Do you recall when you lost your mind,
When you misplaced your voice within the silence,
Where the fear suppressed your nerve to fight,
Where you casually succumbed to mental violence ?

Do you remember where you left those polished shoes
When you were free to chose to run, walk or creep ?
Did you forget that you still have that path to choose
When they clicked their fingers and told you to sleep ?

They told you to sleep

Come back into the room
Come back into the room
Come back into the room
We need you

Come back into the room
Come back into the room
Come back into the room
We need you

Come back into the room
Come back into the room
Come back into the room
We need you

Come back into the room
Come back into the room
Come back into the room

Do you recall when you lost your mind
And why the fear masked your nerve to fight ?

Back In The Room

I dunno how much more I can take
This media that feeds us must be constipated
'cause they're full of shit
Every word that they spew is just lie after lie
And it's brainwashing you
Into mindless foot soldiers
To help them control us
To force us to do shit
They know ain't good for us
Turn you against us, the ones that you love
If you open your eyes you'll see your sisters and brothers, come on

No need to run, no need to hide
They will not make us lose our minds
We're gonna make it through the night
To see the light
No need for guns, no need to fight
They will not crush our souls tonight
We'll relish victory in time
Hold the line

I'm trying but it's getting so grim man
Each day I'm getting closer to just pulling the pin
And I don't like this person that's hiding within me
He's the person that I've spent my whole life trying to not be
I don't wanna hate, I was brought up to love
I'm tryna stay true, but I'm feeling the shove
But I won't let them break me 'cause I owe it to you
To stay strong for us both until you see it too, now come on

No need to run, no need to hide
They will not make us lose our minds
We're gonna make it through the night
To see the light
No need for guns, no need to fight
They will not crush our souls tonight
We'll relish victory in time
Hold the line

They're tryna break us down
To divide us is the only hope they have
They're tryna break us down
All we need to do is pull together and we win

No need to run, no need to hide
They will not make us lose our minds
We're gonna make it through the night
To see the light
No need for guns, no need to fight
They will not crush our souls tonight
We'll relish victory in time
Hold the line

Hold The Line

Oh, stop staring at he sun
It's blinding everyone
Turn towards the shade
And you might see what's going on
Adjust your focal lens
Engage your common sense
When you find reality
Be sure to share it with your friends

It's us not them

You're not the one to blame
They've played a blinding game
But now they've overplayed their hand
There's desperation in their pace
Let them know you know
Find your stolen voice
Don't ever let them think they
Have the power to take away your choice

It's us not them

It's us not them

Don't forget this my friend

It's us not them

Don't forget this my friend

It's us not them

Don't ever forget this my friend

Us Not Them

I start out so many days
Just like I'm ready for winding down
I shout out in fits of rage
Just as I'm chilling out
I got loose change falling out my pocket
I feel strange tonight
I can't walk straight, I've lost my balance
Now I'm taking flight

And I'm upside down
I'm the wrong way around
I'm upside down again

I've got throbbing veins
Tryna keep up with the rush of blood to my head
I've got muscle strains
Every morning as I wake up in bed

'Cause I'm upside down
I'm the wrong way around
I'm upside down again

'Cause I'm upside down
I'm the wrong way around
I'm upside down again

Upside Down

I'm done fighting
I'm done hiding
I'm done tryna find a way to evolve

I'm done screaming
I'm done shouting
I'm done with all this clowning around with my soul

I need a break from all of this
This constant ever growing mess
The piles of lies, their thin disguise
That fail to open sleeping eyes
I've banged my head against the wall
For longer than feels comfortable
So I drink until I lose my mind
Shut up shop, just for tonight

I'm done thinking
I'm done sinking
I'm done winking at my kindred friends

I'm done frowning
I'm done drowning
I'm dumbfounded, how the fuck does this end?

Will it ever end?

