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Spoiled by Choice

from The Haunted Road by oliver downes

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lyrics

another day
watch it pass unopposed
hell to pay
now tomorrow’s been foreclosed

join the fight
every rule made to bend
defend your right
to offend and reoffend

for the win
every fact’s soon reshaped
go all in
on a losing bet that’s never placed

the bigger the lie
the louder the cheer
there’s nothing to fear if nothing’s sincere and no trigger
something awful coming into bloom
hear your heart ring out of tune

another day
so write another tweet
hell to pay
from the forums to the streets

for the win
no dignity left to pawn
go all in
waiting to ride the gathering storm

the bigger the lie
the louder the cheer
if nothing’s sincere then nothing’s a smear and no trigger
something awful coming into bloom
hear your heart ring out of tune

so raise your voice
and drown it out
gettin’ spoiled by choice

and more is the pity
and less is the fun
never learnt the final word
never comes

so raise your voice
and drown it out
gettin’ spoiled by choice

credits

from The Haunted Road, track released November 3, 2020
Released November 3, 2020

Written & produced by Oliver Downes

Recorded by Mischa Herman at Echidna Studios, Wick Studios and in his home, Melbourne



Drumkit - Jack Towers

Double Bass & Backing Vocals - Loz Irwin-Ray

Electric Guitar - Joshua Kreusler

Piano & Vocals - Oliver Downes


Mixed by Mischa Herman
Mastered by Mischa Herman


Ink and charcoal by Martin Åkesson (www.instagram.com/martin.akes)


I wrote 'Spoiled by Choice' around the time of the last US election in 2016 and recorded it in mid-2018 along with the songs that made up my second album, ‘The Wheel’.

Like many, I have watched in fascination at the bizarre knot that US politics has managed to tie itself into. However, my feelings about the direction taken by the US in 2016 have devolved from despondency into horror with the advent of Covid. For my partner, who is an American citizen, it has been worse, as she has watched her home buckle and warp under the energies that were unleashed in 2016.



Whoever wins the election tomorrow, the future is going to be one of diminished possibilities for everyone as a result of the choices made by those in power in the United States over the last four years. Democracy, such as it is globally, is looking somewhat battered.

 That said, I can't think of a better moment to be making music. Enjoy!

© 2020 Oliver Downes

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Oliver Downes blends intricate, percussive piano playing with soaring melodies and thought-provoking lyrics.

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