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To Serenade The Roar

by David J. Cayley

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Intro 01:16
2.
I can see you, with your crooked smile You say, listen kid. Will you partake in communion wine I can see you, hoping, you see the prisoners knife You only got eight years, the rest of us, well, we got life I'm over you, that's what I tell myself Not defined by you, there's more to me than this Not angry any more, the firelight's gone dim I can see you, with your twisted mind You ever stop to think, then end of that life, well it could be mine I can see you, looking, another little girl They said they stopped you then, but we both know you went back for more I'm over you, that's what I tell myself Not defined by you, there's more to me than this Not angry any more, the firelight's gone dim Hey, Uncle Tim
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I'm the man, behind the curtain And I'm still here when the magic dies A tin can with an empty heart And I've been rusting from inside See the lion roar And I'm to scared to ask for more Just hanging in the field just all forlorn I'd lose my mind if I'd had it at all And I look back down yellow road And see the horror I behold I click my heels three times Wishing I could fade to black and white I wish this world would compromise Hoping I could see the sun rise I'm the boy, who ate the breadcrumbs Found himself outside the witches door The walls were made of toffee apples But they were rotten to the core Hear my heart soar And I don't know what I'm fighting for Mourning for the life that I was sure Was poisoned and replaced with what I abhor And I look back down yellow road And see the horrors I behold I click my heels three times Wishing I could fade to black and white I wish this world would compromise Hoping I could see the sun rise
4.
I don't know where the good people go Do they really, reap what they sow And you know, they say, good things come to those who wait I wanna see what the good people see When they're standing in a circle, laughing at me And you know, sometimes, I don't know how much I can take Lying there in my blood and my shame Cos, it'll never be over Not over, for me No matter how hard I try I don't now if I'll survive Cos, It'll never be over While I am still alive I wanna know where the good people go Do they still pray, even when they're alone And you know, some wounds they just run too deep I scrub my skin to remove his scent Then I, scrub my soul, they say I should repent And you know, sometimes, I'm too scared to sleep Lying there in my blood staring at my defeat Cos, it'll never be over Not over, for me No matter how hard I try I don't now if I'll survive Cos, It'll never be over While I am still alive
5.
I'm driving all these miles, late at night Hear the soothing tones, with which I identify Songs of despair, 'bout feeling alone Reflecting on the things I should have known The mist descends I hear the devils knock The foot goes down, I just wanna rock Always chasing my Always chasing my soul Always terrified of losing control Sometimes, I don't wanna stop Those are the times I wanna rock I'm flying down the highway at the speed of light On the edge of control, feeling out my mind Enticed to the end, I hear the devils trick I know there are some things I cannot fix Always chasing my Always chasing my soul Always terrified of losing control Sometimes, I don't wanna stop Those are the times I wanna rock
6.
Open Road, in the days of old That magical moment, the calm before the cold And if I was wise, I would have taken the train But all I can remember is the pain Rolling hills, and clear blue skies It's heaven on earth, no matter how fast I ride See the spinning wheels across beautiful terrain But all I can remember, is the pain It's running through my veins Through my body, once again And now I'm riding through, this beautiful terrain And all I can remember, is the pain He says, keep on going, you can cross that line My heads getting dizzy, though the end it's in sight And everyone's gone, as the light starts to wane But all I can remember, is the pain It's running through my veins Through my body, once again And now I'm riding through, this beautiful terrain And all I can remember, is the pain I knew it would hurt, I did it for my friend He'd walk through walls for me, if a hand he could lend Through all my demons that he helped me tame But all I can remember, is the pain It's running through my veins Through my body, once again And now I'm riding through, this beautiful terrain All I can remember All I can remember All I can remember, is the pain
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Don't you walk away, from all of your crimes Don't you walk away little man Did you hear the children's cries You say it wasn't me, but that monster over there So blind you couldn't see, or didn't really care When judgement rings it's bell You'll be going straight down to hell Don't you walk away you turned a blind eye Don't you walk away little man Did Jesus save your precious pride You preach forgiveness over hate, but you're just too mild and meek You let them fuck your children and then turned the other cheek The choir starts to swell When you're looking facedown in hell Don't you walk away, you know your guilt won't stain your suit Don't you walk away little man You burnt the files, burnt the proof You're worse than all the pigs with their snouts deep in the trough You think you own the law, you know that won't be enough He likes his meet cooked well does the devil Does the devil Does the devil When he's feasting on your soul in hell
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And I was tired of, all this hiding Didn't know which way to turn And I was tired of, all this lying Something, bu now I should have learned Had no right, to be jealous I knew I, was only second best Makes me feel just worthless In the end I don't wanna pretend And I was dreaming of, just a ghostly mirage Thought I could reach out and touch But it wasn't real, like my broken bandage It's time to let those wounds really heal And I was feeling just helpless I knew I, was only second best Makes me feel just worthless In the end I don't wanna pretend And I know, i could see your face again I know I said I'd always love you But I don't wanna pretend And I was tired of, all this crying Seems my tears have gone to ground And I was tired of, all this trying Something by now I should have found Had no right, to be jealous I knew I, was only second best Makes me feel just worthless In the end I don't wanna pretend
