A 4 track holiday compilation for you lovely lovelies!
Merry Christmas from School of Rock Markham!

Written by: Graham Unsted, Kevin Bresser, Eric Gibson
Recorded/Mixed by: Tommy Siatskas
Performances by: Graham Unsted, Tommy Siatskas, Kevin Bresser, Dean Aivaliotis

Dead Beat Christmas Blues

A 4 track holiday compilation for you lovely lovelies!
Merry Christmas from School of Rock Markham!

Written by: Graham Unsted
Recorded/Mixed by: Tommy Siatskas
Performances by: Graham Unsted, Tommy Siatskas, Kevin Bresser, Dean Aivaliotis

Whisky For Christmas

1911 was a track we wrote for the 2014 EP.  I am really proud of this song, it's been fully finished but has been sitting on a digital shelf since the summer of 2014. It's got some hiphop, some metal, some hardcore elements, and I think conveys a pretty clear message: We hold onto the past and use it as ammo some times, don't hold on to it.   Respect the ebb and flow of relationships.

1911 lyrics

You reach back out to no response
I say, "My dear, I know nothing of this nonsense."

I know I am approachable, It seems I play the wounded
You can find me by the banks of the greenery

Empathy through silence
It isn't I don't need you
I want to fill my self up in time

As time rolls by our bodies fall apart and die
I'll always maintain the same facade that we kept up for so long
So long~

Bury all the evidence, It seems you are the wounded
Deny, deny until the day I spill my guts out or die

Empathy through silence
It isn't that I don't need you
I want to fill myself up in time

As time rolls by our bodies fall apart and die
I'll always maintain the same facade that we kept up for so long
So long~

You reach back out and say out loud,
"It's been this long, just right your wrong"
And every time you said that line, 
"Is it eating you up inside?"
No bitch, it's keeping me alive!

As time rolls by our bodies fall apart and die
I'll always maintain the same facade that we kept up for so long
So long~

1911 - MLFH

AC SLATER is a track that we wrote for our 2014 release.  This is the only mastered version of this song, however it leaves me with a bitter-sweet taste in my mouth as it was never truly finished... There is a guitar track in this song that needed tweaking, you can hear it I'm sure... The mastering engineer flaked on his promise to reprint (thanks, not). After Brock quit, we just left AC SLATER in this flawed print, and shelfed it. 
Yet here I am airing out my dirty laundry so that I can put resentment behind me.  As I listen to these tracks I miss what we created, so I am going to upload the 2014 EP. 

AC SLATER lyrics

Your logic's invalid and every time we begin an argument
You seem to deliver a foreign point with no confidence
And I can't bear to hear you breathing
But I came here to see you bleeding out

Honey I'm in doubt
Don't over complicate
Honey I'm in doubt

What are you doing, who do you need to impress?
Think about the future, like when you run the show
But you're an A-1 nut ball
And everyone knows, everyone knows
What are you doing, who do you need to impress?

The evidence piles up, the jury's been bought out, and all the decisions are made
They seem to deliver the foreign points with no consequence
And I can't bear to hear you breathing
But I came here to see you bleeding 
And I can't bear to hear you breathing
But I came here to see you bleeding out

Honey I'm in doubt
Don't over complicate
Honey I'm in doubt

What are you doing, who do you need to impress?
Think about the future, like when you run the show
But you're an A-1 nut ball
And everyone knows, everyone knows
What are you doing, who do you need to impress?

I can't bear to hear you breathing
But I came here to see you bleeding
I can't bear to hear you breathing
But I came here to see you bleeding
What are you doing? (To see you bleeding)
What are you doing? (To see you bleeding)

What are you doing, who do you need to impress?
Think about the future, like when you run the show
But you're an A-1 nut ball
And everyone knows, everyone knows
What are you doing, who do you need to impress?

AC Slater - MLFH

COLOURS was a track we wrote for the 2014 EP, but it's been sitting on a digital shelf since it was mastered that summer.

COLOURS lyrics 

Justice and jury I present to you
My side of the story of the falsely accused

Judge I have an objection!
This man lies right through his teeth!
Let me ask the questions...
What do the colours mean?

I close my eyes and breath but still sit here
Why me?
I had an alibi-bye-bye

Justice and jury I present to you
My side of the story of the falsely accused

You're run down, down around town
Calmly losing dignity 
It's time for restitution
Who will the jury trust?

