The SWR Project - Anyone Anyway
Written / Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch, Steve P & Julie B
(C) The SWR Project 2024

Anyone, Anyway						

Know the language of the poets
But your still lost for words
Possess counsel of the ministers
With no faith to serve 			
Follow knowledge of a wise man		
But no soul to believe
Have the heart of a kind man			
With no love left to greave 

Tears don’t flow, prayers denied 
Is it’s all just a state of mind

Everything is different now, yet all the same
Everything continues, but nothing remains
A faltered future, for love unclaimed
Honored I knew her, a love sustained
Do we ever know anyone, anyway
Do we truly know anyone, anyway

Blessed with visions of a dreamer
But memories fade away			
Foretell prophecy like a psychic
Yet no gift to convey
Ask the scholars of ages
About love, betrayal and regret
Why strive to live forever
And why can’t we forget

Tears don’t flow, dreams unwind 
Is it’s all just a state of mind

Everything is different now, but all the same
Everything continues, but nothing remains
A faltered future, for love unclaimed
Honored I knew her, a love sustained
Do we ever know anyone, anyway
Do we truly know anyone, anyway

It’s all just a state of mind

Anyone Anyway

The SWR Project - Whisky Bites
Written / Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch, Steve P & Julie B
(C) The SWR Project 2024

Whisky Bites

Turn your collar up
Protect from the bitter night		
Walk the frozen path
Reject all the brighter lights

Spurn a slow look				 
Accept as the whisky bites			
Lite another smoke
Reflect on a winters plight		

And it all comes back, to you
And it all comes down, to you

Burn another page
Collect a new rhyme recite
Pen fading pledge
Correct it all writing rights

Learn fevered lyric
Regret and pain poems sight  
Pour another dram 
Forget it all loathing spite

And it all comes back, to you
And it all comes down, to you

Compose the words the feelings the curse
Obsession, poison, love and passion
And it all comes back, to you
And it all comes down, to you

And the Whisky Bites

Whisky Bites

The SWR Project - Slip Away
Written : Fletch 
Vocals : Fletch / Julie B
Music : Fletch, Steve P & Julie B
(C) The SWR Project 2024

Slip Away

I’ve had enough of pain, struggles and the screams
I can’t cope anymore, living with our dreams
I’ve tried so hard to be there, tried hard just for you
Lived through the torment, lived everything we knew	

I’ve fought to be strong, but the hurts extreme
All hope now has gone, just existing in routine
Maybe things will change, maybe a reprieve
Don’t give up on us, there’s still time to believe

I know you’ve always been there
Say your prayers, as I slip away  
Now I can chose, my own way
Then raise a glass, to remember me
Don’t forget, I’m where I wanna be

I can’t tell what’s real anymore, I know I’m getting worse
The meds blur reality, as my dignity deserts  
	Not everything has changed, I’m still in love with you
This time was not wasted, it’s all we could do

I know you scared, I know your heart will grieve 
But we know it’s for the best, it’s time for me to leave
	And you’re scared to, I can’t start to understand
	But please let me be with you, let me hold your hand	

I know you’ve always been there
Say your prayers, leave a bouquet
Raise a glass, as I slip away 
Then light a candle, to remember me
And scatter my ashes, where I want to be

Scatter my ashes, where I want to be

Slip Away

The SWR Project - Take My Heart
Written / Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch, Steve P & Julie B
(C) The SWR Project 2024

Take My Heart

Take my heart,
Set it free,
But leave my soul intact
It’s all that’s left of me.

Take my past,
Forget in your embrace,
Be gentle with my story
It’s an open wound to face.
Take my pride,
Lose it in your joy,
Handle my mind with care
It’s fragile to destroy.

Take my heart, Take my heart.

Take my doubts,
Dispel them with your touch,
Be kind to this body
It’s been through so much.
Take my fears,
And with your courage crush
Be patient with my love
It’s trying again to trust

Take my heart, Take my heart.

Take my heart,
Set it free,
But leave my soul intact
It’s all that’s left of me.

Take my heart, Take my heart.

