From the recording Ordinary Lights
Written and recorded entirely via remote sessions during the 2020 coronavirus lockdown, Ordinary Lights is a melodic hard-rock anthem dedicated to the challenges faced by the working class in their struggle for fair treatment, and highlights the precarious positions often faced by front-line workers - a fact that has been brought to the forefront by the pandemic.
Music by Rayna Slobodian, Drew Hallenbeck, Nick Chiarore, Greg Olsen, Andrew Lauzon (SOCAN)
Produced by Andrew Lauzon & Drew Hallenbeck
Mixed by Andrew Lauzon
Mastered by João Carvalho
Lyrics
Early life, left me battered and wounded
Endless nights, I was left to my own devices
Never stood out, just fade into the background
These changing times are holding me down
Stop looking down with those panoptic eyes
The time has come for you to change your mind
Every day my life is on the line
And I’m here to keep you alive
We get behind, kept on trying to do what’s right
Vilified, until our value comes to light
Never stood out, just fade into the background
These changing times are holding me down
Stop looking down with those panoptic eyes
The time has come for you to change your mind
Every day my life is on the line
And I’m here to keep you alive
Never stood out, just fade into the background
This daily grind keeps wearing me down
Stop looking down with those panoptic eyes
The time has come for you to change your mind
Every day my life is on the line
And I’m here to keep you alive
Change your mind.