A selection of songs played on electric guitar and looped through an audio interface

Carried Away On A Wing

A selection of acoustic songs I wrote and recorded this year (2021)

THE COLOURS IN OUR EYES

I wrote this song a few years ago during lockdown. The original concept for the song came to me as a sort of prayer to help a friend of mine who was going through a difficult time due to mental health issues. I hoped it would give them strength and solace in their time of need. Music has the power to help and inspire and gives us strength when we need it most.

RESCUE ME

HEART BEAT

WAR SONG

HOW (?)

The Better Man

LAYERS

Had to give up my fight
To stay afloat
Had to give up all reason
To find my hope

In all the uncertainty of now
I’m finally figuring it out

What it means
To be an island
In the sea
With no remorse
As the waves
Keep crashing
Over me

I have the will to understand it now
To understand the waves
And what they mean
They’re not trying to expose me now
They’re only trying to expose
What’s in between

To help me see the truth
Underneath the surface

To help me find the truth
Even if I don’t want to

There’s only so much truth
In this grain of sand
Can’t they understand (?)
Can’t they understand (?)

I had to give up the fight
To stay afloat and give up all reason
Had to find the strength
To give up all my reasons….(why)

In all uncertainty of now
I’ve finally figured out
What it means to be an island
In the sea
With no remorse as the waves
Keep crashing on my coastline

I have the will and the strength now

Now I understand it now

LAYERS (DEMO VERSION)

The higher you get
The further you fall
The deeper you get
The greater the loss
(I have learned)

The closer you get
The more you get burned
The stronger the love
The greater the hurt
(I have learned)

Life lessons learned every day
Scars earned along the way
Oh I have learned
Oh I have learned

The bigger the smile
The greater the lie

Life lessons learned every day
Scars earned along the way

Getting stronger
To live with the pain

I have learned

Oh I have learned

I HAVE LEARNED (DEMO) 18.04.2023

SPARK (LYRICS)

All you need is a Spark
To light up the Dark
To shine your way
When you feel lost

A guiding light
To help you out
To give you hope
If you have doubt

You don't have to face this 
All on your own
Together we'll slay all the dragons
Together we'll fight them
One by One
There's nothing
Will stand in our way
We'll fight them all together
We'll fight them all
Until We've Won

When you feel lost
With nowhere to turn
I'll be your side
I'll help keep that flame Alive

If you feel afraid
Of what is to come
I'll be there with you
You won't be alone

You don't have to face this 
All on your own
Together we'll slay all the demons
Together we'll fight them
One by One
There's nothing
Will stand in our way
We'll fight this battle together
We'll Fight it
Until We've Won

All you need is a Spark
To light up the Dark
To shine your way
When you feel lost

A guiding light
To help you out
To give you hope
If you have doubt

You don't have to face this 
All on your own
Together We'll slay all the monsters
Together we'll fight them
One by One
There's nothing
Will stand in our way
We'll fight them all together
We'll Fight them all
Until We've Won

All you need is a Spark
To light up the dark

SPARK (DEMO VERSION)

HIGH AND DRY (LYRICS)

Hard to see beyond this
What's ahead of me
What's around the corner
Contemplate my future with uncertainty
Making plans that might fall through

Holding on to hope in desperation
As my luck runs dry
What will become of this situation
I've just got to try

And be strong I know this ain't forever
Time is on my side
And if I make it through this stormy weather
I'll come out the other side
High and dry

Hard to make sense of this
When there is no plan
And there is no real outcome
It's a case of hit and miss
Stuck in hiatus
What's a boy supposed to do

Holding on to hope with desperation
As my luck runs dry
What will become of this situation
I've just got to try

And be strong I know this ain't forever
Time is on my side
And if I make it through this stormy weather
I'll come out the other side
High and dry

It's all up in the air
And there's nothing I can do
I'll just bide my time for a while
I'll just send out a message to you
And hope that it gets through

But at least I know this ain't forever
Time is on my side
And if I make it through this stormy weather
I'll come out the other side
High and dry

High and dry
High and dry

High and
High and
High and

High and dry

HIGH AND DRY (DEMO)

Pride.mp3

THE POET ARRIVES


The poet arrives

Notes in hand

Rough ideas

Jotted down

He sits on his own

Feels at home

Nobody here will criticise him


He looks over words

Verses here and there

Picks one out

His latest of the week

Clears his throat

Pausing to take a breath

Translating feelings into songs


A round of applause

Happy with himself

That others are pleased

To spend time listening

That's why he comes

In the hope of being heard

To be able to pour out your heart

In front of strangers


He sits back down

No more empty chairs

He's able to talk

Forgets what silence was

Has a laugh

Though not at his expense

Why can't it always

Be like this


It's closing time

He has to catch the bus

To take him home

Single bedroom flat

Time to reflect

Drifting off to sleep

Waking tomorrow

To face the narrow minds


The poet arrives



The Poet Arrives mp3.wav

Ruairi O'Hare is an indie musician of Northern Ireland (UK). His primary musical genres are acoustic folk and alternative.

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