bethmunroemusic

SEEKING

Drums, Other Percussion, Keyboard, Other, DJ, Electronic Music.

ABOUT

Solo indietronica artist, guitarist singer/songwriter
About to release my 2nd EP with WMTH Records
Will be touring the UK and EU later this year
Currently when I play live I sing, play guitar, play keys and use loops and backing tracks to fill the empty space. I would rather not have to rely on backing tracks, and have an actual human joining me with synth/electronic drums/any other electronic-based ideas welcome.

Screen name:: bethmunroemusic
Member since:: Jan 17 2019; Active over 1 month ago
Level of commitment:: Very Committed
Years playing music:: 10
Gigs played:: Over 100
Tend to practice:: More than 3 times per week
Available to gig:: 6-7 nights a week

Influences

Florence and the Machine
CHVRCHES
Bastille
Sia
London Grammar

Instrument experience:

Rhythm Guitar:: Expert
Vocalist:: Expert
Electronic Music:: Moderate
Keyboard:: Moderate

EQUIPMENT

Semi-acoustic Gretch guitar
Pedalboard
Roland JDXI keyboard
Vocal pedal
Sample pad
Own mics and PA
Own recording equipment

MUSIC

Enough
EnoughEnough, from the EP 'i amok' by Beth Munroe Music, Lyrics, Instruments & Vocals by Beth Munroe Production by Keri Solomon & Beth Munroe https://www.instagram.com/bethmunroemusic https://linktr.ee/bethmunroemusic Lyrics: Enough with the compromise You got me looking through your eyes Trying to see with some semblance of self But I can’t quite get it right Enough with the perfection It’s enough damage for life I’ve no strength, no dignity either But I’m doing alright I’ve waited Enough time, cut in line, rough cut diamond in the ground I’m crawling But I know where I’m going, and I’m going now We are enough In the face of our failures We are enough On the stage of all our flaws We’re unlovable heathens Love us just for that reason So enough, cause I am enough No less no more Enough with the disrespect Enough I’m not yours It’s my right to decide how I live my life And who I live it for I’ve waited Enough time, cut in line, rough cut diamond in the ground I’m crawling But I know where I’m going, and I’m going now We are enough In the face of our failures We are enough On the stage of all our flaws We’re unlovable heathens Love us just for that reason So enough, cause I am enough No less no more (It’s all lies it’s all lies It’s all lies it’s all lies, Oh) We are enough In the face of our failures We are enough On the stage of all our flaws We’re unlovable heathens Love us just for that reason So enough, Cause I am enough ©Beth Munroe 2019
Brave
BraveBrave, from the EP 'i amok' by Beth Munroe Music, Lyrics, Instruments & Vocals by Beth Munroe Production by Andrei-Răzvan Chețan & Beth Munroe https://www.instagram.com/bethmunroemusic https://linktr.ee/bethmunroemusic Lyrics: Atoms flow Through our bodies They become us, then leave us unchanged in our heads Eyes flow Life is cruelty Behind eyes that watch you in a hospital bed You’re not alone Not for long And I Wish I could, wish I could, wish I could be Brave I wish I could, wish I could, wish I could be The one to save you I wish I could, wish I could, wish I could be Brave Oh Time flows Ever changing Moments with you leave me and are not replaced I know I’m not alone But it won’t be long And I Wish I could, wish I could, wish I could be Brave I wish I could, wish I could, wish I could be The one to save you I wish I could, wish I could, wish I could be Brave Oh Hear me, she stays with me If justice exists you won’t keep us away Wish I could, wish I could, wish I could be Brave I wish I could, wish I could, wish I could be The one to save you I wish I could, wish I could, wish I could be Brave Oh © Beth Munroe 2019
Whiskey
WhiskeyWhiskey, from the EP 'i amok' by Beth Munroe Music, Lyrics, Instruments & Vocals by Beth Munroe Production by Keri Solomon & Beth Munroe https://www.instagram.com/bethmunroemusic https://linktr.ee/bethmunroemusic Lyrics: I’ve got a stash of Whiskey, in case Someone accidentally looks like you Who I wish I was For someone I wish I never knew I still write about you, I don’t even like you Giving you attention again But then it’s always been about you I don’t care, I don’t mind I’ll just write a song about you that you won’t hear But sometimes someone else has your eyes And the floor disappears Oh I just stare and I don’t mind I swear I never wanted to be with you You’re such a conceited friend I caught you every time you fell For me again I wouldn’t mind but why’d you make my knees so weak I could barely stand To lift you up and watch you walk away again I know I said I loved you once or twice But each time I was incredibly drunk Even if