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Solo, Live & Misc. Tracks - Fletch

Latest Original SWR Tracks

This Is - The SWR Project (A selection of SWR originals)

Seven

Fletch & Aisling (Lowden S23c) - Iris - Goo Goo Dolls

And I'd give up forever to touch you
Cause I know that you feel me somehow
You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be
And I don't want to go home right now
And I don't want to go home right now

And all I can taste is this moment
And all I can breathe is your life
Cause sooner or later it's over
I just don't want to miss you tonight
I just don't want to miss you tonight

And I don't want the world to see me
Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am

And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming
Or the moment of truth in your lies
When everything feels like the movies
Yeah you bleed just to know your alive
Yeah you bleed just to know your alive

And I don't want the world to see me
Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am

And I don't want the world to see me
Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am

And I'd give up forever to touch you
Cause I know that you feel me somehow

(Iris - Goo Goo Dolls)

Iris (Cover) - Solo 'Live' - Fletch

Fletch & Steve P - The SWR Project - When I Needed A Neighbour (Sydney Bertram Carter)

When I needed a neighbour were you there, were you there? 
When I needed a neighbour were you there?

      And the creed and the colour
      And the name don't matter 
      Were you there?

I was hungry and thirsty  were you there, were you there? 
I was hungry and thirsty were you there?

	Chorus

I was cold, I was naked were you there, were you there?
I was cold, I was naked were you there?

	Chorus

Were you there?	Were you there?

When I needed a shelter were you there, were you there?
When I needed a shelter were you there?

	Chorus
 
When I needed a healer were you there, were you there?
When, I needed a healer were you there?

	Chorus

Were you there?	Were you there?

Wherever you travel I'll be there, I'll be there.
Wherever you travel I'll be there. 

And your creed and your colour 
And your name they won't matter 
I'll be there
I’ll be there
I’ll be there			
I’ll be there

When I Needed A Neighbour (Cover) - Fletch & Steve P - The SWR Project

Jolene (Dolly Parton) - Fletch, Steve P & Julie - The SWR Project 

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I'm begging of you, please don't take my man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don't take him just because you can
 
Your beauty is beyond compare
With flaming locks of auburn hair
With ivory skin and eyes of emerald green
Your smile is like a breath of spring
Your voice is soft like summer rain
And I cannot compete with you, Jolene

He talks about you in his sleep
There's nothing I can do to keep
From crying when he calls your name, Jolene
And I can easily understand
How you could easily take my man
But you don't know what he means to me, Jolene

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I'm begging of you, please don't take my man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
Please don't take him just because you can

You could have your choice of men
But I could never love again
He's the only one for me, Jolene
I had to have this talk with you
My happiness depends on you
And whatever you decide to do, Jolene

Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene
I'm begging of you, please don't take my man
Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene

Jolene (Cover) - Fletch, Steve P & Julie - The SWR Project

Muse (Original) - Solo 'Live' - Fletch 

Stay I’ve another song to sing
Stay I’ve another hope to bring
Stay I’ve another verse to cite
Stay I’ve another wrong to write

Stay I’ve another scene to paint
Stay I’ve another dream to break
Stay I’ve another scream to share
Stay I’ve another forgotten prayer

I can’t make that advance
I can’t talk or take that chance
I can’t risk falling in love with you
That is more than I already do

Stay my Muse my spirit tonight
Stay my Muse my guiding light
Stay my Muse my inspiring friend
Stay my Muse my imagined end

(Chorus)

More than I already do

Muse (Original) - Solo 'Live' - Fletch

Falling Into Lines (Original) - Solo 'Live' - Fletch

Days are soaring, Skies are racing
Clouds are chasing, All of me
Hills are rolling, Summits are rising
Cliffs are purging, All of me

Seas are rising, Waves are breaking
Crests are exposing, All of me
Tides are Turning, Sands are shifting
Bays are shaping, All of me

Perception makes you try
The picture moves, your mind
The feeling is, sublime
We’re falling into lines
We try to read the signs
We’re falling into lines

Falling into lines

Winds are raging, Trees are swaying
Fields are stirring, All of me
Leaves are dancing, Borders are swinging
Flowers are rousing, All of me

Rhythm reveals, disguise
The colours quiz, your eyes
Ideas appears, inside
We’re falling into lines
We try to read the signs
We’re falling into lines

Perception makes you try
The picture moves, your mind
The feeling is, sublime
We’re falling into lines
Rhythm reveals, disguise
The colours quiz, your eyes
Ideas appears, inside
We’re falling into lines

We try to read the signs
We’re falling into lines

Falling into lines

Falling Into Lines (Original) - Solo 'Live' - Fletch

I've Found  - Fletch & Bella (Solo Live) - (The Lost Open Mic Track!)
Amber Run Cover

I'll use you as a warning sign
That if you talk enough sense then you'll lose your mind
And I'll use you as a focal point
So I don't lose sight of what I want
And I've moved further than I thought I could
But I missed you more than I thought I would
And I'll use you as a warning sign
That if you talk enough sense then you'll lose your mind

And I found love where it wasn't supposed to be
Right in front of me
Talk some sense to me
And I found love where it wasn't supposed to be
Right in front of me
Talk some sense to me

