The Mercenary

Bllswtndtrsdemo

Been A Fool

Bittersweet - Half Strikes demo

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. 

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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

GhostLyric - The World She Made

Songbird

Quick cover of Long Black Veil by Johnny Cash

Long Black Veil - Johnny Cash - Cover By JB

Fight for a Kiss

The Bad Guy (RC Version)

This is my solemn vow
all other food forsaken
from henceforth eat no cow
I'm only having bacon
now you might call me dumb
and you might think I'm fakin'
but nothing keeps me from
my one true love of bacon

Bacon - oh hog divine 
Bacon - fruit of the swine
Bacon - I can't decline
I'll have bacon with my...
Bacon - fine and dandy
Bacon - it's pig candy
Bacon - it set me free
Bacon will you marry me

Even vegetarians
when done with veg and fruit
will try as best they can to make
a bacon substitute
But as for me no tofu
no nasty soybean paste
will satisfy this craving
or ever take its place

Bacon - I can't resist
Bacon - Hand over fist
Bacon - you get the gist
I'll have bacon with my
Bacon - grease in my veins
Bacon is worth the pains
Bacon will break the chains
Oh yeah

Potatoes, eggs, and salad
are dull to say the least
But add a little bacon
and you have quite the feast.
bacon has me reeling
enamoured by its charm
but I can't escape this feeling
of pain in my left arm.

Bacon Song

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

Someone Else's Problem - Pedestrian zero

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