First Pedestrian Zero single. To find out more see: http://evertheoptimist.com/releases/pedestrian-zero/pint-of-gold

This is a song about friends, life and enjoying each others' company. Where we're from we drink to the south. Other compass points are available and just as good :) 

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lyrics

Times we’ve had 
Remember that 
Sometimes you’ve been the only thing that got me through 
I think that I’d 
almost forgotten 
But there it is 
There it always is 

Times move on 
And here we are 
We’ll sing our song 
And raise a glass 
To the south, to the south 
Singing la la la la la la la 

Staring through 
People who 
Make me think of somewhere else and something new 
Shake it off 
Back to the present 
Here we are 
Here we always are 

Times move on 
And here we are 
We’ll sing our song 
And raise a glass 
To the south, to the south 
Singing la la la la la la la 

There’s always a time for regrets 
Always a space for turning inside out 
But life is who we are 
And time will tell our story 
We’re still here 
Yeah, we’re always here 

Times move on 
And here we are 
We’ll sing our song 
And raise a glass 
To the south, to the south 
Singing one more time la la 
Moving on 
And here we are 
We’ll sing our song 
And raise a glass 
To the south, to the south 
Singing la la la la la la la 
la la la la la la la etc..
credits
released February 5, 2016 
© 2016 Toby Hawkins 
Written by Toby Hawkins 
with additional music and arrangement by Paul West, Cec Harding and Si Fawcett 

Musicians 
Paul West - Drums, backing vocals 
Si Fawcett (soundcloud.com/thehighwirecalamity) - Bass 
Toby Hawkins - Acoustic and electric guitars, lead vocals 
Cec Harding - Backing vocals 

Production 
Engineered, produced & mixed by 
Paul West at Awesome Source (www.awesomesourcemusic.com) 
Mastered by Pete Maher at Pete Maher Mastering (petemaher.com) 
Artwork by Eleanor Hawkins

Pint Of Gold - Pedestrian Zero

Oberland - Roo's Radio

This is a song about modern politics and journalism. It is *not* targeted at any specific politician or party. There are good and bad people everywhere. We should be working together, trying to find common ground and not slagging each other off the whole time. 

If you prefer your music without language that might be deemed offensive, there's a censored version just for you: https://soundcloud.com/evertheoptimistdotcom/mind-your-pmqs-censored-pedestrian-zero 

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lyrics
This is little better 
Than a playground argument 
I find it hard to tolerate 
Your willful insolence 
Bluff bluff bluster 
Ad hominem 
Straw man straw man 
Ad hominem again 
--- 
Scaremonger, warmonger 
Others are to blame 
Exaggerate our differences 
Shoot them down in flames 

And I can't believe 
This is how we get things done 
Starting to feel 
That you're stringing us all along 

Turn a profit line your pockets 
The little guy's at fault 
Cherry pick your data points 
Sell the bastards short 
Use other people's weaknesses 
To undermine their claims 
Rig the rules, damn the fools 
Everyone'd do the same 
--- 
Oversimplifying 
Turning up the sound 
Pick a side pick a side 
Refuse the common ground 

And I can't believe 
This is how we get things done 
Starting to feel 
That you're stringing us all along 

Greed will be our ruin 
Pride will kill us all 
Hatred our undoing 
Ever as it was 
Greed will be our ruin 
Pride will fuck us all 
Can't stop this hatred brewing 
Are we headed for a fall? 
It's simply not worth the fight 
If what you're fighting for 
Isn't love, kindness, bravery 
Not evening the score 

And I can't believe 
This is how we get things done 
Starting to feel 
That you're stringing us all along 
No I can't believe 
This is how we get things done 
Starting to feel 
That you're stringing us all along

credits
released April 11, 2016 
© 2016 Toby Hawkins 
Written by Toby Hawkins 
with additional music and arrangement by Paul West, Ant Martin and Matt Oastler 

Musicians 
Paul West - Drums, backing vocals 
Ant Martin (@anthonymartin-2) - Bass, backing vocals 
Toby Hawkins - Acoustic and electric guitars, lead vocals 
Matt Oastler (@mattoastler) - Lead guitar, backing vocals 

Production 
Engineered, produced & mixed by 
Paul West at Awesome Source (www.awesomesourcemusic.com) 
Mastered by Pete Maher at Pete Maher Mastering (petemaher.com) 
Artwork by Eleanor Hawkins

Mind Your PMQs - Pedestrian zero

This is a song about modern politics and journalism. It is *not* targeted at any specific politician or party. There are good and bad people everywhere. We should be working together, trying to find common ground and not slagging each other off the whole time.

If you prefer your music uncensored, check out: https://soundcloud.com/evertheoptimistdotcom/mind-your-pmqs

Please feel free to download for free at pedestrianzero.bandcamp.com. If you do so, you are agreeing to email updates about new music from evertheoptimist.com. You can always unsubscribe later if you decide that's not for you.

