Another from 2007. Works best with a few other instruments - bass, fiddle, percussion. Come and see "Tony Burt & Friends" to hear the proper version.

Some days please you and some days squeeze you but mostly they’re just the same
Nights of passion roll into fashion but they’re just playing the game
Yes you’re trapped in a beam of darkness and nothing shows you the way
Your mind is aching, your heart is breaking; the price is too high to pay

One way’s up and the other one’s downward but you don’t care where you go
You’ve heard the stories but so much more is waiting for you to know
Now you’re locked in a beam of blackness and you can’t see where to go
You’re well known in that comfort zone, so easy with the things you know

Light the way, that’s not much to pay, and lead me out of this gloom
I’ll brighten up, I’ll even lighten up, and bring some sun into the room
Free me up from this beam of darkness and take the mask from my eyes
Then I’ll see who I want to be and throw away the disguise

Interlude

One way’s up and the other one’s downward but we don’t care where we go
We’ve heard the stories but so much more waiting for us to know
Now we’re all trapped in a beam of blackness and we can’t see where to go
We’re well known in our comfort zone, so easy with the things we know

Let’s light the way, that’s not much to pay, and get us out of the gloom
We’ll brighten up, we’ll even lighten up, and bring some sunshine to the room
Let’s free ourselves from this beam of darkness and take the mask from our eyes
Then we’ll see who we want to be and throw away the disguise

Beam Of Darkness

Tony is a highly versatile singer and musician who began singing and playing in his mid teens in the folk clubs of 1960′s Birmingham.  Writes intriguing and poetic songs with strong and memorable melodies.

He plays a variety of instruments including guitar, mandola, mandoline, banjo, dulcimer and harmonica. He often describes his repertoire as ranging from “sea shanties to Jerry Lee Lewis” and he takes in most styles in between. He writes his own songs too which are distinctive and thought provoking. He has played as a solo performer for many years but also has been involved with bands such as Trilogy and Witches’ Brew but most particularly as a member of Dempsey’s Lot, a Midlands based Irish band led by the near legendary Tommy Dempsey. 

At present he is playing with a number of local musicians and is recording a new album with these using his own songs. Tony is a keen member of Bromyard Sessions, a loose group of local musicians who play for free every Tuesday evening in the Falcon in the Herefordshire market town of Bromyard..