And I knew you were guilty all along

We're all in this for the long haul
You have broken your word and you will pay your debt to society.


Colours - MLFH

KILLING SIMBA was a track we wrote for the 2014 EP which we never released.  This one was finished but has been sitting on a digital shelf since the summer of 2014.  It's got a few themes to it...  Enjoy

KILLING SIMBA lyrics

Kill or be killed
Eat or be eaten
And the cycle goes

Attention to reason 
That makes my thoughts expand
So quickly the call 

And I always sit and wonder 
is this as good as it's gonna get?
Cause' an architect is only god 
If his structure stands

Kill or be killed
Eat or be eaten
And the cycle goes

Attention to reason 
That makes my thoughts expand
So quickly the call

And I always sit and wonder is this as good as it's gonna get?
Cause' an architect is only god if his structure stands
And a prison is only there if there's a guard to watch them crack.

1, 2, 3, 4 they all lie down
Inch by inch I will put you underground
1, 2, 3, 4 they all lie down
Inch by inch I will put you underground
Look what you've done, murderer!

And now you're gone (save me from the fire)
And it's all coming right back to you (I am in too deep)
Tested and true my dear (I will hold my own)
I always knew It would come back to you (when you let me breathe)

I'll find a way back home, 
Kill or be killed you animal
Kill or be killed
Kill or be... Killed!

Killing Simba - MLFH

MENDOZA is a track that we wrote for our 2014 release, which never happened.  This is the only mastered version of this song, however it leaves me with a bitter-sweet taste in my mouth as it was never truly finished... There is a guitar track in this song that needs fixing, you can hear it I'm sure... The mastering engineer flaked on his promise to reprint (thanks, not). After Brock quit, we just left MENDONZA in this flawed print, and shelfed it. 

Yet here I am airing out my dirty laundry so that I can put resentment behind me.  As I listen to these tracks I miss what we created, so I am going to upload the 2014 EP.  

This song had a lot to it musically and lyrically. Our drive in life should be happiness and not money. Be who you want to be, be proud, bend but never break, believe in yourself and don't give in to doubt.  

MENDOZA lyrics

Play the hand that you were dealt
just make sure when its time to fold
when you're over your head.
You're always chasing the mind
cause the moneys gone.

I've taken too much
the run is finally ending as
my heart explodes
and I breathe my last breath.

Now I second guess myself
checking every move I make
how did I get in this mess
have I gone and sealed my fate?

Please go easy on me now
I've been beaten around all night
you're always running around
and I'm always waiting for the fight 
because the moneys gone

Now I second guess myself
checking every move I make
How did I get in this mess
have I gone and sealed my fate?

I'm losing touch in the letter writing process
pick me up
I'm slowly descending into insanity
 pick me up 
Lord knows I need the help, Oh my god! 
What have I done?

Mendoza - MLFH

A 3 track musical taster just in time for the holidays!

MALL SANTA was written by: Graham Unsted
Lead Vocals by: Graham Unsted, Tommy Siatskas, Eric Gibson
Gang Vocals by: Dean Aivaliotis and Alex Perin
Drum pads by: Graham Unsted
Vocoder & Synth by: Graham Unsted
Rhythm Guitar by: Graham Unsted
Lead Guitar by: Alex Perin

Recorded @ School of Rock Markham by Graham Unsted and Tommy Siatskas
Mixed/Mastered @ School of Rock Markham by Tommy Siatskas

Merry Christmas!

MALL SANTA

A 3 track musical taster just in time for the holidays!

Christmas Pawn was written by: Graham Unsted
Rhythm and Lead Guitar :Graham Unsted
Drums & Percussion: Tommy Siatskas
Bass Guitar: Eric Gibson
Keys: Dean Aivaliotis 

Recorded @ School of Rock Markham by Graham Unsted and Tommy Siatskas
Mixed/Mastered @ School of Rock Markham by Tommy Siatskas

Merry Christmas!

CHRISTMAS PAWN

A 3 track musical taster just in time for the holidays!

Bourbon For Christmas written by: Graham Unsted
Guitars by: Graham Unsted
Drums & Percussion by: Justin Dillon
Bass Guitar by: Eric Gibson 
Keys by: Dean Aivaliotis

Recorded @ School of Rock Markham by Graham Unsted and Tommy Siatskas
Mixed/Mastered @ School of Rock Markham by Tommy Siatskas

Merry Christmas!

BOURBON FOR CHRISTMAS

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