Recorded in 2003 with members of The Church - aussie indie rock demigods

Dislocated

People come in to your life and then they go. Sometimes way too soon. The cycle of life. When their light touches you it stays long after they've gone. There have been some magnificent souls who have left us in recent times. I wrote this for each and every one of you with gratitude and love. May your light SHINE ON (FOREVER & A DAY).  Fare thee well ; Justin Roche, Ana Kitson, Jo Mall, Sam De Britto, Andrew Keys, Angus Hawley, Will Atkinson, Catherine Shaw, Nat Davy, Tash de Salis - your spirit is alive in us all x

5) SHINE ON (FOREVER & A DAY)

when we were younger
you lit a candle in my heart
it left a hole that never healed
our love is a memory 
no one can steal

let your light shine on

when we get older 
we’ll sit atop of a hill
the view from up there on above
goes on forever and a day

let your light shine on

how long until i see you 
right now forever and a day

let your light shine on
forever and a day

Shine On (Forever & A Day)

2) VELVET REVOLUTION

sometimes I have to runaway
to feel more, off to find the day
where making plans 
for nobody, no-one else
to find a place deep inside myself
and think of things
i want to change the world
in my velvet revolution
lets bring the walls down
a private resolution 
lets bring the walls down
velvet revolution 
just close your eyes now

Velvet Revolution

I wrote this when my daughter, Bonnie, was born. Finally finished it after a few years. Happy to see her dancing to her own tune. 

Bonfire Love

If Johnny Cash & Ennio Morricone decided to share a bowl of spaghetti west of Goondiwindi. The Good, The Bad & The Ugly. Redemption from The Hangman's Noose.

1) HANGMANS NOOSE

you can’t break my heart for free
its a fact that there’s no guarantees
but it don’t make it ok 
to walk with dirty boots 
or to play with another 
and break everything that you use
when we walk the fine line
from the past to the horizon
redemption from the hangman’s noose

Hangmans Noose

3) LAY YOU DOWN

grief is like the ocean
it comes in waves
ebbing and flowing 
takes you under 
comes and goes

sometimes the waters calm
sometimes it overwhelms
takes you under 
ebbs & flows
comes and goes

all we can do is rise
all we can do is fall
all we can do is learn 
to love & fear again

sweet grace lay you down

BLOOD & BONE

Lay You Down

To the late, great 'Admiral' Ian Kiernan.
Sailor, Father, Friend, Founder of Clean Up Australia.
What remarkable legacy he has left behind.
Live your life with passion and purpose.
Good man gone but never forgotten.
Into The Blue.

Into The Blue

FAMILY TREE
Youʼre the blood in my veins
That keeps me going , keep me safe
Deep are the roots, that make us stronger
Youʼre the air that I breathe
What comes before
What comes after
For today, And forever more.
We go and plant the seed
That becomes our family tree
Your blue eyes of the future
Are looking back for us to see
And I wonder, these old photographs
will they be kind or laugh at me
What comes before
What comes after
For today, And forever more.
We go and plant the seed
That becomes our family tree
The jacarandas growing
The bees in Spring of Hopetoun
And we go and plant the seed
Thatʼs become my family tree.

Family Tree

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Ambientot

First forays into Electronica using Ableton Live

LA MERDE

Bedroom folkie making sounds in the dark. Based in the inner-west of Sydney. New EP called "BLOOD & BONE" will be out late 2016.  Keep an ear out on iTunes, Spotify & Pandora.

Will Halliday

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