Our world is changing and sadly authoritarianism is on the march. We're force fed a diet of division and fear that leads us to make some very strange choices. This song is a statement of defiance in the spirit of Guns of Brixton.

As a child I played with tanks and action men
and on Sundays I'd watch war films with Grandad
I'd learn stories of dictators who tried to take over the World
and the good people who laid down their lives to stop em

And now I'm ashamed and I'm sad cos we learned nothing
We're still divided like the cliques and the gangs of the playground
We've got even more toys and far less freedom
and even that's being taken away

When they come for me I won't run away
I'll raise a finger full of pride
I will stand beside the rank and file
who already paid the price

The modern dictator doesn't need us in jack boots
They just need us to swallow the big fat lies
So they pass them round like a virus
feeding on the fears that are buried inside us
Terrorist, climate, virus, ninja death

People are voting in fascists
and they're doing it in their Grandad's fucking name
and when you ask 'em for their reasons with one voice they cry....

When they come for me I won't run away
I'll raise a finger full of pride
I will stand beside the rank and file
who already paid the price

Run away (demo)

I redid the song, made the necessary changes and added in a few overdubs

I saw a black swan drift away across the water
A kestrel heading West into the sun
And old man Yaffle tapped a beat while the chorus sang along
And I felt warm

I have a flatbed that tows me round Poole Harbour
I go there when the thoughts are turning blue
I sit there on the raft and let the bad thoughts fade away
And I feel Ok

Cos now I'll take things as they come
What's done is done, is done
The time has come for me to be moving on

I have a friend who sits here beside my shoulder
I can't see him but I know he's there
I met him one day in mid October in the road
Where he lay cold

And I have fought him and blamed him for the trauma
He knows the score
Not any more.
Our lives are meant to be entangled for all time
And that is fine
Cos now I'll take things as they come
What's done is done, is done
The time's arrived for me to be moving on 

Black Swan

This is a really laid back track that was written and produced by the awesome Abominable Phenomenon.
https://soundcloud.com/the-abominable-phenomenon
My contribution was the guitars and some vocals for the chorus.

Higher Planes - The Abominable Phenomenon feat. 7 foot Studio

This is a banging psychedelic track built around a famous motif that was written and produced by the awesome Abominable Phenomenon.
 https://soundcloud.com/the-abominable-phenomenon 
I contributed the guitar parts for the song.

Interstellar - The Abominable Phenomenon feat. 7 foot Studio

A banging upbeat track that was written and produced by the awesome Abominable Phenomenon.
https://soundcloud.com/the-abominable-phenomenon
My contribution was the guitars

The Hole You Are In - The Abominable Phenomenon feat. 7 foot Studio

This is a song that I wrote for Mum when she was very ill. Sadly I hadn't got it anywhere near finished when she left but I've now finished it in her memory.

Bless you Mum, We'll always miss you X

Castles For Fun

This song is already on me page as an incredibly rough demo. It's absolutely high time that it was recorded better. So yer tiz!

I saw a black swan drift away across the water
A kestrel heading West into the Sun
And Old Man Yaffle tapped a beat
While the chorus sang along
And I felt warm

I have a flat bed that tows me round Poole Harbour
I go there when the thoughts are turning blue
I sit there on the raft and let the bad things fade away
And I feel OK

So now I'll take things as they come
What's done is done
And the time has come for me to be moving on

I have a friend who sits here beside my shoulder
I can't see him but I know he's there
I met him one day in mid October in the road
Where he lay cold

And I have fought him and blamed him for the trauma
He knows the score
Not any more
Our lives were meant to be entangled for all time
And that is fine

Because I'll take things as they come...

The Black Swan

A track built around a dub and on the theme of Esho Funi. The Buddhist concept that we are one with our environment and the Universe.

Esho Funi (Lockdown dub)



You don't need a reason to laze in the Sun
As it's setting in the Western sky
You don't need permission to beat on your drum
In these rockin rollin times
You don't need to question the things that you do
All the little things that please you
You don't need their blessing to break all their rules

We don't need a saviour
They're all players and they've failed us
We just need each other
From the mother to the father from the sister to the brother

You don't need a meaning to life and the stars
Or the changing of the seasons
You don't need possessions to be who you are
Or to walk Johnny Cash's line
You don't need direction to go with the flow
Intuition is your sat nav
You don't need the blessings of morons and fools
With their tiny little minds and giant fuckin egos

We don't need a saviour

7 foot Studio

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