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2020 [Bonus Edition]

by David William

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1.
Amusement Park 03:17
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Down by the lights intoxicate In waves of red and blue It's all ahead of you Lost in a maze of make believe Strapped into the seat And about to make a move Swing out of the cold and into the new With candyfloss and the man about to choose You're out of control the butterflies grow But you can jump off the ride Amusement Park Amusement Park In the arcade the coins are poised There's dogs around the back Howling at the moon When he comes to stay at your mouth Like a vodka lemonade Do you think you can't be saved? Swing out of the cold and into the new With candyfloss and the man about to choose You're out of control the butterflies grow But you can jump off the ride Amusement Park Untwisted not torn The logic's all gone Leave the desert for Truth Before you there was water A drop in the ocean that's you Swing out of the cold and into the new With candyfloss and the man about to choose You're out of control the butterflies grow But you can jump off the ride Swing out of the cold and into the new With candyfloss and the man about to choose You're out of control the butterflies grow But you can jump off the ride Swing out of the cold and into the new With candyfloss and the world on a fuse We're out of control the butterflies grow But you can jump off the ride Amusement Park Amusement Park
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Winners & Losers 04:27
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So you're doing well I'm better on the floor Everyday brings something unlike before Catapult my heart Through a world so strange Ripping through illusion in the dancing rain The night's aglow Red green and gold In and out and in In and out and in Breathe out begin The fear subsides Consciousness still Cos win and then I lose Autumn winter blues Soon becomes spring So I make my way Through forests pirouette Eliminating those ghosts I should forget The tables turn again A channel coming through They're picking up the Music on the long way home The night's aglow Red green and gold In and out and in In and out and in Breathe out begin The fear subsides Consciousness still Cos win and then I lose Autumn winter blues Soon becomes spring Soon becomes spring Tactical decisions fade away We escape With or without them we go With or without them we know The night's aglow Red green and gold In and out and in In and out and in Breathe out begin The fear subsides Consciousness still Cos win and then I lose Autumn winter blues Soon becomes spring Soon becomes spring Nothingness wins The winners and the losers The winners and the losers The winners and the losers The winners and the losers The winners and the losers We're winners and we're losers
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All An Illusion 03:40
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She said "come to me" As the ashtray glows Did this multiplying bliss get lost so long ago? Ubiquitous beneath The ever present source Now it's everywhere inside and reaching out to those It's all an illusion they said It's only a game we swallowed up It's all an illusion this life Went down the rabbit hole and well Awaken from the dream The people know their place And all my visions blossom into scenes I'd always chased Each and every thought Brings itself to my feet I can see so clearly now my eyes no longer deceived It's all an illusion they said It's only a game we swallowed up It's all an illusion this life Went down the rabbit hole and well It's only a game we play and the end is to Remember yourself in love You can't carry on trying to teach yourself What you already know It's all an illusion they said It's only a game we swallowed up It's all an illusion this life Went down the rabbit hole and well
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Sunflower Girl 03:23
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Cast away the fears that held us back Track the sun remember to return I can show you a new name to transcend Yes I can feel you coming up around the bend First your words on the screen And your voice on the line Now a picture appears Out of nothing here you come Sunflower Girl You make my world go round Sunflower Girl The sun is always out As the waves return into the sea There is nowhere but here that we can be Take love further the last time paid our debt Make an entrance I never will forget Like your words on the screen And your voice through the night Now a face will emerge Out of death there comes the light Sunflower Girl You make my world go round Sunflower Girl The sun is always out If I can feel it then I can be it I know Don't listen to what they say I know Cos this love will work out right To live you have to die to find yourself Sunflower Girl You make my world go round Sunflower Girl The sun is always out Sunflower Girl You make my world go round Sunflower Girl The sun is always out
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October Rose 02:40
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Lazy autumn day lighting up your face Communicating elegance Catch me by surprise beyond all disguise Echo into innocence Bologna cafe lights from the train tonight Communicating elegance Talk Italian strange conversation ends We've got to get together now All I've ever wanted is all that you are Tell me what it is that makes October rose To be this close Standing face to face heart begins to race Whenever I'm beside of you You're no stranger I know we're as close as it goes We've got it all together now All I've ever wanted is all that you are Tell me what it is that makes October rose To be this close Standing in the queue wondering who's who And loneliness the modern blues October rose you came lighting up the way Rushing up inside of me All I've ever wanted is all that I am All I ever am the love that overflows Tell me what it is that makes October rose The love that grows A love that grows
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Conveyer Belt 04:28
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End of the empire makes things better Wearing new clothes but watch the letters Watch the letters Out of the nightshift some would sweat it Express yourself by all means let it By all means let it Be what you want but don't deny The higher the tree the more to climb There's more to climb Morning to those aboard the train Clean out the house and look to new places Look to new planes Conveyer belt of hope and fears runs down the years Look to the gap between the words It's there you change the things that you're dealt On this conveyer belt Trying to chain you to past lives Bring it all forward into the Light Into the Light Deep underground you can't imagine More than you're wildest dreams in action So let it happen Conveyer belt of hope and fears runs down the years Look to the gap between the words It's there you change the things that you're dealt On this conveyer belt Conveyer belt of hope and fears runs down the years Look to the gap between the words It's there you change the things that you're dealt On this conveyer belt
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Sunrise 04:08
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School days seem so long ago All that's left I could spit it out Being told what to do I never even knew You existed at all I felt small They only taught me to crawl Sunrise Shine a light on all that's here so I can see Sunrise Now is fine to live as we were born to be Leaves that fall of their own accord Fills my heart just to hear your song We're turning water to wine And leaving it behind Let's make something brand new We've opened doors And now we're coming through Sunrise Shine a light on all that's here so I can see Sunrise Now is time to live as we were born to be Can you feel it coming? Can you feel it coming? When you don't move at all Sunrise Shine a light on all that's here so I can see Sunrise Now is fine to live as we were born to be Shine a light on all that's here so I can see Sunrise Now is time to live as we were born to be Shine a light Shine a light Shine a light Shine a light Sunrise...