And I'll use you as a makeshift gauge
Of how much to give and how much to take
I'll use you as a warning sign
That if you talk enough sense then you'll lose your mind

And I found love where it wasn't supposed to be
Right in front of me
Talk some sense to me
And I found love where it wasn't supposed to be
Right in front of me
Talk some sense to me

And I've moved further than I thought I could
But I missed you more than I thought I would

I've Found  (Cover) - Solo 'Live' - Fletch

As You Fell (Original) - Solo 'Live' - Fletch & Trixie

Remember when the darkness came
And innocence turned to pain
You took away the first breath of two
On the edge of staying sane

And as darkness fell it surrounded you
And the voices took your mind
They consumed your soul and trapped within
Left you with nowhere to hide

A part of you died
And when I saw you fade, I ran, to be with you

But you didn't want to escape
You didn’t want release
You didn't want
To be free
You didn't want to escape
You didn’t want relief
You didn't want
To believe

And I offered you bands of gold
But you turned away from it all
I was only trying to keep my love safe
As the darkness falls

So you took away the love of three
When you chose to walk alone
And your wounds that bleed from truths untold
Hide the scares you never show

And my dreams died
When you gave up on love, and I pleaded, for life

But You didn't want to escape
You didn’t want release
You didn't want
To be free
You didn't want to escape
You didn’t want relief
You didn't want
To believe

You didn't want to escape
You didn’t want release
You didn't want
To be free
You didn't want to escape
You didn’t want relief
You didn't want
To believe

And in the darkness when your ghosts appear
And the madness comes back around
Forget your lies you tell to survive
Your alone now not bound

But You didn't want to escape
You didn’t want release
You didn't want
To be free
You didn't want to escape
You didn’t want relief
You didn't want
The love of three

As You Fell (Original) - Solo 'Live' - Fletch

Written / Vocals - Fletch  
Music - Fletch & Steve P 
(C) 2022 The SWR Project

Muse (Original) - The SWR Project

Stay I’ve another song to sing
Stay I’ve another hope to bring
Stay I’ve another verse to recite
Stay I’ve another wrong to write

Stay I’ve another scene to paint
Stay I’ve another dream to break
Stay I’ve another scream to share
Stay I’ve another forgotten prayer

I can’t make that advance
I can’t talk or take that chance
I can’t risk falling in love with you
That is more than I already do

Stay my Muse my spirit tonight
Stay my Muse my guiding light
Stay my Muse my inspiring friend
Stay my Muse my imagined end

(Chorus)

More than I already do

Muse

The SWR Project - Fallen Trees
Lyrics / Lead Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch, Steve P & Julie B
(C) The SWR Project 2022

Fallen Trees - From The Album 'Fallen Trees'

In fallen trees
A bitter breeze
With frosted leaves
And a winter freeze
Take me there
Take me anywhere
With you, With you

In frozen lands
With caressing hands
We’d nurture seeds
From fallen tree’s
Take me there
Take me anywhere
With you, With you

In perfect dreams
We'd share the scene
The snowy queen
From fallen tree’s
Take me there
Take me anywhere
With you, With you

In shaded words
The silent verbs
Decipher plea's
From fallen trees
Take me there
Take me anywhere
With you, With you, With you

I can’t leave
I can’t breath
I can’t free
Fallen trees
With you, With You, With You

Fallen Trees

Fire Rain Wind & Sea (Original) - Solo - Fletch
(TisT Version) Written by Fletch (C) 2022


Fire, Rain, Wind, & Sea
Poisoned by air that we breath

The truth is one you can't admit
It challenges, your way of life, and your beliefs
This truth is awkward for you are the cause
With your greed and your excess and materialistic flaws

Fire, Rain, Wind, & Sea
Extremes more deadly and common than foreseen

Convinced its nature or your idol's credo
Hiding mistaken that’s it’s nothing at all
Ignoring reason in your head and your heart
Watching images of destruction denying your part

Fire, Rain, Wind, & Sea
Flames engulf us increasing the heat

Hold your child in your arms and look into their eyes
Entwinned with a world that suffocates and dies
Make a difference if you dare and question why
Challenge your indifference your arrogance your pride

Fire, Rain, Wind, & Sea
Droughts leaves nothing extincting what’s been

I have no answers or guides on what to do
Accept to recognize what's happening it’s you
I guess though you’d never listen to words in a song
And if you did could you ever believe that you’re wrong

Fire, Rain, Wind, & Sea
Oceans rising as our time here depletes

Fire, Rain, Wind, & Sea

Fire Rain Wind & Sea (Original) - Solo 'Live' - Fletch

The SWR Project - Take Me Over (A Prayer For You) - Solo
Written / Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch
(C) The SWR Project 2023
From the 2023 SWR Album - Rhythm & Rhyme

Take Me Over 				
(A Prayer For You)

Take me over, darkening despair
Take me hold me, there
Take me over, mourning prayer
Take me home, anywhere 

Take me over, wounding care
Take me hold me, there
Take me over, struggling prayer
Take me home, anywhere

Take me over, suffering unfair
Take me hold me, there
Take me over, weeping prayer
Take me home, anywhere

Take me over, helpless tears
Take me hold me, there
Take me over, lonely prayer
Take me home, anywhere

