DESCRIPTION:
Gerry Rival is a singer song writer from Melbourne who has been writing songs and playing in bands for 20 years. While coming from an Indie and Punk Rock background he has also drawn influences from a wide range of artists and styles; from Alternative Country to Americana to roots and the classic Aussie sound, he has found his own unique style. Blending melody and emotive guitar work to create a compelling sound that carries his seemingly simple yet thought provoking lyrics.

https://www.facebook.com/Gerry.Destroy.Rival
For more songs on the character visit: https://gerryrival.bandcamp.com/album/demo-16

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He is currently a member of Jayne's Fighting Ships. A project he founded and has revived with fellow song writer Josh Allen.

Previous bands include: Dead Like Geneva, The Arch-Rivals, The Defiance Report and Declaration (Melbourne).


The Lyrics:

so have you ever had something you wanted to say
something so hard
that it makes so sick inside
you feel like you might explode

have you ever had something so hard to say
you knew it would hurt someone loved so bad
you feel like your mouth might explode

dear dad i'm not the man you think i am
dear mother i don't feel like a man
so i have to go
it's so hard to leave everyone i know

cause i couldn't stand the hurt
i couldn't stand the shame
i couldn't stand to look you in the face

i couldn't stand your disappointment
i couldn't stand all the judgement
so i'm going to where i'll fit in
So Melbourne Town here i come


and i don't think
that what you believe
bares any resemblance
to how we (should) live
and i don't think
that what you believe
is real is real anymore


and i hope
that i'm not right
that jesus just ain't real
cause i know he hates my kind
and we just need love

so i'm losing faith
i'm losing everything
that i thought that i could trust
but i'm not gonna lose myself for a lie


and i don't think
that what you believe
bares any resemblance
to how we (should) live
and i don't think
that what you believe
is real is real anymore

so i'm leaving this town
leaving this lie
and all that's left is
a note by your bedside
i'm leaving for a life that i know is real
is real is real