Take My Heart

The SWR Project - Witness
Written / Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch, Steve P & Julie B
(C) The SWR Project 2024

Witness										

I’m uptight, watched the news tonight
It’s on my mind, can’t unsee their plight

A young child of war, desperate and alone
Stood weeping on their bones, no shelter nor no home
Orphaned in the sadness, a victim of dragons madness
With it’s lust for killing, of which we all bear witness

A daughter a mother, a bride a lover
Knelt crying in the rubble, family taken from her
Indiscriminate and malicious, an attack so vicious
The innocent killing, of which we all bear witness

Too old to survive, under tarps they cried
Laid starving together, in the camps they died
Famine and sickness, there is no forgiveness
No relief just killing, of which we all bear witness

He’s never born arms, never caused any harm
Yet he’s tortured and slaughtered, on his mourning farm
He was seen as extremist, in the genocide business
Another sectarian killing, of which we all bear witness

Watched the news tonight, can’t unsee their fight
We never object, just change channel and forget
What will history deduce?  What will be our excuse? 
What did we do? When we all knew.  

We all knew, Witness

Witness

Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy - Solo - Fletch

Come they told me, pa rum pa pum pum
Our newborn King to see, pa rum pa pum pum
Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pa pum pum
To lay before the King, pa rum pa pum pum,
Rum pa pum pum, rum pa pum pum,
So to honour Him, pa rum pa pum pum,
When we come...
 
Peace on Earth, can it be?
Years from now, perhaps we'll see?
See a day of glory, See the day 
When men of goodwill, live in peace again
Peace again
Peace on Earth, can it be
Can it be

Little Baby, pa rum pa pum pum
I am a poor boy too, pa rum pa pum pum
I have no gift to bring, pa rum pa pum pum
To lay before the King, pa rum pa pum pum,
Rum pa pum pum, rum pa pum pum,
Shall I play for you, pa rum pa pum pum,
On my drum?...

I pray my wish, will come true
For my child, and for your child too
He'll see the day of glory, he’ll see the day 
When men of goodwill, live in peace again
Peace again
Peace on Earth, can it be
Can it be

Mary nodded, pa rum pa pum pum
The ox and lamb kept time, pa rum pa pum pum
I played my drums for Him, pa rum pa pum pum
I played my best for Him, pa rum pa pum pum
Rum pa pum pum, rum pa pum pum
Then He smiled at me, pa rum pa pum pum
Me and my drum, Me and my drum, Me and my drum

[Cover 1977 - Bing Crosby & David Bowie]



Peace on Earth / Little Drummer Boy (Cover) - Solo Fletch - The SWR Project

The SWR Project - Seven
Written / Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch, Steve P & Julie B
(C) The SWR Project 2024

Seven

I'm lots of different people, depending on your view
Where you are in history, what you trust is true
I'm all of your fear, everything you adore
I may try and stop you, or keep you wanting more

You can’t suppress me, I cannot be appeased
If you try to ignore me, I will bring you to your knees
I cannot be defeated, as I’m never there
I cannot be deceived, when I’m everywhere

I’m a lover; a sinner, a dreamer; a killer
A Teacher; a tyrant, a preacher, a whore

Uncontrolled passion, requires moderation
Avarice is boundless, lacking motivation
Patience is lost, a jealous desire 
Humilities overrated, deluded liar

I am, The voice you show
I am, The guilt you know
I am 

The devil on your shoulder, the angel you can’t fake
Tell you you’re wrong, in dreams when you wake 
I expose the narrative, the choices you could make
I remind you of morality, which path you should take 

Controlling; I monitor, evaluate and begin
I’m that thought; that memory, that feelings, that sin 

Uncontrolled passion, requires moderation
Avarice is boundless, lacking motivation
Patience is lost, a jealous desire 
Humilities overrated, deluded liar

I am, The voice you show
I am, The guilt you know

I am, The voice you show
I am, The guilt you know
I am, The last credo
I am, Your superego

I am, The voice you show
I am, The guilt you know
I am

Seven

The SWR Project - I See You
Written / Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch, Steve P & Julie B
(C) The SWR Project 2025

