Name: The Fighter
Duration: P00H04M05S
Description: The Fighter is based on a poem by Ron Coleman that expresses his frustration with his dementia diagnosis. It is performed by Ron himself with support from his family. The song combines electro and glam rock with a charismatic vocal suggestive of The Fall’s Mark E Smith.

The Fighter

from The Demented Poets EP by Deepness Dementia Media

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The Fighter is based on a poem by Ron Coleman that expresses his frustration with his dementia diagnosis. It is performed by Ron himself with support from his family. The song combines electro and glam rock with a charismatic vocal suggestive of The Fall’s Mark E Smith.

lyrics

“I am the demented poet. Hear my call”

Disgracefully dementing,
frustration fermenting,
Vocally venting,
desperate denial.

Developing daily,
malevolent malady.
Furious fidgeting,
Terrifying twitching.

Dementia diagnosis,
painful prognosis,
Broken, begotten,
futures forgotten.

Haunting hallucinations,
perverse persecutions.
Rightly refusing
maniacal musings.

Cognitive chaos,
illuminating illusion,
Wordless wanderings,
constant confusion.

Corrupted connections,
invasive insurrections,
Deadly directives,
interventions ineffective.

People pretending,
niceness never ending,
Totally transcending,
cognitive comprehension.

credits

from The Demented Poets EP, released September 17, 2021
Words by Ron Coleman
Music by Andrew Eaton-Lewis (www.allofthedays.co.uk), with Ron Coleman, Karen Taylor and Francesca Coleman
Produced by Hamish Brown (www.hamishbrownmusic.com)
Performed by Ron Coleman, Karen Taylor, Francesca Coleman and Andrew Eaton-Lewis

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Deepness Dementia Media Scotland, UK

Deepness Dementia Media is a platform that gives people tools for living well with dementia, designed collaboratively with those with dementia leading the process.

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