Recorded between Nov 2015 and Dec 2018
Mixed, Mastered & Produced by David William
Bass on tracks 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 13, and 14 by Mark P.
All other instruments by David William
Photography by Kate Threadgould
Artwork Design by David William
CONQUERING LION
David William
Vampires
Shake them out of my tree
Sickness growing out in the streets
And I don't believe its true
Cos I'm living real life
And I don't believe its you
Who goes on and on in darkness
With lights on they scream
Down on their knees
Vampire attack
Shake them off my back
Don't be afraid
Its all in the head
Conquering lion rising through the dead
Parasites who feed off of our Light
Cut their ties and starve them on sight
Cos I don't believe its you
You're not living real life
Put your talent to good use
And go on and on forever
With lights on they scream
Down on their knees
Vampire attack
Shake them off my back
Don't be afraid
Its all in the head
Conquering lion rising through the dead
Oh oh oh
I'll light up your world
We can help what we can be
Is it true?
Will they look after you?
With lights on they scream
Down on their knees
Vampire attack
Shake them off my back
Don't be afraid
Its all in the head
Conquering lion rising through the dead
With lights on they scream
Down on their knees
Vampire attack
Shake them off my back
Don't be afraid
Its all in the head
Conquering lion rising through the dead
Conquering lion rising through the dead
Conquering lion rising through the dead
WASTED TIME
David William
Wasted time
Wasted time
Wasted time
Wasted time
Oh oh oh
I know this feeling from before
Didn't know what it was
Got a glimpse of the world as they don't want us to know
Time
Time spent running God knows where
Always chasing my tail for success then I failed
When the answer's standing here
Wasted time
Wasted time
Wasted time
Wasted time
Oh oh oh
You know somebody's got to pay
They've been stealing our lives and telling lies
Don't you let this get away
Cry
Let your tears burn up the hate
Psychological games
Paperwork can't delay
Cos now it's not too late
Wasted time
Wasted time
Wasted time
Wasted time (I mean it)
Wasted time
Wasted time
Wasted time
Wasted time
It's all we've got as the candle burns against
The darkest night is where love starts to ascend
In the end the bruises show
In the end the sun's warm glow
And I cannot turn back
My heart is on fire
Wasted time
Wasted time
Wasted time
Wasted time (I mean it)
Wasted time
Wasted time
Wasted time
Wasted time
NO HALF MEASURES
David William
Climbing into the high life
I wonder why you're on the inside
Danger preys on your scared mind
To follow through is all you can do
I'm on the outside
And I'm looking in
On solid ground I'm standing firm for a higher view
Rushing within
The love that you bring
Let it all out
No half measures now
Insane come in close again
When you feel the flame
You have to dive right in
Cold heart will not protect against
The pain that you hide
Forever weighing you down
I'm on the outside
And I'm looking in
On solid ground I'm standing firm for a higher view
Rushing within
The love that you bring
Let it all out
No half measures now
I'm on the outside
And I'm looking in
On solid ground I'm standing firm for a higher view
Rushing within
The love that you bring
Let it all out
No half measures now
The rage clipped your wings
But then winter turned spring
Let it all out
No half measures now
BE THAT MAN
David William
The party's due to start
Gather up your mind
All human beings there
I hope they all got out
Uncovered insecurities
Raising all your doubts
What's left to eat at you
Has nowhere left to hide
In the fire of meditation
I will be that man
All attempts at trying to bind me
Spiral to their doom
She is my loyal one
My help my love my guide
Good people stand up tall
Remember your delight
In the fire of meditation
I will be that man
All attempts at trying to bind me
