Jeremy Ayre: music & lyrics

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A missing student (15) has reportedly run away abroad with maths teacher Jeremy Forrest (30), who also writes, produces and performs music under the stage name ‘Jeremy Ayre‘.

This morning, some of Jeremy Forrest/Ayre’s web presences have been disabled, but many of his musical offerings remain. You are invited to explore how this man expressed himself in song before putting himself in this extraordinary position (and I further challenge you to do so without repeating any of the more witless comment behaviour, currently ranging from calling him a ‘paedo’* to advising to him to “keep heading south & over the Pyrenees,” because the “legal age of consent is 13 in Spain”).

Jeremy performs mainly as an acoustic guitarist and singer/songwriter, he describes his music as being “punk, pop and folk all together”, and you can sample his music on YouTube, MySpace and SoundCloud.

At present, most attention focuses on a song titled My Little Emo but personally I’m more intrigued by song with a title inspired by a blood sucker: Let The Wrong One In. On his site, Jeremy describes the latter as “a song about a relationship going wrong, people meeting on different levels and having very different ideas and expectations” but just between you and me, I’m hearing some stereotypical middle-age issues in that first verse, too.

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Let The Wrong One In

by ‘Jeremy Ayre’ (Jeremy Forrest) http://soundcloud.com/jeremy-ayre-music/let-the-wrong-one-in Recently I can feel

Tiredness creeping in my bones

I’m growing old

I used to be a little more

Innocent about the things I’ve done

I’ve come undone ‘Cause every time I can I miss the hate

Next I make a promise not to make

The same mistakes I always make I want you to realise,

I don’t like you like the way you think

I’m not that deep

You’re living in a fantasy

‘Cos all I really wanna do is screw

So give me a break ‘Cos every time we kiss you say it’s me

Full of self conviction

Are you full of self esteem?

(You’re) not fooling me

You’re not fooling me

You’re not fooling me

You’re not fooling me Your friends say I’m out of luck

Tell ’em I don’t give a fucking stuff

Thinking for your-self Don’t believe that things can change

You’re back with me

When we haven’t even spoke

It’s just a joke You’re making it impossible to meet

When just one conversation

Will put this all this shit to sleep

This isn’t it

This isn’t it

This isn’t it

This isn’t it

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My Little Emo

by ‘Jeremy Ayre’ (Jeremy Forrest) http://youtu.be/4u6A1SYeqeY In hindsight, I miss you

It’s too late for a chase

The seasons will change me

I won’t go to waste So lay me down, lay me down

The weight of this day will bring me ’round

So lay me down, lay me down

The weight of this day will bring me ’round I’m so cold, I’m nervous

A train wreck, or worse

She’s talking, the movements

I can’t read, or worse So lay me down, lay me down

The weight of this day will bring me ’round

So lay me down, lay me down

The weight of this day will bring me ’round So lay me down, lay me down

The weight of this day will bring me down

So lay me down, lay me down

The weight of this day will bring me ’round

So lay me down, lay me down

The weight of this day will bring me ’round

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PS – Tonight’s movie: Election. Just because.

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UPDATE – Previously-thought-unintelligible lyric in ‘My Little Emo’ ably identified by Louis Barfe. Cheers, fella.

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UPDATE (5pm) – The Mirror offer their take/view on the song Better Company, but personally I find this to be the most intriguing song from the MySpace selection: Eighteen

Eighteen

by ‘Jeremy Ayre’ (Jeremy Forrest) http://www.myspace.com/music/player?sid=32425019 Say

Sigh if you need a lift

I always like running after you

And I don’t want to let you down Now

My head’s been round and round

You made me feel so ridiculous

And I don’t want to let you know I don’t mind

If you wanna go with someone else

I don’t mind

If you wanna be a-lone Girl

I hang onto words you say

Remember the looks you gave me

And I thought that I’d let you know I

Go crazy inside your eyes

And dizzy if I survive you

Touching my hand when you talk to me I don’t mind

If you wanna go with someone else

I don’t mind

If you wanna be a-lone Hey

Can we talk a little mour-n of your voice Girl

Then every word you say

‘Cause when I’m down and out

It makes me feel much better somehow, and yet… Girl

You hang me upside down

And my stomach’s turned inside-out for you

I’m losing my self con-trol Yeah

Well I used to be so relaxed

But now I can hardly sleep at night

But I wouldn’t change a thing I don’t mind

If you wanna go with someone else

I don’t mind

If you wanna be a-lone Conversations will not replace

The things I want to do

Reservations keep me far away

From being close to you Hey

Can we talk a little mour-n of your voice Girl

Then every word you say

‘Cause when I’m down and out

It makes me feel much better somehow, and yet…

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UPDATE – Post and some comments have been edited to remove a name.















