The Gunslinger by The Grand Bazaar from Tauranga New Zealand

the debut single and music video from new zealand indie artists the grand bazaar.

official music video: https://youtu.be/5phtjz6c1xm

soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thegrandbazaarband

spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1ufpsjjmccrndo76v6sum0

bandcamp: https://thegrandbazaar.bandcamp.com/track/the-gunslinger

facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thegrandbazaarband

instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegrandbazaarbandnz

purchase/stream links: https://thegrandbazaar.hearnow.com/the-gunslinger

we welcome one and all to that which awaits ...

what you are about to experience was filmed over 11 days in more than a dozen locations throughout the middle earth region of the alluring and evocative south island of new zealand.

the enormity and desolate isolation of the locations all aligned completely with this composition in a manner which was humbling to partake in and fully embodied the meaning of the lyrics contained within this track.

the gunslinger

can you feel the wind?
change
colours change
everything gone quiet
there’s a stranger
oh so strange

i can feel the danger
i can taste it on the wind
there’s nothing here
no bird song
there’s no safety
safety’s gone

i notice no one looks me in the eye
they know it’s coming and they know it’s for me
doesn’t have a name i recognise
so i name it gunslinger it could be
don’t know where it came from
what it wants or why it’s picked me
but i know it carries danger
and that danger
that danger is for me

i see the gods smiling down at me
i hear the wind whispering my name
i sense the fear all around me
and it’s not mine
no it's not mine

i’m not afraid
i welcome you
you’re my friend
until the end

i notice no one looks me in the eye
they know it’s coming and they know it’s for me
doesn’t have a name i recognise
so i name it gunslinger it could be
don’t know where it came from
what it wants or why it’s picked me
but i know it carries danger
and that danger
that danger is for me

fast forward
a lesson learned
i tried to warn you
aren’t you aware?

don’t you see?
open your eyes
i’m in your mind
there’s no running
it’s too late, nowhere to hide

there’s a shadow blocking you from the sun
it’s here for you
it’s here for everyone
you wouldn’t hear
you couldn’t see
that the gunslinger
all along was me

© 2020 the grand bazaar
all rights reserved

lyrics and vocals: mama hollywood
music: hound mcfox

video produced, filmed and edited by baz mantis for slice of π productions

audio mixed and mastered by baz mantis at electric gypsy studio

vocals recorded by tim julian at the colourfield recording studio, tauranga

Release date
March 07, 2020