The middle 8 was written as a separate song years ago in Thailand. The verse/chorus quickly came together Feb 2022. Lyrics:
Ch
Yeah we're going down to the beach
I know that we'll survive – cos this ain't some carcrash moment.
We're going down to the beach
I know we'll survive – cos we're soul-to-soul you and I
V1
Taking it easy - getting high, high, high
Bringing it down - taking it slow, slow, slow
Link
You in your world me in mine – dancing shadows intertwine
The path that lead us to this island – I ask myself where else could we be?
I sense how futile life could have been
Rpt Ch
V2
Paths we follow, choices made
Me, myself – am I to blame?
Rpt Link
M8
Marching on the beach facing southern seas
No battle cry, no enemy
Waving arms, smoking ships pass silently
All the while the child plays on in his own sweet world
Rpt V1
Rpt Ch (x2)

Going Down

The difficulties of searching out the truth on the internet.

Tangled

A list of some of the more bizarre things that make us happy, with a big thank you to Ian Dury.  Lyrics came out as a poem during the first lockdown here in France 2020. Tune followed the following summer. Just a bit of fun, with peace, love and respect to all people from all walks of life. Have fun!
Lyrics:
V1
Scent of her scarf. Having a laugh. Hangover barf.
Listening to Foo. Taking a poo. Hashtag Me Too.
Sipping 'neuf du Pape. Eating a bap. Checking a map. Maybe a post-pub nap?
Ch1
Ian, thankyou sincerely for all your previous advice.
And I hope, further on down the road, you wouldn't mind me taking another roll of your dice.
V2
Selfie of mug. Taking a slug. Having a tug. Ahaa!
Bangers and mash. Big wad of cash. Taking a slash.
Ch2
Mr Dury, you were taken from us way too early, and to some your timbre could sound somewhat surly.
I trust you'd be supportive of me appending to "Reasons 1, 2, 3" a cheery "Part IV Reasons To Be".
Reasons like:
Link
Not feeling cream-crackered, eat sausages battered, avoid pavement all-splattered.
Have neighbourly natters, find lighting what flatter, and just when it matters...
Giving some skin, no more bum-fluff on chin, knocking back the old gin.
Bang in a nail, downing your ale, get out of jail – free!
M8
Cos I wanna be happy, cheerful, ebullient, seldom tearful, smiley, rarely sad, positively glad.
V3
Skin of your teeth. Juicy roast beef. Tea from the leaf – best drink of the day!
Win on the nags. Goodbye plastic bags. Giving up fags. But not the booze – no way!
Rpt Ch1
Rpt M8 (x2)
Outro
Cheer up John. Cheer up Rachel. Cheer up Steven, just be grateful.
Cheer up Sacha. Cheer up Gavin. Cheer up Brian, might never happen!
Cheer up doctors and nurses, old dears with laxatives in purses.
Cheer up coppers and all the armed forces. Cheer up all folk, strong, medium and wusses.
Cheer up actresses and bishops, all you youngsters, even those with hiccups.
Cheer up World, things can only get better. Cheer up bulldogs, pugs and red setters.
Cheer up sleepy, woke, LGBTQ+, even minus, divide, multiply, what da fuss?
And cheer up all the rest, cheer up wearers of string vests.
Cheer up those stricken with "farmer giles". Cheer up if your fave song's by Harry Styles.
Cheer up if your garden looks a bit pikey. Cheer up if your swearing amounts to "by crikey!".
Cheer up those who've been zapped by a radar, diving footballers who may aspire to Neymar.
Cheer up those sick of political farce. Cheer up Shrek, but don't kiss donkey's arse.

I Wanna Be Cheerful  Pt. IV

I Wanna Be Cheerful (Pt IV)

Written during a particularly dark time globally, I tried to encapsulate the desperation of war-torn suffering, the futility of the shallow pledges of nations allegedly trying to prevent war, the inability of the human race to come together and accept some relatively small suffering for the greater good, and my own frustration at watching the absurd posturing of male leaders worldwide. Ultimately, I tried to portray some semblance of hope amidst the carnage we seem to be inflicting upon our planet, and each other. Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFxIO3pIK6U&t=31s
Lyrics:
V1
The fickle mix of love and greed
The more we take, the more we need
Accept a need for change
Expect the same
The same old game
Ch 1
If we succeed - the dying hour of need
Would you stand by my side?
Feel a proper sense of pride
If we succeed
V2
An age of freedom come and gone
Traces lost, hope undone
As a child we saw the world in our hands
Our hands of hope
rpt Ch1
Ch 2
United for our sins
If we begin
Would you turn out the light?
Give up without a fight
If we succeed - the dying hour of need
Outro (x2)
Our darkest hour - we'll rise above
Choose the power that is love
Choose the power - the power that is love
Use the power that is love

The Darkest Hour

Written and recorded quickly with my old mate from Swindon, Darrell Roberts (aka Redside), it started life as a 2 chord guitar arpeggio from Darrell and expanded from there. Lyrics:
V1
Blaze your trail. Shine a light so bright
Never hide away. Don't ever fade to grey
Keep the faith. Never leave the path
Asymmetry and energy. Cast aside all doubt
Ch
Things like these complete you
Just remember when you feel like hiding
Keep the faith
Things like these complete you
Just remember
V2
Star above. See you from afar
Compass never waving. Empathy the bearing
Feel the high. Break free and you will see
Dare to change, dare to take a chance
It's free, so free
Ch
Things like these complete you
Just remember when you feel like hiding
Keep the faith
Somewhere lies deeper
Feel the pain. Never shelter, never stray
From the path. Things like these
M8
Just remember - things like these
Never hiding - things like these
Somewhere lies - things like these
Keep the faith
Rpt v1
Rpt M8
An incredible vision - things like these
Torn from the skies - things like these
Shimmering, stirring - things like these
Horizon-bound - things like these

