This song was written with one, focused aim in mind - to help raise international public awareness of the animals we share this planet with.
I want this song to have the maximum impact, that it's capable of, in attaining that goal.
To that end, I will push for backing from the world's leading animal welfare charities to back this song (and more importantly, the message) in an effort to get it re-recorded and released as a charity single by world-renowned artists.
The "Raise Your Head" campaign starts here.
If you want to get involved you can tweet me @Musicatman.
Rick x


Raise Your Head

Taiji in the dying sun, death or the aquarium,
Blue Fin on the menu when there's nothing in the sea,
Buy a baby in a bag, turtle for your key-ring tag,
Navy plays with sonar and the ocean starts to bleed.

Arrogance and biocide, sterilise the countryside,
Finding old solutions in the barrel of a gun,
Take a life, evade the jail, just another lonely tale,
Bird and names, fun and games, flush them out and shoot them down.

They can't speak,
(Lift your eyes from your feet and...)
Raise your head and see them,
(They deserve our awareness)

Hey yeah come on raise your head now,
Hey yeah come on raise your head now.

Peter's got a metal tube, cannot see it, cannot move,
Moon bear in a gibbet for an ancient fallacy,
Annie dances on parade, her keeper has his secret way,
Staring from a prison while the others lose their skin.

Take the money, sacrifice, something pays the highest price,
Ignorance, apathy, indifference and greed,
Aggravate and annotate, excoriate, evaluate, 
We have got a fact to face - we are not the master-race!

They can't speak,
(Just - lift - your - eyes - and...)
Raise your head and see them,
(They deserve our awareness)

Hey yeah come on raise your head now,
Hey yeah come on raise your head now.

Take your eyes off the feet in front of you,
Raise your head and see,
Raise - your - head.
[repeat]

Hey yeah come on raise your head now,
(Take your eyes off the feet in front of you)
Hey yeah come on raise your head now,
(They deserve our awareness, Raise your head)
[repeat]


© 2013 - Rick Flahant - All Rights Reserved

Raise Your Head

Back From The Dead

Verse 1_1

As I wake in this strange land
And look up from the ground
For some shelter, some comfort 
There is none to be found

People, grey faces
Bloodless and bone
No one will say when
I can go home

Verse 1_2

Many buildings and spaces
I’m lost in the crowd
From the empty embraces
The cruel and the proud

How did I get here?
Cold and alone
No one will say when
I can go home

Bridge 1

Don’t go, I can’t live without you

Chorus 1 

Bring you back, to bring you back from the dead
Bring you back, I’ll bring you back from the dead

Verse 2

Through the halls and staircases
Forsaken, unsound
These are desolate places
I don’t know where I’m bound

Keep catching glimpses
Familiar things
Forgotten faces
Fragmented dreams

Bridge 2

Don’t go, I can’t live without you
No I won’t go, I won’t leave without you

Chorus 2

Bring you back, to bring you back from the dead
Bring you back, I’ll bring you back from the dead

Bring you back, to bring you back from the dead
Bring you back, I’ll bring you back from the dead

Mid

The constellations taunt me
The stars I do not know
I need just one to guide me and 
Find the way back home

I sometimes feel you near me
An aching ebb and flow
And somewhere in the darkness a
Light will softly glow
I hope it brings me back to you

Bridge 3

Don’t go, I can’t live without you
No I won’t go, I won’t leave without you

Don’t go, I can’t live without you
No I won’t go, I won’t leave without you

Last (Half) Verse

People and places
I’ve never seen
How do I get home
Out of this dream?

Chorus 3

Bring you back, to bring you back from the dead
Bring you back, I’ll bring you back from the dead

Bring you back, to bring you back from the dead
Bring you back, I’ll bring you back from the dead

Chorus 4

To bring you back from the dead
I’ll bring you back from the dead

To bring you back from the dead
I’ll bring you back from the …

© - 2021 - Rick Flahant & Rob Aubrey - All Rights Reserved

Back From The Dead - Demo

Verse 1_1

This wouldn’t have happened had we never been friends,
Don’t think it’s a problem with esteem or just no confidence,
There may be something I left behind,
This is the story of me finding out. But I know,

Verse 1_2

I know I can rise up to the challenge
(We’re on a roundabout)
Prepare for love if it happens
(I will work it out)
It’s not going to be a problem
(You don’t need to doubt, don’t worry)

I know I can make it in a showdown
(We’re on a roundabout)
Prepared to get up to the high ground
(I will work it out)
Will find the strength, do it some how
(You don’t need to doubt, don’t worry)

Pre Chorus 1

But I can’t handle this all right now
I’m asleep at the wheel right now
But not for much longer
And soon I’ll be stronger
Til then I’ll bide my time

Chorus 1

Bide my time
Yes I’ll bide my time now
Bide my time
Yes I’ll bide my time now

Verse 2_1

I don’t believe I knew if I wanted all this,
Easy to fight it if you never know what you’re missing,
Be’d happy to think that my life was fine only,
If I’d never taken that kiss. Yeah, I know

