Recent demos and rough-tapes from songwriter Anton Etch

Simple and Strange: One

This set also included:
~ Max Van Horne - Your Face
~ Luke Cox - Here By Me 
~ Mike Doucette - Heart On The Floor

Unsigned Radio Hour #5

This set also included Newfoundland Artist:

Calvin Blackmore ~ Waltzing In Newtown Tonight 

David Andrec ~ Hear The Night 

Kellie Loder ~ Honey I’m Scared

Unsigned Radio Hour #23

Floating into Wonder

Now that the border’s open - she’s on the overnighter
Up near the universe so vivid as it’s shining brighter
So long in isolation – We living on our phones
But what a torture that is - needing flesh n bone

And I’m waiting near the runway’s end
Watching descending lights 
And that final roar overhead – hey I’m lifted so high

And we’ll be floating into wonder (mm mm mm)
Gifted this new path
Cause she is out the other side of it (now we can be)
Floating into wonder

This kiss is never ending - senses remember her
Flooding skin in waves - how to find the words?
We walking tied together – in love with baggage claim
In love with everybody – and I just say her name

And how we’ll sing - and the car will sing
As I bring this girl back home
And all who love her wait in clover at the end of the golden road 

And we’ll be floating into wonder . . .

Yeah I’m chosen one tonight ‘cause I got my lady home

FLOATING INTO WONDER

Written and Arranged by Amy O'Bryan

I think of you quite often.  I think of you all the time.  Your voice never leaves my mind.  I think of you in the morning, early sunshine.  I think of you when I’m tucked in at night.  And if I could wonder, I would wonder one thing.  Do you wish to see me again?  ‘Cos if you don’t I’m alright.  I guess I’ll make it through.  But I’d hate living without you.  So, I’ll think of you often, think of you all the time as your voice echoes in my mind.

Dreaming Outloud

Living Without You

2023 video link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNNTnsRioZs

This Town Has Changed
by Anton Etch 2021

I woke up 
in this here town
shed the scales from my eyes
and looked around

see how we live
we're all going to hell
fires are burning
there's a sulphorous smell 

There's no alley way where one used to be
This town has changed (but maybe it's me)

I can't get through
I can't get by
this town rattles on
leaves me behind

I still can't get through
I can't touch down
nothing feels real
in this goddam town

Sun shines, rain falls, 
this town pretends it has it all..

In this town
you don't have to be
you just have to 
appear to be

There's no alley way where one used to be
This town has changed (but maybe it's me)
Maybe it's not this town, maybe it's me
but maybe i'm right, this ain't the place to be

the crows are all leaving, 
what do they know?
it's all a ride
it's on with the show
 
Sun shines, rain falls, 
this town pretends it has it all..
There's no alley way where one used to be
This town has changed, 
this town has changed,
this town has changed//

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Anton Etch 2021 All Rights Reserved

This Town Has Changed

Figure It Out
by Anton Etch 2021 
- a rough demo from the 'Simple & Strange' series -

In the beginning
there were snakes and there were devils
of the human kind
where'er you travell'd

if you're watching a movie
and someone says "I'll be back around seven"
you can be sure that
something else is bound to happen

if you ask for something straight up
that's most likely what you'll be given
you could spend the rest of your life
thinkin' about heaven
                  
if someone tells you
we don't talk like that in prison
best send a message
that nothing will be forgiven

if someone says they don't have the time
it's not about time
but what they'd rather be doing
with that same time

when you feel confusion 
when you feel doubt
ain't it about time?
about time you figured it out?

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Anton Etch 2021 All Rights Reserved

Figure It Out

Things Are Going Wrong
by Anton Etch 2022
- a rough tape from the 'Simple & Strange' series -

I look around me - I'm feeling low
I see the places but there's - no place to go
I see a figure falling  from the  sky
Mouth is open but I hear no cry

I pick a face - I draw a blank
My mind is trapped in a bolt-down tank
I see my friends and we all agree 
Are we crazy or just care-free?

Save us...  Save us from...  or Save us for...
Things...  are going wrong...  Hear our call ...         

Ups and downs this is modern livin'
For all these goods we are forgiven
The colours writhe then they soar then they fall
I see them scream but I hear no call

Save us...  Save us from...  or Save us for...
Things...  are going wrong...  Hear our call ...         

I look around me - I'm feeling low
I see the places but there's - no place to go
I see a figure falling  from  the   sky
I look around me... but where am I ?

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Anton Etch 2022 All Rights Reserved

Things Are Going Wrong

Truth…
by Anton Etch 2022
- a rough demo from the 'Simple & Strange' series -

Truth comes in flashes
snapshots and ashes
rises like a phoenix
floats to your ceiling
shimmers and hovers
at four in the morning
truth comes in flashes
from fragments forming

Truth appears
it's not excavated
it can't be figured
or cooked or created

Truth emerges
in surprising places
the howling vagrant
and unsafe spaces

Truth isn't born
fully formed
you have to glean it
from shards ‘n storms

Truth waits
It delivers no warning
reveals itself
to those in mourning

Truth doesn't care
who the hell you are
what you drive
pauper or czar

Truth is earned
it can't be bought
you have to want it
more than what you got

Truth comes in flashes
in rags and in patches
the daughter of time
slow as molasses 
or quick as quicksilver
in sparks and splashes
in fragments and facets
in mixes and mashes

Truth is the last
guest at the weddin'
sits at the back
foldin' a napkin

…less in words 
more in actions
never shouts 
ignores the factions

…tip of a hat
tap of a finger
there's truth in
the voice of the singer

Truth in 
the barkin' dog
the wasp sting
the walk in the dark

Truth lurks 
in the shadows
it stalks
your tomorrows

You can try 
forever to avoid it
deny, defy,
or blindfold it

The enemy 
of fantasy
the surrender 
of hope...

