This is one of those songs that came to me in 20 minutes.
My ode to recorded music, which has been my greatest teacher.
It’s time, once again, for my yearly ode to you. I’ve got COVID this time around, so it’s not quite as polished as I’d like,…
Here’s one of the songs from the Mark Marshall & Friends Rosendale Street festival show! Enjoy!
Very excited to return to the Rosendale Street Fest this year! Especially excited to be playing on the stage of the Rosendale Theatre!
I’ll be joined by my oldest and dearest friend Dave Fields, Frank Casciaro Jr. on Bass, Bobby Legg on Drums, my lovely and incredibly talented sister Laura Kate Marshall on Vocals and percussion, and Mister Julian Marshall on percussion too! We’ll be doing some rock and roll, some r&b, and some of my originals too.
I am one very lucky man, and the show is going to be a barnburner.
If you’re attending, you’ll want to get there early. The show is Saturday, July 19th… it starts promptly at 12:30, and our set is only 45 minutes long.
The Rosendale Street Fest relies on volunteers – if you’re able, please go here and sign up.
A good time will be had by all! Can’t wait.
Love,
M
I wrote it about 30 years ago. Having a penchant for all things post-apocalyptic, mid-apocalyptic or just plain future shock… I was just being playful.
Late in 2023, I revisited it… and I think the revisit turned out pretty nicely.
Seeing as this is a one-man shop that still makes albums… there are only so many hours in a day, and if I were to wait until I had videos done to release an album, I’d hardly get anything out. The videos come when they can… as did this one.
I’m particularly proud of this one. The number of editing hours on it are huge… but worth it. I was originally going to shoot a “Night of the Living Dead” homage to go with it, but thought better of it once I realized just how much time it’d take. I then sought zombies from a site I use called Motion Array, and came across the brilliant 3D animation work of Alex -DesignProjects, as they’re known on Motion Array. So it began.
Metaphor for the present day? You decide.
As always –If you like it, please show your support by buying the single – or the 62 album – at https://markmarshall.bandcamp.com
Premieres on YouTube and Facebook at 9:22pm on 2/12
Lyrics:
You thought
ten years ago
life was really bad
didn’t see it coming
now you know
how good you had it
honey
Don’t even think about
steppin’ out
anymore
you never know
what you might find outside
your front door
You can’t even run
’cause there’s no place
left to go
Nobody’s coming for you
Lock all the doors
and go on with
the things you do
’cause no one’s coming for you
Closed all the jails down
long ago
don’t you know
now the streets are full
of unmarked shadows
This is how it ends.
This is how it ends.
You can’t even run
’cause there’s no place
left to go
Nobody’s coming for you
Lock all the doors
and go on with
the things you do
’cause no one’s coming for you
Send the kids
to the basement to play
or tell them stories
about yesterday
Tell them all about the way
it used to be
and if they’re bored
they can always
watch the TV.
Lock all the doors
and go on with
the things you do
’cause no one’s coming for you
no one’s coming for you
for you.
Mark Marshall uses MJC Ironworks strings and
PreSonus Studio One Recording Software
