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

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

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Persistence

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

Sooth

Trawling socials
Misinformation rife
Believe anything
Just so you can fight
Find someone to blame
But it’s not their fault
Show no shame
In wanton assault

Torment the innocent
You’ve no respect
Fight the law
Loot and wreck
Believing your better
Your flags the best
You’ve shown your worth
In racist arrest

And your sign says
Boats on the shore
And your sign says
Conspiracy for sure
But the truths there
You choose not to see
But the truth there
And you don’t represent, me

Pushing propaganda
They don’t believe
Taking you as fools
For their own means
In a divided state
With a deviant Gov
It’s easier to hate
Than to love

Daily Mail fascists
Take no blame
Xenophobic editorial
Showing no shame
Preying on fears
They invented
No better than rioters
They created

And your sign says
Boats on the shore
And your sign says
Conspiracy for sure
But the truths there
You choose not to see
But the truth there
And you don’t represent, me

Sooth

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 - Bring It
Written / Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch (GB), Steve P (USA)  & Julie B (CAN)
(C) The SWR Project 2025

Bring It

Laughing casting trusting combine
Joking ‘n hoping that fortunes align
Spin it win it waiting for a sign
Bring it ‘n sing it a meeting of minds

Chilling ‘n thrilling making the time
Listening adrenaline sharing wine
String it ‘n ring it chanting rhymes
Bring it ‘n sing it secure inside

Romancing chancing a stranger blind dates
Looking for love someone who makes
You feel special to live and to dare
All life’s moments to hold and to share

Eating in binging a movie unwind
Travelling imagining wonders to find
Swing it wing it loving being kind
Bring it ‘n sing it I’ll make you mine

Romancing chancing a stranger blind dates
Looking for love someone who makes
You feel special to live and to dare
All life’s moments to hold and to share

All life’s moments to hold and to share

Bring It

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

See You Again

Hello my Love, my sweetest love 
It’s so good to see you, again

The electrons arrange, pixelated frames
Exposing pictures, that remain
Now times passed us by, and everything has aged 
Though not too much here, has changed
I’m still, the same, I’m still, the same

Sorry to hear about your father, one of the good guys
And I hope your mother is coping, in these times
Do you see any of the old gang, or have you let them slide 
Did you hear about our friend, that died	
I miss her, I cried. I miss her, I cry

So what’s new with you, work, life and romance
Did you finally find yourself, a good man
Did you sort out the crazy, believe and understand
Settle down and start, your own fam
I hope you’re, happy now. I hope you’re, happy now

Hello my Love, my sweetest love
It’s so good to see you, again
Hello my Love, my sweetest love 
It’s so good to see you, again 
So good to see you, again

Somethings change, some things never do, 
It’s so good to see you, again

Hello my Love, my sweetest love
It’s so good to see you, again
Hello my Love, my sweetest love 
It’s so good to see you, again


See You Again

The SWR Project - The Cave
Written / Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch (GB), Steve P (USA) & Julie B (CAN)
(C) The SWR Project 2025

The Cave

I read a bit of Jung, but tell me if I’m wrong
You can’t be frightened, all your life
The cave you fear to enter, holds the treasure you seek
Shadows in your mind, the fear, to beat
The fear to beat

Campbell said something, I’m pretty sure
To push yourself, knock down those doors
Go where you don’t wanna, do what you have to do
Face all your demons, reflections, to pursue 
Reflections to pursue

Envy, malic, cruelty and greed
Loving, kind, gentle and sweet
There all just parts that make you, complete

Quiet the mind, and your soul will speak
Enter the cave you fear, to find the treasure you seek
Accept where you’re flawed, and always be true
And try to be the best, version, of you

The terror inside, shudders your spirit
Depths of your psyche, only you can visit			
What you’re searching, is one sense of you
Make peace with yourself, accept, the truth
Accept, the truth

Envy, malic, cruelty and greed
Loving, kind, gentle and sweet
There all just parts that make you, complete

Quiet the mind, and your soul will speak
Enter the cave you fear, to find the treasure you seek
Accept where you’re flawed, and always be true
And try to be the best, version, of you

