Since I’ve been home the focus has been on one thing, the debut EP. On the 20th, 21st and 22nd of October me and my friends went into the studio to record out own original material. This has been something I’ve been trying to do for the past 3 years being in and out of different bands. We layed down 6 songs – Let It Light, A Little Different, Thinking, The Get Go, Sparks, A Liar Is Always Caught - which we worked tirelessly on this past year, behind closed doors and on the stage. Going in we knew we definitely had something but coming out we know this is something more than that. With big plans we’re waiting on the final mix/master so we can release this record before the year is out. I can't wait for you all to hear it.
This month is September and I’m going to throw you back all the way to last year where I was prepping to leave for uni (only an hour up the road I may add) which was the scariest experience for me at the time which is kind of funny now after I managed London all by myself, I guess I’ve grown up a lot over the past year. Before leaving for uni I wrote a song about my biggest fears for the upcoming years. I was going to do a course paying an average of £3,600 for the next four years of my life that had no guaranteed job at the end of it just for my love of making movies. I was leaving my family, friends, girlfriend and puppies behind in Omagh being lucky to return once a week for home cooked meals, time with my loved ones and cuddles with my babies and last of all but certainly not least I was entering a world where I know nothing. Derry’s a city, a small one at that but to a country boy it was a big change. I had to become independent, manage my own finances, make my own meals, meet new people, manage the workload of a coursework based subject and also a social life being a first year. It was a lot to take on at the age of 18 and frightening but I’m not the only one that’s done it so I knew I could pull throguh. I’ve another 3 years to do and a lot to learn, a lot more work to be done, a lot more meals to be cooked, a lot more friends to made and hopefully one of those job things which I’ve been desperately seeking but I’m proud of all I’ve achieved in my first year. Although I now have learned to love the city no matter what I do or where I go nowhere feels like home quiet like the big house in the country outside Omagh. It’s all I’ve known from a young age and there are too many memories there to leave behind. I want to live there the rest of my life, get married there, rare children there, grow older there and die there. Omagh holds my past and my future so I’ll be returning for more than just the weekend when I finish uni. Omagh is my home and we all need one and it may not be the house you live in but we all have somewhere we can call our own. This is what ‘Anchor’ is all about. The fear or moving forward, the fear of leaving behind the place and the people you’ve become so attached to, home. (please refrain from all jokes that this is the one pop punk song that’s about wanting to stay in your hometown)
I don’t know where I’m going,
Or what I’m running from,
But I’ll be running back to you.
I guess I’m going in circles,
Chasing our shadows,
Chasing after you.
You say I’m hiding from the future,
Living in the past,
Living with the hope this is built to last.
I say I’m living in the future,
Hiding from the past,
Wondering why things have gone so fast.
These are the streets that know my name, my story, the truth, all the lies I’ve made,
Yeah, these are the street that know your name, your story, all the games you’ve played.
You know no matter where I go,
You‘ll anchor me home,
And no matter what I know,
You’ll anchor me home.
Because these are the streets that know our names, our stories, the truth, all the lies we’ve made,
Yeah these are the street that know our names, our stories, all the games we’ve played.
I’m leaving all I know,
Going out on my own,
I don’t recall feeling this alone.
You want me to hold on,
But I haven’t got long,
To sing you my swan song.
I say I’ll leave you with everything,
If I had anything,
Cause you are all I have.
You say here are the pieces,
All our memories,
Just promise you won’t forget me.
These are the streets that know my name, my story, the truth, all the lies I’ve made,
Yeah, these are the street that know your name, your story, all the games you’ve played.
You know no matter where I go,
You‘ll anchor me home,
And no matter what I know,
You’ll anchor me home.
Because these are the streets that know our names, our stories, the truth, all the lies we’ve made,
Yeah these are the street that know our names, our stories, all the games we’ve played.
You know no matter where I go,
You‘ll anchor me home,
And no matter what I know,
You’ll anchor me home.
Because these are the streets that know our names, our stories, the truth, all the lies we’ve made,
Yeah these are the street that know our names, our stories, all the games we’ve played
You know you anchor me, home, (no matter where I go, anchored home)
You know I anchor you, home, (no matter what I know, anchored home)
You know you anchor me, home (where the story starts, anchored home)
You know I anchor you, home (where the story ends, anchored home)
