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Let The Good Things Happen

by RABB

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scummer A brilliant, original album from an excellent artist! Not to be missed! Favorite track: Bounty.
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    This album was recorded in my front room in the first half of 2021, and features songs written since 2017.

    The songs explore the challenges of relationships, fatherhood and mental health, alongside other issues and are all deeply personal tellings of stories I otherwise would not be able to share.

    Special thanks needs to go to King Rollo for mastering the tracks, and the members of the Seasons of the Ukulele community, for without their prompts these songs would not have been written. Namely, these are Brian Caldwell, Jon Duncan, Sia Joo Hiang, Bernie Armstrong, Jim Persky, Christopher Fonda, Geoff Walker, Edwin (jtsteam), John (OneManAndHisUke), and Andy (DesertPavement).

    Thanks also to the Alleycats Open Mic community for their continued support for me as a musician.     ... more
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1.
Dirty Little Secret 01:28
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I told you my dirty little secret You think it's dirty, you want me to keep it I told you my dirty little secret It's not free, I want to release it Oh yeah I told you my dirty little secret I understand why you want me to keep it But I just can't help feeling the way I'm feeling I told you my dirty little secret Oh yeah
2.
Half In, Half Out 03:24
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Thank you Phil, for testing the waters for me Reminding me of what my life could have been I went through all this last year For me it wasn't a question of fear Thank you Phil, but I turned down the opportunity Thank you Phil for showing me what not to do Although our stories aren't exactly the same, that's true You were worried you would lose your fame I just wondered what I had to gain Thank you Phil you confirmed what I already knew You were tying up loose ends I stand to lose a few shit friends I'm half in, half out Nobody knows what I'm thinking about Thank you Phil for testing the waters for me Although I think it's best that I just leave things be I guess I'm happy with how good my life is Well I'm not sure but I think my wife is Don't wanna look behind that door but we'll see You were tying up loose ends I could do with cutting out those friends I'm half in, half out Don't wanna know what I'm thinking about
3.
Bounty 03:37
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You've got an itch I would scratch in a pinch A brief respite, momentary delight Then comes the aftertaste Where once was joy and excitement As you opened up Now comes dread and disgust I'm not good enough And I feel like a Bounty At the bottom of your Celebrations tin I try to talk about it I don't know where to begin You're juggling plates and I know I'm the bottom of your pile But all I ever wanted was to make you smile You get distant, I feel insignificant Until you throw me a pity bone Well I can find one of them on my own That's not the point These things were made to share We both wish something else was there Something to make you care And I feel like a Bounty At the bottom of your Celebrations tin Lately things don't feel the same way That they've always been You're juggling plates and I know I'm the bottom of your pile But all I ever wanted was to make you smile I feel like a Bounty At the bottom of your Celebrations tin Are we gonna power through it? Or just throw it in the bin You're juggling plates and it's right That I'm the bottom of your pile But all I ever wanted was to make you smile All I want is to see you smile
4.
When All This Is Over 05:29
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Your world got turned upside down And you started acting out I started walking on eggshells I didn't react well When this started life was a dream I saw more of you than I'd ever seen It was a trial run for my next career Then I started to see the fear When all this is over I won't be as distant When all this is over I promise to listen I let us fall out of our routine You had your face stuck to a screen Well I guess you got your cues from me I should have known you weren't happy When all this is over I won't be as distant When all this is over I promise to listen And these four walls weren't meant To hold a force of nature like you And a kid like you wasn't meant To have nothing to do So I'll tidy up those eggshells And when this is over you'll give that world hell When all this is over I won't be as distant When all this is over I promise to listen When all this is over We'll find a better way When all this is over I hope we'll be okay
5.
Playing House 03:13
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It's Christmas time again I'm putting up the tree Wondering when it'll fall down on me And it's killing me Tired of having too much month left At the end of the money I don't have a clue I'm just muddling through Cause there's nothing else I can do It's worse this time of year We're just playing house Cause we don't know what we're doing here I'm getting fed up Sat in traffic for an hour Burning fuel just going nowhere and I feel like a fraud It's like I'm that guy from Once in a Lifetime I'm cooking a nice me My sons goofing around Such a wonderful sound It's worse this time of year We're just playing house Cause we don't know what we're doing here It's not as bad as it seems I'm just wondering when I'll wake up from this dream It's just my chemistry Running through my brain saying Good things don't happen to me It's Christmas time again I'm living in the present Wondering when it'll all cave in It's worse this time of year We're just playing house Cause we don't know what we're doing here
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feast.soda.level 03:46
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When I was younger I was forced to roam I had no place that I could call a home Now what three words could mean home to me now? What three words could mean home to me now? All of a sudden You gave me it all, it all A feast for the soul A feast for the soul You took me in in my own place I spilt soda, you laughed at my face Now what three words could mean home to me now? What three words could mean home to me now? All of a sudden We gave it your all, my all And we did it all And we did it all Home, where's my home? Home, where's my home? You understand me on every level We help each other fight off our devils Now what three words could mean home to me now? What three words could mean home to me now? It's not a postcode And it's not these four walls It's you, always you It's always you Home, where's my home? Home, where's my home? Home, where's my home? Home, you're my home
