I haven't had much time for recording of late so I thought I would put this rough phone recording up from a while back. Written in March 2013 and recorded April 2013. I will be putting a proper version of this up at some point :-)

1

You don’t need to look that hard
You’ll be surprised at what you find
Lay hidden in the depths 
Of the old subconscious mind


Chorus

Shaded from the light, but in plain sight
For all to see
All their plans and schemes
Well they’re all veiled in allegory


2

Well I’m walking down this road
I used to walk it blind
Fearing the occult
Tortured by the signs

Chorus

Shaded from the light, but in plain sight
For all to see
All their plans and schemes
Well they’re all veiled in allegory


Bridge

The facets of everything
Ponder the significance of time
Proleptic intelligence
An instrument of the divine


3

You say ignorance is bliss
There are no books upon your shelf
But as Socrates once said
One needs to know thyself


Chorus/Outro

Shaded from the light, but in plain sight
For all to see
All their plans and schemes
Well they’re all veiled in allegory

Veiled in Allegory (Phone Recording)

Song written in March 2013 and recorded Jan 2014

1

Maybe I’m a weirdo but I’d rather it that way
I prefer to switch the TV off and read the night away
I like to study mystics, philosophy and life
And meditate on everything beneath the candle light

2

I don’t drink much booze no more, a tipple the odd time
Steer clear of carbohydrates as I watch the old waistline
Indulge in fresh raw broccoli, Kenya’s finest tender stem
Don’t even own an Xbox I prefer the mighty pen

Chorus

And I’m a weirdo…Maybe I’m a weirdo
Baby I’m a weirdo… Maybe I’m a weirdo

3

You don’t need to be what others are, another fucking sheep
Stop craving their acceptance, be a shepherd on the beat
Show off your uniqueness for the entirety to see
And with it will come happiness; an inner harmony

4

Anyway, who the fuck are they to tell us what to do?
Sat behind their desks working out whom next to screw
Who are they to tell us what is wrong and what is right?
Just follow natural law which they keep hidden out of sight

Chorus

And I’m a weirdo…Maybe I’m a weirdo
Baby I’m a weirdo… Maybe I’m a weirdo


5

We all have fear of failure, but really what’s the point?
You only hurt yourself and put your psyche out of joint
Your present is your future; the field is yours to plough
Reality is relative, so live within the now

6

See the hardest things are easy, however silly that may sound
A simple little paradox can seem so damn profound
“Do onto others as you would do onto yourself”
Will save you reading all those books upon your shelf

Chorus

And I’m a weirdo…Maybe I’m a weirdo
Baby I’m a weirdo… Maybe I’m a weirdo


7

You know what I would do if I was Queen for just one day?
I’d hand over all my palaces for the homeless folk to stay
Now that would be a gesture, a note for all mankind
But instead they bend them over and fuck them from behind


Chorus

Am I the weirdo? Maybe I’m a weirdo
Baby I’m a weirdo…Maybe I’m a weirdo

Maybe I'm a Weirdo

Acoustic version of song written at some point in 2012 and recorded March 2014.

1

Time to unload as your conscience explodes
But you’re desire for glory remains
A wise man once said when greed enters your head
You’ll be fighting internal pain

Chorus

I can turn the demons into Angels
I can turn the darkness into day
But I just don’t believe a single word you say
Anymore...


2

Holding my tongue for what’s right and what’s wrong
But the insolence troubles me
Riding the wave of indulgence you crave
But soon you’ll be drowned in the sea

Chorus

I can turn the rain clouds into sunshine
I can make the storms all go away
But I still don’t believe a single word you say
Anymore...


3

Watching the scenes can be mildly obscene
Like a child crying out to be free
You embrace the plaudits but you still can’t eclipse
The creator eternally.

Chorus

I can turn the thoughts you have to magick
I can fight the sword with this old pen
I can make your silent movie loud again
Yet again...