Spiral to their doom
No-one can understand
Somehow we're different
I'm a natural man
In the fire of meditation
I will be that man
Natural eyes I have see everything
Open up and find
In a newfound constellation
I will be that man
And we'll realise the same thing
Love will blur the lines
SECRET LIFE
David William
Always like you do
Through lies we see the truth
I fixed it yesterday
With all the strength you gave
Puzzles in the sky
Diamonds in your eyes
You made it to the shore
Forgetting there is more
The stars around us look good tonight
The line between us just don't seem right
And the call is coming now through your eyes
And now I uncover your secret life
Whatever you do its in my sight
And you want the time to make it right
Dance through walls
Internet is crossed
Real life is born
You're torn between the one
And the one you can become
Not stuck inside the web
A loving touch instead
But I still hope for more
What waits behind the door
The stars around us look good tonight
The line between us just don't seem right
And the call is coming now through your eyes
And now I uncover your secret life
Whatever you do its in my sight
And you want the time to make it right
Dance through walls
And now I uncover your secret life
Whatever you do its in my sight
And you want the time to make it right
Dance through walls
And now I uncover your secret life
Whatever you do its in my sight
And you want the time to make it right
Dance through walls
SPITTING OUT THE SHIT
David William
School education's gone
I flushed it down the pan
I found I could not work
For people spreading dirt
They tried to box me in
To teach me how to win
I threw it all away
To live love and create
Spit spit spit spit spit spit spit
I'm spitting out the shit
Bit by bit by bit by bit
I'm spitting out
Spitting out the shit
Oh Oh Oh
The doctors could not see
There's nothing wrong with me
There's somewhere I belong
To sing this is my song
Spit spit spit spit spit spit spit
I'm spitting out the shit
Bit by bit by bit by bit
I'm spitting out
Spitting out the shit
Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
The men who rule the world
Are they like you and me
They throw scraps to the ground
The lost think they have found
Gold and silver pensions children
Churn them out of university
And send them out to work
When all I am an endless journey
Spit spit spit spit spit spit spit
I'm spitting out the shit
Bit by bit by bit by bit
I'm spitting out
Spitting out the shit
Oh Oh Oh
Now love the life you live
To find that life just gives
The rage that burns inside each cell
Your politics can go to hell
I can't take it
I won't fake it
Laugh out loud at the absurdity
And freedom is a dream
Cos one more thing remains unseen
Spit spit spit spit spit spit spit
I'm spitting out the shit
Bit by bit by bit by bit
I'm spitting out
Spitting out
Spit spit spit spit spit spit spit
I'm spitting out the shit
Bit by bit by bit by bit
I'm spitting out
Spitting out the shit
Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
NOBODY WANTS YOU TO BE FREE
David William
Parents tell you who you are
And there inside there starts a war
Teachers fear you with their rules
In the classroom they play they fool
Doctors make you sick not well
And lawyers got the law to sell
And nobody wants you to be free
And now they have to let us see
We're mass-produced to serve their goals
There's value outside what we're told
Social media draws the lines
And politics we leave behind
Don't look to A.I. for the divine
They say you'll go to heaven with our design
We turn to science when all else fails
But when you look more closely you're still in jail
And nobody wants you to be free
And now they have to let us see
We're mass-produced to serve their goals
There's value outside what we're told
Let it all go let it all go let it all
Let it all go let it all go let it all
Let it all go let it all go let it all
Let it all go let it all go
Go now!
