Story Behind The Song

The song deals with the realities of the isolation of the individual living in our cities. The hook line "dirty hats and dirty strangers who am I to make the chenges?" came to me whilst washing up. The song was born out of utter exasperation felt by many families during 2003. When through no fault of their own ,were thrown into poverty because of mis-calculations by the tax office in England. Its expresses the feeling of isolation and separation from those who make the decisions and those who are living the consequences of those decisions. The lyrics touch upon fragility and strength of someone in this situation living at grass roots.

Song Description

There is a strong driving beat to this song which adds power and roots to this urban folk rock song. The fiddle was used to add the shiney Irish metal . The lyrics are the thought provoking substance of the song. The voice brings a certain sweetness

Lyrics

Dirty hats and dirty strangers who am I to make the changes?

Concepts fly through the wind telling stories to elusive friends .
Well here am I at the bottom of the pile
And I guess I'm gonna be down here for quite some time
Dirty hats and dirty strangers who am I to make the changes?

I took a walk on my estate and I'm looking for joy in the glass and the waste
And I find a pretty sea washed stone
A little bit of beauty here on,here on its own.
(Chorus)
Hey hey its me here.
There's alot like you and me
Hey hey its me here
There's alot like me
Dirty hats and dirty strangers who am I to meke the changes?

Feel the suns rays shine on my face alittle bit of warmth sure goes along way
I wander how I cope on my own so many of us and yet so many,any all alone.
(Chorus)
Instrumental break.

People way up high making decisions affecting our lives
To them its only sums on paper
To people like us it could make us poor strangers
Chorus
Theres alot like me x 4
Dirty Hats and dirty strangers who am I to make the strangers.