The original version of this song, 'No Worries' (2012), was featured in AMC's The Walking Dead (S10 Ep21, March 28 2021). This companion version was released in honor of that. Peter Brendler plays Bass; Paul Orbell plays Ebo Guitar in the first verse; J. Walter Hawkes plays Trombone; Ryan O'Toole, aka LIC RYNO, is on Drums, Vocals, Guitars and Mixing Effects.

No Worries II

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Visual Story (Instrumental)

'Visual Story (Instrumental)' Amateur Blonde

The first release by Pretty City Lights (formerly, Amateur Blonde) is a live track! It's also a crazy song, with a 30 year history, which you can read more about on Behind The Lights (link) "Please (Live)" was recorded live in Seoul at the venue, Space Hangang (@Space_Hangang instagram). A multi-camera video accompanies this release.

Pretty City Lights is the music project of Ryno (formerly of Amateur Blonde). Visit the band's website or dig deeper and experience exclusive 'making of' content on https://www.behindthelights.org

Please (Live)

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‘No Worries’ by Ryan O’Toole © copyright 2012

You made your bed,
Now just sleep in it,
And dreams will cut the words out.

I grind my teeth,
grind my teeth to chalk,
finding words to say to you.

Any fool,
Fool can carry on,
with grand delusions.

Any dog,
Dog like me could find,
the best way through the fence...
You just don’t think about the time.
You just don’t focus on the time. Oh,

Of all the things you planned and never did.
Of all the things you asked of me...
While you worried 'bout the time.
You just worried 'bout the time.

Oh, oh, oh
Ohhhhhhhh

This neighborhood,
This hood’s a border town,
Plagued by numbers.

This fallen tree,
Tree turned into boards,
boarding-up the doors to you.

Of all the things you planned and never did.
Of all the things you asked of me...
All the things you said, and never did.
Oh all the things you promised me.
credits
from Amateur Blonde, track released 22 June 2012
written/produced/published by Ryan O'Toole © copyright 2012
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Recorded at home in LIC, NY from June 2011 - April 2012
Ryan O'Toole - organ, voices, electric guitar, midi-strings, midi-horns

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'No Worries' by Amateur Blonde (*featured in The Walking Dead 10x21)

PLEASE (STUDIO) - by Pretty City Lights - Dec 18 2025

This song accidentally took over a year to complete. Listen to it. You can hear the depth and complexity of all this non-sampled gem. If you were to speak with Pretty City Lights creator, Ryno, about this version of his song called, "Please (Studio)", he'd tell you "it's my technical masterpiece". Despite the treasure chest of unreleased songs (over 50), Ryno keeps impulsively revisiting his song "Please". The first versions of this song appeared in 1993. You can hear them! Ryno is documenting his music on Pretty City Light's free online VIP fan-zone called: 'Behind the Lights'[dot] org. Ryno plays all the instruments on "Please (Studio)", except for Trombone, performed by J. Walter Hawkes (Nora Jones). Ryno's music was featured in TV's "The Walking Dead", (Amateur Blonde, "No Worries") S10xEp21.

Please (Studio)

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lyrics
Novocaine (capo on G#) by Amateur Blonde
(written by Ryan Roger O’Toole copyright © 2012)

Late at night
The Trauma Light
Starts it’s beeping

Whose gonna pay for this?
Whose gonna pay for,

Twenty-two
Out of ten
The pain is seething

It’s unbelievable.
They’re unbelievable,
The less they know,
the more they say,
and what they mean,
gets locked away.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Throw the shoe away
and trade it in for Novocaine
So not to speak the words
The words of mercy

If you cried out,
If you give in,
There’d be nothing left
to believe in.

And you didn’t plan for this
And you couldn’t plan for this
And you didn’t plan for this
And you couldn’t plan for this

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
credits
from Amateur Blonde, track released 22 June 2012
written/produced/published by Ryan Roger O'Toole copyright © 2012

Recorded at home in LIC, NY (drums w/ Brian Speaker in Brooklyn) Aug 2011 - April 2012

Ryan Roger O'Toole - acoustic guitar, voices
John Lang - electric bass
Jeff Gretz - drums 



'Novocaine' by Amateur Blonde

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Airplane Mode (144 bpm) by Ryan Roger O’Toole © copyright 2012
Intro
C# F#m x 4
C# A G#m F#

E E6
Time moves on
Kills what we know you wanted to do.
Time is a stone.
Rolling away from you
G#m B (x 2)
With no regard. Ahhhh.
E E6
Time is the man
digging a hole for things you planned.
Time has an edge on you
A blade to take you away
G#m B
With no regard x 2

B E G#m F# + B E G#m F# E
We move over
For a safer point of view
There’s no more question.
We know all the answers to
Pay attention to
The things we did for you
When you went into

G#m F E x 3
Airplane Mode
Air!
Airplane Mode

E E6
I’ve got a lot I’m going through
You found a way of moving on.
G#m B
On, on and on x 2
F# G#m F# G#m
C# F#m x 2
Ohhhhhhh!