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Amusement Park (Balcarres Street Demo) 03:14
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Down by the lights intoxicate In waves of red and blue It's all ahead of you Lost in a maze of make believe Strapped into the seat And about to make a move Swing out of the cold and into the new With candyfloss and the man about to shoot You're out of control the butterflies grow But you can jump off the ride Amusement Park Amusement Park In the arcade the coins are poised There's dogs around the back Howling at the moon When he comes to stay at your mouth Like a vodka lemonade Do you think you can't be saved? Swing out of the cold and into the new With candyfloss and the man about to shoot You're out of control the butterflies grow But you can jump off the ride Amusement Park It's twisted and torn The logic's all gone In a desert of Truth If only there was water A drop in the ocean to you Swing out of the cold and into the new With candyfloss and the man about to shoot You're out of control the butterflies grow But you can jump off the ride Swing out of the cold and into the new With candyfloss and the man about to shoot You're out of control the butterflies grow But you can jump off the ride Swing out of the cold and into the new With candyfloss and the man about to shoot You're out of control the butterflies grow But you can jump off the ride Amusement Park Amusement Park
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Winners & Losers (Balcarres Street Demo) 04:36
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So you're doing well I'm better on the floor Everyday feels just like the one before Catapult my heart The ruins that remain Running through the quicksand in the driving rain I feel so low Nowhere to go In and out and in In and out and in So many whims Defeat decides You are to win Cos win and then I lose Everything to prove I'm not losing Try to make my way Through forests of regret The winners and the losers will not forget The tables turn again And now you don't belong Picking up the pieces on the long way home I feel so low Nowhere to go In and out and in In and out and in So many whims Defeat decides You are to win Cos win and then I lose Everything to prove I'm not losing No I'm not losing Tactical decisions to be made No escape I don't mind waiting at all Said I don't mind waiting at all I feel so low Nowhere to go In and out and in In and out and in So many whims Defeat decides You are to win Cos win and then I lose Everything to prove I'm not losing No I'm not losing Oh I'm not losing The winners and the losers The winners and the losers The winners and the losers The winners and the losers
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All An Illusion (Balcarres Street Demo) 03:48
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Don't know what to say In the ashtray glow I could multipli myself and still you wouldn't know Ubiquitous beneath The molten rocks and stones Now it's everywhere inside but too afraid to show It's all an illusion instead It's only a game we swallowed up It's all an illusion this life You scratched the surface and you bled Sick of all this talk It never goes nowhere And all my visions stay upstream in states of disrepair Each and every word Seems to hang in the air A better place we both could find but that is what we beware It's all an illusion instead It's only a game we swallowed up It's all an illusion this life You scratched the surface and you bled It's only a game we play till the end and try to Get what we can I said You can't carry on trying to teach yourself What you already know It's all an illusion instead It's only a game we swallowed up It's all an illusion this life You scratched the surface and you bled
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Sunflower Girl (Acoustic Demo) 03:30
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Cast away the fears that held us back Track the sun remember to return I can show you a new name to transcend Yes I can feel you coming up around the bend First your words on the screen Then your voice on the line Now a picture appears Out of nothing here you come Sunflower Girl You make my world go round Sunflower Girl The sun is always out As the waves return into the sea There is nowhere but here that we can be Take love further the last time paid our debt Make an entrance I never will forget Like your words on the screen And your voice through the night Now a face will emerge Out of death there comes the light Sunflower Girl You make my world go round Sunflower Girl The sun is always out If I can feel it then I can be it I know Don't listen to what they say I know Cos this love will work out right To live you have to die to find yourself Sunflower Girl You make my world go round Sunflower Girl The sun is always out Sunflower Girl You make my world go round Sunflower Girl The sun is always out
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October Rose (Balcarres Street Demo) 02:58
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Lazy autumn day lighting up your face I'm never where I wanna be And if all's alright beneath the surface I I'm never where I wanna be Play the game of life roll another dice I'm never where I wanna be October rose you sail far beyond the veil I'm never where I wanna be All I've ever wanted is all that you have Tell me what it is that makes this world go round I'm coming down Standing in the queue working out who's who I'm never where I wanna be Etched into my walls nothing changes at all I'm never where I wanna be All I've ever wanted is all that you have Tell me what it is that makes this world go round I'm coming down Still I think of you think of all you'd do And then I'm where I wanna be October rose you sail right outside the pale Remember where I wanna be All I've ever wanted is all that you have All I've ever done is watch you going by Tell me what it is that makes this world go round I'm coming down I'm coming down
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Conveyer Belt (Balcarres Street Demo) 04:28
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Serve up the plate with today's dinner In the canteen the queue gets bigger The queue gets bigger Enter the details on the screen Watching the clock in between In between Settle down now you're on the sofa Watching the world through one more joker One more joker Climb into bed and close your eyes See all the things that you deny That you deny Conveyer belt of hope and fears runs down the years Look for the gaps between the words Cos you can't change the way that you felt On this conveyer belt Open your eyes and see what's waiting Open the mail and feel mistaken Feel mistaken Deep underground the whole thing shatters All that is left is all that matters It's all that matters Conveyer belt of hope and fears runs down the years Look for the gaps between the words Cos you can't change the way that you felt On this conveyer belt Conveyer belt of hope and fears runs down the years Look for the gaps between the words Cos you can't change the way that you felt On this conveyer belt On this conveyer belt
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Sunrise (Balcarres Street Demo) 04:28
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School days seem so long ago All that's left I could spit it out But every once in a while I'd smile for you You can watch every move I make wrong But this is my only chance Sunrise And I want to say so many things to you Sunrise And I need to get away cos nothing here feels real Leaves that fall of their own accord Fills my heart just to hear your song Every once in a while I'll smile for you They can watch every move I make wrong But this is my only chance Sunrise And I want to say so many things to you Sunrise And I need to get away cos nothing here feels real I can feel you coming I can feel you coming Floating through the night Sunrise And I want to say so many things to you Sunrise And I need to get away cos nothing here feels real And I want to say so many things to you Sunrise And I need to Need to Need to get away Yeah I need to Need to Need to get away Sunrise Sunrise...

