I was raised by a single mother alongside two sisters in an inner-London council flat. At four months old, my abusive father left. At seven years old, I lost the sight in one of my eyes. At 17, I was assaulted by eight people and my life spiraled out of control. At 22, I was still here - so I wrote this ode to it all.
Biggest influences here are Strike Anywhere, Rise Against, Descendents, The Falcon and The Ghost of a Thousand.
lyrics
“Look to the skies,” I told myself,
Before our years of adolescence
Piping down the valleys wild,
My first notes of experience.
Come to the realisation that life is a bullet,
And they never tell you times are hard
Until they drop you in it, and
“You’re not a winner this time,” they say,
Struggle against the current, trapped in urban decay,
I took the fight to their door,
In spite of the blood in my eyes,
I still wipe the blood from my eyes.
It’s been five long years since we sang so loud,
Under that clear sky, and cried our songs out.
It’s been five long years since the blows rained down,
Are we too far gone to start again?
Let’s start again.
“Look what I’ve built,” she told me herself
Before our years in the wilderness,
And she tested the calm of the storm
With rum, and hash, and cigarettes.
Stoic, stubborn, travel-worn,
We staggered on for miles and miles,
Dark, benighted, and forlon,
Please stay, and limp for a while.
These inherent scars pass from father to son,
‘Cause he never gave us nothing but a body to burn,
I watched her take everything with a sigh in her stride,
She still wipes the tears from her eyes.
It was all because of you that I could write it all down,
And we never gave ‘em quarter as we started to drown,
I felt the dread of the devil in my bones
As understanding bled from my wounds,
My heart became a tomb.
It’s been five long years
We’ll tally more miles on our shoes,
It’s been five long years
There’s something in the metre,
There’s something about the blues.
credits
from The Way Back,
released September 2, 2016
Asher Baker - Vocals, Lyrics, Guitar
James Routh - Guitar, Bass Guitar
Luke Hesketh - Drums
Rosaleen Morshead - Viola
Barney Boom - Backing Vocals
Kelsey Beth-Crossley - Backing Vocals
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