When protest meets prose.

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Holly Henderson - Songwriter, Producer, Bass/Guitars/Vocals/Keys
Pete Thorn - Guitar Solo
Alex Marchisone - Drums
Dennis Martin - Mixing, Mastering
Artwork - Jeanie Jean (Photographer)

I wrote Old War New War mostly out of frustration. The lyrics were written first, I was in Italy for a while during the Brexit referendum time, and I had a lot of time to think and write, so this started as half prose, half internal monologue. I was feeling mentally worn down by the cyclical nature of British politics, I’ve always been fascinated by the behaviours and decisions we repeat, regardless of the repercussions we’ve seen from them in the past, my fears regarding that, are the core of this song.


Lyrics -


Stakes will fall wherever they will
And soldiers will line up and battle, until
The sky is faded
The sun won’t be seen
When the bodies fall, as god saves the Queen
We’ll starve, we deserve it, in spite of the cause
The choices they make will make no sense at all
When this weight is lifted it will be bittersweet
For the shadows dance while we lay at their feet

Some feel the pang
They’re building us a wall
Keep moving on

I’ve seen them shake, but not in our time
And now, to be feared takes a venom so strong
And we’ve been infected for far too long
Our immunity suffers and blinds us to it all
If you close your eyes, your conscience stays clean
When the pressure is mounting and the pain can’t be seen
The fangs sink further to shake up the mass
You can give the cold shoulder, or willingly dance

Some feel the pang
They’re building us a wall

Come back, come back
Some things aren’t lost, we’re saved

When it’s cold we’ll be sheltered as our bags line the halls
In a damp broken structure, deep underground
As our fate is resting in powerful hands
Our spirit is broken, united we stand

Some feel the pang
They’re building us a wall

Come back, come back
Some things aren’t lost here


Thanks to Dennis Martin, Trend & Chaos, Tonewood Amp, Takamine Guitars, Focusrite and D'addario Strings.

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