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lyrics
This is little better 
Than a playground argument 
I find it hard to tolerate 
Your willful insolence 
Bluff bluff bluster 
Ad hominem 
Straw man straw man 
Ad hominem again 
--- 
Scaremonger, warmonger 
Others are to blame 
Exaggerate our differences 
Shoot them down in flames

And I can't believe 
This is how we get things done 
Starting to feel 
That you're stringing us all along

Turn a profit line your pockets 
The little guy's at fault 
Cherry pick your data points 
Sell the ******** short 
Use other people's weaknesses 
To undermine their claims 
Rig the rules, damn the fools 
Everyone'd do the same 
--- 
Oversimplifying 
Turning up the sound 
Pick a side pick a side 
Refuse the common ground

And I can't believe 
This is how we get things done 
Starting to feel 
That you're stringing us all along

Greed will be our ruin 
Pride will kill us all 
Hatred our undoing 
Ever as it was 
Greed will be our ruin 
Pride will **** us all 
Can't stop this hatred brewing 
Are we headed for a fall? 
It's simply not worth the fight 
If what you're fighting for 
Isn't love, kindness, bravery 
Not evening the score

And I can't believe 
This is how we get things done 
Starting to feel 
That you're stringing us all along 
No I can't believe 
This is how we get things done 
Starting to feel 
That you're stringing us all along

credits
released April 11, 2016 
© 2016 Toby Hawkins 
Written by Toby Hawkins 
with additional music and arrangement by Paul West, Ant Martin and Matt Oastler

Musicians 
Paul West - Drums, backing vocals 
Ant Martin (@anthonymartin-2) - Bass, backing vocals 
Toby Hawkins - Acoustic and electric guitars, lead vocals 
Matt Oastler (@mattoastler) - Lead guitar, backing vocals

Production 
Engineered, produced & mixed by 
Paul West at Awesome Source (www.awesomesourcemusic.com) 
Mastered by Pete Maher at Pete Maher Mastering (petemaher.com) 
Artwork by Eleanor Hawkins

Mind Your PMQs [censored] - Pedestrian zero

Most times I have no idea what to think about things. I end up in the grey area that lies somewhere in the middle of black and white. Somewhere in between. 

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lyrics
Don’t ask me 
Where this all goes 
Don’t tell me 
I’m trying not to think about it 
The answer’s rich 
And the question’s poor 
Did you ever stop to dream? 
And did you never ask to skip the journey? 

Somewhere in between 
Is where I’ll be 

Take this down 
It just might be 
Write it down 
It could just be worth remembering 
See I’m not sure 
I’ve ever chanced to say 
A single word that’s mine 
A single thought that bore repeating 
But I’ll still be singing 

Somewhere in between 
Is where I’ll be 

If there’s a single truth and I don’t get it 
If I’m forever lost and still repentant 
If it’s the only way I can make it through this 
If there’s nothing else to say I’m in between

credits
released May 14, 2016 
© 2016 Toby Hawkins 
Written by Toby Hawkins 
with additional music and arrangement by Paul West, Si Fawcett, Han Goslett & Tom Knight 

Musicians 
Paul West - Drums, backing vocals 
Si Fawcett (soundcloud.com/thehighwirecalamity) - Bass 
Toby Hawkins - Acoustic guitar, lead vocals 
Han Goslett (twitter.com/hanvocals) - Vocals 
Tom Knight (soundcloud.com/thomasknight) - Piano, electric guitar 

Production 
Engineered, produced & mixed by 
Paul West at Awesome Source (www.awesomesourcemusic.com) 
Mastered by Pete Maher at Pete Maher Mastering (petemaher.com) 
Artwork by Eleanor Hawkins

Somewhere in between - Pedestrian zero

This is a stab at a blues song. I'm not particularly a blues aficionado so don't hate me if I got it wrong. dog Tired is about failing and learning to be ok with it. Kind of. 

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lyrics
Hung my head and found a way 
To double down on yesterday 
If I keep throwing words around 
If I could just hold out and run to ground 
That most elusive of all men 
The king of black eyed fools again 
I’ve been indecisive, I’ve been unkind 
Mercy me I think I’ve been so blind 

Tell me just exactly what’s a man to do 
What if there are fights you’re born to lose? 
What if I could have done it different from the start... 
But what’s the point of “ifs” they’ll only tear you apart 

Holding forth as if by this 
Strength of belief I could dismiss 
All opposition, all antipathy 
But it begs the question, who are we? 
And honestly I still don’t know 
Whether to stay or up and go 
Apprehensive of what is required 
And all of my days feeling so dog tired 

Every now and then I catch a glimpse 
Of the life that I could lead and I’m convinced 
That here to there and there to here and back again 
Would take more out of me than I have to spend
credits
released June 14, 2016 
Written by Toby Hawkins 
with additional music and arrangement by Paul West, Ant Martin and Jack Lewis 