Take me over, being there
Take me home, anywhere

Take Me Over (Original) - Solo 'Live' - Fletch

Bad Romance (Cover - Lady Gaga) - Solo 'Live' Fletch

Bad Romance (Cover) - Solo 'Live' Fletch

The SWR Project - 725
Written / Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch, Steve P & Julie B
(C) The SWR Project 2023
From the 2023 SWR Album - La Vita Nuova

725. -

December 74, Highway 16
Walking home from school, only 14
Taking a ride, in a couple confide
Found near Terrace, strangled and tied

Eight days pass, in Feb 06
Tabor Mountain, found in a ditch
After the mall, she’d stayed with a friend
Took a lift home, found condemned

If I knew I’d never, see you again
I would of held you tighter
I would have said
If I knew I’d never, see you again
But I thought we had, 
Forever

725 where they paid the cost                     
Where they didn’t arrive, where they were lost
725 where families despair                    			
They didn’t survive, we didn’t care		
725

725, a triple delete
Their ignorance and deceit

August 18, on the Highway of Tears
Another young life, disappears 
Another victim, to show the shame
Shadows taken, another claimed

If I knew I’d never, see you again
I would of held you tighter
I would have said
If I knew I’d never, see you again
But I thought we had, 
Forever

725 where they paid the cost                     
Where they didn’t arrive, where they were lost
725 where families despair                    			
They didn’t survive, we didn’t care		
725

725, a red dress flies
Another indigenous families cries
725

725, a red dress flies
another girl missing, another dies

Messenia Dawns (Original) - Solo 'Live' - Fletch
The SWR Project
Written / Lead Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch
(C) The SWR Project 2023

Messenia Dawns

As the heavens fade
Lost to the shade
The shores awake
As waves gently break
Wind and tide collide
Forming patterns that glide
While white tops shimmer
In nights final glimmer

Outlines of mountains
Reach up to surround us
Marrying sea with sky
A match to mesmerize
Pale clouds fledge
With a glowing edge
Breaking endless hues
For Petalidi views

Silence converges with no disturbance
As Messenia dawns over Mani shores
Burning skies of oranges arises
For golden rays to pierce rhythmic waves
Messenia Dawns
Paradeisos
Paradeisos

The swallows excite
Over ripples of light
Calling their story
In a sunrise glory
And shadows emerge
From a distant verge
Silhouettes of souls
Seeking their shoals

Silence converges with no disturbance
As Messenia dawns over Mani shores
Burning skies of oranges arises
For golden rays to pierce rhythmic waves
Messenia Dawns
Paradeisos
Paradeisos

Messenia Dawns

Messenia Dawns (Original) - Solo 'Live' - Fletch

Beatrice (Original) - Solo 'Live' - Fletch
The SWR Project
Written / Lead Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch
(C) The SWR Project 2023

Beatrice

Fiesole villas, by the hill    
I saw you there, so gentile
By the bridge, and the well
To the very depths, of my hell

Years had past, on the Lungarno
Besides the banks, of the River Arno
She turned and offered, me her greetings
I fled embarrassed, by my feelings

A courtly love, forever hidden
Unrequited, and forbidden
Her very presence, my salvation
My lonely heart, my fixation

Leave your letters, by her tomb
For those you hide, to exhume
Purity virtue, and my solace
In a poets mind, for my only, promise






Divine breathe, lost to lore
I vow to write, nothing more
Unless it’s never, been written before
Of any woman, from any shore

Through the Inferno, Beatrice lead
Revelation and grace, her ascent

Leave your letters, by her tomb
For those you hide, to exhume
Purity virtue, and my solace
In a poets mind, for my only, promise

Through the Inferno, Beatrice lead
Revelation and grace, her ascent

Beatrice (Original) - Solo 'Live' - Fletch

The SWR Project - Beatrice
Written / Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch, Steve P & Julie B
(C) The SWR Project 2023
From the 2023 SWR Album - La Vita Nuova

Beatrice

Fiesole villas, by the hill
I saw you there, so gentile
By the bridge, and the well
To the very depths, of my hell

Years had past, on the Lungarno
Besides the banks, of the River Arno
She turned and offered, me her greetings
I fled embarrassed, by my feelings

A courtly love, forever hidden
Unrequited, and forbidden
Her very presence, my salvation
My lonely heart, my fixation

Leave your letters, by her tomb
For those you hide, to exhume
Purity virtue, and my solace
In a poets mind, for my only, promise

Divine breathe, lost to lore
I vow to write, nothing more
Unless it’s never, been written before
Of any woman, from any shore

Through the Inferno, Beatrice lead
Revelation and grace, her ascent

Leave your letters, by her tomb
For those you hide, to exhume
Purity virtue, and my solace
In a poets mind, for my only, promise

Through the Inferno, Beatrice lead
Revelation and grace, her ascent

Beatrice

The SWR Project - Malevolence
Written / Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch, Steve P & Julie B
(C) The SWR Project 2023
From the 2023 SWR Album - La Vita Nuova

Malevolence

And the light is fading
Plans prevailing
Your conversations feigning
Aspirations, unveiling
And your beauty's glowing
Confidence is flowing
Your patients is waning
Anticipations, gaining

And your hands are leading
Slowly revealing
Your body showing
Appreciations, growing
And your breathing's sustaining
Muscles are draining
Your hunger is raging
Ascendancy, enslaving

