Name: 16: Rollercoaster
Duration: P00H03M02S
Description: Track 16 of a 21 song album written and recorded in 21 days during lockdown in South Africa because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

16: Rollercoaster

from 21 Songs in 21 Days by Jon Shaban

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Track 16 of a 21 song album written and recorded in 21 days during lockdown in South Africa because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Buckle up
‘Cos life is like a rollercoaster and the road ahead looks rougher than it ever has before
We’re navigating twists and turns
The highs are high, the lows are low
But it’s fun

Suck it up
We’re all in this together
It’s been hours since we left behind the point of no return
We’re just about to reach the top
And afterwards a massive drop but it works

So Dive in
Leave your fears behind you
Head spin as you’re upside down
Ride fast with your friends beside you
Head rush as you face the ground

Be prepared
To brace yourself for impact
There’s a fairly good to good chance that we might go off the rails
We’ll try our best to stay on course
Sometimes it’s out of our control
Who decides

So Dive in
Leave your fears behind you
Head spin as you’re upside down
Ride fast with your friends beside you
Head rush as you face the ground

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from 21 Songs in 21 Days, track released April 11, 2020
Drums by Steve Jones
Keys and Backing Vocals by Zwelisha Giampietri
Bass by Paul Jones
Additional guitars by Haydn Evans
Additional vocals by Matt Wilson and Jadd Steinhard
Trombone by Matt Willis

Mixed by Steve Jones at New Noise Studios, Durban, South Africa

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Jon Shaban Cape Town, South Africa

JON SHABAN IS A SINGER SONGWRITER BASED IN CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA. SHORTLY AFTER QUITTING HIS JOB AND COMMITTING TO BEING A FULL-TIME ARTIST, JON LAUNCHED HIS FIRST ALBUM IN 2015 TITLED ‘FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE’ AND HAS SINCE TOURED RELENTLESSLY BOTH NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY WITH HIS SOLO MATERIAL AND HIS BAND, THE SHABS. ... more

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