The first single from "Miserabelia" the debut solo album from Ben Buddy Slack. "Miserabelia" was commissioned by Hoot Creative Arts and the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation as part of the "Going Sane?" Project and will be released March 11th 2016. 
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Lyrics
"Here's a little pill that'll keep the dragons in the hills,
 Here's a little pill that'll keep the dragons in the hills,
Some things in life are blessings,
Some things in life are lesson,
If you search through your sorrows as I have done,
You're sure to find the seedlings of your joys to come,
I don't want you to suffer what I've been through,
But if you banish the Dragon then you banish the hero too,

Some things in life cannot be cured,
Some things in life must be endured,
No-one can undermine what I overcame,
This world is full of dragons and they're all there to be tamed,
I don't want you to suffer what I've been through.
But if you banish the Dragon then you banish the hero too,
Ease will always leave less of an impression then our struggles and our sorrows do,
But if you banish the dragon then you banish the hero too,

All of the tales that we most often tell,
Seem to be of the times we made it through hell,
I guess sometimes in the thrill is where we most thrive,
I was nearly killed but I felt so alive,
I don't want you to suffer what I've been through,
But if you banish the Dragon then you banish the hero too,
If you banish the Dragon then you banish the hero too,
If you banish the Dragon then you banish the hero too,

Here's a little pill that'll keep the Dragons in the hills,
Do you want this little pill that'll keep the Dragons in the hills,

On the days when nothing happens,
I smile as I remember the Dragons


Dragons

I Still Am

I was drunk when I told you I loved you,
I was drunk when you broke my heart,
I was drunk at the end of it all,
I was drunk right from the start,
I was drunk underneath the starlit skies,
hazilly gazing into your eyes,
I was drunk,
I was drunk,
I was drunk,
I Still Am,

I was happy when you drove me to drink,
I was drunk when I drove you away,
I was drunk when the bottle was empty,
I was sober not one single day,
I was drunk as we walked down by the seas,
Erasing not facing my memories,
I was drunk,
I was drunk,
I was drunk,
I Still Am,

You know I really wish that I could be free,
You see to me it's not that easy,
You said that I was no use,
Drinking my silly juice,
But to me it's necessary juice,

I was drunk when I wrote you that book,
I was sad you didn't read a single page,
I was sad when you broke all my records,
I was scared when you released your rage,
I was sad we couldn't handle all of our flaws,
And choosing meant losing the one I adored,
I was sad,
I was sad,
I was sad,
I Still Am

Recorded at Studio Bud.
Written and recorded by Ben Buddy Slack.
All Instruments played by Ben Buddy Slack.


I Still Am

A quick demo of me playing the Leonard Cohen classic "Tower of Song". Rest in Peace Leonard, thank you for everything

Tower Of Song (Leonard Cohen cover)

Best know as acting frontman of The Blind Dead McJones Band, Ben Buddy Slack also works as a solo artist and music workshop facilitator. His debut album "Miserabelia is being released in March 2016. The album was commissioned as part of the "Going Sane" project run by Hoot Creative Arts and the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation and looks at various issues relating to Mental Health.

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