Outro

Yet again, yet again, and it’s driving me insane
Yet again, yet again, as it scrapes away your dignity
Yet again, yet again, yet again...


The Creator

Paul wrote the fantastic lyrics to this in May 2013 and I added melody and recorded it October 2014.

1

If beauty lives in the eye of the beholder
Then what do you see when you look in the mirror?
Only eyes have the power to speak every language
So you can not lie even for the right reasons

Is victory real because someone’s defeated?
An Army of Soldiers all fighting for freedom
To liberate lands for the sake of their conscience 
Do they see through cracks in their own contradictions?

Chorus

The truth is gonna hurt us all
The truth is gonna hurt us all
But if you believe, it will catch you when you fall

2

We’re all masterminds of our own revolutions
Can you see between ignorance and confusion?
He who laughs last doesn’t always laugh louder
Who has the right to money and power?

Who owns the land if a seeds in it growing?
Who has the time to count what is owing?
Some have come close, but nobody’s perfect
It means you have lived if you’re left with regret

Chorus

3

How do we know who is poor or who’s wealthy?
Do you think that love is the only true currency?
Words have no meaning ‘til formed in a sentence
Watch for the smile that is used for deception

Silence can deafen if you try to listen
It’s only the mind that is truly a prison
Are broken hearts just another illusion?
Do we paper the cracks to prevent the confusion?

Chorus/Outro

The Truth Hurts (Collab with P.Russell)

Written way back in 1999 when I was a teenager; this version I recorded in June 2011.

In a world without music, man in a bar
No whiskey in his hand and wishing on a star
Looks outside no sun in the sky
Thinks to himself, 'Man, why oh why?'
Well I’ll tell you why his money’s no good
'cause whiskey don’t flow as thick as blood
And blood don’t pour as freely as wine
And no song stands the test of time


Well I started my journey deep south west
Through the ‘Hillcliffe Ponds’ and the ‘Devil’s Rest’
But the ‘Devil’s Rest’ was covered in snow
So I got in my boat and I started to row
It seemed as if I’d been rowing for miles
And I questioned whether it was worthwhile
But if the while was worth a penny or more
I’d row right on to finish my tour


I bumped into this guy from another land
He was an old blues player from outta town
He told me, 'Where you looking ain’t right
You gotta find the place where your heart hits the light'
And that place is where your soul might bear
It’s easy to find and I’ll meet you there
And if it’s there we’ll meet I’ll see you around
To know the lost chord you don’t need the sound

To know the lost chord you don’t need the sound...



Lost Chord

Written and performed in June 2011.

Early morning, hopelessly alone
Hear the laughter coming from your home
I need your loving and I need you to know
That I’d do anything for you...

I hear seashells, every time you talk
My knees start shaking, as I watch you walk
Love to hold you, hold you and more
And I’d do anything for you...


Anything you say, is quite okay
Anything you’re wanting me to do
Be wonderful to see how life could be
With you, me and you...


My oh my, I see you talkin’ to some other guy
You never listen to a single word I say
But I’d do anything for you...

Oh oh please, you’re walkin’ round like I got some disease
Never thought the world would be this way but hey
I would do anything for you...


And I’d do anything for you.....X3

La la de da da dar...


Anything for You

Song written in June 2013 and recorded November 2014

1
You were born bathed in gold, a joy to behold
But the love you always sought was paid in coin
So you went your own way, the cash to obey
Searching for the promised land of opulence

Chorus 
Maybe this was written in the stars?
You could never break in to your heart
Can you hear the call, through those prison walls?
You’re my friend, anyway…to the end

2
As you sat at the helm, of the material realm
The riches followed you like night does day
You complied with your head and were easily mislead
By the fortune and the friends you thought you had

Chorus 
Maybe this was written in the stars?
You could never break in to your heart
Can you hear the call, through those prison walls?
You’re my friend, anyway…to the end

Bridge
I never will forget those times
The laughter just poured out like wine
Wearing silly hats and that magnifying glass at mine
Good times…

3
When the pain is released, the worry will cease
And the shadows you once feared will fade like youth
You’ll find love comes for free, and you’ll finally see
That no snowflake ever falls in the wrong place

Chorus/Outro
Maybe this was written in the stars?
You could never break in to your heart
Can you hear the call, through those prison walls?
You’re my friend, anyway…to the end


Those Prison Walls

This song was written in May 2013 and recorded Feb 2015.


