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Lovesick Soul

by Ryan O'Donovan

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1.
What shit did I ever pull to deserve this Where I roam like a ronin from Mount Fuji Of all things that I've yearned for This obsession has increased in potency Once I thought a woman’s comfort was mundane Only to grow into a man feeling hollow Now I need a fucking exorcism If not the right person for the morrow What does being single mean? To me it defines purgatory And as I wallow in misery waiting to die My disorder turns to insanity at an all-time high I never wanted this future as a loner To be single is to suffer Where is this “somebody out there” people talk of No feasible partner thinks I’m genuine Despite not being a lowlife criminal Their stomachs turn before a bond could ever begin All the while I’m stuck in this ghost village Where my generation fucks me off with their immaturity All these indignities are so much That in general I prefer female company What does being single mean? To me it defines purgatory And as I wallow in misery waiting to die My disorder turns to insanity at an all-time high I never wanted this future as a loner To be single is to suffer Such torture, fracture, agony, anxiety... I said no fucking more!
2.
Through many years of obsessive searching In darkness that is ever vexing This presence that is my devil inside Lives off sorrow that I cannot slide Night and day I long to see you more And reach to feel you at your core Everywhere we go to pass our time You show more beauty than a shrine I've never touched drugs So I don’t know them from experience But I know you've reached where it would not And changed my life with our mergence Oooh yeah, pleasure Beyond measure I want this to Last all the way through I never thought I’d feel this love, Let alone go far beyond But that’s what makes this a euphoric bond A euphoric bond I lay down next to you in wonder While your touch puts me in a stupor As I gaze into your eyes I see our future on the high-rise Memories that haunted me Now wane like a fallen tree And everything feels so surreal With my broken soul now healed I've never touched drugs So I don’t know them from experience But I know you've reached where it would not And changed my life with our mergence Oooh yeah, pleasure Beyond measure I want this to Last all the way through I never thought I’d feel this love, Let alone go far beyond But that’s what makes this a euphoric bond A euphoric bond Love, lust The two things that unite us Intensity Fires me up with alacrity Oooh yeah, pleasure Beyond measure I want this to Last all the way through I never thought I’d feel this love, Let alone go far beyond But that’s what makes this a euphoric bond A euphoric bond A euphoric bond You're priceless to me in every way
3.
Intoxicated 03:30
Ohhh! Tonight’s a time to let emotions run wild There’s so much shit that’s just got me riled I’m back on old school medication pills Drinking schnapps and whisky for some big thrills With my love life gone, I got no more to lose I need excitement that I can effuse I’m lucky as fuck to dance with you up close That body of yours is a mega dose Everything’s distorted more than my guitars You make me wanna headbang ‘til I’m seeing stars That sexy smile and that luscious hair Is like a pheromone with its scent in the air I only met you barely hours ago And already I want you in my dreams also I couldn't find a better way to feel intoxicated Other girls gyrate above me while I'm on the floor Just like they want my tongue to lunge up for the score I’m as good as dead if their boyfriends are near But so what when I have no love life here In any case you’re still the one I prefer And since this night will soon become a blur I’d love to pretend for now you were mine Right now I need to feel over-refined Everything’s distorted more than my guitars You make me wanna headbang ‘til I’m seeing stars That sexy smile and that luscious hair Is like a pheromone with its scent in the air I only met you barely hours ago And already I want you in my dreams also I couldn't find a better way to feel intoxicated Everything’s distorted more than my guitars You make me wanna headbang ‘til I’m seeing stars That sexy smile and that luscious hair Is like a pheromone with its scent in the air I only met you barely hours ago And already I want you in my dreams also I couldn't find a better way to feel No, I never could find a better way Never in a million years to feel intoxicated
4.
Solace 05:31
So here I lay in shame and failure Written all over my face Praying forth my wish To no more be a waste of space So much I want despite the fact I should be grateful But the cycle continues Despite trying to be faithful Forgive me all That I can’t see life’s light You know I wish I could at least Put up a stout fight I never wanted this To rely on naught but lust It just feels like my nature To squander and feel robust I’m like an endless void And I yearn to feel whole Some say I should love myself first But all I see are loopholes I’m desperate for acceptance All I really want is solace Some say I should persevere And enjoy being single Except I already did once It’s no longer that simple There’s no such thing as rushing After all I’ve been through I can’t take any more Than what’s left me bestrewed Forgive me all That I can’t see life’s light You know I wish I could at least Put up a stout fight I never wanted this To rely on naught but lust It just feels like my nature To squander and feel robust I’m like an endless void And I yearn to feel whole Some say I should love myself first But all I see are loopholes I’m desperate for acceptance All I really want is solace This isn’t something I can cure Unless I find one to endure Nothing else brings me confidence It only feels like a false pretense I never wanted this To rely on naught but lust It just feels like my nature To squander and feel robust I’m like an endless void And I yearn to feel whole Some say I should love myself first But all I see are loopholes I’m desperate for acceptance All I really want is solace I'm desperate for acceptance All I really want is solace
5.
Things are changing in my life It’s been intense yet also influential I have a past to move on from In a way that is sequential There are others to take comfort in Who I need to look up to I’m done with those who I naively tried through and through I’ll venture where the road takes me To whatever I must surmount Although if you’re all I find, you're still a blessing that I count I’m vacating various others as times have now changed I won’t wallow in isolation and risk turning deranged There’s a raging lust that I need thrown aside I know that friends come first and you’re perfect for my side It wouldn't be an earthly life, it wouldn't be an earthly life (It would be Heaven, it would be Heaven) It wouldn't be an earthly life, it wouldn't be an earthly life (It would be Heaven, it would be Heaven) My life is drastically changing too Intense, extreme, to the edge and over the top I've moved on from the old me Into a place that’s strange yet better There are others to take comfort in Who I need to look up to I’m done with those who I naively tried through and through I’ll venture where the road takes me To whatever I must surmount Although if you’re all I find, you're still a blessing that I count I’m vacating various others as times have now changed I won’t wallow in isolation and risk turning deranged There’s a raging lust that I need thrown aside I know that friends come first and you’re perfect for my side It wouldn't be an earthly life, it wouldn't be an earthly life (It would be Heaven, it would be Heaven) It wouldn't be an earthly life, it wouldn't be an earthly life (It would be Heaven, it would be Heaven) I’m jamming today with the right friend We’re spending quality time Reminded of what’s important It’s the music I’m vacating various others as times have now changed I won’t wallow in isolation and risk turning deranged There’s a raging lust that I need thrown aside I know that friends come first and you’re perfect for my side It wouldn't be an earthly life, it wouldn't be an earthly life (It would be Heaven, it would be Heaven) It wouldn't be an earthly life, it wouldn't be an earthly life (It would be Heaven, it would be Heaven) It wouldn't be an earthly life, it wouldn't be an earthly life (It would be Heaven, it would be Heaven) It wouldn't be an earthly life, it wouldn't be an earthly life (It would be Heaven, it would be Heaven)
6.
Bring it! Like the creature who warped Adam and Eve You’ve targeted my soul for yours to cleave Yet for all your unholy parasitic power You take no physical form like a real fighter My sanity, my energy Deteriorates in disarray But you just bit off more than you could chew As I will react with my biggest ‘fuck you’ A strong current begins to flow With an array of energy You think I’m new to this kind of pain I've busted through this entire fucking bane I’m no longer at your forefront I've just resisted with one emphatic shunt My sanity, my energy Deteriorates in disarray But you just bit off more than you could chew As I will react with my biggest ‘fuck you’ A strong current Begins to flow With an array Of energy It radiates outward Life defensive artillery Firing on all cylinders Firing on all cylinders
7.
It feels like forever Since I felt this season’s cheer When I felt happy for Christmas And looked forward to the New Year I wanna to feel that way again Since fate’s dealt me much spite And be able to sleep well Even on these cold, snowy nights For all the darkness That’s befallen me I’m still alive and well In this fight to be free So for a carol of my own All I have to say Is thank God I’m in one piece Regardless of my mental fray I’m reminded as bells clang As celebrations ring out That my saviour’s presence Is what made all despair rout I don’t see myself this year With a girl under the mistletoe Just another reminder Of what always makes me feel low This ain't how I should feel On this of all days I want to know That patience is what pays For all the darkness That’s befallen me I’m still alive and well In this fight to be free So for a carol of my own All I have to say Is thank God I’m in one piece Regardless of my mental fray I’m reminded as bells clang As celebrations ring out That my saviour’s presence Is what made all despair rout For all the darkness That’s befallen me I’m still alive and well In this fight to be free So for a carol of my own All I have to say Is thank God I’m in one piece Regardless of my mental fray I’m reminded as bells clang As celebrations ring out That my saviour’s presence Is what made all despair rout

