Music written and performed by Jacin, Aleix, Ferran, David and Edu (The Grassland Sinners). Lyrics by Martin James Kerfoot (aka Sterix). Sax by Dani Nel·lo.
This is the fourth single from the upcoming album I've collaborated on with the Sinners, and the third one using my lyrics (the other one was written by Aleix, I think, with my only involvement touching up his lyrics to make them more grammatically correct really).
If you'll pardon my French, this one was a bit of a bugger to write! I had to make more changes than a catwalk model during London Fashion Week!
From a complete re-write of the first draft (original first line was "Oh you can take your world, shove it where the sun don't shine" and it had a more you/me approach that highlighted the difference between two characters) to the seemingly-constant changes to the structure and way it was sung (which meant a lot of chopping and changing, and I think it shows), it was one of the hardest songs on the album to write and not one of my best ones lyrically.
You can probably see some of the "rhymes" that seem just a little off in timing. Believe me, at certain stages they made more sense; but I had to trade off keeping them for not having to totally re-write whole portions every time a small change occurred. And I'd never know the final vocal arrangement before release anyway, so I never knew if they'd come back into line in the finished article by then.
Personally, I'd have left this one as an album song instead of a single. There are far better ones (to my taste, at least) that haven't seen the light of day yet.https://grasslandsinners.bandcamp.com/track/being-me-feat-dani-nel-lo-singleOh, who says nothing in this world is ever free?
There's so much out there that is well within your reach
I don't wanna listen to their whining and their rules
Let them fade away upon their ship of fools
Ooh! Let me lay it down real straight
I just have to be the master of my fate
Life is what you make it out to be
Oh I'm alive and doing fine just living wild and free
Time is of no use stuck in the past
This world is a blur it flies by you so fast
Taking chances on the rolling of the dice
Let fate decide
Calling sixes, must resist those cold snake eyes
There's the jackpot sitting at the rainbow's end
I intend to grab it, I must have it all my friend
Ooh! Let me lay it down real straight
I just have to be the master of my fate
Life is what you make it out to be
Oh I'm alive and doing fine just living wild and free
Time is of no use stuck in the past
This world is a blur it flies by you so fast
INSTRUMENTAL
Life is what you make it out to be
Oh I'm alive and doing fine just living wild and free
Time is of no use stuck in the past
This world is a blur it flies by you so fast
So my friend, just take a breath
Cos you were meant to be yourself
Life's too short to be a stranger
Hey there
Look in the mirror
Who's staring back there?
Nothing to fear
It's crystal clear
It's all I need
Just being me
OUTRO
[edit] They've released a video to go with this/ You can see what I've got to work with!
[edit2] lol. They re-uploaded it with a different link...