Why can’t you see?
Why don’t you care?
Give people some hope, instead of despair
See through the illusion
Realise your power
Get up from the comfort of your ivory tower


You live a disguise
A sugar-coated romance
A land you’ve contrived; cognitive dissonance
Give your head a good shake
And find out what is true
The universe is inside of you


I’ve come a long long way, to make you happy inside
I’ve come a long long way, to brush those troubles aside
I’ve come a long long way, to make you happy inside
I’ve come a long long way, to brush those troubles aside
Aside…


We don’t come into this word
We grow out of it man
Like a wave in the ocean, like a seed in the ground
Every inside has out
Every outside has in
The eternal now, is where it starts and ends


I’ve come a long long way, to make you happy inside
I’ve come a long long way, to brush those troubles aside
I’ve come a long long way, to make you happy inside
I’ve come a long long way, to brush those troubles aside
Aside…


Brush Those Troubles Aside

Lyrics written by Paul in 2014 &  I wrapped a melody around them and recorded in February 2015.

I’ve seen the things that I could have been, but I had no patience
I had the chance to make my stance, but I was complacent 
I paid the price, for my vice, but I never learnt my lesson
I’ve chased them down to dead-end towns, but then I lost direction

Everyone is the same...

You say you know but you don’t know, your eyes look vacant
You say you’ve searched the universe, for a soul replacement
You’ve papered cracks and filled in gaps, but it made no difference
You say you could rule the whole known world, but you just don't have the time

Everyone is the same...

But we have to realise, that everyone’s the same
Searching for the sunshine but only finding rain

Everyone is the same...

Everyone's The Same (Collab with P.Russell)

This is the first song I ever wrote on guitar back in the summer of 1996!

Recorded early 2014

I feel like a stranger in my life
Feel so disillusioned with my life
But it’s so hard
It’s so hard
It’s so hard…Being on your own

I feel like a danger to myself
Feel so godforsaken in myself
But it’s so hard
It’s so hard
It’s so hard…Being on your own


Being On Your Own

This was originally a poem by my good friend Paul Russell written in 2005. He asked me to create a song out of it for him and this is the outcome. Kind thanks to my Mum (Kath Ford) for adding the backing vocals.


For me to guide, I must feel guided
For me to love, I must feel loved
For me to face what it is that I am hiding
I must realise that I’m better off alone

You have changed like all the people around you
The devil works your idle thumbs
You walk around like a tale of rags to riches
Is that the price that they paid for your soul

Chorus

But it’s all the same to me
Wind or rain, near or far
You know I, just want/can't stand to be
Close to you, you know who you are

I placed my pride before my falling
I held my head in open hands
I lost my will to endlessly keep fighting
I lost my strength to get up off the ground

The empty sound of imperfection
Runs through my veins when I’m alone
If looks could kill I would be a dead man
I hear the cracks in your heart made of stone

Chorus

Tell me please, who you think you are
I’ve found it hard to work it out
When the devil needs another useless servant
I’ll be the first to put your name straight down

Chorus/Outro

You Know Who You Are (Collab with P.Russell, Feat: K.Ford)

Written and recorded when I was a wee lad in 1998

One day you’ll learn that you’ll never win
Your pitiful scorn and embrace
Your losing streak is under your skin
And your bones are corroding your face
And your name it means nothing to me
And your voice it means freedom but please
I’ve seen it before and I know what the score is
Bad Pete									


You’re the last prophet you’d lead us to think
But you are no better than me
Moses and Jesus have nothing on you
You believe that you radiant freak
Furnished in ribbons and bows
Grin on your face when you snarl
You sit on my desk one more time and it’s over
Bad Pete

Bad Pete

Written Dec 2011, recorded Jan 2012.

