For My Sunday Song #380, we are to the final song of 10 song set of Deke’s Choices. This time around we are tackling “Long Way to Neverland” by Headstones. Headstones are yet another Canadian band out of Kingston and they have a major punk influence. The song is off their 2013 album ‘Love + Fury’ and was written by the band. The song was the 2nd single off the album and went to #6 on the Canadian Rock/Alt chart.

The song was written by the band which consist of Hugh Dillon, Trent Carr, Tim White and Dale Harrison. The lyrics to “Long Way to Neverland” are rather confusing to me. The lyrics are introspective while at the same time it is giving you the power. Basically, I get out of it that it wants to give you the power to be yourself, to stay true to oneself. Don’t give in to pressures by either your peers or by society. Remain strong when confronted by those that don’t agree with you. “To Thine Own Self Be True” or something like that. But I could be way off base here because he also is sitting there getting stoned and just ignoring everything.

There is a Lou Reed vibe to the opening as lead singer, Hugh Dillon, speaks it more in that Lou Reed style. It is really cool. The guitars have a grunge edge to them and the harmonica really adds a punch to it. The song has a ton of attitude and bite and I am really digging the dangerous feel to it. A band I had never heard of before this, but damn I’m glad I know it now. In under 3 minutes waste no time in making you feel it and want to re-live the experience over and over. A brilliant piece of music.

Give the song a listen and let me know what you think. Is it as cool as I think it is? Thanks Deke for another great choice. Go check out The Distortion Den on Youtube or go to Superdekes.com and support Deke. And thank you all for stopping by and I hope you all have a wonderful and Happy Sunday!!

“Long Way To Neverland”

Break it down with the tunnel lens
Got a long lens comin’ round
With a bummed out Girl Scout
Lyin’ southbound on the ground
Somethin’ here I don’t get
Somethin’ here I don’t see
Gold boy’s coming down
And he’s armed to the fuckin’ teeth

It’s a long way to Neverland
And I’m dying to shoot ’em down
Keep ’em down for good
Yeah, I might’ve lived dual lives
Here I am twenty years to the day
Like I knew I would

Gettin’ stoned on the hot sand
Put in a call to Coleen
Get a bottle to drop down
All the images from the street
And do yourself a favour
Let us smell fear when you run
Turn around and face it all
Just beat ’em to the fuckin’ punch

It’s a long way to Neverland
And I’m dying to shoot ’em down
Keep ’em down for good
Yeah, we might’ve lived dual lives
Here I am twenty years to day
Like I thought I would

It’s a long way to Neverland
And I’m dying to shoot ’em down
Keep ’em down for good (yeah)

Kneel down in the underground
Where the science fiction starts
Gonna have it all my way
So we’re both done playin’ parts
Got a soul in a strangle hold
Poison teardrop in the sea
Grandstand and an hourglass
Came down to him and me

It’s a long way to Neverland
And I’m dying to shoot ’em down
Keep ’em down for good
Yeah, we might’ve lived dual lives
Here I am twenty years to the day
Like I knew I would

It’s a long way to Neverland
And I’m dying to shoot ’em down
Keep ’em down for good
Keep ’em down for good
Keep ’em down for good

Break it down with a tunnel lens
Got a long lens coming down
Got a bummed out Girl Scout
Lyin’ southbound on the ground
Somethin’ here I don’t get
Somethin’ here I don’t see
Nothin’ left to see here
But the waves out on the beach

Written by Headstones