Music and Lyrics by Garrett Wall (Little Lion)

Love You Like An Island - (#LessIsMore Mix)

Music and Lyrics by Garrett Wall

Say The Word

I know you’ve probably heard me say a thousand times 
But I won’t stop repeating, no not ‘til you understand  
Sometimes I can’t control myself, I know it’s true 
When I’m filled with these emotions, what can I do  

I know I drive you crazy with my foolish talk 
I’ve always been that way, I don’t when to stop 
I don’t pretend to be the best, I’m all you see 
A little scared and a little lost, I’m all at sea

Just say the word, oh say the word 
You can tell me to get lost or you can make me stay 
Just say the word, oh say the word 
A little string of letters would just make my day

 And all that I wanted is right here before me 
All that I need from you, is darling just to say the word 
Oh say the word…say it, say it, say it now

I can’t believe it’s taken me so long to find 
Someone who makes we wanna leave my past behind 
And who cares if we’re going faster than we should 
I can’t stop it now not even if I could  

Just say the word, oh say the word 
You can tell me to get lost or you can make me stay
 Just say the word, oh say the word 
A little string of letters would just make my day 
All that I wanted is right here before me 
All that I need from you, is darling just to say the word
 Oh say the word…

I sleep with one eye open just to watch you dream
 And I wonder if I’m in them and what they mean 
When I realize how good things are I don’t ask why
 I just tilt my head and smile at life and the big blue sky  

Just say the word, oh say the word 
You can tell me to get lost or you can make me stay 
Just say the word, oh say the word
 A little string of letters would just make my day
 And all that I wanted is right here before me 
All that I need from you, is darling just to say the word

Say The Word

Outremer is seen from the eyes of a medieval crusader as he wages war in the Holy lands or “Outremer” as they were commonly referred to in those times. He slowly becomes aware of the barbarity of what he has done, and is racked with guilt at how futile and non-sensical this war is which also acts as a reminder that the same area is still very much at war and that it has never really gone away. It isn’t a typical anti-war song but sometimes things seen from a different perspective can help to link the past with the present through a common theme: doing no wrong is the only right.

OUTREMER

I left my home for a greater good
Took up the cross of the brotherhood
And I ride, for the coast
I claim these lands in the name of God
Jerusalem will fall at whatever cost
Spill the blood of a thousand souls

I swore an oath to defend the faith
I sealed my own at the city gate  
By thy will,
Thy will be done
By thy will
What have I done?

Ooh alone in the long cold night
Ooh alone I will pay the price
For do no wrong is the only right
Ooh alone in the long cold night
I face my demons and pay the price
For do no wrong is the only right
And we will burn in Outremer tonight 

These lands are sacred, these lands are mine
For these I war with the saracen
Hear the word, and the word is steel
I tore asunder and I ripped apart
I rode out blindly with a zealots heart
To wreck and ruin
All you sacrifice

This war’s not over nor the story told
The dead are buried but they still aren't cold
We’re still here, where we were
In our hell, 
In Outremer

Outremer

Music and Lyrics by Garrett Wall
Rico Songs
ricosongs@gmail.com

Here We Go

Early demo for the song which was later released on Track Dogs' album "Fire on the Rails"
Words and Music by Garrett Wall
IMRO/SGAE 2018

Rico Songs / On The Last Night

On The Last Night

Music - Luis Barberia
Lyrics - (adapted from Spanish) Garrett Wall / Luis Barberia 

ricosongs@gmail.com

Drop Of Water

Written by Garrett Wall
Produced and recorded by Dave McCune at Ventry Studios, Killiney, Dublin
Bass and arco strings by Joe Csibi
Electric guitars by Robin James Hurt
BV's by Paula Walsh

The rain without remorse is a therapy
It’s sound is like a drum deep in my soul
Pounding on the pane it rushes in
The storm outside these walls soothes us within
And I can’t begin to hide
All I feel tonight
When the rain has passed it’s as clear as the morning light

And the pain in your heart
Is drowned by the sound 
And dimmed by the light
And who in the world
Is lonely as I and lonelier still
And you, oh you
Will only be free when you’re not afraid
to scatter to tears
To tumble and fall in the downpour

Rocking to the drone of a moving train
Gazing at the sea blue against the land
High on a hill that won’t let me sleep
I long to feel the rain and it’s calm release

Everything would be right
In a perfect world
Lovers would still need the night
But the rain is never heard

And the pain in your heart
Is drowned by the sound 
Dimmed by the light
And who in the world
Is lonely as I and lonelier still
And you, oh you
Will only be free when you’re not afraid
to scatter to tears
To tumble and fall in the downpour

Downpour

At a Time Like This

Written by Garrett Wall & Ingmar kiang 
Extra production by Jose Paz Muñoz
(SGAE/IMRO)
Licensing info ricosongs@gmail.com

Love Doesn't Care

"At a Time Like This" was written a couple of weeks ago during lockdown in Madrid and published as a live video on the band's social networks. After a suggestion by film maker Peter Domankievicz to make a video for the song highlighting people's experiences during this time we each set about to record something at home, based around Garrett's guitar and vocal, some recording only into their phones. Robbie added a bodhrán percussion track, Dave some mandolin and Howard a string arrangement and flugelhorn track. Strings were recorded in the UK by Chris and Adrianne. The mix was done by Germán Gutiérrez at Playground Studios and we're grateful to him for his time and energy. We're thrilled with the results and hope you like it too.

Rico Songs is run by Madrid-based Irish singer songwriter Garrett Wall. 

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