I See You								

And I see you becoming
Devotion burning bright
I see you belonging
To a mothers light
	
And I see you clutching
Comfort soft and slight 
I see you brushing
Wrapping holding tight

And I see you speaking
Fables to recite
I see you recalling
Til my eyes find the night			

And I see you growing
And I see you glowing
In mothers rites
In your mothers light
I see you

And I see you knowing
Sharing your insight
And I see you showing
Moments to excite

And I see you loving
In times of fright
And I see you belonging
In a mothers light 

And I see you growing
And I see you glowing
In mothers rites
In your mothers light
I see you
And I see you
You

I See You

The SWR Project - Take It
Written / Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch, Steve P & Julie B
(C) The SWR Project 2025

Take It

Scared of a promise
Scared to be honest
Ask yourself questions
What are your intentions
Answers feel sadness
Disguised in madness

Scared of a time
Scared to entwine
You’ve always been the same
Know what you became
Believe your insight
Cautious to requite

You can take it easy
Take it with care
Fake it forever
Break it or repair

You can take from me
Take it and declare
Forsake it for fear
Mistake it for despair
You can take it
You can take it, if you dare

Scared of response
Scared of your wants
Lives may have changed
Worlds now rearranged
Closure is the game
Fascination still remains

You can take it easy
Take it with care
Fake it forever
Break it or repair

You can take from me
Take it and declare
Forsake it for fear
Mistake it for despair
You can take it
You can take it, if you dare

You can take it
Take it

Take It

The SWR Project - Waiting
Written / Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch (GB), Steve P (USA) & Julie B (CAN)
(C) The SWR Project 2025

Waiting

And you realize the truth
They’ve always lied
There’s no reason for faith
No reason to try
And there is no belief
No certainty, no fact
No means to defy
No escape, no act

And love never fades
Just ghosts out of view
Grieving reminders
Of what never came true
And it makes no difference
What you try to do
Happiness is a shadow
That only fools pursue

Waiting for a win
A dream to pull you through
Waiting for the end
When there’s nothing else to do

And life is suffering
A truth they conceal
A vision of lies
To keep us from the real
And they’re all corrupt
Just playing the game
Trying to survive
With no rules and no shame

And the pain you feel
When they tax your dreams
Is just deception
In time’s cruelest scheme
And you could make the most of it
While you're passing through
But what’s the point of lying
When it’s all untrue

Waiting for a win
A dream to pull you through
Waiting for the end
When there’s nothing else to do

Waiting

The SWR Project - Shock and Awe
Written / Vocals : Fletch
Music : Fletch (GB), Steve P (USA) & Julie B (CAN)
(C) The SWR Project 2025

Shock and Awe

As we watch… You say anything you please
And we watch… You don’t have to believe
And we watch… As your power corrupts
And we know… Your paranoid and distrust

And we shout… You use a God’s name
And we shout… For your own perverse gain
And we shout… As your ego makes choices
And we know… Your plans are born of psychosis

As we march… Your followers obey
And we march… Listening to lies you say
And we march… They believe your propaganda
And we know… Their hatred and their anger

It’s not about freedom, it’s control and privilege
Your arrogance your vanity, your conceited image

You bully and tease, you break the law
A game for the insane, of ‘Shock and Awe’

As we pray… You conceive your spin
And we pray… You intimidate to win
And we pray… You trick others to fall
And we know… You aren’t that smart at all

It’s not about freedom, it’s control and privilege
Your arrogance your pride, your conceited image

You bully and tease, you break the law
A game for the insane, of ‘Shock and Awe’

You’re making it up, for your TV show
Controlling the narrative, where realities forgo
Choosing to be blinkered, not trying to inspire
And the world watches on, at the end of an empire

Just lies upon lies, you bury the truth
Your incestuous flaws, in ‘Shock and Awe’

Shock and Awe

'The SWR Project'.  Three friends on opposite sides of the globe making music together. Ambient Folk ideas merged together from our different worlds.  We hope you enjoy the SWR Sound.

Written & Vocals - Fletch
Music - Fletch (GB), Steve P. (USA) & Julie B. (CAN)


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