I did that ship has sailed, Failed smashed to bits and those bits have sunk I still write about you, why? I don’t even miss you, do I? Giving you headspace again what an idiot am I I don’t care, I don’t mind I’ll just write a song about you that you won’t hear But sometimes someone else has your eyes And the floor disappears Oh I just stare and I don’t mind I swear I never wanted to be with you You’re such a conceited friend I caught you every time you fell For me again I wouldn’t mind but why’d you make my knees so weak I could barely stand To lift you up and watch you walk away again I swear I just got confused Trying too hard to deserve you Each time you came crawling back For one more disappearing act And I’ll drink til I don’t care my dear I’m glad you don’t care enough to hear Sometimes someone else has your eyes and the floor disappears I swear I never loved you You’re such a conceited friend I caught you every time you fell For me again I wouldn’t mind but why’d you make my knees so weak I could barely stand I lifted you up and watched you walk away again And again Well never again © Beth Munroe 2019
Ribcage
RibcageRibcage, from the EP 'i amok' by Beth Munroe Music, Lyrics, Instruments & Vocals by Beth Munroe Production by Andrei-Răzvan Chețan & Beth Munroe https://www.instagram.com/bethmunroemusic https://linktr.ee/bethmunroemusic Lyrics: I have never been afraid of death But there’s this hummingbird in my chest Banging against my ribs with every breath Til I can’t breathe And I have never been afraid of love As a right of passage, as a punishment Waiting for something back to feel good enough Unloved, unloving The truth is, that I’m really scared If good things never last Then this is too good to bear But Oh, oh, I can hear my ribcage Growing to make space for you I terrify myself with the thought of life Obsessed with endings til the day I die And I meet my thoughts on the finish line Having missed everything The truth is, that it’s all pretend I don’t have that kind of strength To face that all things will end But Oh, oh, I can hear my ribcage Growing to make space for you © Beth Munroe 2019
Masochist
MasochistFrom the debut EP: The Euphoria of Losing Everything Released under WMTH Records Music and Lyrics by Beth Munroe Lyrics: Slap myself on the wrist I’ll do better Won’t burn out though it burns like hell Sleep myself out of this coma Loathe to leave the fight I know so well I know you know I’m nothing Don’t wanna know I’m zero without this Drown myself out of this ocean On fire for your lie but the truth is I want you, I want you, I want you dead, I want you (I don’t want to want you anymore) Dancing through a burning city Kissing as the tongues of flame destroy everything The thing about being a masochist I love it when it hurts like this Love is our last religion Almost loved the life into us again Break out of being broken It’s too easy for you to break me in I want you, I want you, I want you dead, I want you (I don’t want to want you anymore) Dancing through a burning city Kissing as the tongues of flame destroy everything The thing about being a masochist I love it when it hurts like this Know I want you, don’t you want to? Know I want you, don’t you want to? Know I want you, don’t you want to? Know I want you, don’t you want to? Oh, oh, Dancing through a burning city Kissing as the tongues of flame destroy everything The thing about being a masochist I love it when it hurts like this Living life's meaning we’re trying to outlive Found faith in a feeling that has nothing to give The thing about being a masochist ©Beth Munroe 2018
Drive
DriveFrom the debut EP: The Euphoria of Losing Everything Released under WMTH Records Music and Lyrics by Beth Munroe Lyrics: I could be the one driver But I couldn't give you your drive I could be the one, to drag it along But not when it already died I've never wanted anything more No I don't mind losing my mind Cause that's what it was put there for But darling I would rather die Than say what's the point anymore Did I waste my last chance, on someone half out the door? Pedal to the metal, foot to the floor, Just to prove that it was you who always held me back before Brakes out the window, doomed in my drive I might have been a friend to you but you're no friend of mine No I'm not the kind of soul To say I told you so You blew it so blow over cause I won't let go And I'm not holding on Just to prove you wrong I'm smiling as I'm driving to the great wide open And it's a beautiful drive You wasted me, I wasted time I was the bend before the break You may well be stronger than me But it's me that learned to take the weight Has the point of my