A bleak take on humanity's destruction of the natural world and an outpouring of guilt for being part of it.
lyrics
I saw the start
A wanting march
Take your marks
The end
The hollow mask
Falls apart
The end
The end

What fools we were
Abusing Her
Degrading her
The end
We burned the air
Round to square
The end
The end

I saw the lie
Machine-fed lies
A soulless heart
Machine-fed hearts

Forget what you bought, what have you owned
What that you’ve eaten has now regrown
Now that our home is overthrown
And what have you done, what have you saved
Which of your words will be replayed
Now that we've hit the final nail

I saw the start
A wanting mask
Take your marks
The end
The end
The end

The End

Built from an acoustic demo from around 2010, the opening lyrics took on a new significance in 2020 lockdown and sparked a brand new pre-chorus and uplifting chorus. With more time to experiment in the home studio, the song evolved into a dense mix of acoustic and electronic sounds.

Hear me surround myself in misery.
See me. You'll find me somewhere near and easy.

Life lost in a gold rim bowl.
Eyes soft from hurt.

But this is my song
And in these chords I am free.
Don’t need to be lonesome
Cos I’m alone here with me.
Yeah this is my own song
My private/perfect cloud in the sky.
No need to be right or wrong
Cos every second is mine.
Mine.

Hear me. It sounds like life has lost its meaning
Believe me. I never meant to drag you with me.

Time dropped from an old window.
Mind soft from hurt.

But this is my song
And in these chords I am free.
Don’t need to be lonesome
Cos I’m alone here with me.
Yeah this is my own song
My private cloud in the sky.
No need to be right or wrong
Cos every second is mine.
Mine.
Mine.
I'm here.
I'm here.

My Song

Pensive lyrics lead up-tempo acoustic guitar and percussion through the realisation that our mortality can be the most powerful way of guiding how we live. Living for the important things wins over being distracted by the material or what we are told to live for: smiles not salaries; memories not money; loved ones not Lamborghinis.


How many days before I die?
Maybe a thousand but that butterfly has five.
It's not a question of the number of days
Only how you choose to play em.
I'll take them all but take my salary in smiles
As long as I'm alive.

Will I be happy when I grow old?
Will I have memories or just what I've been sold?
It's not the zeros that your company is worth
You'd better make some more to love.
I'll leave your money and your vanity aside
As long as I'm alive.

I’m not saying today’s my last
I’m just seeing time fly past.
Tell your loved ones before sand runs dry
Hold me closer and feel alive.

How will my own little story end?
Will I leave a Lamborghini, a Bentley or a Benz?
I don't need to see my name in lights
As long as I can see you smile.
I'll live my life with only love on my mind
As long as I'm alive.
As long as you're alive.
As long as we're alive.
As long as I'm alive.

As Long As I'm Alive

Rich vocals and fingerpicked electric guitar rise from a dark introduction to a hot-blooded refrain. The lyrics yearn for integrity and meaning in place of modern distractions and misguided beliefs.

"Jeff Buckley is one of my greatest musical heroes," writes Wildersonne. "The sound of his masterpiece album, Grace, was at the forefront of my mind while recording this song. I've not heard anyone come close to the sound and the genius of that album, but I certainly take inspiration from it."
lyrics
If we are the fire
Then where is the flame?
If we are the trophy
Then where is the game?

This train keeps rolling on, love
But you and i can run

Love gives a human a heart
Yeah
Love gives somewhere to start
Again, again

If we are the pleasure
Then where is the pain?
If we are the pinnacle
Then the judges are insane

This clock keeps ticking on, love
But you and I can stop

Love gives a human a heart
Yeah
Love gives somewhere to start
Again, again

Love, Love, Love

The Game (Love)

I'm not sleeping well
On my bed of roses
I need something less
Something less than perfect

You know why

I'm going out on a limb
I'm Running away from shelter
I'm another anomaly and
I'm another resistor melted

You know why
You know why

Don't blame the forces
Their bloated horses
Read between the lies
The best of us are
Done lining up we're
Between the lies

Lie
Lie

You were all of me
You were my obsession
Everything I owned and wanted
Truth hurts but then it sets you free
Truth hurts but then it sets you free

Don't blame the forces
Their bloated horses
Read between the lies
The best of us are
Done lining up we're
Between the lies

Between The Lies (acoustic demo)

A relaxed bass hook gives way to punchy distorted guitar as we hear from our ancestor warning how out of touch we are with where we came from. We'd do well to stop meaninglessly rushing around and listen. Inspired by the strange period of forced stillness in lockdown, and released just as we appear to be buzzing back to life.

lyrics
You, you must be
The one and only human
To even drop by here
Wait, please don't leave
You’ve been a long time running
I’ve been alone for years

Talking to the old man hanging on the phone line oh
Telling me the stories everybody used to know

You gotta slow down
Before you slip away

How, how much are they worth
All the broken stories
Never to be found
Now, now it’s time for goodbye
Now we can't ignore it
Another warning sign

Talking to the old man hanging on the phone line oh
Telling me the stories everybody used to know

You gotta slow down
Before you slip away
Before you slip

You gotta slow down
Before you slip
Before you slip away