1
Travelling through the memories of decay
Trying to read the writing on the wall
Listening to the stories that you never heard them say
Voices in the distance that demand to be obeyed
And you’re gone…

2
Floating down these avenues again
Hoping that this time you won’t offend
Well there ain’t no use in trying ‘cause there’s nothing you can do
But replicate the failures of much wiser men than you
And you’re gone...

Chorus

Baby won’t you take me down
Take me to another town
Take me disappearing through the echoes of your mind
Past the sheltered ruins of great Babylon’s design
And you’re gone…


3 
Sailing past this carnival of dreams
Reason always trying to strike a deal
And the estuary of madness welcomes kindly with a smile
Aimed at puzzled faces from the land of self-denial
And you’re gone…

4
Riding on the serpent of the night
Mesmerising images ahead
The ignorance of innocence condemned by cold deceit
To magnify delusion ‘till there’s no place to retreat
And you’re gone…

Chorus

Baby won’t you take me down
Take me to another town
Take me disappearing through the echoes of your mind
Past the sheltered ruins of great Babylon’s design
And you’re gone…

Outro 

Baby won’t you take me down
Take me to another town
Imagination takes you places where all logic disappears
Where knowledge is a burden that perpetuates your fears
And you’re gone…

Memories of Decay

This is a rough version of a song that was written and recorded in August 2011 and is dedicated to my friend Tom.


A world within a world
A river to the sea
Where people love strangers
Or was that ecstasy?

An atmospheric boom
An unlikely shrine
We can be heroes
This is our time to shine


But I was too young
You had too much to fight
We could've broke boundaries
But the time wasn’t right...
I was only nineteen
I had so much to learn
Yeah, we could've broke boundaries
But it wasn’t my turn...


I sometimes reminisce
About old times
Perfection was easy
As just one more line

Time don’t hang around
But you’ll always be
A musical brother
Could have made history


But I was too young
You had too much to fight
We could've broke boundaries
But the time wasn’t right...
I was only nineteen
I had so much to learn
Yeah, we could've broke boundaries
But it wasn’t my turn...



Well it’s easy to get caught up in the dreams of yesterday
The present always drags you back in play
And it’s easy to get caught up in the women, drugs and booze
Life is what you choose...

We Could have Broke Boundaries

This was a song written about my football team (Everton). Written and recorded in 2010.

Well I still believe in magic & I still believe in fate
And I still believe that fairy tales await 
Well the auburn prince can’t ask for more, and when we break the big ‘sky four’
And take em down to ‘Setanta town’, they’ll fall

Even when the times are hard, you know we’re always there
Cheering on the boys to show we care
I couldn’t think of anything that I would rather do
I bleed blue							


If you know your history then you’re bound to understand
That Goodison encapsulates our land
The hallowed turf that’s graced the best, from Peter Reid to Gordon West
From the greatest team, to the 'Z-Cars' theme. Impressed?

Even Shankly said that Dixie was the greatest of them all 
Kendall, Harvey, Young and Alan Ball
Ratcliffe, Southall, Graham Sharp, just to name a few
I bleed Blue							



What d’ya think about the summer?
Daydreaming with your head in your hands
Waiting for the day, be it home or away
Waiting on new stadium plans…

Just seems to last for forever
Well, that’s how it seems to me
Mrs on your back 'cause you’re moping around
Flicking through the shite on TV


But as the day draws nearer and salvation rears it’s head
You thank your lucky stars that you’re not red
Reading through the transfer news and praying its all true
I bleed blue							


There’s no other club like ours, it’s written in your blood
It can break your heart just like no other could
But the pain and tears convert to joy, and when you see that Rodwell boy
Hit the net, and I win my bet, oh the...

