DECIDE TO RIDE
Reaction to refraction, a bent-stick water view
Administer situations to part of Heaven’s crew
Stand smartly dressed against the rail
Uniforms with matching sails
Should we go along with you
Now should we go along
Should we go along with you
Now should we go along
Should we go along with you
Now should we go along
Should we go along with you
Now should we go along

Inspected kinetics moving minds around
Archetypal archetypes esoteric sounds
Take a stand now on the stairs
Under signs saying “On The Air!”
Should we go along with you
Now should we go along
Should we go along with you
Now should we go along
Should we go along with you
Now should we go along
Should we go along with you
Now should we go along

Checkerboard collectors, gamers of rare delights
Whale bone dice believers gifted with second sight
Braided caps placed there just so
Each one ready to stay or go
Should we go along with you
Now should we go along
Should we go along with you
Now should we go along
Should we go along with you
Now should we go along
Should we go along with you
Should we go along
Should we go along
Should we go along
Should we go along

Words by Peter Greatorex.
Copyright ℗ 2012 D & G Music / Explicit Music.

Decide to Ride

Lyrics by ‘Speedy’ Pete Greatorex.
Music by George Davies / ‘Speedy’ Pete Greatorex.

Copyright ℗ 2012 D & G Music / Explicit Music.

This arrangement by Dark Company.

Vocals and rhythm guitar recorded at Wud Records Studio One, Exeter, 2015.
Everything else recorded at Wud Records Studio One, Europe, 2020.
Engineered, mixed and produced at Wud Records Studio One, Central Europe, 2024.

Cover Art:
“Thing 2” by Peter Greatorex
See: https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/artists/dark-company/original-artwork-by-peter-greatorex/original-artwork-by-peter-greatorex-gallery-5/

Copyright © 2024 Wud Records.

Performers:
‘Speedy’ Pete Greatorex – vocals
Zakk Black – guitar
Josh Reynes – piano, synths, trumpets
Maxx Damage – bass
Sven Stiglund – drums

Fun Facts:
* The lyrics for this song were written 15th December 2012.
* This is a song that Pete never sang a proper studio version of and his vocals were lifted from the demo and cleaned up a bit.
* Well, quite a lot actually. 🙂
* The VST plugins didn’t make the right kind of piano sound somehow so this is from the TG33.
* The guitar part is played on the Stratocaster.
* The trumpets come from the Akai S900 and a VST plugin called DSK Brass (https://www.dskmusic.com/).
* There is an argument between the bass, which plays a C, and the piano and guitar, which play a C#, which has a wonderful emotive quality but which ceases to work when anything else is present.