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It's A Long Road

by The Meltdown

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1.
Id tell you not to worry -Your life will turn out fine people will always love you - there’s no need for you to hide Nobody ever wants to hurt you -You don’t need to hold your guard up high Most people they aren’t evil -They feel the same things deep inside tell you not to worry Not to worry for the past Not to worry for the future Cos, Neither one will last And when you slept with the light on - And cried to sleep at night put my hand upon your shoulder - Tell you it’s gonna be alright as you grew older you yearned for love - sought it out at any cost Had your heart smashed to pieces - On a search but always lost tell you not to worry Not to worry for the past Not to worry for the future Cos, Neither one will last I know you had to walk the path Now it’s time to break the scars Don’t let them turn you cold and hard But I wish I could take the heartache And make it go away somehow. tell you not to worry Not to worry for the past Not to worry for the future Cos, Neither one will last Not to worry for the future Cos, Neither one will last I know you wanna walk the path And I tell you not to worry Tell you not to worry
2.
River 04:30
I just wanna get away - Leave this trouble behind I can’t find the will to run - Seems my hands are tied In my sleep I call your name - You’re my deepest desire And I’m beholden to a flame - But my skin is on fire I lie by the river - So cold and blue My tears in the river - Can’t let go of you I don’t wanna stay - I can’t let you go I know it’s time -As I stare into the flow - let me go I dive into the river - Trying to put out the fire And Im so sick and tired - trying to walk the wire I know I can’t take it - This heat it burns my veins Don’t know if I’ll make - Don’t wanna be saved And I float in the river - See life before my eyes Down in the river - Saying my goodbyes And I know I can’t take it - This heat it burns my veins Don’t know if I’ll make - Don’t wanna be saved Let me go now
3.
Lie To Me 03:56
Nobodies talking - on the street Nobodies talking - on the street The wall is falling - nothing you can do The wall is falling - hope it stops you. Hide me hide me now Hide me hide me now Lie to me hide me now Save me save me now don’t believe all you read The truth ain’t there on your feed sit down and talk S’all make believe you’ll work it out open your eyes open your heart Watch it fall from the sky Hide me hide me now Lie to me Lie to me now Hide me hide me now Lie to me Wont you Lie to me lie to me lie to me Lie to to me lie to me
4.
You left me standing in the rain All my dreams up in flames So Many things I should say But I’m a statue thought I’d done all I could Every word said that I should Every moment that We made Is gone to the wind as you walk away The answers it is in your eyes But still I search for hope in there I’m searching for a sign Silence fills the air when you see me walking down the street You turn your head the other way I can’t forget what we had I’ve been told of the new love you have You never thought to let me know? Like it wouldn’t mean a thing? I’m still drowning in my dream You won’t let me be Tell me - why can’t I walk away My heart wants to stay with you Maybe - I will find my way back home this dark and dusty road I roam I still hold on to hope Hold on to dreams Hold on to you While you hurt me Tell me - why can’t I walk away My heart wants to stay with you Maybe - I will find my way back home this dark and dusty road I roam Tell me Ohh I wanna stay with you I will find my way back home This dark and dusty Road I roam I still hold on to hope Hold on to dreams Hold on to you While you hurt me
5.
I see you - and you see me But you drive on by By my anger Hope fades away -as these things go on Is it a sign of the times Cos this time has gone on too long Its a long road we travel Yet we carry on You and me we walk together Our love to guide us home Its along road We walk together (Ngalii - you and me (nali) duguula walking together (Nali - Yaanygi - Yaanygi Duguula) Tears hit the dirt That our dreams grew upon How we came to be Where we all came from Think about the blood That runs in your veins Well the colour is the same And the hate is so insane Its a long road we travel Yet we carry on You and me we walk together Our love to guide us home Our love Will guide us home We walk together (Ngalii - you and me (nali) duguula walking together (Nali - Yaanygi - Yaanygi Duguula) We walk together (Ngalii - you and me (nali) duguula walking together (Nali - Yaanygi - Yaanygi Duguula)
6.
Just a witness I watch you grow old Keep the chains at bay I don’t grow cold futile act I try to play my part I wanna keep an open heart The ones we love babe someday they have to go We Brace for a pain We don’t know Build a wall to keep the tears at bay I wanna keep yeah an open heart Ive loved you always Into your longest day Out of the sadness You carry tenderness No matter how hard I try to run away I wanna keep I gotta keep oooh an open heart I held your hand When I could not stand up Memories chase me They won’t release me I’ve loved you always cold heart won’t save me Take me back I wanna keep an open heart Don’t shut me out Don’t shut out Don’t lock me out Keep an open heart
7.
Her momma told her Not to be crazy Don’t you head out on your own The roads paved with gravel you will unravel this life that you’ve grown But her momma dont know Cos she wont tell The blows are raining down gotta get moving gotta get out Cos this house ain’t a home no more The sun is shining through light up the dust in the room Aint like this love is the only love she can’t let go It started so shiny He told her he loved her That night under the moon Something disarming Something exciting but she felt it was far too soon She never wavered While he hid his anger Til that night in June Now its December She tries to remember How she keeps being part of this tune The sun is shining through light up the dust in the room Aint like this love is the only love But she can’t let go She packed her bags Left the key in the door Walked out into the morning rain Never look back Eyes only forward nothing changes if things stay the same. The sun is shining through light up the dust in the room Aint like this love is the only love But she can’t let go But she got to go And she calling out Walking out Out in the rain And she walking out Walking away Never coming back
8.
Side By Side 04:16
I hope that this time will pass I hope that this pain won’t last I wanna see the light of day I hope I can find my way Today Im living in the dark Gotta pain deep in my heart Life’s trying to show me the way Alone and I got no say Come on show me Show me how to live Fill me up right now Cos I got no more to give Sometimes its ok not to be ok Sometimes its just part of the Plan Sometimes we feel ashamed We don’t know where we’ll land Won’t you come to take me home Help me find the brighter road Lost my way some time ago It ain’t gone it ain’t gone You an me babe we walk the road on and on an on and on we go Side by side you an me It ain’t gone it ain’t gone On and on on and on we go on and on an on and on we go Side by side you an me Side by side you and me Side by side You and me we walk the road You and me and the road On and on on and on…
9.
I was waiting on your doorstep listening for footsteps in the rain I got time to kill but this is crazy sitting here like this have I got no shame I watch the rain on the sidewalk Tears in the water wash away When you’re here I act cool When you’re gone I miss you I walk that lonesome way Well the science of love it eludes me Ain’t no way to work it out this time when you leave the world stops spinning And there ain’t no way to speed up the time I watch the rain on the sidewalk Tears in the water wash away when you’re here I act cool When you’re gone I miss you I walk that lonesome way x 2 Come on save me baby I’ve been waiting here on you Don’t you know I love you Well Its only me and you Such a lonesome way Wont you save me Come on save me
10.
I only want you - nobody else I don’t want - any more than Ive got Look inside myself - Truth in the corner I want you only - Aint no-one else Into temptation Right by my side You need to know - just how I love you so Give me a thousand years - I’ll still be here Always be by your side - To wipe the tears you cry Hold your hand in the dark and the cold - Love you more as we grow old Into Temptation Right by my side I don’t mind a test of my devotion This heart it hides no lies You gotta know - Im all in with you I know love - walks a road of truth We don’t know - What the future may bring one thing is laid in stone - You’re my everything. Into Temptation Right by my side I don’t mind a test of my devotion This heart it hides no lies I’ve been looking for this love I wanna be by your side I know it’s just you and me Ooooo Oooo
11.
Mysteries in life don’t have to be so strange I can open my arms let them have their way Just can’t seem to find it Hard time letting go I sit in wonder of this thing called love I feel its mocking me from high above Just can’t seem to find it always seems so far Close my eyes feel the touch Feel your skin and dreams of love But its all in my mind Wonder when we’ll get the chance Cos I feel we’re at the last I guess it’ll all come in time I can’t see no light at all Nothing soft to break the fall Reach my hand toward it Its a hard time letting go