I would love to set you free
Open up your eyes you'll see
The rich and famous play out your sins
Different versions in different skin
Old friends and lovers can't hold you back
Don't be afraid to leave the pack
Cos God willing they might just crack
And nobody wants you to be free
And now they have to let us see
We're mass-produced to serve their goals
There's value outside what we're told
Nobody wants you to be free
And now they have to let us see
We're mass-produced to serve their goals
There's value outside what we're told
Down the business lines
But we're not machines
We're programmed in
But there's one way out
You can scream and shout
Rebel or obey
It's all the same
But who can change
Not just rearrange
And where am I
Out of space and time
BALCARRES STREET
David William
Feel cramped in my room
The room that I've known so long
I need to move on where I belong
I look for a way to get out of the race
A space where light and sound can enter the ground
We come and we grow and we grow and we go
Balcarres Street
Balcarres Street
Well the lighter the touch the more you open to life
Not lost in time oh what a crime
Rise
Rise on up
Rise
Rise on up
To plant what I love and enjoy the fruits of the tree
They must let it be just like how we breathe
Rise
Rise on up
Rise
Rise rise on up
We come and we grow and we grow and we go
Balcarres Street
Balcarres Street
And you go on for so long
I celebrate the same
And as it stands I'm glad
I've waited up so long
I'm leaving those to sleep
For those whose soul is clear
Speak the Truth
Speak the Truth
Speak the Truth
Speak the Truth
The lighter the touch the more you are open to life
Not lost in time oh what a crime
Rise
Rise on up
Rise
Rise rise on up
We come and we grow and we grow and we go
Balcarres Street
Balcarres Street
Balcarres Street
Balcarres Street
THE TRUTH
David William
One life remains
In a broken mind fell the rain
Over troubled walls lay the gold
Walked through the past
Supported by the grace of you
Now I have it all
Nothing to lose
Make it all worthwhile to see the Truth
Please don't run and hide
Where you belong is the Truth
Why I don't know
Long ago it seemed to hurt
Rising up again out of the dirt
Breaking down the walls
To see a face I always knew
Now I have it all
Nothing to lose
Make it all worthwhile to see the Truth
Please don't run and hide
Where you belong is the Truth
I will stand here tonight
Before you dissolve in the Light
As you lay your head
Tired in my bed
Lifted by the weight of Love
Now I have it all
Nothing to lose
Make it all worthwhile to see the Truth
Please don't run and hide
When you belong
Cos there's no two sides
We just go on
Love inside it all
A gift to you
Make it all worthwhile to see the Truth
Please don't run and hide
Where you belong
Cos there's no two sides
We just go on as the Truth
MIDNIGHT
David William
In silver trees I see delight
In orange circles leave the weight
No lasting image burning bright
You hold me up towards the sky
Whenever I get close to you
At midnight comes the dawn
A ragged look cuts through the mist
And fills our hearts with the light of a brighter day
A golden kiss held in the rain
A moment never seen again
So precious hidden undercrust
What matters is the one you love
Whenever I get close to you
At midnight comes the dawn
A ragged look cuts through the mist
And fills our hearts with the light of a brighter day
Its only love that makes you feel this way
More than a game
Its hidden underneath the stuff you fall into a deeper way to be
Whenever I get close to you
At midnight comes the dawn
And through the clock we can't understand
At midnight comes the dawn
A ragged look cuts through the mist
And fills our hearts with the light of a brighter day
At midnight comes the dawn
A brighter day
At midnight comes the dawn
A brighter day
At midnight comes the dawn
A brighter day
ASCENDING WORLD
David William
Wash away the sleep
With that terrifying dream
As the world wakes
Do not worry do not fear
You hear your destiny call and you begin to rise
And you frighten off doubt and let yourself be wise
Turn away but this won't pass
Ascending world spins so fast
Turning thought into a world we really want
Exhausted and confused
In the cool morning air
Come on let me know
Don't go hide in your dark lair
You hear your destiny call and you begin to rise
And you frighten off doubt and let yourself be wise
Turn away but this won't pass
Ascending world spins so fast
Turning thought into a world we really want
Turn off all your tears
I no longer feel your shame
Lost along the way
But no-one else will take the blame
You hear your destiny call and you begin to rise
And you frighten off doubt and let yourself be wise
Turn away but this won't pass
Ascending world spins so fast
Turning thought into a world we really want
STRANGE COMFORT
David William
Its starting up again
I feel it in the air
Its coming down my street tonight
And when the flood does show I will make for higher ground
You're moving to the place
Though shadows everywhere
You found the reflection was a spy
Desire makes a way for the seeds you spread will grow
Its the strange comfort I know in my world
In the way that we laugh when it all comes up
For a moment I'm still
All our colours running into one
