Two For The Road

If I had wings that I could trust
I'd gather all my might and leave the dust
It's the wind that takes me away, my love
It's the wind that takes me away

Maybe I'll see the bright blue skies
The grass-filled meadows, the leaves turning dry
So goes the hands of time at work
So goes the hands of time

He's a digger of gold, he's a butcher of land
He's Cortez the killer roaming water and sand
He's the face of the everyday man
The face of the everyday man

Oh I can see you.
There's a hurricane in your hair
There's an Angel on your shoulder
There's a Devil in your stare

You don't need wings to fly
You don't need love to cry
You don't need a heart to realise
That you need a soul to die.

Untitled #1

Push & Pull

I was livin' in a devil town
Didn't know it was a devil town
Oh lord it really brings me down
About the devil town

And all my friends were vampires
Didn't know they were vampires
Turns out I was a vampire myself
In the devil town

I was livin' in a devil town
Didn't know it was a devil town
Oh lord it really brings me down
About the devil town

This is a little thank you to my favourite songwriter, Daniel Johnston, who provided whacky and troubled fourteen year old me with a shoulder to lean on, and continues to do so to this day.

Aidan Geraghty - Devil Town (Daniel Johnston)

About 'Travellin':
Written and performed by Jordan Merrick.
Acoustic Guitar & Vocals: Jordan Merrick
Harmonica: Peter Modos
Bass: James North
Recorded & Mastered by James North at James North Productions, BNE.
Press Image / Cover Art Image: Will Johnstone
(C) Jordan Merrick, 2017.

Travellin' (Single)

Travellin'

About ‘Songs From House Arrest':
Written by Jordan Merrick
Performed by Jordan Merrick and James North
Recorded & Mastered by James North at James North Productions, BNE.
Press Image: Will Johnstone
EP Cover Art: Scarlet Burke
(C) Jordan Merrick, 2017.

Songs From House Arrest

Kiss or Kill

I can feel a metamorphosis coming on
I can already see my skeleton in the rear view mirror
Framed by silent straw
In malignant pastures
The car swerves and hits the body of a crow
Sprawled on the road
 
When I cast my eyes
Towards the windscreen
And I listen to
The wind against
The tin scream
I realise for the first time

I don’t need a licence to drive
I don’t need permission to thrive
I don’t have a licence to drive
I don’t need permission to thrive

I just squeeze my eyes shut and accelerate
I just squeeze my eyes shut and accelerate
(And I trust this vessel to guide me) 
I just squeeze my eyes shut and accelerate
(And I trust this vessel to guide me) 
I just squeeze my eyes shut
And I trust this vessel to guide me

HEAD IN THE SAND (LYRICS)

Arranged, sequenced and mixed by Toby Alexander. 

This is a cover of That Message by Holy Holy, arranged for strings.

Video of Logic Session - https://youtu.be/TJuWNQpbvzE

HOLY HOLY - That Message (String Arrangement)

Rock N Roll man is a song about the rock n roll lifestyle that has slowly died off in modern times. The way of life that is rock and roll has changed – for better or for worse – and this song is there to capture its’ demise, but in the eyes of someone watching on helplessly as it slips away. I wanted to sing this idea into existence in the softest possible way, hence the use of the ukulele.

Rock N Roll Man

Brisbane Based Songwriting Raconteur Jordan Merrick and his band of Vagabonds.  

Email: Jordan.merrick@live.com.au

Kiss or Kill

Jordan Merrick

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