Things Like These (feat. Redside)

A chiiled version of a classic 80s tune. My daughter, Jassi B, is playing the old honky tonk piano. The banjo I used is very old (about 1910) and fragile. It belonged to my wife's grandad - he played it in the navy during WWI. I resang it, as I still can't find a singer, and replayed the e-drums. Hopefully it's a bit clearer than the previous attempt...

Everybody Wants To Rule The World

A good friend, Patrick, gave me his Line 6 guitar amp as I only had a practice amp. I found a Hendrixy preset and came up with the main riff. The lyrics followed meeting a creepy guy in our neighbourhood...
V 1
Lives entwined - the mist creeping.
Break of dawn - a sparing light.
Scythe through time to the hopes and prayers of a sinner.
Sinking hearts choked by the river.
Ch
Summertime: A tortured mind.
To cross the line; Or to lie in wait my friend?
V 2
Taken inside - pillars rise from an ice-age.
Cold, fetid air - that far-away stare.
A million years tumbling like fears through the darkness.
Bed of stone - rest your weary limbs.

Summertime

Inspired by my daughter's piano arpeggio. Thanks Jassi B!

Sunshine Dreaming

Eustacia Dene sang this melody into her phone, and from there this song was born. Thanks to Darrell Roberts for the upbeat bass.

Isabella (feat. Eustacia Dene)

Isabella

Annual holiday song written with my mate Darrell Roberts. Please watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9nnrNMPLSA
Lyrics:
V1
All of my life I have dreamt of being free.
Free to enjoy the world around me.
Safe in a place no fear surrounds me.
Make no mistake, never underestimate.
A god-given right lighting up the night sky
Funeral pyres, an eternal reply.
Ch
I had a dream where I discovered:
Inside our heads we can't recover.
V2
Most of my life I've been prone to disagree.
Tell me about your calories while children go playing with their futures.
Ch
I had a dream we found each other.
Inside out heads we can't recover.
M8
Let me be clear: This is not the way, this is not the path.
V3
It's hard to take. Can't stop the tide nor time.
Much less change an empty head.
Fall down on your arse crawl back to bed.
All of my life I have dreamt of being free.
Free to enjoy the world around me.
Safe in a place no fear surrounds me.
Ch
I had a dream then I recovered.
Inside our heads defy each other.
I had a dream where I discovered:
Inside our heads we can't recover.

I had a dream...and then another

I Had A Dream...and Then Another

Lyrics and melody written by Eustacia Dene. Song written and recorded with inspiration from Mark Drummond Lee (bass). Please check out the YouTube video https://youtu.be/fZcpFssJMqM - we think it's fun!
Lyrics
Vse 1
I'm just trying to make a living while I'm trying to keep on giving
Trying to be a lover and a friend
I'm just trying to be a mother – it's a job alike no other
Hope I'll keep on dancing till the end
Ch
Hold, hold me close. Hold, hold  me tight
We'll keep on dancing forever
Hold, hold me close. Hold, hold  me tight
Let's keep on dancing forever
Vse 2
Well I try to see the best in you – I hope you do the same thing too
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Getting cross and shouting, regretting and renouncing
Isn't always easy being...
Ch
M8
Dancing forever and ever
Rpt vse 1
Ch repeat

Forever

I started recording during lockdown under the name of “Age of Freedom”. Over the years I've played guitar in London, Hong Kong, and now S.W. France. A few thanks:

Jassi B helps out on keyboards from time to time and was the original inspiration for the writing of “Sunshine Dreaming.”

Darrell Roberts (aka Redside) helped in writing “Things Like These.”

Bill Newns in New Zealand for kindly adding bass to “Arks Across the Sky.”

Patrick Ramsay Whale for the donation of his Line 6 amp, which got me to pick up my guitar again and start writing.

Hope you enjoy!

J'ai commencé à enregistrer pendant le confinement sous le nom de "Age of Freedom". Au fil des ans, j'ai joué de la guitare à Londres, Hong Kong et maintenant dans le sud-ouest de la France. Quelques remerciements :

Jassi B pour le clavier et l'inspiration originale de "Sunshine Dreaming".

Darrell Roberts (aka Redside) pour la basse et l'inspiration pour "Things like these" et "I had a dream", plus la basse sur "Isabella". En espérant que d'autres suivront...

Bill Newns en Nouvelle-Zélande pour avoir gentiment ajouté la basse à "Arks Across the Sky".

Mark Drummond Lee pour la basse et l'inspiration sur "Forever".

Eustacia Dene pour le chant et pour m'avoir permis d'arranger ses chansons "Forever" et "Isabella". J'espère que d'autres chansons suivront !

Patrick Ramsay Whale pour le don de son ampli Line 6, qui m'a permis de reprendre ma guitare et de commencer à écrire après un long hiatus.

J'espère que vous apprécierez !


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