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Benjamin has trained his whole life for the Olympics and Japan 2020 was to tie in with his peak - what happens now that it's postponed?

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Benjamin watched the news,
dread making him sweat
A 5th of his life spent training,
All in on the bet,

All to win a race,
That will never take place.

At 5 they said he had promise
At 10 they said he had skill
At 16 he joined Great Britain
A team to top the Tokyo bill

The race postponed but unable to train
Benjamin’s strength starts to fade
He is getting weaker by the day,
Losing his edge
By next summer, he will be the bird,
He will be the bird,
that failed to fledge

At 5 they said he had promise
At 10 they said he had skill
At 16 he joined Great Britain
A team to top the Tokyo bill

With time on his hands, Benjamin sits at home,
His swimsuit in a box
He flicks through emails he hasn’t read,
But now there’s time to reply

He sees a message from a girl, in class from two years past
But he’d been too busy training to answer
With time on his hands,
and a new glint in his eye,
He raises a finger,
And clicks reply

At 5 they said he had promise
At 10 they said he had skill
At 16 he joined Great Britain
A team to top the Tokyo bill

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from Stories from the Lockdown, released June 16, 2020

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Giles Read London, UK

Giles Read is a solo artist living in South West London. Heavily influenced by the eclectic and masterful sounds of Davy Graham, Nick Drake and Jeff Buckley, Giles tries to push the boundaries of modern folk sounds.

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