about

The Meltdown present their second LP ‘It’s A Long Road’, a wistful and uplifting journey through dusty, countrified soul music and tender, reflective songwriting. Led by vocalist, keyboard player and producer Simon Burke, the band is understated but deft throughout, letting the songs and Simon’s golden voice do the heavy lifting. The band stick to a sonic palette reminiscent of golden era Southern soul studios from Memphis to Muscle Shoals and in that tradition there’s as much as country-soul and blues in the mix as there is soul and funk. Of particular interest to fans of Durand Jones and the Indications, Lee Fields and Tedeschi Trucks,

Bandleader, vocalist, producer and multi instrumentalist Simon Burke led the creation of this record from his home base in Avenel, Victoria, not far from the most-locked-down-city-in-the-world of Melbourne. Recorded over the course of the pandemic, ensemble recording was difficult if not impossible and on nearly half of the record Simon played every instrument himself, while his band was trapped inside the ‘ring of steel’ that encircled metro Melbourne. Throughout 2020 and 2021, in between his day job as an air ambulance pilot and raising a young family, Simon put down demo rhythm section takes on drums, bass and guitar to send to his band. When session after session was canceled, the demos became the record. It’s a mark of his musicianship that it’s genuinely difficult to tell the difference.

The album starts on the cruisy but quietly anthemic Tell You Not To Worry and picks up for the rolling triplet feel of River, featuring a blazing saxophone solo from Meltdown co-founder Lachlan McLean. Standout guest slots from Emma Donovan on the title track and Liz Stringer on Not The Only Love give the album additional emotional and musical depth. There’s a broad range of vocal and instrumental stylings, but always within the boundaries of tasteful understatement with subtle-yet-lush production that straddles the line of soul, blues and country-soul. Simon’s voice ranges from falsetto to full voiced occasionally touching that gritty goodness and guitarist Tom Martin (The Putbacks) gets crunchy but never screamy. It’s a deceptively simple record, beautifully put together by a very experienced band and the quality shines through. It’s a Long Road is available everywhere on Hopestreet Recordings from July 29th on LP CD and all online platforms.

It’s A Long Road is available worldwide on July 29th through Hopestreet Recordings.

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released July 29, 2022

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the Meltdown - Southern Soul from the great southern land. New LIVE album out in August 2023

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