about

Emerging from the ashes of the SoulJahm Europe adventure, David had very little resources and nobody to rely on and so simply set about recording various songs from his back catalogue which had not yet been released and in some cases, re-recording some which had been.

This process began around November 2015 and slowly over the next few years albums formed from these recordings. David's last album release, 2019's 'End Of The Strangers' was made up of many of these recordings but certain tracks had a different feel - more rhythmic, more punchy, more of a classic rock vibe and these tracks sat together well and needed a more hi-fi production.

From as far back as 2018, David had the album title '2020' in mind and knew which songs would feature on this release. He felt the year 2020 would be an important year for humanity and so much of the theme of this album is a mixture of warning and describing the uncertainty, anxiety and increasing Orwellian control around us with a defiant upbeat reminder of our true spiritual nature. "Amusement Park" was a late addition but completed the picture. An album of upbeat, yet slightly haunting and intense numbers, with a touch of romance and psychedelia. An album for these times indeed!

The 7 bonus tracks are the demo versions, or rough sketches, of what I intended to record later once either in the right environment or with the right equipment.

As soon as I released my debut album 'One Way Ticket' in January 2006 I already had a collection of around 20 - 25 songs ready for a follow-up album. My intention was to create full band demos of these songs with a new DAW set-up, working out how to use the DAW whilst demoing the songs. I intentionally overdubbed a lot on these tracks so that I could then see what "stuck" and what needed to be stripped away when it came time to record them properly. Sort of the opposite of what you usually do when recording demos. I would then select the best 10 - 12 songs for my second album. My brother Mark recorded with me for the first time on these demos, creating and playing bass parts on most of them. The demos were finished by May 2007 but never released and life events caused me to have to abandon the second album for some time.

At the time I recorded these demos I wasn't completely satisfied with the sound, most notably the fact I had to use a guitar amp simulator for all the electric guitar parts. The sound I had in mind was a vintage one with real valve amps. I had to wait many years before that was possible.

One demo from this collection is the original acoustic demo of "Sunflower Girl" from 2014.

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released March 26, 2020

All songs written by David William

Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Synths, Percussion, Drums & Drum Editing by David William

Basslines on Tracks 1, 2 and 5 composed by Mark P.
Bass on Tracks 3, 4 and 6 played by Mark P.

Engineered, Mixed & Mastered by David William
Produced by David William

Photography & Artwork Design by David William

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Classic pop melodies with rock/folk arrangements, an indie punk attitude and a hint of psychedelia.

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