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I'm walking, through the blood and rain I'm just walking, to that place again I'm walking, with my head in the noose I'm still walking, before, all hell breaks loose Still see the darkness, deep in my eyes Well it's just a window, to another life Now I need some help, just to pull me through That's when I look at you I'm walking through the gates of hell I wave to the devil and he shrugs, oh well I go dancing with Aunt Mary's ghost She says it's failure, that hurts the most She sees the darkness, deep in my eyes Well it's just the pain, from another time Now I need to get, a different point of view That's when I look at you I don't wanna fall To the places I've been Don't even wanna recall All the things, that I've seen I'm walking, through a distant land I'm still walking, but now you hold, you hold my hand I'm walking, with that head in a noose But you cut the bonds, and you set me loose Still see the darkness, deep in my eyes Well it's just a window, to another life Now I see the world and it's all brand new When I look at you
10.
This Is Home 03:24
I've been a wanderer, I've roamed around by trade Stayed in every shitty hotel room, this city it had made They say, home's where the heart is, that's why I couldn't stay It's wherever I'd lay my hat, if it hadn't blown away 'Cos this is home This is home It's not where you're from that defines where you belong And all at once, tears start to fall When you finally realise This is home Been running most my days, on the outside looking in Consumed by all my troubles I did't know where to begin I'm older wiser now, the nightmares start to fade And like ore forged in to toughened steel, in Sheffield I was made 'Cos this is home This is home It's not where you're from that defines where you belong And all at once, tears start to fall When you finally realise This is home This is home This is home It's not where you're from that defines where you belong When you're all alone, and something starts to call When you finally realise This is home This is home It's not where you're from that defines where you belong And all at once, tears start to fall When you finally realise This is home
11.
Dear Jon 03:20
Dear Jon, I never told you, I'm sorry That I'd run away again I couldn't trust anybody Not even, my own best friend I want you to know Of all these crazy things that I've done I've got no regrets in my life Save perhaps maybe just one Oh, oh, dear Jon Dear Jon, I never told you my story About how I came to live there I couldn't put in to words This awful sense of despair I cried myself to sleep every night Or just stared at that sharpend blade I dreamed about being in oblivion And wondered if for me it was made Oh, oh, dear Jon Dear Jon, I know I left without warning And disappeared without leaving as trace Sometimes I find myself mourning For what I've lost, and that look on your face I'm sorry now, that I hurt you real bad Took me years for me to find my own skin And with the demons long gone and I don't feel so sad It's time for my life to begin Oh, Oh, Oh Oh, Oh, Oh Oh, Oh, Oh Dear Jon
12.
Hyde Park 04:30
I see you when the music fades And all is stripped away I see the scars on my skin Where I was betrayed I tore out my heart I tore out my soul I can't run any more I'm playing Hyde Park After midnight, before the great gates The lions are hungry, they swallow me whole They don't wanna wait Oh, to serenade the roar Oh, to serenade anyone at all Got the last ticket for the last bus home The darkness was my only friend The one I can't let go Lying in this bed of shame Wrapped in a blanket of scorn I stare down my heart I stare down my soul I can't fight them anymore I'm playing Hyde Park After midnight, before the great gates The lions are hungry, they swallow me whole They don't wanna wait Oh, to serenade the roar Oh, to serenade anyone at all Got the last ticket for the last bus home Say what it is that you wanted to say Look me in the eyes and think it anyway Say what is is that you wanted to say And have more Just serenade the roar Do you want more Do you want more So serenade the roar Oh, to serenade the roar Oh, to serenade anyone at all Got the last ticket for the last bus home

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DJC's debut cd "To Serenade the Roar" is a beautifully constructed and delivered song cycle on the taboo subject of child abuse. The songs are confessional, sometimes harrowingly so, sung with real passion. His lyrics never shy away from the stigma and the pain it can bring but have a redemptive quality which is central to the music. The songs ride on the exquisite always tasteful musical settings, from acoustic picking to rock guitar. David is a new voice with a story to tell and the honesty, passion and skill to move an audience. Hear the roar for yourself.

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released August 2, 2015

Produced by James Bennett.

Engineered, mixed and mastered by James Bennett.

All songs written and arranged by David J. Cayley except Track 1 (Trad.) arranged by David J. Cayley.

All songs recorded at Swanyard Music except Track 12; recorded in Mal's Kitchen and Swanyard Music.

Original artwork by Beverley D. Thompson
Artwork layout courtesy of Swanyard Music for The Reverb Project CIC

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David J. Cayley Retford, UK

David J. Cayley is a new voice that harkens back to story telling in music in a modern form.

Initially writing sad and heartbreaking music, he has developed his sound to build on the introspection with uplifting sounds taking what was once sad and making it both positive and poignant.

Influences range from Ryan Adams & Damien Rice to Bruce Springsteen & Eric Clapton.
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