Hinkler Blues Box Guitar
Hohner Special 20 Harmonica
Yamaha Tenor Saxophone
Addictive Keys piano
Garageband strings

Tired Of Feeling Tired

The black veil

So on this one we have Jim Sanders on the drums, Dave Toolan and Charlie Villiers on guitar, and myself on the bass and singing (it’s Dave you can hear adding some lovely high harmonies here and there as well). I wrote the music and words. As usual it was recorded just with the ipad on a shelf in the corner, hopefully you get the jist.

~Lyrics~
I’ve been running around all day
From London Bridge to Grand Parade
And the one thing that spurs me on
A promised land where I belong

A band of legends in my mind
The most esteemed and much maligned
And I thought I was alone
To think I nearly stayed at home

You were the one with the rueful smile
I was the one who could run a mile
It’s all coming back to me now
Your joie de vie is infectious
So carefree that it’s reckless
Ha, it’s all coming back to me now

Music and dancing, and the joy of laughing
And crashing through the decades as we fell
We took a moment right there on the floor
To marvel at the evening’s carousel

And I know I might only say it when I’m drunk
but it’s true never the less
I love you with all my heart and soul
And there’s only one thing that really breaks my heart
…my biggest regret…
I just wish we saw each other more.

All Coming Back To Me Now

A song I threw together in a bit of a rush to have something new ready for the TMC May playlist, based on an old progression I had lying around, about resurfacing after burnout/depression/any kind of rough time. Ironically, it almost sent me straight into the next crisis, because the verses weren't exactly jumping out of my head, but I got there in the end I think.

Lyrics:
Verse 1
Climbing - I can almost see the peak it’s within reach for me
The sky above is free and clear now,
The clouds and - my doubts disperse below 
they’re no more hanging over me right now I feel serenity

Chorus 1 
But I was off the rails, I couldn’t set my sails in the head wind and rain
I let the tide pull me away from myself
But now I’m back, I’m back, I’m back on track and back in the game, I navigate
The space between heaven and hell and everything else

Verse 2
Healing - believing hope will rise and dot 
the darkest skies with starry guides towards a brandnew dawn/morning 
Blinding - light that opens up my eyes 
to new horizons now, and beauty thriving all around

Chorus 2
I was lost on forbidden trails winding away through the thicket of my brain
I let the fog lead me astray in myself
But now I’m back, I’m back, I’m back on track and back in the game, I navigate
The space between heaven and hell and everything else

Verse 3
Breathing - leaving distant pistol shots ricocheting round my mind 
behind and tune into the silence
I don’t - know how long the calm before the storm will last this time
But I’ll enjoy the view while I am… fine

I'm back (demo)

I'm Back (demo)

Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag
Is what they said in days they are now long dead
Can't get what you want in life
Well get used to it, it is what it is

Don't look back with regrets
It only fuels the things that make the ground
Swell up.and swallow you whole

In my life I would never grasp things till too late and now I know that I would not make the same mistakes, I would not hesitate

To take things by the collar and swing them around my waist, but it doesn't roll back the tides of dither and wait.
Don't hold back the tides of dither and wait.

When they say that things at home are giving time alone to think about the things you never thought you'd think about. 

394. don't dither and wait (harding).mp3

Release date:
13/9/24
P-line:
℗ 5 Ash Kills.
C-line:
© 2024 5 Ash Kills. All rights reserved.

Overflow single from EP 'Addendum' release date 24/9/24

Lyrics

Overflow

And the sides of my tub are so slick
I should get out
There's less of me on the surface
Than I'd like

Failure to engage my impulse control
Sees me struggling all alone
Failure to engage my impulse control
Sees me lying in my tub alone

I see bleach on the surface
In the tense refracted light
And there's less of me on the surface 
Than I'd like
And this waters chilled and numbed my wrists
I should get out

Failure to engage my impulse control
Sees me struggling all alone
Failure to engage my impulse control
Sees me lying in my tub alone

Starting to overflow
Tub is overflowing
Starting to overflow
Tub is overflowing

As my bath turns red
After a sharp inhalation of breath
And the sides of my tub are so slick
I should get out

5 Ash Kills - Addendum EP

Track:
Overflow - Track 3
Release date:
13/9/24
P-line:
℗ 5 Ash Kills.
C-line:
© 2024 5 Ash Kills. All rights reserved.

"5 Ash Kill's latest creation "Overflow" resonates with the raw, ferocious energy that fans of metal crave. The song masterfully blends an aggressive yet relaxed mood. The composition is enriched with strong vocal presence, alongside thundering bass guitar and vigorous percussion.
In keeping with the ethos of metal music, "Overflow" stands out for its authenticity and unfiltered expression. The track's intricate instrumentation and the absence of autotune enhance its raw and genuine appeal."

Addendum

Overflow

I was getting into Nitric Oxide which is supposed to help relax your endothelial layer of your blood veins, and you can supposedly get it from sunlight and beets.  I also bought some pills to help increase my circulation, but long story short I don't think beets help, and in reality you just need to move around more often and exercise.  I actually bought a reptile light for my office...

Red Beets

An itendlent symphought

Treacle (2024)

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