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The Ballad of Sir Tralyne

from Carnival Of Fools by Blues Arcadia

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about

This song is pretty tongue-in-cheek but the message is serious. Thankfully it's becoming easier to talk about mental health these days, particularly in the music industry. Pretty much everybody in this band struggles while trying to balance a music career and family and everything else that life can throw at us, but we've been able to support each other through some bloody horrible times over the years. It's never a comfortable thing to talk about but there's no shame in needing help when times are hard, and there's plenty of us on the same road. - Al (vocals)

lyrics

Well I wake up in the morning
Feel like I could die
But I won’t kill myself or nobody else
Long as I take my sertraline

So I went to see my doctor
Fifty dollars for a minute of his time
He said I’ll cure your ills
With this little white pill
Shut up and take your sertraline

Somebody tell me why this world is so cold
I’m not half the man I used to be
But now I’m twice as old
What happening to my dreams
Drinks and drugs and limousines
Mama said that I was gonna be a star

I’m in love with somebody
She make me want to lose my mind
But I can’t get too close
Unless I double-dose
So I take my sertraline

People you know the story
Sometimes life can be unkind
But I won’t kill myself nor nobody else
Long as I take my sertraline

Somebody tell me why this world is so cold
I’m not half the man I used to be
But now I’m twice as old
What happening to my dreams
Drinks and drugs and limousines
Mama said that I was gonna be a star

credits

from Carnival Of Fools, released March 1, 2019
Vocals - Alan Boyle
Guitars - Chris Harvey
Piano and keys - Parmis Rose
Bass - Jeremy Klysz
Drums - Casper Hall

Tenor saxophone - Shaun Ballagh
Trumpet - Clint Allen
Baritone saxophone - Alex Price

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Blues Arcadia Brisbane, Australia

Three-time Australian Blues Music Award winners and Australian Roots Music Award nominees. Combining the legendary soul of Stax and Motown with the heat and power of the Chicago and Memphis blues, Blues Arcadia deliver an uninhibited old-fashioned soul stomp revival. ... more

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