Another prize stolen
For your self esteem
Another heart broken
Living your dream

And you’ve nothing remaining
Satisfactions reigning
Your desires descending
Annexations, ending
And you’re quietly leaving
Devoid of meaning
Whilst he’s sleeping
Abortively, weeping

Another prize stolen
For your self esteem
Another heart broken
Living your dream

With charm and intelligence
And your artless elegance
His complete irrelevance
Shows your shallow, malevolence

And your light is fading
Loneliness prevailing
Your commitment is feigning
Arrogance, unveiling

With charm and intelligence
And your artless elegance
His complete irrelevance
Shows your shallow, malevolence

And your light, is fading

Malevolence

The SWR Project - Fallen Trees 'Live' Solo
Lyrics / Lead Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch
(C) The SWR Project 2024

Fallen Trees - From The Album 'Fallen Trees'

In fallen trees
A bitter breeze
With frosted leaves
And a winter freeze
Take me there
Take me anywhere
With you, With you

In frozen lands
With caressing hands
We’d nurture seeds
From fallen tree’s
Take me there
Take me anywhere
With you, With you

In perfect dreams
We'd share the scene
The snowy queen
From fallen tree’s
Take me there
Take me anywhere
With you, With you

In shaded words
The silent verbs
Decipher plea's
From fallen trees
Take me there
Take me anywhere
With you, With you, With you, With you

I can’t leave
I can’t breath
I can’t free
Fallen trees
With you, With You, With You

Fallen Trees (Original) - Solo 'Live' - Fletch

The SWR Project - Persistence
Written / Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch, Steve P & Julie B
(C) The SWR Project 2024

Persistence

Healing pain, Wishes attained
Lessons hurt, Meanings learnt
Shown a way, Growing each day
Ambitions ignite, Futures are bright

Melting hands, Passing sands
Persistent swings, Softly brings

Nightmare dates, Rings awaits
Lives to share, someone who cares
Crying at night, Feeding till light
Passing genes, Nurturing dreams

Time moves on
Time moves on

Stealing feeling, Hidden meanings
Concealing souls, Losing control
Slipping away, Stones they say
Moments are lost, Silence the cost

Melting hands, Passing sands
Persistent swings, Softly brings
Time moves on
Time moves on

[v2.6]

Persistence

The SWR Project - You Can't Dream
Written / Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch, Steve P & Julie B
(C) The SWR Project 2024

You Can’t Dream

Shine Electra
Your radiant light
Exquisite beauty
Body and Mind

My Redeemer
Savior or foe
Anxious muse
Fervid or cold

You don’t understand
You can’t see
You don’t understand
Me
(You can’t dream)

Broken belief
You can’t trust
Lingering fears
Love in lust
(You can’t dream)

Your voice is hollow
Words misaligned
Fragile lucidity
Hope can’t find

You don’t understand
Or know what to do
You don’t understand
You
(You can’t dream)

You don’t understand
Or regret your excuse
You don’t understand
Truth

You don’t understand

You Can't Dream

The SWR Project - I Wonder
Written / Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch, Steve P & Julie B
(C) The SWR Project 2024

I Wonder

And I wonder, I wonder
If you could dream, Any dream
And I wonder, I wonder
If you could dream, Endless dreams

With love affairs, Passion shared
Desire ignites, In endless nights
And I wonder, I wonder
If you could dream, Any dream

Lands to Explore, On distant shores
Marvel at sights, Culture excite
And I wonder, I wonder
If you could dream, Endless dreams

Spirits Rise, In distant skies
Natures rites, Aura’s lights
And I wonder, I wonder
If you could dream, Any dream

Music plays, Melodies amaze
Michelin heights, Delicacies delight
And I wonder, I wonder
If you could dream, Endless dreams

If you could dream, Any scene
If you could dream, Endlessly
I wonder, I wonder
If you’d regret, Or ever forget
You were dreaming

I Wonder

The SWR Project - All The Same - Solo 'Live'
Written / Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch
(C) The SWR Project 2024

All The Same

Just different shades, the same needs
The same voyage, just different creeds

Our longing for love, a need to belong
Search for meaning, a void feels wrong
Our culture’s beliefs, convinced we’re right
Pious in our views, the reason we fight
But we’re all the same, we’re all the same

In the morning, hear birds’ chorus
In the evening, watch heavens adorn us
In the forest, smell the rain
In the fields, feel fingers through grain
We’re all the same, we’re all the same

By the Mihrab, showing your way
In the Nave, as you pray
Read the Torah, faith displayed
Peace in Mandapas, meditative ways
But we’re all the same, we’re all the same

In family and friends, share the feeling
In solitude, enjoy the soothing
In goals achieved, potential reveals
In those who weep, your kindness heals
We’re all the same, we’re all the same

Thinking everyone else, has life sorted out
But we all feel moments, of loneliness and doubt
Diverse Ideology, with a single morality
We’re all the same, we’re all the; same

By the Mihrab, showing your way
In the Nave, as you pray
Read the Torah, faith displayed
Peace in Mandapas, meditative ways
But we’re all the same, we’re all the same

We’re all the same, we’re all the; same

All The Same (Original) - Solo 'Live' - Fletch

The SWR Project - Spanish Eyes
Written / Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch, Steve P & Julie B
(C) The SWR Project 2024

