Lyrics
Richard Roebuck is a prolific and versatile lyricist able to create lyrics for many music genres. He has written extensively for musical theatre as well as writing for pop, rock and country music. Roebuck has a back catalogue of over 300 song lyrics awaiting music but is also able to write lyrics to existing music if required, he is also able to work collaboratively with composers developing lyrics and music together.
Small samples of Richard Roebuck’s lyrics are shown below (typically first verse and chorus).
POP:
You Saved Me
V1] You’re more than perfection
You show me the way
When I lose my direction
When I’m falling
V2] You’re all I could wish for
All that I want
My everything and more
You complete me
Ch: I was out on a limb
But you pulled me in
Yeah you saved me
You turned me around
I was lost now I’m found
Yeah you saved me
You figured it out
And you saved me
Can’t Stop (Thinking About You)
There’s a wolf at the door
He’s gnashing his teeth
My palms are sweating
There’s no relief
There’s nowhere to run
And nowhere to hide
When the Big Bad Wolf
When he gets inside
There’s a million distractions running in my brain
But I just can’t stop, thinking about you
There are a million changes I can’t explain
But I just can’t stop, thinking about you
Can’t stop
Can’t stop
I just can’t stop, thinking about you
I’m thinking about you now
ROCK:
Into My Arms
V1. You’re taking over me
I’m falling, failing
Open wounds won’t heal
When you are far from me
If I stopped breathing
Lost within your dream
If I smile and die
Is it something real
<placew:ston><country-regionw:ston>Ch. Open your eyes and let me see
Inside your aching bleeding heart
Give me broken promises
Tell me we will never part
Hold on and let me see your soul
Can you hear the words I’m speaking?
Calling you home into my arms
Calling you home into my arms
White Noise
V1: Voices calling
Pull me deeper in
Sweet surrender
Welling from within
Bring me the night
Let me hear the sound
While I listen
Your phonic’s surround
Ch. In the shadow
Can you see it in the twilight?
Can you hear that voice?
I’m listening, white noise
There’s something there
Can you hear it the background
Can you hear that voice?
I’m listening, white noise
Country:
Lone Star Shining
V1. There’s a lone star shining
From the flag out on the porch
My heart is burning
From carrying this torch
Since the night I saw you cryin’
After the high school dance
I’ve prayed to God each night
You’d give me one last chance
<country-regionw:ston><placew:ston>Ch. Take this lone star shining
To the heavens up above
Set it there with the others
And cover it in love
Take this lone star shining
Take all I have to give
The lone star will be shining
For as long as my heart lives
Lonely Sunset
He’s sittin’ home alone
Out on the porch drinkin
Wondering to himself
As the sun is sinking
What’s this life all about?
Is there some other meaning?
More than this lonely home
More than the floors and ceiling
This lonely sunset
Not the first like this
Crickets in the trees
Sing their song of bliss
This lonely sunset
Can’t warm that heart of his
This lonely sunset
Can’t replace her kiss
Musical Theatre:
Voodoo
From The Musical ‘The Queen of New Orleans’
By Richard Roebuck & Neil Stemp
CHARLIE:
It’s taken time to get us here
And now I’m sick of waiting
No more deliberation
No more procrastinating
Your method is a little slow
I swear your tricks are magic
Just speed things up Miss Monroe
It’s time for us to go
MILLIE:
It’s taken time to get us here
Your words are nauseating
I’m the one in the firing line
You’ll have to deal with waiting
CHARLIE:
Don’t ever talk to me that way
You’d better do this well
If things don’t go my way
I’ll see you all in hell
MILLIE:
Your jesterly ways confuse
If you love me why abuse
Yes I’m on your carousel
It brings me round into your hell
In this paper thin parade
I see through your cruel charade
So the months have brought Mardi Gras
Am I still your only star?
Shoot... Bang! It’s over
From The Musical ‘A Very Private Education’
By Richard Roebuck & John Victor
PAPARAZZI:
3 2 1 shoot... bang! It’s over
Your life, is over
You never live forever
3 2 1 shoot... bang! It’s over
Your life, is over
You’ll never get to Heaven
MARSHALL:
Unbelievable
The storm the wrecked the calm
It happened when we least expected
It happened to us all
So where do I go now
I’m anything but free
Our time was short
And now we’re caught
And covered in debris
CRABTREE:
Spinning around inside of my head...
MARSHALL:
Who the fucking-hell knew!
One or maybe two
Minutes to go
Till we’re on the evening news
CRABTREE:
3 2 1 shoot... bang! It’s over
Your life, is over
You never live forever
MARSHALL & TRENT:
3 2 1 shoot... bang! It’s over
My life, is over
I’ll never live forever