‘Fixing To Burn’ (Released 19th June 2020) is a raw, terse view on gun control from the mind of an outsider “I’ve got a gun, and it’s so much fun, whoever said only the good die young”. Written by primary songwriter James (alongside longtime co-writer Rhys Kempley), The Roves sound intrepid, immediate and scathing. They have the knack of coating witty cynicism over the subject matter: “In their nice leather shoes, singing songs about the blues, drinking moonshine out of a champagne flute”, paints a vivid portrait of the type of the contradictions and hypocrisy seen and heard in society. The Roves heighten the drama using synthesizers - that sound like a breaking news report, to dizzying effect. The band are locked into a driving rhythm and groove, with their signature spiralling guitar motif colouring the track and balancing out the darker topic.
lyrics
Guns, guns kill students
So they should, there’s too many of them around
I’m no one, just a shadow moving
Hear the thud, as the bodies hit the ground
In the pubs in the clubs in the bars in the tubs, in the barn-yard dance for civilised thugs
Daddy we’re all loaded, every one is loving us now
In their nice leather shoes, singing songs about the blues
Drinking moonshine out of a champagne flute
Man its wide open, just put one in and mow them down
Yeah I’ve got a gun and its so much fun, whoever said only the good die young
When the ground opens, who’ll be there to meet them now, going down
I wont rush take it slow and steady, next month I’m putting targets round the house
So when the time comes, boy I’ll be ready and I’ll sneak up quiet as a mouse
In the pubs in the clubs in the bars in the tubs, in the barn-yard dance for civilised thugs
Daddy we’re all loaded, every one is loving us now
With Hugo and his floozy hanging in the Jacuzzi love to slap him once but his dad might sue me,
He’ll find them floating when I’m long out of town
Ah I’ve got a gun and it’s so much fun, splish splash cut down at 21
When the ground opens, who’ll be there to meet them now, going down
Guns, guns kill students, no that’s good, it keeps the numbers down
You hear shots, far off screams from the union, and you’re lost, just take a look around
Lizzy poo and her crew making friends in the queue
Love your hand bag matches your sandals too
Man it’s fine, just fire another round
I’ve got a gun and its so much fun, whoever said only the good die young
When the ground opens, he’ll be there to meet them now, going down
credits
from The Big Silver,
track released June 19, 2020
Written by Rhys Kempley & James Wing
James Wing – Lead Vocal, Rhythm Guitar
Andrew Harwood – Lead Guitar
Luke Evans – Bass
Brendan Monahan – Drums
Tom Wing – o, Piano, Guitar, Cowbell
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