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about

When I went to sleep on Sunday night, I hoped I would awake the next day feeling refreshed and ready to adapt to whatever the ‘new normal’ would be. Unfortunately, I was just as tired, just as confused, and even more detached from reality. With the future on indefinite hiatus, I let the nostalgia run over me, filling my daydreams with memories of the past…

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At the tail of the summer, I feel so cold
I’ve broken my wings, trying to fit the mould
More questions than answers, so much unknown
The numbers go up, but I’m down here alone
 
First day in the new world, but what does that mean?
How many changes affect my routine?
Plans in captivity, hope lost in time
My own private prison cell, but I’ve done no crime
 
They say this phase, it won’t last long
But I’ve done my research and I know they’re wrong
My hopes and dreams, they’ve been mislaid
Regression takes hold as the meaning starts to fade
 
Yes, turns to maybe, then maybe turns to no
Stare at the picture, with nowhere to go
The candle burns faster each empty day
Give in to nostalgia, start drifting away
 
Here in my fortress
Lost in the phantom zone
Yearning for solace
Spiralling down, resolution unknown
Here in my fortress
Inside my mind, I’m lost at sea
Yearning for solace
Into the void, let the waves carry me
 
Plans out the window, time on my side
I’m in a void somewhere in between
Head on the pillow, eyes open wide
Here in my room, I shut out the gloom
Leaving this world of uncertainty behind

credits

from Learn To Live Again, released October 3, 2022
Joshua Batten - Lead Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars
Jason Vorherr - Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
Jesse Bates - Drums
David Van Pelt - Synths
Sarah Busuttil - Violins

Produced by Joshua Batten & Sean O’Sullivan
Music & Lyrics by Joshua Batten
Recorded, Mixed, & Engineered by Sean O’Sullivan at Highway 9 Productions
Additional recording at various home studios
Mastered by Joe Carra at Crystal Mastering
Graphic Design & Photography by Jason Rosewarne

This project was supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria

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Joshua Batten Melbourne, Australia

Joshua Batten is a modern-day troubadour, using music as his language to connect with the world. Equal parts folk, blues, country and rock, Joshua writes songs from the heart, with lyrics about modern living set against a retro musical backdrop.

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