I need a break from all of this
This constant ever growing mess
The piles of lies, their thin disguise
That fail to open sleeping eyes
I've banged my head against the wall
For longer than feels comfortable
So I drink until I lose my mind
Shut up shop, just for tonight

Just for tonight

Just for tonight

Once your eyes are open wide
There's no escape nowhere to hide
No going back, no matter how you try
There was no red, there was no blue
Destiny planned this for you
It's always been , think back, you know it's true

I'm done fighting
I'm done hiding
I'm done tryna find a way to evolve

I'm done screaming
I'm done shouting
I'm done with all this clowning around with my soul

But I just can't let it go

Shut Up Shop

Festive Delights

Back in the day they touted fuck the police
But now we need them right beside us shouting fuck the elites
It's raining red pills out here on these streets
So as you learn these vital messages, sit tight in ya seats
So many lies so many dark fuelled trends
To keep the blind eyes smiling back at the lens
keep the truth bombs bouncing of your defence
Coz you're to fucking stupid to see common sense

They don't want us seeing behind the curtain
So what better distraction than to keep us all hurting
Look around you'll see the sheep dog circling ya
Keeping ya nervous, on edge and uncertain
When in ya life did you see so much fear speed through the
Media than you've seen this last couple of years
Everything is a crisis, everything's getting worse
Every penny is evaporating out of your purse
Every shoulder is looked over every waking minute
Coz you can't trust anybody everyone's full of shit
I Don't even know if all of my friends still exist
Coz I ain't heard nothing from them since the start of all this

(It's fucked up)

I know it's cosy and warm in that fleece
And once you wake up there'll be no more sleeping
So I can't blame ya for not listening to me
It's just my last ditch attempt to help the blind to see that


Unity matters
All creed all colours
We're all sisters and brothers
Played against each other

(Wake the fuck up)

Unity matters
Pull ya head from the covers
We're all sisters and brothers
Conditioned to hate each other

(Wake the fuck up)


You think your free but you're a slave to the system
Ever since you been born you've been whipped and down beaten
Rules and regulations to stop ya free thinking
Pretty colours on your screen keep ya chewing and blinking
Your as free they designed you to be
Ya see the visions they allow you to see
But if you love your strings the puppet is free
That's from a quote look it up, don't credit me

I know it's cosy and warm in that fleece
And once you wake up there'll be no more sleeping
So I can't blame ya for not listening to me
It's just my last ditch attempt to help the blind to see that

Unity matters
All creed all colours
We're all sisters and brothers
Played against each other

(Wake the fuck up)
Unity matters
Pull ya head from the covers
We're all sisters and brothers
Conditioned to hate each other

(Wake the fuck up)


Together we are strong
And this is what they fear
They've divided all along
Look back through the years
Together we are one
Peace will find us here
Where no one is alone
No one lives in fear

(Wake the fuck up)

Unity matters
All creed all colours
We're all sisters and brothers
Played against each other

(Wake the fuck up)

Your voices matter
Pull ya head from the covers
We're all sisters and brothers
Instead of hating each other

(Wake the fuck up)

Unity Matters (WTFU)

I stick my head into my
My fucking pillow and I
Scream

I stick my head into my
My fucking pillow and I
Scream

I stick my head into my
My fucking pillow and I
Scream

I stick my head into my
My fucking pillow and I

Arrrrrgggggg

I stick my head into my
My fucking pillow and I
Scream

I stick my head into my
My fucking pillow and I
Scream

I stick my head into my
My fucking pillow and I
Scream

I stick my head into my
My fucking pillow and I

Arrrrrgggggg

I stick my head into my
My fucking pillow and I
Scream

I stick my head into my
My fucking pillow and I
Scream

I stick my head into my
My fucking pillow and I
Scream

I stick my head into my
My fucking pillow and I

Arrrrrgggggg

Pillow

I fended off those fears
From burrowing into my brain for far to long
And I cried a thousand tears internally
Dissolving all that felt wrong

I filtered out all the shit
Just precious moments remain
These precious moments are
The only thing that's keeping me sane

As I trace back through all those years
I can't remember the last time I was the real me
I wasted to much time
pretending to be someone I don't even wanna be

I turned my back on that shit
Just precious moments remain
These precious moments are
The only thing that's keeping me sane

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Ba da ba
Ba da ba dow

Precious Moments

Call me a loser yeah
Well that don't bother me
I've been the punch bag
Youngest in my family
And what did that achieve
Just had me growing up strong

So take your stab at me
Be sure to laugh at me
And kid yourself that I'm
A victim of conspiracy
Well you're just feeding me
With the words to this song

So make fun of me
Make fun of me
Make everybody wanna run away from me
I can take it on the chin
Better than anyone I've ever known

You call me crazy well
That's pretty lazy hey ?
That's not the kind of word
That's ever gonna save me now
Ain't that what you want,
To convert me to your norm?