In the darkness, your inner self
The mirrors likeness, holds the wealth
Accept unconscious, listen to it speak
The cave you fear to enter, holds the treasure you seek

The cave you fear to enter, holds the treasure you seek

The Cave

The SWR Project - Colours Fade
Written / Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch (GB), Steve P (USA) & Julie B (CAN)
(C) The SWR Project 2025

Colours Fade

And I can’t remember, these picture of you
Where they were taken, or the beautiful views 
And I can’t remember, you being so beguiling
Why you’re dressed up, or why you’re smiling

It looks like some were taken, many years ago
But who took the image, I just don’t know
It looks like some were taken, to celebrate something
Share a special moment, where you always looked, stunning 

It was always you, that owned the memories
The precious moments, and sentimental stories

In a box, under your dresses
I find your trove, of photos and messages
The colours fade, corners curled up
Tarnished paper, that time corrupts
The colours fade, the colours fade, fade

And I can’t seem to recall, your face anymore
But I’m talking to these photos, gifts to explore
And a tear appears, as I hold you close once more
With forgotten photos, I remember our love, before

It was always you, that owned the memories
The precious moments, and sentimental stories

In a box, under your dresses
I find your trove, of photos and messages
The colours fade, corners curled up
Tarnished paper, that time corrupts
The colours fade, the colours fade, fade

No day is promised, life is ‘just because’
The colours fade, reminding me, of us

Colours Fade


The SWR Project - Chapter One
Written / Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch (GB), Steve P (USA) & Julie B (CAN)
(C) The SWR Project 2025

Chapter One

Do you remember when, we broke the night
It screamed and fought, from the black and white
Your voices danced, where the old cross met
Leaving it to chance, as friendship wept

The track you played, was scared and worn
And all that remained, was the thunderstorm
It tore and smashed, with banshees cries
Frustration thrashed, in mistrust and lies

I travelled West, to find some relief
But your voice followed, couldn’t leave me in peace
And I howled and wept, to the moon that night
A lament I accepted, on the edge of heights
It couldn’t, be

The night was clear, the stars couldn’t hide
They burned so bright, but had long since died
That’s the illusion, not really being there
You couldn’t shine, you couldn’t dare
It couldn’t be, Trick me, Trick me

Forever ah-men, lost to a pregnant pause
The sacrificial cost, an abortive applause
And the lover’s dream, couldn’t be restored
Was lost in a scream, that fell to the shore

And they say nothing, of the tempest they’d seen
As it swept us up, in what could of been
But the streets had changed, in denial and shame
So we left what remained, for another game
It couldn’t, be

The night was clear, the stars couldn’t hide
They burned so bright, but had long since died
That’s the illusion, not really being there
You couldn’t shine, you couldn’t dare
It couldn’t be, Trick me, Trick me

Recall that voice, in the pale moonlight
There was something special, in those rites
It rang in your head, travelled the stage
Stirred your heart, as you read from the page
It should have been, Trick me

Chapter One

The SWR Project - Stronger
Written / Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch (GB), Steve P (USA) & Julie B (CAN)
(C) The SWR Project 2025

Stronger							

Your mistaken how important you really are
In other people prayers they’ve different cares
No one thinks about you as much as you believe  
You’re on your own abandoned no relief 
Abandoned no relief

Everyone may say they wanna help
Empty promises just play the cards your delt 
Find your own way be authentic and disagree
Take all the hits be resilient and free
Be resilient and free

Rebels take the stage embracing the rage
Living the moment defying and estranged   
No limits outnumbered trying to conquer
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger 
Fall get up stronger
Fall get up stronger

Take it to the limit ride it hard
Ride it fast take it too far
You do it for love not the dollar
Fall and get up stronger

Rebels take the stage embracing the rage
Living the moment defying and estranged   
No limits outnumbered trying to conquer
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger 
Fall Fall Fall get up stronger
Fall Fall get up stronger

Stronger

'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 :)

Sooth

The SWR Project

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