We Banjo 3 - Gift Of Life - Official Audio

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The second single from the new album, Open The Road, out July 15, 2022!

In May 2020, in the usual haze of “waiting for more information” and with a cup of coffee on the piano lid, I played one chord and the phrase “Over the ditch and into the wilds” popped out. I sat there in the grips of realising a fear of failure can keep you on the “safe path,” but what about the woods? There’s a lot of life to be lived under the trees. The song came from trying to convince myself that sometimes you might have to stumble into the unknown and trust yourself to choose the right turns. - David Howley

Over the ditch and into the wilds
Cross through shadows for miles and miles
To a place where silence sings
And chorus bells of freedom ring

You set off strong, you set off proud
In search of gold that can’t be found
Buried deep within your heart
It’s been with you from the start
You’ve been looking wide and far

Maybe the gift of life is living
The treasure is the quest
What if the truth in every legend
Is you can only try your best
What if you threw away the compass
Crumple up the map
Pick a postcard for your mother
And follow your own path

I know you’ve been here before
Feeling less but you’re wanting more
The journey onward calls your name
Through the field of shadow and pain

So call the darkness, call the light
Ignite the beacons of hope tonight
Feel the pull within your soul
It’ll tell you where to go
Search your heart, you already know

Maybe the gift of life is living
The treasure is the quest
What if the truth in every legend
Is you can only try your best
What if you threw away the compass
Crumple up the map
Pick a postcard for your mother
And follow your own path