Call me delusional
Well I know that about me
'Cause I'm a dreamer
Kind of goes with the territory
But I can meditate
Within the eye of a storm

So make fun of me
Make fun of me
Make everybody wanna run away from me
I can take it on the chin
Better than anyone I've ever known

So make fun of me
Make fun of me
Don't be satisfied 'til everybody's done with me
I can take it I won't bite
Not tonight
Don't waste your time on me
Don't waste your time on me

You might be waiting 'til the end of time
You could be waiting 'til the end of time
You may be waiting 'til the end of time
Ahh ahh ahh ahh

You might be waiting 'til the end of time
You may be waiting 'til the end of time
Do you have 'til the end of time?
Ahh ahh ahh ahh

Make Fun Of Me

Out of my mind

I was out of my mind

Crawling the floors
Clawing the walls
Smiling out from an empty shell
Closing the doors
Embracing the falls
Tied up in a personal hell

My heart kept on thumping
My blood kept on flowing
My pulse kept on throbbing
And all the while no one knowing
I was out of my mind

Curl up in bed
Bury my head
Style it out while I hide my face
So much to say
But nothing was said
While all those thoughts went to waste

My heart kept on thumping
My blood kept on flowing
My pulse kept on throbbing
And all the while no one knowing
I was out of my mind

My heart kept on thumping
My blood kept on flowing
My pulse kept on throbbing
And all the while no one knowing
I was out of my mind

I was out of my mind

Thumping

The Zone

http://theturtleproject.wixsite.com/theshell

Squelchy Under Foot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjom8na2pYM
http://theturtleproject.wixsite.com/theshell

I see the beauty in everything 
From the dirt on the floor to the paint on the ceiling 
I see light 
I see life 
I see love everywhere 
From that most infectious smile to that vacant stare 
I see light 
I see life 
I see dreams every day 
From the people up on stage to the bodies in the graves 
I see light 
I see life 
I see wonder on the face of every child 
From the angel in the corner to the one that drives you wild 
I see light 
I see life 
I see relief, I see them jump around 
I see belief in their faces as they mingle with the crowd 
I see light 
I see life 
I see miracles blowing on the summer breeze 
From the clouds in the sky to the leaves on the trees 
I see light 
I see life 
I see peace for everyone 
Stick a white flower in the barrel of your gun 
I see light 
I see life 
And I felt comfort in all I feel and see 
The moment I realised it can't just be me 
Who sees light 
And who sees life 
Do you see light 
Do you see life 
Do you see light 
Do you see life

Slowly Does It

See The Beauty (link to video below)

In A Movie

Chasing Light

I’ve been struggling to find the right roads to take all my life 
I detour to the left, then I detour to the right 
I travel on for miles thinking I finally got it right 
Then I have to double back when I realise 
And on the journey back I take another detour 
I’m even struggling to find the place I started from 
But there’s plenty more roads to choose from 
So on I go 

I’ve topped up on my fuel and now I’m heading for the shore 
To get my fix of salty air to keep my lungs pure 
I pull up at the beach but I can’t get out the door 
I think I wreaked it when I kicked it in the night before 
So I wind the window down and breathe as deep as I can 
Convince myself I’m satisfied and hit the road again 
But I’m still struggling to find them roads 
‘Cause the only roads I’ve ever known are the roads to ruin 


I keep on burning fuel while I’m burning daylight 
Make a little pit stop, pick up the love of my life 
I always did get further with her by my side 
I told her, buckle up, might be a bumpy ride 
We made a little headway in the middle of the night 
But I think I turned left again, I should have turned right 
I warned her long ago about these roads 
I said, the only roads I’ve ever known are the roads to ruin 
Yeah, the only roads I’ve ever known are the roads to ruin 
The roads to ruin 

The only roads I’ve ever known are the roads to ruin 
Only roads I’ve known are these roads 
The only roads I’ve ever known are the roads to ruin 

The only roads I’ve ever known are the roads to ruin 
Only roads I’ve known are these roads 
The only roads I’ve ever known are the roads to ruin

Rhodes To Ruin

Dance Of The Dead

This is a collab with a very talented music creator called Nakedverse or Deggsy or The machine :) he has many names and has worked with so many people look him up
https://soundcloud.com/nakedverse
 hope you enjoy our collab, there are more to come too.