Verse 2_2

I know I can rise up to the challenge
(We’re on a roundabout)
Prepare-for-love if-it-happens
(I will work it out)
It’s not going to be a problem
(You don’t need to doubt, don’t worry)

Pre Chorus 2

I can’t handle this all right now
I’m asleep at the wheel right now
But not for much longer
And soon I’ll be stronger
Til then I’ll bide my time

Chorus 2

Bide my time
Yes I’ll bide my time now
Bide my time
Yes I’ll bide my time now

Bide my time
Yes I’ll bide my time now
Bide my time
Yes I’ll bide my time now

Bridge

All that I am
I’m keeping in
I’m the grey man
Under this skin
But he’s coming back out one day soon
Yeah yeah
All that I am
I’m keeping in
I’m the grey man
Under this skin
But he’s coming back here someday
With all of the colour in!

Pre Chorus 3

Can’t handle this all right now
Asleep at the wheel right now
But not for much longer
And soon I’ll be stronger
Til then I’ll bide my,
Til then I’ll bide my time

Chorus 3

Bide my time
Yes I’ll bide my time now
Bide my time
Yes I’ll bide my time now

Bide my time
Yes I’ll bide my time now
Bide my time
Yes I’ll bide my time now

© - 2021 - Rick Flahant & Rob Aubrey - All Rights Reserved

Bide My Time - Demo

Verse 1_1

Not many came back from the Alamo
I heard they put up quite a fight though
But in the end they had to take defeat
I feel a certain kind of empathy
‘Cos you appeared right in front of me
I was just minding my own
You put my system into overload
Is that the way you planned it, to go?

Pre Chorus 1

Blind-sided me
I could not see
You came out of the sun
Lovin’ loaded in a crossbow
Took your aim and let the bolt go

Chorus 1

Uh Oh you got me baby
Oh right between the eyes
Uh Oh you got me baby
Oh right between the eyes

Uh Oh you got me baby
Oh right between the eyes
Uh Oh you got me baby
Oh right between the eyes

Verse 2_1

I seem to struggle getting sleep at night
I’m havin’ trouble with my appetite
You’ve put my system into overdrive
Is this the way it’s supposed, to go?

Pre Chorus 2

Blind-sided me
I could not see
You came out of the sun
Lovin’ loaded in a crossbow
Took your aim and sent the bolt home

Chorus 2

Uh Oh you got me baby
Oh right between the eyes
Uh Oh you got me baby
Oh right between the eyes

Uh Oh you got me baby
Oh right between the eyes
Uh Oh you got me baby
Oh right between the eyes

Pre Chorus 3

Lovin’ loaded in a crossbow
Took your aim and let the bolt go

Chorus 3

Uh Oh you got me baby
Oh right between the eyes
Uh Oh you got me baby
Oh right between the eyes

Uh Oh you got me baby
Oh right between the eyes
Uh Oh you got me baby
Oh right between the eyes

Right between the eyes

© - 2021 - Rick Flahant & Rob Aubrey - All Rights Reserved

Right Between The Eyes - Demo

In support of Greenpeace's tireless "Save The Arctic" and "Free The Arctic 30" campaigns, a song to help bring these issues to the attention of more and more people.
Video on YouTube to follow soon...

x R

When The Dawn Breaks

In support of Dr Brian May's campaign: Common Decency

Party Women, Party Men

For Arturo and all the other animals held captive in prisons which humans laughably call Zoos and Aquariums. We need to move on, evolve from this need to 'entertain' at the cost of other living beings.

Say Goodbye (Edit)

I've channelled my anger and frustration at the Badger Cull, and this song is the result. It is an insult to our intelligence if the UK Government thinks it can convince us that using the 'tool' of murdering badgers will aid in combating bovine TB. It's time to target the Government, not the badgers - make them account for this atrocity. Where is the proof? Show it to me in Black And White.

Rick Flahant - Vocals and guitars, producer
Paul Huddleston - Drums
Newsreader - Liz Browne
Charlotte Worthy-Jarvis - Co-producer and engineer
James Wilkes - Engineer
Recorded and mixed at Orchard Studios - http://www.orchardrecordingstudios.co.uk/wordpress/

Black And White

Inspired by the history and beauty of Eilean Donan Castle.

Eilean

If you're feeling a little Lockdown-Loco let this music and these images take you away for a few minutes...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1oHV-3rMuQ

As the human world experiences an isolation unknown in modern times, ironically, our planet it seems is benefitting from the same situation.
Bluer skies - Cleaner air - Wildlife returning
Wouldn't it be amazing if we could learn from this unexpected recovery, and live more in balance with our home?

Inevitable

I am a professional songwriter, composer and producer.

You'll find an eclectic range of tracks here, some from the distant past to songs that have just been written and recorded.

I intend to use this music community portal as a place to share ideas and showcase material, hopefully very much in the tradition SoundCloud is based on.