So what about belief in people that you meet
Time well-spent can bring you here
Now we can let it go
There's a pleasure in my heart
The webs they spin of lies
A fully cloaked disguide
Could not deny what we will be
Beside the garden path under rocks and stones they hide
Its the strange comfort I know in my world
In the way that we laugh when it all comes up
For a moment I'm still
All our colours running into one
Come as what you are
Moving from afar
And hear the drum beat from within
And ride the wave of change
Nevermind the rain has gone
Don't be afraid to touch expressions of Love
Not gone in a flash and never fade
So gather your strength from Love
And be what you really are
Its the strange comfort I know in my world
In the way that we laugh when it all comes up
For a moment I'm still
All the colours running into one
There's a strange comfort I know in my world
In the way that we laugh when it all comes up
For a moment I'm still
All the colours running into one
IN THE WRONG PLACES
David William
Stop the clocks and go back
But there's no turning back
People on the street
Break free from the machine
Swallowing your words
Is harder than it seemed
I'm moving on oh no
I don't belong to you
You're taking up my space
And you're looking for it in the wrong places
Yeah you're looking for it in the wrong places
Trace a line throughout time
The further you go the more it rhymes
Pyramids of lies unfolding your demise
Reality to you means nothing much to me
I'm moving on oh no
I don't belong to you
You're taking up my space
And you're looking for it in the wrong places
Yeah you're looking for it in the wrong places
The last thing you'll ever know
Is that you can't bend or break my soul
I'm moving on oh no
I don't belong to you
You're taking up my space
And you're looking for it in the wrong places
Yeah you're looking for it in the wrong places
I'm moving on oh no
I don't belong to you
You're taking up my space
And you're looking for it in the wrong places
Yeah you're looking for it in the wrong places
Oh you're looking for it in the wrong places
Yeah you're looking for it in the wrong places
BEFORE YOU WERE YOU
David William
A way through it
Feeling I remember
We say "its mine!"
When you get much wiser
You will understand
The race is not to win
There never was a sin
They've credit crunched your mind
And you will have to realise right now
Oh this world
There's nothing you can do
Find out what was there before you knew
Where that knowledge came from
What is there before you were you
Sun will shine
Even when you're sleeping
Promises
Leaders keep you dreaming
Of a better time
But nothing ever comes
The cycle starts again
And you will have to feel
The same things that you felt forever
Oh this world
There's nothing you can do
Find out what was there before you knew
Where that knowledge came from
What is there before you were you
Now the mysteries seem open
But you can't understand
It's not for you to worry
It was always in your hands
Oh this world
There's nothing you can do
Find out what was there before you knew
Where that knowledge came from
What is there before you were you
Oh this world
There's nothing you can do
Find out what was there before you knew
Where that knowledge came from
What is there before you were you
What is there before you were you
What is there before you were you
REMEMBERING (WE'RE STILL FRIENDS)
David William
Waken the day hey hey
Eyes seem familiar
They beg you to stay
Get off the bus yeah yeah
Walk into town as you welcome them in
Remembering we're still friends
Long ago we lost our heads
Innocence captured and torn
From Tollcross to Morningside
Canongate sweet surprise
We're finally coming back home
Rise through the mess
Taking the best
Climb to the top of the hill for a breath
City of pride
Amber and light
Now I can see you I'm bursting with life
Remembering we're still friends
Long ago we lost our heads
Innocence captured and torn
From Tollcross to Morningside
Canongate sweet surprise
We're finally coming back home
Remembering we're still friends
Long ago we lost our heads
Innocence captured and torn
From Tollcross to Morningside
Canongate sweet surprise
We're finally coming back home
BRAND NEW START
David William
Low clouds pass
No thought can last
Its never too late to turn the tables now and shine
They can't win
Shed another skin
For in everyone of us forever what we are
Appear on the film screen
Just pass on through
Whatever they do
Make a brand new start
Let it fall apart
Make a brand new start
New way in
Without a doubt
Some people feel the rain while others just get wet
She calls out
Beyond each face
Come close and we'll love and change however pure or strange
Appearing through space and time
To break on through
A skyful of blue
Make a brand new start
Let it fall apart
Make a brand new start
Make a brand new start
Let it fall apart
Come up through the heart
Like the snow falls
I'll be there and gone
But was I there at all?
Take a moment
In dissolving
Together we can shine
Make a brand new start
Let it fall apart
Make a brand new start
Make a brand new start
Let it fall apart
Come up through the heart
Make a brand new start
Make a brand new start
Make a brand new start
Ahhhh
Ahhhh
Oooohhh
