Michael Castle

Pretty Beggar

Debut recording from Pretty Beggar. Indie pop tune that seriously grooves
Michael Castle: Songwriting, Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Production
Tim Jurasewicz: Drums

Lyrics: 

Everything a mystery 
All the words, you said to me
My head was in the clouds
A blessing I can see you now

And I didn’t care where we were
Vision all ablur
Always out to get some more
From the hands I so adore

Cos I’m paid up 
Thousand debts and I made a mess but
I’m paid up 
So look me in the eye and tell me
Yeah

I like when you sit next to me 
Cause life has no guarantees
When is it enough to know
I’m lying at the foot of your throne

So come and tell me how you feel
And I’ll show you how to be real
No one put your shackles on
It's money that's the life-long con
 
But baby I’m paid up 
Thousand debts but I made amends and
I’m paid up 
So don't think twice, just tell me 
Yeah, just say yeah

So here I am, out of a jam and I’ve been been feeling alright 
Got a new lease on a new life

Cause baby I’m paid up 
Thousand debts but I made amends and
I’m paid up 
So don’t think twice just say 
Yeah, just tell me yeah

I’m paid up 
Thousand debts but I made amends and
I’m paid up 
So don't think twice, just say yeah
Just tell me yeah

Paid Up

A soul track for every rock'n'roller

Michael Castle: Songwriting, Guitar, Bass, Lead Vocal, Harmonies, Production
Tim Jurasewicz: Drums
Artwork by Antonio Rodriquez Photography: http://photosantonio.com
Lyrics: 

Well I’ve been feeling down 
You come along to bring me up 
I’ve been void of affection 
You come by all full of love

I've been twisting and writhing
You come and help me to relax
I've been cheating and lying
You come along and kick my ass

I've been running up and down the streets of this lonely town
Looking for somebody to turn me around
And I was in a free fall for the bottom babe and then I see you
Ooh and baby you just look so cool       

I’ve been feeling crazy
You come along and make me sane
I was burning from both ends baby
You came along and brought the rain

I’ve been quivering and shaking
You come along to hold me down 
I’ve been bending and breaking 
You show me I’m just working the weakness out

Oh darlin’ I've been running up and down the streets of this lonely town
Looking for somebody to turn me around
And I was headed break-neck for the bottom babe and then I see you
Ooh and honey you just look so cool
Baby you just look so cool

Oh you look so cool
Oh you’re looking so cool 
How do you look so cool?
How do you look so cool?

The million miles before stumbling over you
Are gone and forgotten to the rear of my view
And the shit that I’ve waded through over all of this time
Is suddenly so for gone from my mind

Well I’ve been feeling grey 
You come along and color me
I've been sleeping through the days
But you've beautifully woken me 

I've been running up and down the streets of this lonely town
Looking for somebody to turn me around
And I was headed break-neck for the bottom babe and then I see you
Ooh and honey you just look so cool
Baby you just look so cool

Lookin' So Cool

Even the least reputable of characters deserve someone............don't they?

Michael Castle: Songwriting, Guitar, Bass, Keyboard, Vocals, Production
Tim Jurasewicz: Drums
Artwork by Pretty Beggar

Lyrics:
Can I get a witness? Yes you can!

Can I get a witness? 
Come on baby marry me quick 
Cos I’m a right clever boy with a criminal wit 
I got them sticky hands and a wandering eye 
But ooh you are just my kind

Can I get a witness? 
Or nobody’s gonna believe 
That 'is righteous little mama gone and fell in love with me
Cos I'm a lifelong sinner with a penchant for greed
Pretty Beggar tell me how do you plead? 

I'm saying can I get a witness? Yeah!

Can I get a witness? 
Come on baby marry me quick
Cos I'm a bad motherfucker with a big old dick
I got some handcuffs and a pile of cocaine
And I'm ready to make you say my name

Can I get a witness? 
Or nobody’s gonna believe
Yeah they'd hit me with glass bottles and then call me a thief
Cause I'm a heartbreaker and a ramblin’ man
So grab ahold of me baby when you can, now

Can I get a witness? Yeah!

Can I get a witness?
C’mon baby marry me quick 
We could bail out forever with these pennies I nicked
Cos you’re a sure thing and I made up my mind
And there’s no way I’m leaving you behind 

Can I get a witness
Or nobody's gonna believe 
Cause they'd pay for your lovin’ but I got it for free
I got my five lives and my luck on my sleeve
So let’s riot and make a few enemies

Can I get a witness? Yeah!

