mad here
Hey you, you don’t get it
You don’t get it at all
Hey you, if you don’t get it
We’re all in for a fallIt’s mad here
It’s mad hereCopyright Paul Hichens- All rights reserved. Songs or words may not be copied or reproduced without my prior permission
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Pointing at the sun
Russian route gun
Is pointing at the sun
Blow it all away
One dark dayIt was a perfect song
Where did it go wrong?
Greedy pigs and goats
Swilling her sweet notesHey you
Three brass monkeys in grey suits
Red Square
Tianamen
You don’t * careHey you
Three brass monkeys in black suits
White House
You man or mouse?
What will your kids say?Hey
Tell them no
Those grey suits
No
Hey
Tell them no
Those grey suits
NoHey you
Three brass monkeys in grey suits
Red Square
Tiananmen
You don’t * careHey you
Three brass monkeys in black suits
White House
You man or mouse?
What will your kids say?Hey Tell them no
Those grey suits
No
Hey
Tell them no
Those grey suits
NoCopyright Paul Hichens- All rights reserved. Songs or words may not be copied or reproduced without my prior permission
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Mary
You are the one
You're the reason I'm alive
Mother and wife
Your love has carried me all my lifeI love
Love you
Mary it's trueYou are the one
Maternal world class number one
Through pain and strife
Thank you for your love all my lifeI love
Love you
Mary it's trueWhen I was young When I needed someone to turn to
It was you
30 years on
You're still number one
It's still youYou are the one
You are the warmest brightest light
Such boundless love
Such endless joy you bring to lifeI love
Love you
Mary it's trueWhen I was young
When I needed someone to turn to
It was you
30 years on
You're still number one
It's still youCopyright Paul Hichens- All rights reserved. Songs or words may not be copied or reproduced without my prior permission
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A Different Kind of Bridge
Meet me in the middle of your rainy could
Talk to me it won’t weight you down
Oh, hear me now
You’re not on your own
Oh, hear me now
You’re not on your ownCall me at the nadir of your darkest hour
From words spring hope, the healing power
Oh, hear me now
You’re not on your own
Oh, hear me now
You’re not on your ownClose your eyes
So you can see
Back in time
Just you and me
Drift away
Ride those bullets
Dive-bomb hose sharks
Remember when
Claw back those daysA problem shared might hold the key
To life and death
Follow me
Come drift away
Oh, hear me now
You’re not on your own
Oh, hear me now
You’re not on your ownClose your eyes
So you can see
Back in time
Just you and me
Drift away
Ride those bullets
Dive-bomb hose sharks
Remember when
Claw back those daysCopyright Paul Hichens- All rights reserved. Songs or words may not be copied or reproduced without my prior permission
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heartstring meadow
Am I dreaming?
I wish I were
No sign of you
For half a yearThey all said
That you'd run
They told me
You weren't the one
weren't the oneThey said move on
But they don't see
That in my heart
You still wear my ringI don't care
What you've done
Without your love
I'm so alone
so aloneAnd so I walk
In my daily daze
Down to the meadow
Where we first layAnd if I close my eyes
I can smell you hair
And when I look
You're still thereI knew you'd come
All along
Back to my arms
Where you belongI knew you'd come
All along
Back to my heart
Where you belongCopyright Paul Hichens- All rights reserved. Songs or words may not be copied or reproduced without my prior permission
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vc43
His plane is cruising but its not the jet set
Each flax flanked sortie is like Russian roulette
For himHurtling down through the clouds from a mile up above
No adrenaline junkie its just one more job
For himI was there in Arnhem
In 1943
I saw him killed in action
For me…And you
A dip in the ocean
No bucket and spade
Just mines and barbed wire
And shells German made
For himRush through the hail
Red mist falls again
No paintball adventure
This isn't a game
For himI was there in Arnhem
In 1943
I saw him killed in action
For me…And you
…Think about itCopyright Paul Hichens- All rights reserved. Songs or words may not be copied or reproduced without my prior permission