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The Pessimistic Troubadour

by Richard Strater

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1.
Carry On 03:27
Music Is Bigger than you It's bigger than me It's all around us It's all around us From Moscow Russia To the coast of Chile It's all around us It's all around us From the punk rocker in Chicago To the Mariachi band in Mexico It's all around us It's all around us So don't you tell me That my dreams are stupid My dreams are foolish and I'm a joke So don't you tell me That my dreams are stupid My dreams are foolish You're the one's the joke We Carry On We Carry On Through Cold and through poverty We Carry On We Carry On We Carry On We're losing band members We're not getting bigger We Carry On We Carry On Through Cold and through poverty We Carry On We Carry On Through Cold and through Poverty We Carry On We Carry On
2.
It seems we're all hypocrites sometimes. In this society of lies We encourage the differences in others But can't seem to find them in ourselves Everyday and every night I walk through these towns I see the same old things I hear the same sounds The kids all dress the same It's all the same So give me something new What have you got to prove? That you're just like him? Over and over again? So give me something new What have you got to prove? That you're just like him? Over and over again? So give me something new Show me what makes you Un-ordinary, extraordinary
3.
Stuck 04:39
I'll wait forever to be with you Maybe someday you'll love me after all I'll wait forever to be with you No matter what you have done I'll wait forever to be with you 'Cause forever is never too long I'll wait forever to be with you No matter what you have done Oh I can't believe I was such an idiot Can't believe I thought you were my way out But today is a new day and I'm packing my bags I've got to be carrying on Oh I can't believe you took advantage of me Took advantage of me when I was depressed and down You saw I was weak and so you pounced upon me Thought you were the solution to all my problems Turns out you're just another one of them Oh I can't believe I was such an idiot Can't believe I thought you were my way out But today is a new day and I'm packing my bags I've got to be carrying on Oh my friends say I should doing this I should stop hurting myself like this But I can't stop loving you Can't stop being myself like this And I know I'll probably regret it, but I'll do it any way Now that I'm smarter I know That I will never be with you Because you you are a terrible person No I never will be with you No matter what you do No I never will be with you because you you treat me like crap No I never will be with you No matter what you do
4.
Losing Game 02:52
It's a losing Game This game we play It's a losing Game Day after back But we don't back down No we don't give up Maybe someday I'll make something of these dreams with my last breath I'll make something of this It's a losing game This game we play It's a losing game Day after day Oh and work really sucks I'm late for work again There's always something to complain about There's always something to be done It's a losing game This game we play It's a losing game Day after day Oh and the end is near This world will soon end Oh guess what? You only live So live while you still can The city flood from the atlantic to big apple What's really coming next around that curb It's a losing game This game we play It's a losing game Day after day
5.
2013 02:45
So 2013 is turning out to be quite the bitch Kinda wish this world would have ended last december Or maybe it did and this is hell Maybe it did and this is the apocalypse Didn't think the economy could get any worse Guess I was wrong again Seems corporate America is taking over If it's not corporate, it's not worth a bail out Really shouldn't have to worry about whose Gonna get shot up next Parents shouldn't have to worry like They should be able To send their kids to school Not have to worry if they'll seem again Really wish the politicians would stop fighting Wish they could agree on something Maybe then the world really would end Things shouldn't happen like this

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I wanted to record an EP that represented me as a solo act as accurately as possible. When I perform, I almost never have someone performing with me. I even more rarely will have a full band. That's why the only audio you will find on this EP is the sound of my guitar and the sound of my voice. I chose to use Strawberry Skys in West Columbia,SC not only because they are close, but because they have years of experience. Hootie and the Blowfish recorded their first album with Strawberry Skys recording studio. I wanted to work with someone who had a proven track record of producing excellent sounding recordings. It's this same policy that lead me to choose Sean Rayford as the photographer and Marlin Carpenter as the designer.

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released November 29, 2014

All guitar and vocal parts by Richard Strater. Recorded by Gary Bolton at Strawberry Skys recording studio in West Columbia,SC. Photography by Sean Rayford. Design by Marlin Carpenter.

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Richard Strater was born in West Palm Beach, FL but has lived the majority of his life in or near Columbia,SC. He loves to meet new people, make new friends, travel, & to play shows. The shows he has played have ranged from as far south as Miami, FL to as far north as Boston, MA. Richard Strater hopes to be performing in a city near you in the near future. ... more

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