Witness

Hot and sweet, fresh out the oven

Michael Castle: Songwriting, Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Production
Tim Jurasewicz: Drums

Lyrics: 
Well, my love is the cat on the prowl   
Your love is the pretty little mouse 
But your love is a half lit cigarette
My love is the burned down house

Your love comes bit by bit
My love honey comes in droves
Your love is a little pack of rabbits girl
My love is a pack of rabid wolves

Yeah, yeah, yeah (tell me you want me)
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Well I, want, you, but you're gonna kill me
But I'm a glutton, for punishment so, come over here now, and give me a thrill babe

My love is like chilli pepper chocolate 
I make your tongue tingle and your heart beat
Your love is like an overdose of novocaine
One shot and I'm numb for a week

Your love is like punk rock music
And my love is like a 12 bar blues
But when we get together, Heather
Our love is fireworks in a phonebooth

Yeah, yeah, yeah (tell me you want me)
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Well I, want, you, but you're gonna kill me
But I'm a glutton, for punishment so, come over here now, and give me a thrill babe

You're emotional fire like gasoline
Fed by a match right through nicotine
Burn all the evidence til it cleans
And roll away like you couldn'tve ever seen a thing

Your love is like a shot of adrenaline
New high like I could never guess
But to give me that dose of revival
You, had to put the thing right through my chest

I, want, you, but you're gonna kill me
But I'm a glutton, for punishment so, come over here now, and give me a thrill babe
Yes I, want you, but you're gonna kill me
But I'm a glutton, for punishment so, come over here now


Chili Pepper Chocolate

The pretty side of Pretty Beggar

Michael Castle: Songwriting, Lead Vocal, Harmonies, Piano, Guitar, Bass, Production
Time Jurasewicz: Drums
Song Artwork by Rachel Koltes

Lyrics: 
The blues got a hold of me lately
And I can feel a warm wind trying to take me 
The last of the memories driving me crazy
Try as I might I just can’t escape it, I can’t escape it

I’m sorry for my hands when they start their shaking
I’m just a stubborn boy out trying to make it
It’s ok if you gotta hate me 
I’ll see you in your Sunday morning paper baby

Tell you what baby, you come around 
To the lights on the dark side of town
Tell you what baby you come on by 
And I wont have to change your mind

If I stand here waiting on a marigold
I’d be fading until I’m too old
So I’ll keep waiting for my time to come

Tell you what baby you come around 
To the lights on the dark side of town
Tell you what baby you come on by 
And I wont have to change your mind


Tell You What

Let the groove get in 

Michael Castle: Songwriting, Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Production
Tim Jurasewicz: Drums

Lyrics:
Pacing, As I’m waiting, For my ladybug
To come around the corner, dress polka-dotted on her
Time is, crawling, while I, vibrate

Fawning, her nirvana, I never wanted 
To live within her absence, candy canes and absinth
Help me, to forget my, hunger pains

But oh good God, I can hear my lady coming now
And oh good lawd she gon’ turn this aching body out
Oh good golly miss molly when you come around
Ain't nothing in the world that could keep my two hands bound

Breathless, getting restless, and my chest is
Pounding like a bass drum, as she leave her bread crumbs
Gotta, make it, back ‘fore, sunrise
 
The roar of, her aura, through the floor I feel it
Tickle with pleasure like rare Roman leather
Upon my, skin it, makes me, tremble

Oh good God, I can see my lady coming now
And oh good lawd she gon’ turn this aching body out
Oh good golly miss molly when you come around
Ain't nothing in the world that could keep my two hands bound 

Awakened, elevated, I gravitate towards
Hair of red haze and ‘em freckled shoulder blades
Only, sun and, skin abounding

Oh good God, I can hear my lady coming now
And oh good lawd I done turned that little body out
Oh good golly miss molly when you come down
Have yourself a drag  and we can throw in for another round

Ladybug

Indie Rock band out of Milwaukee WI led by band members Michael Castle and Tim Jurasewicz. Formed in January 2016 this group emphasizes lyrical potency and storytelling within catchy upbeat grooves.

Banner artwork by Big Shot Robot: www.bigshot-robot.com/