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Keith Addison

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“The songs just come to me. I feel like I am a vessel for these songs. I hope their message helps people deal with some of the pain and sadness we all have to overcome in our lives.”

Sounds Like:

Neil Young, Lady Antebellum, John Cougar Mellencamp

Influences:

Hall and Oats, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Sinatra, John Cougar, Steve Earle

Favourite Singer/Songwriter:

Bruce Springsteen

Website:

http://keithaddison.com

Contact Email:

keith@keithaddison.com

Social Media:


Songs by Keith Addison

BULLY

INSECURE, FEAR IN YOUR EYES
SPREADING RUMOURS AND MAKING UP LIES
PUT PEOPLE DOWN TO MAKE YOURSELF LOOK GOOD
PERCEPTION IS THE ANSWER TO YOUR MANHOOD

CHORUS:
YOU’RE A BULLY
YOU’RE A BULLY
YOU GOT THEM FOOLED
DON’T KNOW YOUR ASS
FROM A HOLE IN THE GROUND

YOU’RE A COWARD MAKE YOURSELF LOOK TUFF
YOU DON’T FOOL ME GOING TO CALL YOUR BLUFF
DEPERATE FOR LOVE, REFLECTION OF THE PAIN
NEVER CONFRONTED TO MAKE A CHANGE

BRIDGE:
YOU CHOOSE THE QUIET, THE EASY GOING,THERE EASY PREY
NEXT TIME AROUND,I’M GOING TO PUT YOU IN YOUR PLACE

[Lyrics]


HIGHWAY OF HEROES

DUTY ENDS FOR THE CHOSEN FEW
IN A COUNTRY THEY FOUGHT
IN A COUNTRY THEY KNEW
THE MILES ROLE AWAY
AND THE PEOPLE THEY WEEP
WAVING THEIR FLAGS
AND LINING THE STREETS

CHORUS:
HIGHWAY OF HEROES
BRING THEM ALL HOME
HIGHWAY OF HEROES
STRAIGHT TO GODS THRONE
HIGHWAY OF HEROES
BRING THEM ALL HOME
HIGHWAY OF HEROES
NEVER ALONE
AND THE MILES ROLE AWAY
ON THE HIGHWAY OF HEROES
THE MILES ROLE AWAY
ON THE HIGHWAY OF HEROES

LOST THEIR LIVES
DIDN’T DESERVE THIS FATE
ALL THEY WANTED FOR THE CHILDREN
WAS A WORLD WITHOUT HATE
THEIR SPIRITS WILL RISE HIGH
IN A MOURNFUL SKY, STILL ON PATROL
FOR A SOLDIER NEVER DIES

[Lyrics]


MEET ME BY THE RIVER

OUR FIRST KISS ON THE RIVER BANK
I CAN FEEL YOUR LIPS PRESSING AGAINST MINE
THE WAY MY HEART WAS POUNDING
AS YOU LAY WITH ME YOUR HEAD UPON MY LAP

THAT WAS HE FIRST TIME
I EVER FELT LIFES PASSION
THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME
I EVER FELT TRUE LOVE

I CAN KNOW LONGER TOUCH YOU
A GIFT TAKEN AWAY
BUT I CAN STILL COME TO THE RIVER BANK
AND DREAM OF THAT DAY

CHORUS:
MEET ME BY THE RIVER
MEET ME BY THE RIVER WON’T YOU
MEET ME BY THE RIVER
LET ME LOVE YOU ONE MORE TIME

I’M LONELY WITHOUT YOU
NO ONE SAID LIFE WAS EASY
NOW I KNOW THIS TO BE TRUE
I’M LONGING FOR YOUR TOUCH
MY HEART SEARCHES FOR YOUR LOVE
I CRY IN THE NIGHT

THINKING ABOUT THE FIRST TIME
I EVER FELT LIFE’S PASSION
THINKING ABOUT THE FIRST TIME
I EVER FELT TRUE LOVE

I CAN KNOW LONGER TOUCH YOU
A GIFT TAKEN AWAY
BUT I CAN STILL COME TO THE RIVER BANK
AND DREAM OF THAT DAY


BRIDGE:
I’M WAITING UNDER THE WHITE PINE TREE
THAT SHELTERED US FROM THE SUN
AND THEN I SEE YOUR REFLECTION
IN THE SHENANDOAH RIVER

