Bruce T. Carroll Releases New Single "Lift Your Head Up" September 25
Trespass Music is pleased to release Bruce T. Carroll's new single "Lift Your Head Up." The new single is a timely and powerful anthem releasing on September 25 to radio. The single follows Carroll's two critically acclaimed albums "Ruckus and Romance" and "Finding You."
Bruce T. Carroll | CONNECTICUT | Americana | Folk | Singer Songwriter
Lift Your Head Up | Release Date September 25, 2020
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After releasing two critically acclaimed albums in the last three years, “Ruckus and Romance” (2017, "devilishly brilliant", "intensely beautiful"/No Depression), and “Finding You” (2018, a "fine, intense commentary on America's past"/No Depression), Bruce T. Carroll has just released his new single, the timely and powerful anthem "Lift Your Head Up" to radio. ( https://youtu.be/Ub46Lu1tl28 )
Bruce's music, lyric-driven and imagistic, has been described as an amalgam of Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Mark Knopfler and Bruce Cockburn. His signature songs, including "When Two Worlds Collide" (from Ruckus and Romance) and "Fox In The Henhouse" (from Finding You), continue to get significant airplay worldwide. These songs, along with "Lift Your Head Up" and others from his catalogue, are rooted in his conviction that music and social conscience come from the same wellspring of humanity, and derive meaning and power from their ability to unite and inspire.
LYRICS - LIFT YOUR HEAD UP
4:36 Words and Music Copyright 2020 Bruce T Carroll - BTC SONGS - ASCAP
I'm not just killin' time, I'm not just chasing after rainbows
And if I speak my mind, it's not whichever way the wind blows
We walk through growing shadows
We walk through shattered glass
We live in troubled times
We hope this too shall pass
From the ebb of ancient history, To the arc of measured time
From the lost and the immortal, from what's yours and what is mine
The cries of guileless children
The crush of evil men
Our hopes get swept away
And we build them up again
Why don't you turn, why don't you look
Why don't you lift your head up
Why don't you cry out
Why don't you scream
Why don't you run, sound the alarm
Keep our children safe from harm
This is our promise
This is our dream
Now the fates have not smiled often, and the years have not been kind
Though some have gained great fortune, there are so many left behind
Though great work be discarded
And great love held in disregard
We hold these truths in our heart
And we'll defend them twice as hard
Now we're locked in another battle, like the ones we fought before
Now I'm asking for your help tonight, and I'm standing at your door
Come out come out and raise your voices
Come out and raise a hue and cry
We'll fight this thing together
And we'll be standing side by side
Why don't you turn, why don't you look
Why don't you lift your head up
Why don't you cry out
Why don't you scream
We can't turn back, we can't fall down
This is the point of no return
This is our future
This is our dream
LINER NOTES
The song was recorded with a band of supremely accomplished musicians, including Marc Shulman, Tommy Mandel, Sara Milonovich, Nicole Alifante, Joe Bonadio, and Lincoln Schliefer.
Words and Music: Bruce T. Carroll
Engineered and Mixed: Al Hemberger at The Loft, Bronxville, NY
Acoustic Guitar and Vocals: Bruce T. Carroll
Guitars: Marc Shulman
Piano & organ: Tommy Mandel
Bass: Lincoln Schliefer
Drums: Joe Bonadio
Violin & BG vocals: Sarah Milonovich
BG Vocals: Nicole Alifante
Bruce T. Carroll has promoted his work on stage in the past three years alongside artists such as Slaid Cleaves, Ellis Paul, Jimmy Lafave (RIP), Dan Bern, Vance Gilbert, and Rita Coolidge, and has headlined shows with his band at various clubs in NYC and the tri-state area, including the Bitter End, Rockwood, Colony, Falcon, Turning Point and Towne Crier. Last summer marked Bruce’s ascent to various Festival stages, including the Pleasantville Music Festival, The River Spirit Music and Arts Festival, and the Black Bear Americana Festival!
SOCIALS
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