Blues give us the greatest memories we have ever had
In recent times to back when we were lads
Well, we’re the mighty Everton and proud to be so too
We bleed blue

I Bleed Blue

Feel Like I’ve lost all I ever wanted
Feel like I’ve kissed away my smile
What is it that makes you want to leave me?
What is it that makes you say goodbye?


You tell me it ain’t exactly easy
Well how do you think it feels for me?
You tell me it ain’t exactly easy
I tell you it’s hardly been a breeze

There’s nowhere left to hide
'cause you’re on my mind
And I can’t sleep tonight in case I dream			


Can we spend a day to talk things over?
To help me to comprehend just why
You said that in time but first you must conquer
So you could get things straight in your mind


Well I have been looking for a reason
Is that just because I’ve closed my eyes?
I’m frightened by answers to these questions
In case it is me that you despise

There’s nowhere left to hide
'cause you’re on my mind
And I can’t sleep tonight in case I dream

Sleepless Nights (Collab with P.Russell, Feat: K.Ford)

Written in Jan 2012 and recorded April 2012.


What does a solemn smile
In sorrow show?
A tarnished photograph
From days of old
A thousand stories from one glance
A Bitter pill to take
I hear a perfect symphony
And then you take its place...


A loved one that’s been lost
A tragic fate
Can break your fragile will
And resonate
But then I feel you next to me
And know you’re by my side
I hear a perfect symphony
Of comfort amplified...


I will keep you in my heart
I will never let you go
I see you in the midnight stars
I will never let you go...


A feast of memories
A gift indeed
A new found clarity
For what you need
A small reminder to myself
Whenever I feel lost
I hear a perfect symphony
The boundaries have been crossed


I remonstrate with fate no more
No need for battle-cries
I hear a perfect symphony
I know that you’re alive...

Perfect Symphony

Both mad and magnificent lyrics by Brent Newcomb who required a melody for his wonderful words - This is what I came up with. Completed and recorded April 2012.


It’s a world of sheer insanity, an earth where none can live
Spinning round and back and forth, and up and down again
It’s a world in which the scoundrels haunt, in which the ghouls are king
And madness reigns and kindness wanes and birds no longer sing


Cats find bones on rubble‐strewn thrones
Jacks kill rats with bubble‐gum tones
But there’s you, my one, my only one
Crickets play tricks with neon bricks
Sprites fly kites whilst mongrels bite
Without your breath I am undone


The lunatics are running wild. The sane ones are depressed
And squeezing our humanity, creativity’s suppressed
Our fight has just begun this eve. Let none dare give us pause
With you, my love, both hand‐in‐hand, ‘gainst shadows take our cause


Crones and hags hold wet paper bags
Quails with pails full of puppy‐dog tails
I feel your blood beside me run
Trolls with bowls want foolish tolls
Mounds of clowns laugh in derelict towns
Without you I’ll die, my only one


The rats are running in a maze, the lost ones can’t escape the haze
The spies are lurking all around, the calendars are missing days
Nothing now is making sense; all is mirrors, forlorn pretense
So leave me not, my one, my love, against the craze my last defense


Drakes in lakes make patty‐pat‐cakes
Crooks give looks at grimy books
Emptiness, pain, all is through
Grumps and lumps on twisted stumps
Curls and twirls of red‐cheeked girls
There is no meaning without you


Without You (Collab with Brent Newcomb)

Long forgotten memories remembered
Debauchery all shimmering in splendour
While away the night, from two till morning light
But then we went and did it all again


We drunk and talked until the early hours
Then throwing all our money into flowers
The evenings never done, when you’re at six four one
But then we went and did it all again


Well those were glory days
A mixed up drunken haze
Waking up on roundabouts nearby
Wearing Brevo’s pumps
Playing mucker trumps
And waiting on the police to bring back Si



I’m sure the deaf man didn’t hear me right
I wasn’t there to try and start a fight
Then when we left that town, you said you’d take them down
But then we went and did it all again