...truth is 
no story.
It doesn't need 
glory

Truth comes in flashes
snapshots and ashes
rises like a phoenix
floats to your ceiling
shimmers and hovers
at four in the morning
truth comes in flashes
from fragments forming

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Anton Etch 2022 All Rights Reserved

Truth...

Then You Come To Me
by Anton Etch 2022

In this world alone
people that you meet
most will pass you by 
scuffin’ their feet
Others they will look
you in the eye
they live on in your mind
’til the day you die

I saw myself a slave
breaking barren ground
nothing in my heart
to spread around
Then you came on by
on me you smiled
you helped me see the path
is worth the while

Everything you are
comes from what you bring
we’re all in this alone
we all face suffering
If you hear me
and I hear you
oh that’ll go a ways
to get us through

Mournful as I look
sad as I may sound
I endure the pain
when it comes around
Then you come to me
and peace i find
the horrors of the world
I leave behind

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Anton Etch 2022 All Rights Reserved

Then You Come To Me

Rain and Snow
by Anton Etch 2022
- a rough demo from the Simple & Strange series -

I had plans here in the past
I knew that nothin’ ever lasts
but I still feel a pang
when I realize that’s the truth

I thought I could leave it all behind
I hoped that time would heal and bind
but it just breaks open
the same old scars

at that moment
I’m back behind bars

Tell me where you wanna go
in the rain and in the snow
you know this ain’t the place..
to be
you’re still searching for that Holy Grail
in the wind and in the hail
you want it all but          
you need to get away….
you’ll kill someone 
if you have to stay

You made the break you take a walk
while all the others talk talk talk
a lonesome road
of your own design

Out the city ridin’ free
no more beggin’ on bended knee
hold yer head up
and breathe the sky

at that moment
I’ll probably sigh

Tell me where you wanna go
in the rain and in the snow
you know this ain’t the place..
to be
you’re still searching for that Holy Grail
in the wind and in the hail
you want it all but          
you need to get away….
you’ll kill someone 
if you have to stay


On the road we come across
no pound of flesh, no sacred cross
no need to make a bed 
amongst the thorns

Moss is growing and that’s fine
time ain’t pressin’… we don’t mind
let me know where we’re goin’
when we arrive

at that moment
I’ll probably cry

Tell me where you wanna go
in the rain and in the snow
you know this ain’t the place..
to be
you’re still searching for that Holy Grail
in the wind and in the hail
you want it all but          
you need to get away….
you’ll kill someone 
if you have to stay

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Anton Etch 2022 - All Rights Reserved

Rain And Snow

Songwriter Linda Hickey, and Paul Hamilton of Hamilton Sound stop by and have a chat with Colleen about Hamilton Sound's  'The Whistle Don't Blow', their brand new song reflecting on the closure of the #BellIsland iron ore mines. The song is produced by Jim Fidler, and is available now on all streaming platforms. This interview aired on July 8, 2022.

Single

Hamilton Sound - 'The Whistle Don't Blow' - on Spot On

I'm In No Hurry

Lots of acoustic instruments with a mix of folk. acoustic and jazz.  It's relaxing but happy feel too. It's kind of complicated too but nothing like a challenge. A Charming way to spend the day do you agree?

Leaving On A Stream

Mixed/Mastered by Mariosyjp

LYRIC
I’m a foolish mortal
Standing at the portal
Of a heavenly night with you
You’re the rarest creature
Fine in every feature
Divine is a word that would do
In your description
But may I mention
I’m not as dumb as I may seem
I’m a foolish mortal
But I know this is a dream

This mortal fool here
Dropped out of school, dear
The hard knocks came too fast
Now my days I squander
As I roam and wander
Trying to escape my past
Wave if you see me
You wouldn’t want to be me
Nor would anyone else
I’m a foolish mortal
But I know this much about myself

I’m a simple guy
With simple tastes
And I don’t expect a lot 
At the end we all share similar fates
If you’ve figured out the plot 
We all rot!

I’m a foolish mortal
Good for a chortle
To gods and goddesses
That’s what we’re worth, friends
As our earth spins
And what a mess this is
Clowns and jesters
Crocodile wrestlers
Oh! we put on a show
But I’m just a foolish mortal
Good for a chortle 
Yeah a foolish mortal 
So… 
What do I know?

Foolish Mortal

Set Me Free

Cherryville

It`s a Wonderful Lowlife
Some people say that all roads lead to Rome.
Well I bloody hope not `cos I`m driving home.
I`m in cruise control in 11th gear.
I`m going down to my wonderful lowlife.
Listen to the story of my life.
Hear it on “You Tube” & press “subscribe”.
Its been 7 years, not a  single view.
I`m going to hide in my wonderful lowlife.
Somewhere in the fast lane theres a man with a diamond studded iphone.
And a plan.
And he`ll take you down like I know you will.
He`ll drag you down to his wonderful lowlife.
Some people say that all roads lead to Rome.
Well I bloody hope not `cos I`m driving home.
She`ll be waiting there with a plan for me.
She`s going down on her wonderful lowlife.
Its time to understand that fairy tales are just fairy tales.
Has no one told you they`re not coming true?
I couldn`t get much higher if I tried and if I did it would be a waste of time.
I`ll be there for you (and I always will)
We`re getting high.It`s a wonderful lowlife.
We´re doing fine. It’s a wonderful lowlife.

Written by Chris Underwood. 
Nice guitar- Thomas Brekling
All other instruments- Chris Underwood.
Recorded at Granny Studios, Drønningmølle & at home in Rågeleje, Denmark.
Produced and engineered by Thomas Brekling and Chris Underwood. 

Its A Wonderful Lowlife

Rough-tapes/pre-demos from the 'Simple & Strange' series...
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