King Rat

from G·A·S·S· by Ginger Wildheart

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Just a kid in my nest, learning the tricks of the trade from the best
You were the greatest. Giving me song with 3 and 4 harmonies to sing along
Who else did that? No one.

Nobody yet showed me songs as a method of dealing with hate and frustration
Nobody yet spoke with quite such finesse about wanting to beat someone’s face in

So one night I wrote til the pen had run dry and waved all the problems goodbye
All night riddled by hormones and song
I taught them to get along

And oh yes, of all of the voices King Rat you were the greatest
And oh yes, of all of the disks on the desk you were the greatest

And no one writes songs like you anymore

Just a weird kid in a second hand record shop, lacking a fathers affection
Saw some weird looking guys on an import and he thought that
“this deserves closer inspection”
And in a room plastered with posters of Kiss
He’d never heard music like this
Real tales of the city from real bearded men
He never played Love Gun again.

And oh yes, of all of the voices King Rat you were the greatest
And oh yes, of all of the disks on the desk you were the greatest

And you give me hope that when I am gone
My songs will mean this much to someone

And oh yes, of all of the voices King Rat you were the greatest
And oh yes, of all of the disks on the desk you were the greatest

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from G·A·S·S·, track released June 1, 2014
Written by Ginger
Recorded by Jase Edwards, mixed by Jason Sanderson
Featuring Chris Catalyst on keyboards, guitar & vocals
Mastered by Jon Astley @ Close to the Edge
Artwork by Rona Innes, graphic design by Vicky Peck

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Rounds Records is the latest, industry-challenging project from Ginger Wildheart. This time centred around a new type of record label, Round Records will bring new releases direct you, the listener, under the direct control of the artist, and not through the music exec middleman! ... more

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