B E G#m F# + B E G#m F# E
And we move over
To a safer point of view
No more question.
Now there’s no one and nothing to
Pay attention to
Things they did to you
When you went into

G#m F E x 3
Airplane Mode
Air!
Airplane Mode
credits
from Amateur Blonde, track released 22 June 2012
written/produced/published by Ryan Roger O'Toole copyright © 2012

Recorded from November 2011 - April 2012 at home, and in Brooklyn, NY (drums with Brian Speaker)

Ryan Roger O'Toole - piano, Fender rhodes piano, voices, midi-strings, omnichord
John Lang - bass
Jeff Gretz - drums 

'Airplane Mode' by Amateur Blonde

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Leaving Time by Amateur Blonde (written by Ryan Roger O’Toole copyright © 2012)

(capo on A - top string D tune)
G Am + G Am + G (A, B, C) + G, Am
G
So long, so long
It’s time for leaving
I know the grass is greener
But in my dreams it’s...

C, B, Bb, A
Home.
A real home
Leave New York on it’s own.
C, B, Bb, A
For a home.
A real home.
Leave New York with it’s Grand Central Stations.

G
I’ve been waiting for this day to call,
The things that I’ve avoided for so very long are finally
here.
G Am + G Am + G (A, B, C) + G, Am

G
So long, so long
I’ll soon be leaving
That time I had to beg for money.
And I don’t what you kissed me for,
Standing in the rain, the rain was leaking through the my holes in my
shoes.
C, B, Bb, A
We hope, we hope, to
Hope to be let down easy,
C, B, Bb, A
We hope, We hope,
We hope to be let down
easy.

[Solo] A , (A, B, C, D) + A, (A, B, C, D) + A , (A, B, C, D) + A, (A, B, C, D)
G Am + G Am + G (A, B, C) + G, Am

G
So long So long
It’s time to leave you
That time I had to beg you for money.
credits
from Amateur Blonde, track released 22 June 2012
written/produced/published by Ryan Roger O'Toole copyright © 2012

Recorded from July 2011 - April 2012 at home, in Portland, OR + Brooklyn, NY with Brian Speaker (engineer)
Ryan Roger O'Toole - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals
John Lang - Bass
Seth Fragomen - Drums
Philip Sterk - Pedal Steel Guitar 

'Leaving Time' by Amateur Blonde

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"A song for shit-talkers.”
lyrics
‘Sobriquet’
By Amateur Blonde

A
I know, you’re a friend to me.
A G
Even though, you’re not friendly at all to me.
A
I knew you before I knew me.
A G
I knew that you would belong to me.

F7 G7
But now the foldaway’s
F7 G7 G#7/5 BEND
Where I choose lay my head down low!

C D7
Do you want to know, Do you want to know,
how they speak of you?
C D7
Do you want to know, Do you want to know,
The name they chose for you?

Am F7/9
Know! Do you really, really want to know?
What they’ve been saying?
Am F7/9
What your sobriquet... ... sobriquet is?

E7 F7/9
But now the foldaway’s
E7 F7 G7 G#5 BEND
Where I choose lay my head down low!

Am
I know, you’re NOT a friend to me.
Am F
And now we’re NOT friendly at all.
Am
I knew you before I knew me.
Am F
I now your name belongs to me.

E7 F7
But now the foldaway’s
E7 F7 G7 G#5 BEND
Where I chose to lay my head down low!

(Stops for solo x 4 bars)

Am F7/9
Know! Do you really, really want to know?
What they’ve been saying?
Am F7/9
Your sobriquet. Your sobriquet

E7 F7
But now the foldaway’s
E7 F7 G7 G#5 BEND END Am (whole note)
Where I chose to lay my head down low!
credits
from Amateur Blonde, track released 22 June 2012
written/produced/published by R.R. O'Toole copyright © 2012.
recorded March 2012 w/ Brian Speaker engineering in Brooklyn. Mastered by Timeless Mastering in Brooklyn.
Ryan Roger O'Toole - electric rhythm guitars, vocals
Anthony Rizzo - lead electric guitars
Brendt Cole - drums
Peter Brendler - bass 

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Chills

D Db E F (snare roll)
F# A (B-E)
F# A D B
I can see by the size of the fire,
You’re not invested at all
You’re all about the green.

If I gave right into to you,
and prayed to God,
Fall down on my knees.

E B D A
E B D E
[screams]

F# A D B
You can drink my blood,
You could throw me right under the bus,
It’s not a big leap.
F# A D B
You can fill my head with smoke,
Steal some time to discuss,
Wipe me clean.

D Db B A (G# - Gm -F#) (snare roll)
[scream]
F# D (bass and drums) (rockout middle)
You could shroud my eyelids in vestments.
Rob my innocence by suggestion.
Avoid your prison time and urge the mob to deceive!

(Lead Guitar rockout line)
F# A (pounding bass scream guitar)
It burns my skin to touch,
sends chills down my spine.
What’cha given me to read.

Slows my guts to a crawl.
Mixing blood and wine.
Flesh and wheat.
F# A (drums back in)
I can see by the size of the fire,
You’re not invested at all
You’re all about the green.

If I gave right into to you,
and prayed to God,
Fall down to my knees.