Musicians 
Paul West - Drums, backing vocals 
Ant Martin (soundcloud.com/anthonymartin-2) - Bass 
Toby Hawkins - Acoustic guitar, lead vocals 
Jack Lewis (soundcloud.com/mr-jack-lewis) - Electric guitar, lead vocals 

Production 
Engineered, produced & mixed by 
Paul West at Awesome Source (www.awesomesourcemusic.com) 
Mastered by Pete Maher at Pete Maher Mastering (petemaher.com) 
Artwork by Eleanor Hawkins

dog Tired - Single

dog Tired [feat. Jack Lewis]

dog Tired [feat. Jack Lewis] - Pedestrian zero

This song is about planning ahead. Or rather failing to plan ahead. You have to imagine you're in some kind of John Wyndham novel - but maybe with less aliens - then you'll be in the right mindset. 

Read more here: evertheoptimist.com/releases/pedestrian-zero/flotsam-jetsam/ 

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lyrics

Doesn't seem so long ago 
The sky turned black; the thunder rolled 
And then the wind began to blow 
And the heavens opened 

We never thought to build to last 
Nor dreamed that it could come to pass 
Lowland turns to floodplain fast 
It may be senseless hoping 

Dull as dirt the rising tide 
It's perilous to step outside 
Face the day, refuse to cry 
Our bitterness but a token 

But we sit and watch the waters rise 
Turn and face the rain filled skies 

Drag our feet, remember when 
A summer's day could feel like ten 
There used to be a wound to mend 
Now there's nothing left unbroken 

And now I sit on my back step 
and watch the waters rise 
And now I sit, head in hands 
and watch the waters rise
credits
released August 4, 2016 
Written by Toby Hawkins 
with additional music and arrangement by Paul West, Ally Goss, Claire Goss and Aaron Noordally 

Musicians 
Paul West - Drums, backing vocals 
Ally Goss - Bass 
Claire Goss - Lead vocals 
Toby Hawkins - Acoustic guitar, rhythm electric guitar, lead vocals 
Aaron Noordally (theotherpartofmemusic.bandcamp.com) - Electric guitars 

Production 
Engineered, produced & mixed by 
Paul West at Awesome Source (www.awesomesourcemusic.com) 
Mastered by Pete Maher at Pete Maher Mastering (petemaher.com) 
Artwork by Eleanor Hawkins

Flotsam & Jetsam - Pedestrian zero

Directly inspired by a misheard lyric from 3dbsdown.bandcamp.com/track/sadako-blow-up-the-world. This song is about people who seem to think the world owes them something. 

Read more here: evertheoptimist.com/releases/pedestrian-zero/someone-elses-problem/ 

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lyrics
Without wishing to get too heavy-handed 
I’d like to suggest that the boat in which we’ve all just been landed 
Is listing quite badly to port or to starboard 
I never really took the time to learn to tell them apart 
Oh, but that’s not the point I digress 
Probably be a good idea to lend a hand with this mess 
If that’s not too inconvenient 
Let’s hope when we get to the root of it the problem is easy to mend. 
Without starting again 

"Hold up - do you mind? 
You’re demanding this of me 
When I know my rights 
And I won’t be left behind" 
We’ll all stand in line 
To get all that we deserve 
Why not change your mind? 
Why not take the other side? 

So here’s what I’m wanting to say 
It’s been said so many times that I think it might just be a cliché 
If there’s one thing you should try 
You could try being somebody else, and if you do in reply 
They might have a quick go at being you 
Perhaps when you’re back cutting slack might not be so hard to do 
Can I say it again? 
Not that it’s likely to help it’s always someone else’s problem 
And maybe I’m spent 

If you can sit there in the trappings of your comfortable life 
And still surround yourself with hatred and bitterness 
If you can't muster just the smallest spark of empathy 
And still think only about what you can get for yourself 
Then it's not someone else's problem

credits
released September 9, 2016 
Written by Toby Hawkins 
with additional music and arrangement by Paul West, Ant Martin, Scott Mallard & Adam Jarvis 

Musicians 
Paul West - Drums, backing vocals 
Anthony Martin (soundcloud.com/anthonymartin-2) - Bass 
Scott Mallard (sirensandshelter.bandcamp.com) - Electric guitar 
Adam Jarvis (seekermusic.bandcamp.com) - Keys 
Toby Hawkins - Acoustic guitar, lead vocals 

Production 
Engineered, produced & mixed by 
Paul West at Awesome Source (www.awesomesourcemusic.com) 
Mastered by Pete Maher at Pete Maher Mastering (petemaher.com) 
Artwork by Eleanor Hawkins

Someone Else's Problem - Pedestrian zero

This is the soundcloud page for Toby Hawkins. Comprising music from strangeday, Roo's Radio and pedestrian zero

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