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The Inner Saboteur

by Brendan Shoreland

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This song wrote itself. The lyrics appeared in my head one day. Tony Dunn helped me to realise a melody and there we were. I performed it regularly for around five years before I knew what the words meant. They relate to my paternal grandmother who died when I was eight years old. She was not an easy or happy woman. The lyrics are what the eight year old me wanted to say to her.
“Spiky” instruments, unsettling percussion - that’s the eight year old me facing up to authority.

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You keep telling me how I ought to feel,
but your words don’t seem all that real.
You keep telling me what I ought to do,
but I don’t think that you’ve thought that one through.

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No, I won’t do what you want. I’ll stand alone.
I won’t follow your path when I’ve got one of my own.

You keep accusing me of selfish behaviour.
Do you see yourself as some kind of saviour?
You can’t accept me the way that I am.
It’s no surprise I’m not your greatest fan.

Chorus

You keep trying to keep me in my place.
I think you’re doing that to save your own face.
So just climb down from the top of your soapbox,
let’s find out who’s boat really rocks.

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released April 2, 2021
Words by David Walton. Music by Antony Dunn & David Walton.
Recorded, orchestrated and mixed by David Walton

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Brendan Shoreland Plymouth, UK

Creativity arises at the confluence of experience and personality. I have always hoped that my songs can help people who are stuck ... like I was. People who are lost ... like I was. I understand music to be something that gets beneath the surface and speaks of clarity and authenticity. With the lyrics, I look for metaphors and parables that chime and occasionally gently nudge. I hope you enjoy. ... more

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