about

My second solo album. After Tom Cook became limited on how much he could do regarding recording sessions at home, I couldn't see how I was going to continue recording solo songs. I didn't even see the worth considering how rarely I got to play solo. It seemed pretty much dead from there on out. However, my solo performances increased alarmingly from November 2012, and coinciding with all of that were some personally dark, complicated, depressing and upsetting moments of mine that caused a major shift in my personal life. These would be my material to work on had an opportunity arisen for future recordings. It's important for listeners to know that these songs are all based on very real, very personal moments of my life starting from the spring of 2013 to the point of the album's completion. Be warned that certain songs contain strong language and sexually suggestive themes that may offend.

As for the recording aspect, I eventually came across a married couple, Rob and Sarah Skinner, a rather successful duet known as The Red Dirt Skinners who were doing various types of music sessions at their home studio. And as I'd become employed as a part-time administrator for sign manufacturing company Nordis Signs, I was able to afford monthly sessions to record a new song each month the same way I did at Tom's home. I wondered how a duet doing mostly country music from my perspective would fare with a whacked-out metalhead looking to let off some steam, but you'd be amazed. I sure was.

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released December 15, 2014

All songs written by Ryan O'Donovan (with Maria Contreras' own written lines included on 'Friends Come First')
Recorded by Sarah Skinner
Mixed & Mastered by Rob Skinner
Artwork concept by Ryan O'Donovan; additional design work by Gareth Evans

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Ryan O'Donovan Uckfield, UK

I am Ryan O'Donovan, a guitarist and vocalist based in Uckfield, East Sussex in England who is always out... to rock out.

Although I'm known primarily by the bands I play in, here is where I share/sell my solo work. Hope you like what you hear, and should you have anything to talk about, please contact me. I like interaction.
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