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Darkness and light-condensed
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Kind of a folksy cross between Elvis and Roy Orbison ( not intentionally) with some profoundly heavy lyrics
Good Tune, Very melodic, Strong lyrics, meaningful stuff, Love, Addiction, strong dislike, ADD, Good times, Etc.
Hello, my name is Ron Rentz and currently I am "A Quality of Mercy." I hope to be welcoming new members to the band soon, but until they arrive it's just me. I write all the music and lyrics for the songs listed here on the site. I play rhythm guitar but mainly I do vocals. I create the music for my songs on a virtual music site, then send it to a friend of mine, Robert Lee Hall, c/o Trebor Labs Studio in Lancaster, KY. who produces all of my music, and will often add lead guitar or various other instruments. He is an extremely talented producer, and I'm thankful that he is comfortable working with me. My day job is being an RN, specialty emergency medicine. I believe my greatest strength is my lyric writing ability. It's old school, but some of my favorite mentors/ musicians provided me with a great education, i.e: Peter Gabriel, Elvis Costello, Brian Wilson, Bryan Ferry, David Byrne, etc. I hope you'll take the time to listen to my music and let me know what you think. Thanks for stopping by...
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Alternative • Alternative General
Charts
Peak #122
Peak in subgenre #39
Author
words and music by Ron Rentz
Rights
2013
Uploaded
May 15, 2013
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MP3 9.1 MB • 160 kbps • 7:58
Story behind the song
I'm not sure what was going through my mind when I was writing this, it just came out. Very melodic, kind of a cross between Elvis and Roy Orbison, but not intentionally. I think you'll really like this, the lyrics are strong, so give a listen and let me know what you think...
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Darkness and Light By: Ron Rentz Verse 1 When the pain that you feel, gets too hard to express You don’t cry anymore, but you don’t cry any less When your too tired to fight it All the guilt and the shame All the years couldn’t right it You’ve got no one to blame Locked up in your room you feel safe and secure Laying there at the beside, you reach for your cure You can drink it, or smoke it or swallow it whole. Doesn’t matter what broke it Your killing your soul Chorus You can cry tears of sadness or cry tears of joy But at the end of the day you’re still crying And how can you build what you seek to destroy? If in the name of the truth, you’ve been lying Why are people so serious, if life is a game? How can people at war say they fight the good fight? That’s why wanting it and having it aren’t really the same Without the darkness what good is the light? Verse 2 Today is no different, the sick cycle’s insane When you open your eyes, you start killing the pain Your afraid to look back Fearing what you’d reveal If your armor should crack You just might have to feel Your mind says it’s safer if you just stay numb Your unprepared for those feelings, your afraid what may come If you don’t face them someday You will never get well Tell yourself you will one day ’til then your living in hell Chorus You can cry tears of sadness or cry tears of joy But at the end of the day you’re still crying And how can you build what you seek to destroy? If in the name of the truth you’ve been lying? Why are people so serious, if life is a game How can people at war, say they fight the good fight? That’s why wanting it and having it aren’t really the same? Without the darkness what good is the light? Verse 3 When the things that you loved become the things that you hate All your hopes and your dreams, you have made them all wait And the people you cared for And who cared about you A life you never prepared for Well it isn’t near through You can’t change what’s behind you, or what lies ahead Try and focus yourself on what lies inside you instead Don’t get hung up in the whys For time truly forgives And while everyman dies It’s more important how he lives Chorus You can cry tears of sadness or cry tears of joy But at the end of the day you’re still crying And how can you build what you seek to destroy? If in the name of the truth you’ve been lying? Why are people so serious, if life is a game How can people at war, say they fight the good fight? That’s why wanting it and having it aren’t really the same? Without the darkness what good is the light?
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