Now those days are resting long behind us
Our dreams have changed or faded in the sun
But if you have the time and it still feels right
We could go and do it all again
Yeah, we could go and do it all again 



Well those were glory days
A mixed up drunken haze
Waking up on roundabouts nearby
Wearing Brevo’s pumps
Playing mucker trumps
And waiting on the police to bring back Si


Well those were glory days 
A mixed up drunken haze
Waking up on roundabouts nearby
Wearing Brevo’s pumps
Playing mucker trumps
And waiting on the police to bring back Si

Mucker Trumps (Collab with P.Russell)

I Don't Believe You (Collab with P.Russell) - Rough Sketches
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Lyrics: P.Russell
Melody & Performance: Me

Withered and wilted, tired and torn
Tired of people saying where I went wrong
Voice of the people, martyr elect
D’ya know you can’t kill me, if I’m already dead?

It seems somewhat backwards, to tell me I’m wrong
If you think you can change me you don’t know me at all
Don’t ask me the question, if you don’t like what I say
Won’t tell you a lie, just to brighten your day

You say I, let you down
But it’s hard to see just how
What you hear, is all I have to say…
In your eyes, you run a mile
From the comfort of your smile
But that’s okay; you’ll come back to me some day…
I don’t believe you…

You asked me to lead, but say I’m leading you wrong
You open my eyes, to what I knew all along
Your cries of betrayal mean nothing to me
I’m just the same, but you’re too blind to see

Chorus

You say I, let you down
But it’s hard to see just how
What you hear, is all I have to say…
In your eyes, you run a mile
From the comfort of your smile
But that’s okay; you’ll come back to me some day…
I don’t believe you…

I Don't Believe You (Collab with P.Russell)

Requiem (Collab with P.Russell - Rough Sketches)
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1
You smile, but when i see your eyes, i slowly realise, i no longer hold the answers...and...

You, i think you always knew, it would be this way, but it’s easier to see than say...and...

Ch. Silence breaking all the silence
Maybe whats inside us is where it oughta stay
Change us but never to regret us
Its you and me that made us what we are today

2
Home, is where my heart lies, but i have no place, since the day that you took mine...and...

I fall, when i hear you call, but as i turn and run, it just seems that i'm no closer to the...

Ch. Silence breaking all the silence
Maybe whats inside us is where it oughta stay
Change us but never to regret us
Its you and me that made us what we are today

Outro
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1
You, see me...
Like a ghost, in your dreams
Turning lead, into gold
Like the sage

2
And I, see you...
Like a child, getting through
A flower that blooms
In the thorns

3
Come with me
To where the angels breathe
Only dead fish swim
With the stream

4
The magic hides
Where belief resides
Where the heart’s sincere
And the kingdom’s near...

Outro Chr1
Requiem...where your dreams are real,
Like the night
Requiem...where the world is free
And the world, is me...

Outro Chr2
Requiem...where the music soothes,
Like the sun
Requiem...bathe in the light
Let the flame ignite

Kyrie Eleison..

Requiem (Collab with P.Russell - Rough Sketches)

Written July and recorded Sept 2012.

1

I could sit here holding you, until the end of time
And we could watch the world go, slowly drifting by
I would give you anything, to make your dreams come true
As all my hopes and dreams are here when I’m with you

2

I forget about the time, as hours turn to days
Lying here with you is, where I’m always safe
I watch you as you’re sleeping, and my heart fills up with joy 
My beautiful and perfect, little baby boy


Chorus

Rainbow child, let the sun rise in your eyes 
The world that lives outside is just for you 
Rainbow child, may the sun stay in your smile 
As the world for all of time is just for you


3

I hope you feel my joy, as you rest your weary head
And cherish every word of love that I have said 
Sleep until the morning light, I’ll be here when you wake
And together we will start another brand new day

4

When the night sky falls in, you don’t need to shed a tear
There is nothing you will, ever have to fear 
As the wild wind is blowing and breaking all the calm
Your star will shine forever, and keep you from all harm


Chorus

Outro

Rainbow Child (Collab with P.Russell, Feat: K.Ford)

This track was created as part of a Children's Sleep Story - Hope you enjoy it :-)

The Dream Maker

Rough version of song written in 2005 and recorded Feb 2013.