Circles  - with Deggsy

Another collab with the great talent of Nakedverse

https://soundcloud.com/nakedverse

hope you enjoy :)

A Little Time - ft nakedverse

another collab with the great @nakedverse

Force Of Nature - ft nakedverse

a brand new collab with the amazing @nakedverse

When The Music Dies - ft nakedverse

Brighter Destination - with Nakedverse aka Deggsy

collab with https://soundcloud.com/billy-korg

Lyrics -

Where can we hide in this city of lights?
We try not to get dizzy at these heights
We seem to thrive under the cover of night
But in the cold light of day, we're blind

I can't be the only one
Who doesn't understand it

Why do we answer to all their commands?
How do they make us feel secure in their hands?
Why do we let them infiltrate our minds
Until we're deaf, dumb and blind?

I can't be the only one
Who doesn't understand it

I can't be the only one
Who doesn't understand it

Why do we do it?
Why do we do it?
Why do we let them infiltrate our minds
Until we're deaf, dumb and blind?

I can't be the only one
Who doesn't understand it

I can't be the only one
Who doesn't understand it

I Can't Be The Only One  - with Billy Korg

Everything I'll Ever Need - with nakedverse

Another collab with the fantastic musical talents of @nakedverse

Wonderland with @nakedverse

Brand new collab with the great musical talent of @nakedverse

Hope

The opening track from my new album, 
I wrote this song when my very close and wonderful friend informed me he had been told by doctors there was nothing else they could do for him in his fight with cancer, I intended on playing it for him at some point but it never seemed the right time , but I'm sure he has been listening from other realms. 
I wanted it to sound as if it was an old ancient vinyl , as if somebody could discover it in years to come, with the thought of it explaining the tone of the album , if ya get me :P

Lost For Words

Another new track from the album "Was This Written"
enjoy :)

Another decade gone
I have to admit, it’s been my favourite one
We've had ups and downs
We’ve been thrown around in a cyclone as we’ve grown
And we’ve chased our tails
Searching for the next junction in the road
But it’s all felt like it’s been part of a plan
For what’s about to unfold

This is our time, this is our time
This is our time, this is our time right now
This is our time, this is our time
This is our time, this is our time right now

You see we’ve knuckled down
We've grafted our fingers to the bone
We've put in the time, mastered the patients
Now let's go

This is our time, this is our time
This is our time, this is our time right now
This is our time, this is our time
This is our time, this is our time right now
This is our time, this is our time
This is our time, this is our time right now
This is our time, this is our time
This is our time, this is our time right now

And it feels so right
Like it was written in the stars for us
To grit our teeth and bide our time
And I feel so alive
Like I’ve got magic in my soul tonight
So buckle up and hold on tight

This is our time, this is our time
This is our time, this is our time right now
This is our time, this is our time
This is our time, this is our time right now
This is our time, this is our time
This is our time, this is our time right now
This is our time, this is our time
This is our time, this is our time right now
This is our time, this is our time
This is our time, this is our time right now
This is our time, this is our time
This is our time, this is our time right now
This is our time, this is our time
This is our time, this is our time right now
This is our time, this is our time
This is our time, this is our time right now

Our Time

When I was small
I'd stare at the wall
Where patterns of lights drew holes
Deep enough to fall into
And I

Got so afraid to look away
With fear that I'd never see them again
I lost that ability when I was eight
I still look for them today

When I was young
I knew how to have fun
A random stick was a gun
Real enough to make me run
And I

Got so immersed, I'd flea and hide
Fear of capture and losing a life
Those illusions faded by the age of nine
Oh, such a simpler mind

When I was a teen
I'd dare to dream
If I told you some things I've seen
Well, they’d make you scream your heart out
And I

Felt so tormented I had to escape
I'd do anything to stay out of my brain
I kicked those habits a little too late
Well, let's put that down to fate

These days I feel old
And when I stare at the wall
There's patterns of nothing but mould
Black enough to take a hold
And I

Get so afraid of everything
Places I'm going, places I've been
But if I could go back to way back when
I'd do it all the same again

Stare At The Wall

"The Turtle Project" started out as exactly that, a project, a songwriting project that was born from years of being a musician in many bands, doing countless gigs, naturally gathering experience and inspiration until, one day, I stumbled upon the fact that I could actually put those experiences and many others into words. The composing aspect grew from that into what it is today ...
My way of life .

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