Shelter began life in 2021 with the project title, In the Bunker. This name inspired us to write lyrics centred around a family forced to go into an air-raid shelter. The story is told from the point of view of a parent, desperate to hold it together for the good of their family, despite fears for their future. This theme is a metaphor for those suffering with mental health issues, or emotional trauma whilst trying to hide it from the world.
It’s astonishing how poignant this track has unintentionally become given the tragic situation in Ukraine and how something initially intended to be fiction is now the reality for so many people who are close to our homes. ‘Shelter’ is on sale on our website with all profits going to the Disasters Emergency Committee. A leading charity aiding the relief effort in Ukraine.
lyrics
Go on. Keep your small hands on the ladder. Descend to our new home underground. Be brave. It will be like an adventure. Just wait. We’ll be saved, saved, saved. Here in this bunker, I feel us go under. Please save our lives, oh won’t you. Here in this shelter, I pray for the will to remain calm. I won’t fail us. Stay alive. I’ll keep us alive. We’ll survive. I’ll keep us alive. Here in our refuge, I pray for someone who can save our lives. Oh save us. Be strong. Within time they won’t remember. Have faith. Don’t let them hear you breaking down. Hold on. Just as long as we’re together. Believe, we’ll be saved, saved, saved. Here in this bunker, I feel us go under. Please save our lives, oh won’t you. Here in this shelter, I pray for the will to remain calm. I won’t fail us. Stay alive. I’ll keep us alive. We’ll survive. I’ll keep us alive. Here in our refuge, I pray for someone who can save our lives. Oh save us.
credits
from Neon Fields,
released August 9, 2022
Edward Barrett: Composer, Lead Vocals
Piers Ward: Composer, Synths
Luke Russe: Composer, Drums, Percussion
Jack Daffin: Mixing Engineer
South-West UK based trio Neon Fields combine dark industrial rock with atmospheric synth and vocals packed with passion and
emotion, to create their brand of Indie Electronic Rock.
Their first single ‘Light Them Up’ was described as “a complete masterpiece” by ERB Radio.
KMS Reviews described their signature style as ‘sophisticated darkness’....more
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