1

Woke up in the morning with my head brand new
Got a little secret but I won’t tell you
You’ll just have to try and guess it

Working every hour that the big man sends
Spending all my money on you and your friends
Maybe I should pack my job in?


Pre-Chorus

I give you hope, give you dreams
Give you everything it seems
But I still find it hard to touch you


Chorus

I can’t reach you
Tried so hard, but I just can’t get through
I can’t reach you
I’ve gave it all but what else can I do?


2

Pacing the floor with my head in my hands
Don’t think much to this damn romance
Maybe it’s just over rated?

But I give it a go for the ladies sake
As I’m wrestled to the ground by a ten foot snake
Is it really worth the effort?


Pre-Chorus

I gave my heart, I gave my soul,
Even gave you rock n roll,
But still I found it hard to touch you


Chorus

Outro

I love you				X3

I Can't Reach you

Rough demo of song written in July 2012 and recorded April 2013. Apologies for the interference in certain parts of the song (I think from my phone), I didn't realise it until putting the song up on my PC. I will get a better version of this recorded in the near future though :-)

1

Oh won’t you please wake up
To what’s happening to the world outside
If you free your mind
Then you’ll see…

2

If you take the time
You’ll notice it’s all by design
To feel this way
Dark and grey…

Chorus

Open your eyes, there’s a war going on
The ocean of chaos roars to the beat of their drum
Going down, down…

3

Take a look outside
Are you the author of your own demise?
Can your heart see through
This old spoof?

4

Well my head is gone
Maybe it’s the light inside
But your dreams can’t hide
From you…

Chorus 

Bridge

It’s easier to make your money
Choose ignorance and bland TV
Than revel in your human consciousness
And be for infinity…

5

Oh please wake up
To what’s happening to the world outside
If you free your mind
You’ll notice it’s all by design…

Chorus/Outro


Please Wake Up (Rough demo)

This is another song with my great friend and collab partner Paul Russell (www.soundcloud.com/pr-lyrics). Paul handed over these fantastic lyrics to me and I have done my best to do them justice and put a melody to it. All performed by yours truly.

Lyrics written by Paul in 2003 and I put music to them June 2013

1

You sit alone and watch the world go floating by
The cogs are slowly turning round within your mind
I hope that you find sanctuary from the pain in you
I hope that you find happiness in everything you do.


Chorus

I could never give you all the things you wanted
All you wanted was freedom from your mind
'cause you’d given in to social suicide
'cause you’d given in to social suicide

2

You’re a better person than you will ever know
But until you learn to love yourself the hate will never go
You try to conceal yourself from the world outside
You can never hide the truth that’s living in your eyes


Chorus

I could never give you all the things you wanted
All you wanted was freedom from your mind
'cause you’d given in to social suicide
'cause you’d given in to social suicide


3

You sit there in your prison walls, crying tears that shouldn’t flow
Fear has got a hold on you but you won’t let it go
The world ain’t such a bitter place, one day you will see
I hope you find somebody else that will love you just like me


Chorus/Outro

I could never give you all the things you wanted
All you wanted was freedom from your mind
'cause you’d given in to social suicide
'cause you’d given in to social suicide

Social Suicide (Collab with P.Russell)

Greetings,

I am a writer of song and have been for as far back as I can remember. I don't see music and songwriting as a means to attain something; more so a deep yearning within and is a grasping at the ineffable. 
Music speaks what cannot be spoken.

I am going to keep this page updated with acoustic demos of songs written from 1996 - present day.

Thank you for dropping by :-)

Anthony

TFMusic-1

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