Name: This Season's Roar
Duration: P00H03M45S
Description: This is my attempt at writing a song from the perspective of a recently retired couple caught up in the cost of living crisis. The inspiration was John Prine's brilliant first album.

This Season's Roar

by Shane Barry

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This is my attempt at writing a song from the perspective of a recently retired couple caught up in the cost of living crisis. The inspiration was John Prine's brilliant first album.

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This Season’s Roar

So tired of fumbling in the dark
Saying things that were once
Unacceptable to us
But I guess that’s where we are
Honey, let’s keep the lights on tonight
Let’s see each other for a while
It fills me with dread
To hear those words and what they mean

Waiting for the season’s roar
Another bolt across this door

It’s embarrassing to state
We need help before it’s late
When the night’s on top of us
There’s only so much we can say
We had a child, she’s overseas
I’d hate for her to see
What became of you and me
After doing all that’s asked

Waiting for the season’s roar
Another bolt across this door

The promises that filled these walls
Get compounded as it all
Is taken from beneath your feet

Now I’m 68 years old
The past 2 running from the cold
Me and her can’t come clean
About the way we feel unseen

Waiting for the season’s roar
Another bolt across this door
Waiting for the season’s roar
Another bolt across this door

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released October 1, 2023
Shane Barry: vocals; keys; guitars; percussion
Gerri Dunne: cello
Michael O’Brien: bass
John Daly: drums

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Shane Barry Waterford, Ireland

10 years on from fronting the 7-piece, 70’s-influenced, Shane Barry & the Distractions, Shane Barry has embarked on a series of solo projects, collaborating with a variety of musicians.

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