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Voices In Your Head

from The Gusto Session by David Schaak

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Recorded on a cold winter afternoon at Gusto Music in South Melbourne.

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You loved your own free will
It kept your weekends full
Of spite, booze and hatred

Saw weakness in tears
You used to see so damn clear
Now your vision’s fading

When you were young and wise you stood for all the wrong things
But your friends still get a kick from all the fight
Why choose to grab the beer and drink the venom
When you could up-and-leave and help to set things right

Learn to love the voices in your head
Cause friends don't say the things that should be said
Learn to love the voices in your head
Sometimes the world will lead you on instead
The voices live here anyway
Learn to love the voices in your head

You bought an old black Strat
Taught yourself a Hendrix track
Wrote a song about freedom

Formed a teenage band
Saw some local demand
And then you all got older

So you found a job and pretended you’re all grown-up
Then you find all grown-ups live their lives in fear
All you friends seemed in a rush to join the system
From below your bed the old black Strat did re-appear

Learn to love the voices in your head
Cause friends don't say the things that should be said
Learn to love the voices in your head
Cause the world will try and crush your dreams instead
The voices live here anyway
Learn to love the voices in your head

You had faith in the sky
Never did ask them why
So you sat there waiting

Learned to sing the songs
Tried to do no wrong
But the faith is fading

Now’s the time to take back Sunday morning
Because real love’s only found outside the book
You never met the man you learnt to follow
Though a gracious man would let you off the hook

Learn to love the voices in your head
Cause friends don't say the things that should be said
Learn to love the voices in your head
God’s not there to meet you when you’re dead
The voices live here anyway
Learn to love the voices in your head

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from The Gusto Session, released July 12, 2016
Written and performed by David Schaak.
Recorded at Gusto Music.
Copyright 2016.

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David Schaak Brisbane, Australia

“I love it when music can boil down to the basics. Raw, gritty and full of heart this song comes from the darker reaches of the heart.”
- Nkechi Anele, Triple J

David Schaak loves nothing more than great lyrics, loud guitars and old technology. His music captures the Southern Rock spirit; simple songs about the human condition, played by a good old rock and roll band.
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