Spanish Eyes

Lost and drowned, in lights and sounds
She took pity, a stranger in her town
She lead me out, somewhere to breath
Sat me down, to comfort me

In a world insane, trapped and drained
She made me calm, worries waned
And midst the heat, of the day
She found my soul, showed her way

Falling into

Castile beauty
Rescued baptized
Possessing me
Those Spanish eyes
Possessing me
Those Spanish eyes			

Museums maze, relics mislaid		
A misplaced guide, direction betrayed 	
Her touch so soft, a glance to convey		
Where confusion reigned, peace now lay

Long auburn hair, sun kissed skin 
Lost in her, the warmth within
A fleeting moment, a dream revived
Realmente hermosa, Spanish eyes

Falling into

Castile beauty
Rescued baptized
Possessing me
Those Spanish eyes
Possessing me
Those Spanish eyes			

Falling Into

Spanish Eyes

The SWR Project - Take Me Over (Purple Render Ver)
Lyrics / Lead Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch
(C) The SWR Project 2024

TMO Purple Render		

Take me over, darkening despair
Take me hold me, there
Take me over, fight declared					
Take me home, and dare 			

Take me over, shaking scared
Take me hold me, there 
Take me over, stubborn flare 			 
Take me home, and bear 

Take me over, suffering unfair
Take me hold me, there 
Take me over, grace aware		
Take me home, and care 

Take me over, gasping for air			
Take me hold me, there 
Take me over, dignity in affairs		
Take me home, and share 					

Take you over, sorrow and despair				
Take you dress you, prepare	
Take you over, weeping, prayers
Take you home, everywhere 

Take you home, everywhere

Take Me Over (Purple Render Ver. Orginal ) - Solo 'Live' - Fletch

The SWR Project - Anyone Anyway
Written / Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch, Steve P & Julie B
(C) The SWR Project 2024

Anyone, Anyway						

Know the language of the poets
But your still lost for words
Possess counsel of the ministers
With no faith to serve 			
Follow knowledge of a wise man		
But no soul to believe
Have the heart of a kind man			
With no love left to greave 

Tears don’t flow, prayers denied 
Is it’s all just a state of mind

Everything is different now, yet all the same
Everything continues, but nothing remains
A faltered future, for love unclaimed
Honored I knew her, a love sustained
Do we ever know anyone, anyway
Do we truly know anyone, anyway

Blessed with visions of a dreamer
But memories fade away			
Foretell prophecy like a psychic
Yet no gift to convey
Ask the scholars of ages
About love, betrayal and regret
Why strive to live forever
And why can’t we forget

Tears don’t flow, dreams unwind 
Is it’s all just a state of mind

Everything is different now, but all the same
Everything continues, but nothing remains
A faltered future, for love unclaimed
Honored I knew her, a love sustained
Do we ever know anyone, anyway
Do we truly know anyone, anyway

It’s all just a state of mind

Anyone Anyway

The SWR Project - Whisky Bites
Written / Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch, Steve P & Julie B
(C) The SWR Project 2024

Whisky Bites

Turn your collar up
Protect from the bitter night		
Walk the frozen path
Reject all the brighter lights

Spurn a slow look				 
Accept as the whisky bites			
Lite another smoke
Reflect on a winters plight		

And it all comes back, to you
And it all comes down, to you

Burn another page
Collect a new rhyme recite
Pen fading pledge
Correct it all writing rights

Learn fevered lyric
Regret and pain poems sight  
Pour another dram 
Forget it all loathing spite

And it all comes back, to you
And it all comes down, to you

Compose the words the feelings the curse
Obsession, poison, love and passion
And it all comes back, to you
And it all comes down, to you

And the Whisky Bites

Whisky Bites

The SWR Project - Slip Away
Written : Fletch 
Vocals : Fletch / Julie B
Music : Fletch, Steve P & Julie B
(C) The SWR Project 2024

Slip Away

I’ve had enough of pain, struggles and the screams
I can’t cope anymore, living with our dreams
I’ve tried so hard to be there, tried hard just for you
Lived through the torment, lived everything we knew	

I’ve fought to be strong, but the hurts extreme
All hope now has gone, just existing in routine
Maybe things will change, maybe a reprieve
Don’t give up on us, there’s still time to believe

I know you’ve always been there
Say your prayers, as I slip away  
Now I can chose, my own way
Then raise a glass, to remember me
Don’t forget, I’m where I wanna be

I can’t tell what’s real anymore, I know I’m getting worse
The meds blur reality, as my dignity deserts  
	Not everything has changed, I’m still in love with you
This time was not wasted, it’s all we could do

I know you scared, I know your heart will grieve 
But we know it’s for the best, it’s time for me to leave
	And you’re scared to, I can’t start to understand
	But please let me be with you, let me hold your hand	

I know you’ve always been there
Say your prayers, leave a bouquet
Raise a glass, as I slip away 
Then light a candle, to remember me
And scatter my ashes, where I want to be

Scatter my ashes, where I want to be

Slip Away

The SWR Project - Take My Heart
Written / Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch, Steve P & Julie B
(C) The SWR Project 2024

Take My Heart

Take my heart,
Set it free,
But leave my soul intact
It’s all that’s left of me.

