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Alter Ego

by Ro Barrett

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1.
Alter Ego 03:50
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See the madness in his eyes He is real, he lives, he dies Feel the tension changing gears He’s been doing this for years My little psycho My alter ego Were it not for alcohol He might not be here at all Watch him smile, watch him frown Off the cliff and falling down My little psycho My alter-ego He’s so funny But he’s angry Takes all the pain away He’s part of me But I don’t really want him He keeps leading me astray Little psycho, my alter-ego Little psycho A time to laugh, a time to cry He has no tears in his eyes He can cause me so much pain But we are one of the same My little psycho My alter ego He’s so funny But he’s angry Takes all the pain away He’s part of me But I don’t really want him He keeps leading me astray Little psycho, my alter-ego Little psycho Want him to get away, from myself Need him to get away, from my health Oh come on
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Fight 04:43
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The boat is sinking save our souls We have failed to fill the holes And it keeps on pouring in And the Captain says we cannot throw it out I say people stand with me We stand by side by side so we can fight it We can fight it if we try Get up stand up for your rights To stop the leeches when they bite And they keep on pouring in And the Captain says we cannot throw them out I say people stand with me We stand by side by side so we can fight it We can fight it if we try Oh… Fight it… Solo And they keep on pouring in And the Captain says we cannot throw them out I say people stand with me We stand by side by side so we can fight it We can fight it if we try
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Endless Daydreams 04:58
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I’ve lived so long now it’s painful I sit alone in this chair I see the raindrops they run down my window Impenetrable from my stare Life has been full of surprises Some will remain mystery Now I sit alone and wait for the end My companion is my memory Endless Daydreams Endless Days Tell me how does it end? Travelling down the waterway Leading me out to the sea I can’t control it but I kinda like This feeling of uncertainty Chasing around over the hill tops Rain beating down over me I was afraid, but I was alive Finally I can run free Endless Daydreams Endless Days Tell me how does it end? I served my queen and my country Surviving to tell my story But sometimes I feel like nobody’s listening Nobody’s listening to me So maybe I’ll die with my secrets Maybe I’ll just disappear All my companions, the death and the glory, All the distress and the fear Endless Daydreams Endless Days Tell me how does it end?
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Burning 04:00
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You gave me a gift and then you took it away I know you couldn’t help it, but it hurts all the same Then you took everything that I had to give You used the energy that I need to live Need to live I tried to ignore your gravitational pull I tried to block out the light, but your beauty shined through Like someone ran me down with a truck of desire You dialed up 999 but they couldn’t put out the fire I’m burning in your atmosphere I’m burning I’m burning in your atmosphere I’m burning I was feeling the warmth you radiated at me I experienced the glory between ruffled up sheets Like two wild animals ruled by instincts alone But your demons were calling, calling you home I’m burning in your atmosphere I’m burning I’m burning in your atmosphere I’m burning I’m burning in your atmosphere Burning You gave me a gift, and then you took it away I know you couldn’t help it But it hurts
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Dust & Bones 04:06
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Under the skin the pain is deep Up on the surface there’s a cool to keep Mind is racing in overload Stuck in the corner with no place to go With no-one to turn to With no air to breathe I’m staying on my own I need to be alone I’m just dust and bones Cut the telephone I need to be alone I’m just dust and bones I’m dust and bones Over the edge is where I hang Up on the outside of the yin and yang I’m frickin’ crazy like a box of frogs Living to legend like trees to logs With no-one to turn to With no air to breathe I’m staying on my own I need to be alone I’m just dust and bones Cut the telephone I need to be alone I’m just dust and bones I’m dust and bones Woah… I’m dust and bones I’ve been on my own so long I no longer communicate With anyone at all
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Wastin' All My Days 03:42
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You’ve never been so hard to please Yeah you be chalk and I be cheese Well I have had enough, wasting all my days What is the main concern today? We’re drinking beer you want Beaujolais Well I have had enough, wasting all my days Mmmmm… Mmmmm…. I see a rock and a hard place And happiness is hard to trace Well I have had enough, wasting all my days You’re covered up, I’m alfresco If I be suck, then you be blow Well I have had enough, wasting all my days Mmmmm… Mmmmm…. I was blind, now I see I was tied, now I’m free I was there, now I’m here Taking back control of my life (x3) So now I’m here and on my own Got my guitar, my dog and bone And yes I’ve had enough, wasting all my days Don’t know what to-morrow will bring It might not bring me anything But still I had enough, wasting all my days Mmmmmmm. Mmmmmm I was blind, now I see I was tied, now I’m free I was there, now I’m here Taking back control of my life (x3)
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Wonderlove 02:45
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Wonderlove We met and I stopped searching All because You seemed to quench my thirst But time moved on You were gone Wonderlove I’m drowning in my sorrow All because There were no signs to show that You’d get away You slipped away I keep searching For your shadow Memories tainted by love I keep thinking That you’re listening Hope you watch from above Wonderlove Wonderlove
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Overdrive 04:20
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Breakfast In the asylum, in the padded cell No-one can hear you, but they’re watching In the imagination, all inside your brain You gotta kill the boredom But you’re screaming out in vain Better kick your shoes off As you levitate The drugs have taken over Take it on board Oh, Overdrive (x2) Na na na na, na na na na Oh, yes we still love you Yes we do So we’ve established order, in this unhappy court But only cause the gavel gets the smack down You start to hear the voices; you detect the sound Air is rushing by you as you’re hurtling, to the ground yeah Better kick your shoes offA s you levitate The drugs have taken over Take it on board Oh, Overdrive (x2) Na na na na, na na na na Oh, yes we still love you Yes we do Oh yes we still love you…..
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You Did 04:51
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Some men they fade away But I can’t get away I’m drawn too easily To places I can’t see In the dead of night Away from any light My radar guides me in But I can’t stop stumbling What made me do this to myself What made me do this to my health You did The night is dark and cold But I am numb and bold The substance in my veins Says it’s dry when it rains It tells me many lies It acts as my disguise I lose my self-control Will die ‘fore I get old What made me do this You did
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Jump Off (Lights Go Out) 05:37
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Jump off, the boat Jump in, Feel the water rise Around, my ears I’m drowned I can’t, understand Ooh the ocean She commands me With all her might With all her skill I’m drowned Oh I swim, well I try Oh I float, keeping air inside It’s no use; it’s no use But I try…….. I saw the lights go out did you see my face I saw the lights go out did you see my face I saw the lights go out I saw the lights go out Jump off, the boat Jump in Feel the water rise Around, your ears You’re drowned Oh I live, but you die Oh your face, etched into my eyes Your breath has gone But your name lives on Goodbye I saw the lights go out did you see my face I saw the lights go out did you see my face I saw the lights go out I saw the lights go out……… Jump off, the boat Jump in, Feel the water rise

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released November 6, 2013

Written, performed and produced by Ro Barrett
Drums performed by Sebastian Gross and Alec Brits
All other instruments and vocals performed by Ro Barrett
Recording by Tony Draper at Parr Street Studios, Liverpool
Mixing by Tony Draper
Mastering by Robin Schmidt at 2496 Mastering, Karlsruhe, Germany

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Ro Barrett is a singer, musician and songwriter from the UK. A talented guitarist, bassist and keyboard player with impressive musicianship. Born with perfect pitch, he picked up the guitar quickly and his teens were spent playing bass in his father's rock/pop band in local venues around Northants. Since then he has spent years working with different bands and projects in the UK and Europe. ... more

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