F# D - B
F# D - B
D Db E F (snare roll)
[scream]
F#
credits
from Amateur Blonde, track released 22 June 2012
written/produced/published by R. R. O’Toole copyright @ 2012

Ryan Roger O'Toole – all instruments + voices, except:
Jeff Gretz – drums
Peter Brendler – bass 

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Scaffolding by Amateur Blonde (drop D)

(A, D, A, D intro)
(A, D, A, D band in)
A, D, A D
Tear it down, tear down,
the scaffolding holding up this town.
Tear it down, tear down
the scaffolding holding up this town.
C
Tear it down, tear down
C D
the scaffolding holding up this heart,

A, D (open up)
Da da da da da da da da da da dum.
Da da da da da da da da da da dahdahdah.
Da da da da da da da da da da dum.
Da da da da da da da da da da dahdahdah.
C
‘Cause I was born ready
I was born ready for you.
C
‘Cause I was born ready
I was born ready for you.

A, D
Since they fell down, fell down,
We’ve been flying flags and throwing fists again.
Since they fell down, fell right down,
What we've learned in war has been forgotten.
C
Since they fell down, fell down,
C D
We’ve been trying hard to be nice again.
And the idiots are singing...

A, D (open up)
Da da da da da da da da da da dum.
Da da da da da da da da da da dahdahdah.
Da da da da da da da da da da dum.
Da da da da da da da da da da dahdahdah.

C
‘Cause I was born ready
I was born ready for you.
C (stop)
Cuz I was borne ready.
I was born ready for you. Guitar riff and end
credits
from Amateur Blonde, track released 22 June 2012
Recorded with Brian Speaker engineering in Brooklyn, NY. April 2012 Ryan Roger O’Toole – Electric Guitar, Organ, Voices, and Tambourine Peter Brendler – electric bass Jeff Gretz – Drums

written, produced and published by Ryan Roger O'Toole © copyright 2012
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‘Just Obey’ by Amateur Blonde

Am (D) Asus2 Em (guitar + voice only)
The World
Is turning fast,
And home is 2000 miles away
And there is no reason for my rage now.

Am G Em
Where is the reason for my rage.
Where is the reason for my rage now.
Where is the reason for my rage.
Where is the reason for my rage now.

Am (D) Asus2 Em (x 2 BAND IN)

Am (D) Asus2 Em
The Law says,
Turn your face down
Show us your hands and behave.
Though there is no reason to behave now.

Am G Em
There is no reason to behave now.
There is no reason to behave.
Where is the reason to behave now.
Where is the reason to behave.
F# (transistion chord)

C Bm D
The hope is gone and all that’s left is your word and,
Dm C#m C Bm
Pray you don’t find yourself lost,
Am G F#m
Waiting in line
Am G F#m
Waiting in line.
F#m C (no words breakdown)
F#m C

Am (D) Asus2 F#m
The State
Give us your rights
Believe in heaven and pray.
Though there’s no reason to pray.
Am G F#m
But there is no reason to pray now.
There is no reason to be praying.
There is no reason to pray now.
There is no reason to be praying.
F#m (transistion chord)

C Bm D
The hope is gone and all that’s left is your word and,
Dm C#m C Bm
Pray you don’t find yourself lost,
Am G F#m
Waiting in line
Am G F#m
Waiting in line.
F#m C (no words breakdown)
F#m C
F#m C (no words breakdown)
F#m C
Bm (End)
credits
from Amateur Blonde, track released 22 June 2012
written/produced/published by Ryan Roger O’Toole copyright © 2012
recorded April 2012 w/ Brian Speaker engineering in Brooklyn and at home. Mastered at Timeless Mastering in Brooklyn.
Ryan Roger O’Toole – electric guitars, vocals
Peter Brendler – Electric Bass
Jeff Gretz - Drums 

'Just Obey' by Amateur Blonde

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"This is the most personal song I've ever written, or ever hope to write." - RRO
lyrics
In a Minute by Amateur Blonde

G9 G (x2)
A D# G
And I followed you from Arizona
And I followed you to Colorado
And you followed me to California
And I followed you all the way to London
D# G
In a minute
In a minue

F9 F7 G (x2)
F9 F7 G
And I had you as a roommate
And I had you as a mother may
And I passed time with warm beer
And I thought of moving away
D# G
From the city
To the country

G9 G (x2)
A D# G
And I followed you from Arizona
And I followed you to Colorado
And you followed me to California
And I followed you all the way to London

F9 F7 G (x2)
F9 F7 G
And I followed you over an ocean
With our dog safely stowed away
And I followed you to Manhattan
That’s where I gave you away
D# G
In a minute
In a minue

F9 F7 G (end)
credits
from Amateur Blonde, track released 22 June 2012
written/produced/published by Ryan Roger O'Toole copyright © 2012
record at home in April 2012 - Long Island City, NY
Ryan Roger O'Toole - acoustic guitar, organs, midi-strings, and voices 


'In a Minute' by Amateur Blonde

Three tracks that were too mellow for the original full length self-titled release.
release date April 15th 2013

Amateur Blonde - Older Then

Amateur Blonde - Always The Wild One

Amateur Blonde - Big Business

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