Take my past,
Forget in your embrace,
Be gentle with my story
It’s an open wound to face.
Take my pride,
Lose it in your joy,
Handle my mind with care
It’s fragile to destroy.

Take my heart, Take my heart.

Take my doubts,
Dispel them with your touch,
Be kind to this body
It’s been through so much.
Take my fears,
And with your courage crush
Be patient with my love
It’s trying again to trust

Take my heart, Take my heart.

Take my heart,
Set it free,
But leave my soul intact
It’s all that’s left of me.

Take my heart, Take my heart.

Take My Heart

The SWR Project - Witness
Written / Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch, Steve P & Julie B
(C) The SWR Project 2024

Witness										

I’m uptight, watched the news tonight
It’s on my mind, can’t unsee their plight

A young child of war, desperate and alone
Stood weeping on their bones, no shelter nor no home
Orphaned in the sadness, a victim of dragons madness
With it’s lust for killing, of which we all bear witness

A daughter a mother, a bride a lover
Knelt crying in the rubble, family taken from her
Indiscriminate and malicious, an attack so vicious
The innocent killing, of which we all bear witness

Too old to survive, under tarps they cried
Laid starving together, in the camps they died
Famine and sickness, there is no forgiveness
No relief just killing, of which we all bear witness

He’s never born arms, never caused any harm
Yet he’s tortured and slaughtered, on his mourning farm
He was seen as extremist, in the genocide business
Another sectarian killing, of which we all bear witness

Watched the news tonight, can’t unsee their fight
We never object, just change channel and forget
What will history deduce?  What will be our excuse? 
What did we do? When we all knew.  

We all knew, Witness

Witness

Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy - Solo - Fletch

Come they told me, pa rum pa pum pum
Our newborn King to see, pa rum pa pum pum
Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pa pum pum
To lay before the King, pa rum pa pum pum,
Rum pa pum pum, rum pa pum pum,
So to honour Him, pa rum pa pum pum,
When we come...
 
Peace on Earth, can it be?
Years from now, perhaps we'll see?
See a day of glory, See the day 
When men of goodwill, live in peace again
Peace again
Peace on Earth, can it be
Can it be

Little Baby, pa rum pa pum pum
I am a poor boy too, pa rum pa pum pum
I have no gift to bring, pa rum pa pum pum
To lay before the King, pa rum pa pum pum,
Rum pa pum pum, rum pa pum pum,
Shall I play for you, pa rum pa pum pum,
On my drum?...

I pray my wish, will come true
For my child, and for your child too
He'll see the day of glory, he’ll see the day 
When men of goodwill, live in peace again
Peace again
Peace on Earth, can it be
Can it be

Mary nodded, pa rum pa pum pum
The ox and lamb kept time, pa rum pa pum pum
I played my drums for Him, pa rum pa pum pum
I played my best for Him, pa rum pa pum pum
Rum pa pum pum, rum pa pum pum
Then He smiled at me, pa rum pa pum pum
Me and my drum, Me and my drum, Me and my drum

[Cover 1977 - Bing Crosby & David Bowie]



Peace on Earth / Little Drummer Boy (Cover) - Solo Fletch - The SWR Project

The SWR Project - Seven
Written / Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch, Steve P & Julie B
(C) The SWR Project 2024

Seven

I am lots of different people, depending on your view
Where you are in history, what you trust is true
I am all of your fear, everything you adore
I may try and stop you, or keep you wanting more

You can’t suppress me, I cannot be appeased
If you try to ignore me, I will bring you to your knees
I cannot be defeated, as I’m never there
I cannot be deceived, when I’m everywhere

I’m the lover; a sinner, a dreamer; a killer
The Teacher; a tyrant, a preacher, a whore

Uncontrolled passion, requires moderation
Avarice is boundless, lacking motivation
Patience is lost, a jealous desire 
Humilities overrated, deluded liar

I am, The voice you show
I am, The guilt you know
I am 

The devil on your shoulder, the angel you can’t fake
Tell you you’re wrong, in dreams when you wake 
I expose the narrative, the choices you could make
I remind you of morality, which path you should take 

Controlling; I monitor, evaluate and begin
I’m that thought; that memory, that feelings, that sin 

Uncontrolled passion, requires moderation
Avarice is boundless, lacking motivation
Patience is lost, a jealous desire 
Humilities overrated, deluded liar

I am, The voice you show
I am, The guilt you know

I am, The voice you show
I am, The guilt you know
I am, The lost credo
I am, Your superego

I am, The voice you show
I am, The guilt you know
I am

The SWR Project - The Writers House
Written / Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch, Steve P & Julie B
(C) The SWR Project 2025

The Writers House

Will you take me back, to the Western Isles
Lewis where perspective, calms and beguiles

When you travel there, you fade away
Disappear into silence, of unfamiliar ways
Blend into shadow, in Stornoway’s haze
Frozen in history, by a Callanish gaze

Wild Uig Bay, in the glinting moonlight
A dram of Abhainn Dearg, to keep you warm at night
Giants at Dun Borranish, with stories to write
Longing to return, when fortune is right

Will you take me back, to the Western Isles
Lewis where perspective, calms and beguiles
The Writers House, where dreams are explained
Your vision exists, and your music is made
Take me, Take me

