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Roy W. Taylor
Songwriter · Guitar · Lead Vocals
The pen and the voice — front and centre, wired to every song he writes.
Discography
Two albums, all heart
Songs written and recorded by Roy W. Taylor & Andrew Taylor in Edinburgh. Stream both albums free right here — or download on Bandcamp.
November 2018
Blue Rope
Alt-country songwriting featuring pedal steel accompaniment with a melancholic, dark and wistful core. Influenced by everyone from Wilco to Ennio Morricone, Thin Lizzy to The Byrds, Neil Young to Loretta Lynn.
- blue rope 2:33
- yesterday I woke up 3:26
- what else can I do 3:20
- working on a song 2:29
- he was gone 2:24
- station a.m. 2:21
- real winter 3:22
- tried my hand 1:49
- dopamine 4:44
- on the road 4:17
- station p.m. 3:54
Lyrics
blue rope
High above the river there was a viewpoint
It looked right down onto the banks where they drank (in) their last day in the sun
That day some of them skipped class to say 'goodbye' to small town boredom
For some of them it would be the last time they saw each other
There was blue rope around the suitcase
blue rope tied on the roof rack
blue rope all frayed and easy
blue rope all down the valley
this song's about blood rivers
and blue rope you used to give us
Some years later he threw stones with his brothers girlfriend from off the viewpoint
She was amazed how he reached the other side,
and even the tall pines trees on the far bank where they'd drank (in) their last day in the sun all those years ago
There was blue rope around the suitcase
blue rope tied on the roof rack
blue rope all frayed and easy
blue rope all down the valley
this song's about blood rivers
and blue rope you used to give us
yesterday I woke up
Yesterday I woke up and the sun was on,
the rooftops and the grass beyond
I tore you up in my mind just for having fun
When we break-up it's like a mountain song
The snow melts and then we're back on
So don't you cry for me
Cos I've got a ticket somewhere
Return to me and see
We'll make-up and go somewhere, somewhere with sea
That's where I want to be
Yesterday I broke down and it moved me some,
that I could cry for the next one to come
Yesterday I was down but I made it back,
when I heard the sound of the greyhound track
I knew that you were not coming back
So don't you cry for me
I've got a ticket somewhere
Return to me and see
We'll make-up and go somewhere, somewhere with sea
That's where I want to be
You and me
That's where I want to be
what else can I do
I've been waiting and you've been taking
me out for a while
It's been a while since I sold you a smile
while we're on the end of the line
We might as well go down in history he he!
Cos soon you're going to find out that I'm no mystery to you
Darling what else can I do
Darling what else can I do to you
I've been looking at you so good looking
as you cross down the street
It's been a while since I called you to find
if you're on the end of the line
We might as well go down in history he he!
Cos soon you're going to find out that I'm no mystery to you
Darling what else can I do
Darling what else can I do to you
Can I do to you
Though you say you love me I know you don't care
and I know it's true that it's all there in your stare
We might as well go down in history he he!
Soon you're going to find out that I'm no mystery to you
Cos darling what else can I do
Darling what else can I do to you
May 2014
United Wire
The self-titled debut. Songs written and recorded by Roy & Andrew Taylor, with Scott Tobin on bass and Tim Davidson on pedal steel. All roads lead here.
- Sunrain 3:37
- Make A Difference 3:24
- See You There 4:06
- Silver Bees 4:01
- Glasgow 5:01
- Didn't Know What To Say 3:14
- Hummingbird 5:04
- Road I'm On 3:04
- Tusitala 3:46
- These Four Walls 2:47
- Waste Of My Time 2:31
- Hobos 3:34
