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As part of my concept album this song is meant to immediately follow "Asleep in the Night". The main part of the song is supposed to segue into an instrumental piece "Lunch Break", which in turn segues into a reprise of this song.
I sing both the parts sung by the guest singer and myself, since I could not find a guest vocalist at this point. The vocals for the guest singer are in the left channel and treated with AutoTune and reverb, while the vocals for my character are in the right channel and preserved in their original state.
All of the instrumentation was recorded at the UpBeat music studios at the Visy Cares Hub.

lyrics

[guest singer]
Rise and shine!

Wake up and embrace the morning
May the light iluminate your skin
It's time to get up and go
And let the day begin

As the light filters through the window
I'd love you to be full of gladness
If you're smiling, I'm smiling too
And I'm not going to feel blue

[me] I hate getting up!
[guest singer] Come on!
[me] I don't want to go there!
[singer] You need to!
[me] I wish I could get back to sleep
[singer] Listen to me.

[ritardando] OK, I'll go...

Another dull day at school
I'm sitting here acting the fool
Trapped in this classroom, I'm a vagabond
They laugh at me as I stagger around

Walking around, I see their faces
While I'm stuck in VCAL, they're in VCE
There I go, feeling down and out
Sorry folks, pardon my doubts

Then recess and lunch come around
And we're offered a rest from the lesson
Everyone's talking but nobody's listening
Only briefly is my freedom incoming

Out in the city I'm a raging warrior
Changing my faces and emotions
Oh no, the girls are there again
I'll turn back and be with my friends

[segue into "Lunch Break"]

credits

from On the Edge of Reality, released October 31, 2017
Edward Roussac - steel-string acoustic guitar, ukulele, djembe, vocals
Tom Fraser - classical guitar

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Edward Roussac Melbourne, Australia

I am a musician from Melbourne, Victoria. I sing and play keyboards as well as guitar and bass. I like to express my thoughts through the songs I write.

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