Leave chaos behind, and the speed of decay
Those feelings of anxiety, and having to obey 
To a simpler pace, with echoes of yesterday
A land in tune, with what think and say

Will you take me back, to the Western Isles
Lewis where perspective, calms and beguiles
The Writers House, where dreams are explained
Your vision exists, and your music is made
Take me, Take me

Writers House

The SWR Project - I See You
Written / Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch, Steve P & Julie B
(C) The SWR Project 2025

I See You								

And I see you becoming
Devotion burning bright
I see you belonging
To a mothers light
	
And I see you clutching
Comfort soft and slight 
I see you brushing
Wrapping holding tight

And I see you speaking
Fables to recite
I see you recalling
Til my eyes find the night			

And I see you growing
And I see you glowing
In mothers rites
In your mothers light
I see you

And I see you knowing
Sharing your insight
And I see you showing
Moments to excite

And I see you loving
In times of fright
And I see you belonging
In a mothers light 

And I see you growing
And I see you glowing
In mothers rites
In your mothers light
I see you
And I see you
You

I See You

Neon Bible (Cover) - Fletch & Trinity (Looper Acoustic Percussive)

NEON BIBLE Arcade Fire

A vial of hope and a vial of pain
In the light they both looked the same
Poured them out on into the world
On every boy and every girl

It's in the neon Bible, the neon Bible
Not much chance for survival
If the neon Bible is right

Take the poison of your age
Don't lick your fingers when you turn the page
What I know is what you know is right
In the city it's the only light

It's the neon Bible, the neon Bible
Not much chance for survival
If the neon Bible is right

Oh God, well look at you now!
Oh, you lost it, but you don't know how!
In the light of a golden calf
Oh God! I had to laugh!

Take the poison of your age
Don't lick your fingers when you turn the page
It was wrong, but you said it was right
In the future I will read at night

In the neon Bible, the neon Bible
Not much chance for survival
If the neon Bible is true

Neon Bible - The Arcade Fire

Neon Bible (Cover) - Fletch Looper - The SWR Project

Lizzie & Trinity (Faith FVHG PERC) -Mexico - The Staves

Take it back or let me go
It's better if I tell you so
I hurt you once before and I will do it again
Everyone I know is gone and I don't even know myself
I'm saving up
To take a trip to Mexico
I heard it's the place to go
Oh I want to see the colours of another sky
Carry me home on your shoulders
Lower me onto my bed
Show me the night that I dreamed about before
Ohh ohh
Lover you may cause me tears
Drag me through the best of years
You never know
Many of the songs I wrote
Older than a year or two
But I love you so
Oh, carry me home on your shoulders
Lower me onto my bed
Show me the night that I dreamed about before
Carry me home on your shoulders
Lower me onto my bed
Show me the night that I dreamed about before
Ohh
Lover you may cause me tears
Drag me through the best of years
But I love you so

Mexico (Cover) - Solo 'Live' - Lizzie Hill

Lungs (Original) - Solo 'Live' - Fletch

Listen to me, just breath... Breath...
Listen to me, just fight... Fight...
Listen to me, don't give in... Don't you dare...
Listen to me, fill your Lungs... Breath...
Listen to me, don't let it win... Fight...
Listen to me, breath, for all you love... Just breath...
Listen to me, just breath... Breath...
Your god can't save you now, you're on your own... Now breath...
Angels are here, they want you to breath...  
Fill your Lungs, and breath...
Just Breath...

[Music & Lyrics - Fletch 2020]

Lungs (Original) - Solo 'Live' - Fletch

Cut Your Teeth - Solo 'Live' - Fletch & Trinity
Cut Your Teeth - Kyla La Grange

Didn't I warn you not to?
Didn't I warn you good?
Maybe we couldn't help it?
Maybe we never should?

Didn't I say it slowly?
Didn't I make it clear?
Is it unfair to ask you,
why it is you're still here?

Cut your teeth on the lack of answers
Come back home it don't feel the same
I bled words onto a page for you
You never knew my name

Didn't I make it harder?
Didn't I leave you there?
Was it too much to ask you,
why it is you still care?

Cut your teeth on the lack of answers,
Come back home it don't feel the same
I bled words onto a page for you
You never knew my name

Come back, break your bones
They'll cut you up and never let go
Sweet Love, play your show
Call your mother, say "take me home"
Lie; smile, don't say no
Another mans down if you let him know

Cut your teeth on the lack of answers,
Come back home it don't feel the same
I bled words onto a page for you
You never knew my name

I bled words onto a page for you
You never knew my name...

