rough four track take of a song written in my teens

Life Times Five Minutes

14/12/2021
A brand new life has just begun
Behold the brightest star that ever shone

Darragh’s message lights our screens
Ten days early 8:15 PM
Rían was keen to come complete the team

Fáilte romhat our dearest king
You’re a perfect little thing
From afar we can but only
Sing of the unbridled joy you’ve
Brought upon your worthy parents
And us blessed enough to share in
Your miraculous presence, baby Rían

The greatest gift graceful grandson
Beloved nephew, cherished son
Best Tuesday night surprise for everyone

Pure potential, parents’ pride
Vast horizons spread out wide
A big blank canvas unfurled from inside

Rían turned the light on, yeah, he shone the light on love
Each smile is a triumph, steeped in the light of hope
14th of December, we will remember 
Now and forever, cos with Rían’s arrival
He turned the light on, so we can rely on love

The sacrifices you both made
Up and down but never swayed
Belief and dedication never fade

Daughter, sister, mother now
Laura, know we’re all so proud
Hear our shared elation here aloud

His tiny fingers, tiny toes
Those smiling eyes, that button nose
With every passing blessed day he
Grows and fills our hearts with wonder
Effortlessly brings us under
His angelic spell that never
Ends and leaves us filled forever 
With the hope and strength to reach for
Dreams and dedicate them to you
Rían Patrick Bailey

Rían Patrick Bailey

recorded at Grouse Lodge Studios, Ireland in 2006 as a bunch of 16/17 year olds with big dreams

Catagoreyes

Spirit Beam

The Long Song

Really cheesy, poppy one this - but that's the point! I wrote this when I should have been studying for my final year exams (secondary school). I was listening to the radio 'cause I ran out of things to listen to on my stereo and mp3 player and was sort of appalled by what I heard. So I put my mind to making a kind of pop song I wouldn't mind listening to. The first verse laments over how we miss the good music of the past, while the chorus is calling out for someone to "feed my radio" with something decent to listen to! I must admit I really like this one. I even somehow managed to reference Paul Simon and Shakespeare in there along the way!

Day Time Moon & Night Time Sun (Demo)

one day studio visit resulting in this and Pandora's box. I wrote this during my final exams of school about the shite on the radio while I should've been studying. All instruments by oneself

Day Time Moon & The Night Time Sun

actually got to a studio for an afternoon and got this down and another. A song about the rollercoaster of being stuck indoors. I must've predicted the pandemic

Pandora's Box

live acoustic recording of a song about the tribulations of songwriting written when I was 21 many moons ago

Something Raw

drummer / singer / songwriter / teacher / learner

mo chara

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