[Lyrics]


NEW DAY

YOU GETUP EVERY MORNING
ANDYOU DON’T KNOW WHY
YOU ASK THE REASON
THEN START TO CRY

THE CORE OF YOUR DEPRESSION
THE CORE OF YOUR DESPAIR
CLOGS YOUR MIND
AND DEPLETES YOUR SOUL

CHORUS:
HEY HEY IT’S A NEW DAY
HAVE FAITH YOUR LIFE WILL TURN AROUND
HEY HEY IT’S A NEW DAY
DON’T LET THE WORLD BRING YOU DOWN
IT’S A NEW DAY

YOU HAD A SENSE OF PURPOSE
FAMILY GAVE MEANING TO YOUR LIFE
CAR WRECKAGE HAUNTS YOUR SPIRIT
THOUGHTS OF USING YOUR BOWIE KNIFE

YOUR SPIRIT NEEDS REFLECTION
YOUR SPIRIT NEEDS REPAIR
IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME
TO HEAL YOUR SOUL

BRIDGE:
IS HOPE DANCING AROUND IN YOUR THOUGHTS WITH HER MOTHER
THEIR SMILES USE TO LIGHT UP YOUR LIFE LIKE NOTHING ELSE MY BROTHER
LET THEIR LOVE ALLOW YOU TO LOOK FORWARD TO A BRAND NEW DAY

[Lyrics]


PEGGY’S COVE

IT WAS THE LIGHT
FROM THE SHIMMERING MOON
THAT LIT UP THE RIG
AND SAID YOUR COMING HOME SOON

THE STARS DANCED AWAY
AND ENTERTAINED THE NIGHT SKY
I STOOD THERE AND WATCHED
AND I STARTED I STARTED TO CRY

CHORUS:
IT’S BEEN ALONG TIME
SINCE IV’E BEEN HOME
BLUEBERRY PIE
CHRISTMAS IN PEGGY’S COVE
A DRINK BY THE FIRE
DAD’S STORIES OF THE WAR
THESE ARE THE MEMORIES
OF LAST I WAS HOME

I WORK ON THE RIGS
PUMPING OIL IS MY LIFE
A GENERATION RIGGER
BUT IT WASN’T BY CHOICE

I PUMP OIL BY DAY
I PUMP OIL BY NIGHT
IN THE MIGHTY ATLANTIC
I’LL SPEND THE LAST DAY’S OF MY LIFE

BRIDGE:
DEVIL’S LIQUID
Its THIRST IS IN MY VEINS
LIKE MY FATHER BOFORE
A SLOW DEATH WITH LITTLE PAIN
AS I TASTE THE DARD BLOOD
AS IT WEEPS IN MY MOUTH
IT WON’T BE LONG UNTIL I’M HOME

MADE LOVE TO A CHILDLESS WOMB
TO KEEP THE WOLF FROM THE DOOR
OIL TOOK MY BODY
BUT IT WON”T GET MY SOUL
OH MY SWEET FAMILY
I’M COMING HOME SOON
GUIDED BY THE LIGHT
FROM THE SHIMMERING THE SHIMMERING MOON




[Lyrics]


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Region:

Toronto, ON

Level of Experience:

ON MY WAY

Genre:

Country | Folk and Traditional | Rock and Pop

I Write:

By myself | For myself | With others

I prefer to write:

Lyrics | Melody | Chord Patterns

Songs Recorded:

Bully, Highway of Heroes,Take Your Best Shot, New Day, Evelyn's Song, Peggy's Cove, Meet Me By The River, So In Love With You, House of the Lord

Albums Released:

Take Your Best Shot

I am interested in:

Web Cowriting | Face to face Cowriting | Networking | Pitching Songs to Artists | Pitching Songs To Tv/Film/Etc. | Signing with a Label | Getting a Publishing Deal

Other Jobs:

Police Officer

Biography:

About Keith Addison
Helping to keep us safe is police officer Keith Addison’s “day job” and he takes it seriously. He has been a police officer with The Toronto Police Service for several years. But after hours, Keith’s creativity comes to life as he turns to his first passion, music. He has been playing guitar and singing since childhood. A few years back, he was a performing member of The Centuries Opera Company. Since then, Keith has moved on to write music and develop his own distinctive style.