-

Cut Your Teeth (Cover) - Solo 'Live' - Fletch

Julie, Fletch, Yoda & Bella - Somewhere Only We Know (RM) (Keane)


I walked across an empty land
I knew the pathway like the back of my hand
I felt the earth beneath my feet
Sat by the river, and it made me complete
Oh, simple thing, where have you gone?
I'm getting old, and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired, and I need somewhere to begin
I came across a fallen tree
I felt the branches of it looking at me
Is this the place we used to love?
Is this the place that I've been dreaming of?
Oh, simple thing, where have you gone?
I'm getting old, and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired, and I need somewhere to begin

And if you have a minute, why don't we go
Talk about it somewhere only we know?
This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go
Somewhere only we know
Somewhere only we know

Oh, simple thing, where have you gone?
I'm getting old, and I need something to rely on
So tell me when you're gonna let me in
I'm getting tired, and I need somewhere to begin

And if you have a minute, why don't we go
Talk about it somewhere only we know?
This could be the end of everything
So why don't we go?
Somewhere only we know
somewhere only we know

Somewhere Only We Know (Cover)- Fletch & Julie - The SWR Project

Fletch & Steve P - The SWR Project - All I Want (Kodaline)

All I want is nothing more
To hear you knocking at my door
'Cause if I could see your face once more
I could die a happy man I'm sure

When you said your last goodbye
I died a little bit inside
I lay in tears in bed all night
Alone without you by my side

But if you loved me
Why'd you leave me?
Take my body
Take my body
All I want is
And all I need is
To find somebody
I'll find somebody
Like you

So you brought out the best of me
A part of me I’ve never seen
You took my soul and wiped it clean.
Our love was made for movie screens

But if you loved me
Why'd you leave me? 
Take my body
Take my body
All I want is
And all I need is
To find somebody
I'll find somebody

But if you loved me
Why’d ya leave me
Take my body
Take my body
All I want is
And all I need is
To find somebody
I'll find somebody
Like you
.
.
All I Want (Kodaline)

All I Want (Cover)- Fletch & Steve P - The SWR Project

Fletch & Steve P - The SWR Project - When Doves Cry (Prince)


Dig if you will the picture
Of you and I engaged in a kiss
The sweat of your body covers me
Can you my darling
Can you picture this?
Dream, if you can, a courtyard
An ocean of violets in bloom
Animals strike curious poses
They feel the heat
The heat between me and you
How can you just leave me standing
Alone in a world that's so cold? 
Maybe I'm just too demanding
Maybe I'm just like my father, too bold
Maybe you're just like my mother
She's never satisfied 
Why do we scream at each other?
This is what it sounds like
When doves cry
Touch if you will my stomach
Feel how it trembles inside
You've got the butterflies all tied up
Don't make me chase you
Even doves have pride
How could you just leave me standing
Alone in a world so cold? 
Maybe I'm just too demanding
Maybe I'm just like my father, too bold
Maybe you're just like my mother
She's never satisfied 
Why do we scream at each other?
This is what it sounds like
When doves cry
How can you just leave me standing
Alone in a world that's so cold? 
Maybe I'm just too demanding 
Maybe I'm just like my father too bold 
Maybe you're just like my mother 
She's never satisfied 
Why do we scream at each other? 
This is what it sounds like
When doves cry

When Doves Cry (Cover) - Fletch & Steve P - The SWR Project

Fletch & Trixie (Seagull S6 Cedar Concert Hall) Slow & Steady (OMAM)

The lights go out, I am all alone
All the trees outside are buried in the snow
I spend my night dancing with my own shadow
And it holds me, and it never lets me go
I move slow and steady
But I feel like a waterfall
Yeah, I move slow and steady
Past the ones that I used to know
My dear old friend, take me for a spin
Two wolves in the dark, running in the wind
I'm letting go, but I've never felt better
Passing by all the monsters in my head
And I move slow and steady
But I feel like a waterfall
Yeah, I move slow and steady
Past the ones that I used to know
And I'm never ready
'Cause I know, I know, I know
That time won't let me
Show what I want to show
And I move slow and steady
But I feel like a waterfall
Yeah, I move slow and steady
Past the ones that I used to know
And I'm never ready
'Cause I know, I know, I know
That time won't let me
Show what I want to show

Slow & Steady (Cover) - Solo 'Live' - Fletch

Cant Get You Out Of My Head (Cover) - Solo 'Live' - Fletch

                       
La-la, la---! La-la, la, la -la!    La-la, la---!  La-la, la, la -la! 
La-la, la---! La-la, la, la -la!    La-la, la---!  La-la, la, la -la!
I just can't get you out of my head,
Your loving is all I think about,
I just can't get you out of my head,                           
It's more than I dare to think about!

Every night, every  day, just to be there in your arms,
Won't you stay  
Won't you lay
Lay for - ever, and  

La-la, la---! La-la, la, la -la!    La-la, la---!  La-la, la, la -la! 
La-la, la---! La-la, la, la -la!    La-la, la---!  La-la, la, la -la!
I just can't get you out of my head,
Your loving is all I think about,
I just can't get you out of my head,                           
It's more than I dare to think about!

There's a dark... secret in me, don't leave me locked in your heart 
Set me free            
Feel the need             
In me                       
Set me free 
Lay for - ever, and 
                       
La-la, la---! La-la, la, la -la!    La-la, la---!  La-la, la, la -la!
La-la, la---! La-la, la, la -la!    La-la, la---!  La-la!
I just can't get you out of my head

Cant Get You Out Of My Head (Cover) - Solo 'Live' - Fletch

'The SWR Project'.  Three friends on opposite sides of the globe making music together. Ambient Folk ideas merged together from our different worlds.  We hope you enjoy the SWR Sound.

Written & Vocals - Fletch
Music - Fletch (GB), Steve P. (USA) & Julie B. (CAN)


Some things change, some things never do... Take it easy...  Fletch :)

The SWR Project

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