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Jason Payne & The Black Leather Riders - The Dark(feat. Daisy Pepper)

3rd track of the EP
Lyrics---

verse 1:
i wanna crash my car
where nobody will find me 
i wanna blow my brains out
and burn it on a CD
i need space i can’t be around anyone 
cause i’m fucked and my brain is always stressing me out
so imma drive until i can’t because i’m sick of being here anymore 

chorus 1:
tell me why
i saw u at his house that night 
when you said that you’re with your friend 
i rlly thought thought that you hated him
i still see his face in my pillow 
and when i see it i let it hurt
i still have ur art in my closet 
and if i see it i’ll wish it burned 

verse 2:
we were in love so much that 
we could’ve got race car style bunk beds 
i told you that i’m paranoid 
and i’m so scared 
of falling in love again 
we could collapse in the sunset 
at the place we met before we knew each other
just catching the stars shooting over heads,
and again i’m wishing that you’d tell me why

pre-chorus:
i saw u at his house that night ,
when you said that you’re with your friends
i rlly thought thought that you hated him

chorus 2:
tell me why
i saw u at his house that night 
when you said that you’re with your friends
i rlly thought that you hated him
i still see his face in my pillow 
and when i see it i let it hurt
i still have ur art in my closet 
and if i see it i’ll wish it burned

outro/verse 1:
i wanna crash my car
where nobody will find me 
i wanna blow my brains out
and burn it on a CD
i need space i can’t be around anyone 
cause i’m fucked and my brain is always stressing me out
so imma drive until i can’t because i’m sick of being here anymore

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tell me why (prod. grayskies)

The Words You Don't Swallow

Mr. Big Shot

Rock with a modern twist - And a message to stir.

Free

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Centre Of The Universe

Waking the Damned is a very personal song to me. It resembles a chapter in my life that took me to where I’m at today. It was inspired by “The Myth of Sisyphus.”

As in the Camus tale, this song explores the sensation of feeling restrained, misunderstood, trapped and as if you’re life was already decided and programmed, right at the moment that you are born. It’s about saying “enough”, drop the stone, “loose the chains” and live your life. 

The song resembles the spirit I had to have, to fight against every preconcert, every imposition and every obstacle, that were stopping me from pursuing my dreams and playing metal. It’s about being judged and set aside by society because you don’t follow their standards, when all you really want is to be free, embrace your uniqueness and escape from routines of an empty and meaningless life. Waking the Damned is to wake up those who are doomed to the world and can’t become independent and unique human beings.

Waking the Damned is also about being reborn and celebrating the birth of something new - the beginning of my career.

Waking The Damned

British riff-driven melodic metal hailing from London, UK

With a history boasting over 300,000 streams, 50 live shows and a modest lifetime of musical creation with past acts, London based metal artist Jason Payne has taken 2020 to embark on a new journey; ‘Jason Payne & The Black Leather Riders’. A culmination and reincarnation of his strongest rock compositions, with numerous releases ready and waiting taking influence from the likes of Slash, Alter Bridge, Linkin Park, and many other legendary over the years.

Jason Payne’s musical journey begun at the age of 9, developing vocal style and musicianship for over a decade, solidifying his experience though years of practice, Rock-School programs, tuition, past bands and international competitions, while taking influence from the likes of Slash, Creed, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Nirvana and many others, developing his own unique turn on hard-rock originality.

2017 to 2020 saw Jason front the British rock outfit Louzada on guitar and vocals, achieving over 300,000 streams across Spotify & YouTube and amassing thousands of worldwide fans, all through a modest discography of just one single, and one EP. The arrival of the worldwide pandemic in 2020 brought about the amicable hiatus of Louzada, resulting in time to put in the focus and determination needed to launch his most ambitious project yet.

Think big riffs, impactful grit-laden vocals, and an energy just screaming to be invited to the live stage. Waking The Damned, the debut single, imminent.

Booking/Info: jaxonkagemusic@gmail.com

This namesake musician is creating music that would break barriers between genres.

Waking The Damned

Jason Payne & The Black Leather Riders

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