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White Noise 03:55
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All your life, you've been looking in the mirror Started to blur now, it isn't clear The person looking back at you isn't you Suddenly, you haven't got a clue Well you're, gammon-faced, ham-fisted How dare they remind you other people existed? What about me, like a lost little boy? Slink away, back to your white noise You take a minute, try and win back some ground How could you not have noticed this wall of sound You care about everyone, it's the least you could do But still the only person that you're seeing is you Well you're ham-fisted, gammon-faced We're knocking down the walls to your safe space You seem to scared that you've become a minority Maybe because of how they're treated historically Well listen here cause the glass is gonna break We're turning up the heat so don't be a snowflake You wanna stay in with all the static and fuzz We'll move on without you we don't give a fuck Slink away Creep away Slink away Creep away Fuck off back to your white noise (all your life, looking in a mirror)
8.
Not Okay 04:53
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Something in the back of my mind It doesn't happen all the time Feels like, a dam's about to burst It hurts So I phoned the doctor, she didn't wanna see me She said take this pills, go and ask a charity Run from your problems, go bother somebody else We got no money for your mental health Well you can stick your CBT I just wanna know what's wrong with me And you can keep your Sertraline I just wanna talk about how I'm feeling It's okay not to be okay It's okay not to be okay It's okay not to be okay But I'm not okay and that's not okay Sleep, when will I get some sleep? Dreams, why do I get these dreams? Are you gonna hurt yourself That's all that we care about These things happen, it all takes time We don't do miracles, please hold the line Well stick your CBT I just wanna know what's wrong with me And you can keep your Sertraline I just wanna talk about how I'm feeling It's okay not to be okay It's okay not to be okay It's okay not to be okay But I'm not okay and that's not okay I don't wanna breath slowly I don't wanna breath slowly I don't want to count to ten I don't want your mindfulness So fuck your CBT I just wanna know what's wrong with me And you can keep your Sertraline I just wanna talk about how I'm feeling It's okay not to be okay It's okay not to be okay It's okay not to be okay But I'm not okay and that's not okay
9.
Constellations 04:07
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Lying in the haze In the morning hue Quietly steal a gaze over you Reminiscing over how the hell We got here In the blink of an eye We've travelled light years Well you're the sun in my sky The stars racing round my mind And as I trace the constellations Down your spine I wonder why the fates decided on you and I Well I've had my share of time With my head in the clouds And it's always you who brings me back down But I'm always sky high when I'm with you When skin touches skin, there's nothing I can do Well you're the sun in my sky The stars racing round my mind And as I trace the constellations Down your spine I wonder why the fates decided on you and I Well you're the sun in my sky The stars racing round my mind And as I trace the constellations Down your spine I wonder why the fates decided on you and I
10.
The Stream of Consciousness 04:05
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There's a direct link between the ether and your voice Filter out the noise, filter out the noise I'm caught between two tides, wish I had a choice Direct link between the ether and your voice The river has burst its banks Flood of words without meaning It's a task without any thanks I don't see the water receding The stream of consciousness Will overflow Wondering when you'll come up for air What's like down there, what's it like down there? You send a barrage, all I do is stare Wondering if you'll come up for air The river has burst its banks Flood of words without meaning It's a task without any thanks I don't see the water receding The stream of consciousness Will overflow
11.
Doomsday Prepping 03:24
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Ooh I feel the big give up coming on Things are picking up, I'm stretched too thin It won't be long Ambition creeps in, aspiration spreads like a mould I tell myself that I can do this But I'm waiting to fold I'm terrified of failure I hate being wrong But worse is marching back From a place I thought I belonged But I should let the good things happen I should let the good times roll I'm so busy doomsday prepping I forget what I'm surviving for Told myself I didn't need anything to be happy Higher I'd aim, the further I'd fall it made sense to me And if I wasn't already good at it, it wasn't worth the time If I had nothing to lose, I'd be just fine I'm terrified of failure I need to be right My tendency to think ahead Keeps me up at night But I should let the good things happen I should let the good times roll I'm so busy doomsday prepping I forget what I'm surviving for So I'll cancel those plans I won't buy those things I'll resist any sense of opportunity Cancel those plans I won't buy those things Self-care isn't in my vocabulary I'm terrified of failure I admit defeat It wasn't meant to be Situation got the best of me But I should let the good things happen I should let the good times roll I'm so busy doomsday prepping I forget what I'm surviving for

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released June 26, 2021

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RABB England, UK

I am a singer-songwriter based in Hampshire attempting to challenge perceptions of what original ukulele music can be.

My approach to songwriting is simple. I write about things that have happened to me or are important to me, and the songs need to sound just as good with just me and my uke or fully arranged on a studio album. ... more

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