life become my biggest mistake? Pedal to the metal, foot to the floor, Just to prove that it was you who always held me back before Brakes out the window, doomed in my drive I might have been a friend to you but you're no friend of mine No I'm not the kind of soul To say I told you so You blew it so blow over cause I won't let go And I'm not holding on Just to prove you wrong I'm smiling as I'm driving to the great wide open And it's a beautiful drive I threw all of me into this cannon To be left with nothing to aim at but the rubble And I threw all of me into this fire To be left with nothing but ashes for my troubles I know you watched me break down and cry as you drove away Pedal to the metal, foot to the floor, Just to prove that it was you who always held me back before Brakes out the window, doomed in my drive I might have been a friend to you but you're no friend of mine No I'm not the kind of soul To say I told you so You blew it so blow over cause I won't let go And I'm not holding on Just to prove you wrong I'm smiling as I'm driving to the great wide open And it's a beautiful drive
Brighton
BrightonFrom the debut EP: The Euphoria of Losing Everything Released under WMTH Records Music and Lyrics by Beth Munroe Lyrics: I throw my pain Into this, it won't go any other way I'll see you again But after this, it won't ever be the same I wanna stay, and save you I love you but this is not my home I'm nowhere, but now I'm here I don't wanna go This time I don't Have anyone else to blame One more time can't hurt To fall in love on my own again Oh my love You'll grow without me But will I be alright without you, I know, you'll be happy I saved us the bravery of seeing this through I wanna stay, and know you I need you, but this is not my home I'm nowhere, but now I'm here I don't wanna go And I've had so much practice at saying goodbye To the things that I've needed, to the loves in my life How can it hurt so much after all this time I should be better at saying goodbye Don't cry, don't cry I promised myself I wouldn't But this time It seems that we've run out of time This time I dont Have anyone else to blame One more time can't hurt To all in love on my own again This time I dont Have anywhere else to go Time after time, I, I miss you more than you know. Oh my love, I don't want to go.
Skin
SkinFrom the Debut EP: The Euphoria of Losing Everything Released under WMTH Records Music & Lyrics by Beth Munroe Lyrics: Aren't you lucky that I have such thick skin? So when you crawl under and let yourself right in If you curl up there, make it your space Pull me around you like a duvet Oh, I promise, I promise, I will keep you safe Can't break me I've got no promise Can't make me I'm not your lie This armour pressed So hard into my chest It's been in my skin all this time I fall slow but I fall deep Right past love into hate This mask cuts so deep Into my cheeks It could well be my face So aren't you lucky, that I have such thick skin? Well there you go This just goes to show Under out own skin is where we're made to exist And I can be fine without this When you go, I know That I can be something without you Oh we reach with our hands, we speak with our fists But the words won't come out This smile cemented thick Over my lips Almost looks like my real mouth I built myself up to deserve love Now I'm not sure where I begin And the act ends I'm buried so deep I've become a pile of things So aren't you lucky, that I have such thick skin? Well there you go This just goes to show Under out own skin is where we're made to exist And I can be fine without this When you go, I know That I can be something There's so much under my skin But not what you need I can tell your hearts broken From the way you break me When we mistreat love like this We deserve to fall Our lives are nothing without this So just take it all My god I'm crazy, and you're lucky I stay on this side of my skin Well there you go This just goes to show Under out own skin is where we're made to exist And I can be fine without this When you go, When you go, Darling I can be something without you ©Beth Munroe 2018
Become
BecomeA song nearly 10 years old, partially written by my 15-year-old self. Riff guitar, rhythm guitar, keys, vocals and backing vocals by Bethany Munroe. Lead guitar by Scott Carty. Bass by Jordan Carty. Drums by Ryan Mounteney. Recorded, produced, mixed and mastered by Bethany Munroe Music and Lyrics by Bethany Munroe ©Bethany Munroe 2017 Facebook.com/BethMunroeMusic Instagram.com/BethMunroeMusic Youtube.com/channel/UCNRf5Se6mzF4iKdISn5k1Sg Lyrics: Thrown to the ground, so many times I've made my own grave with the impact of my skin I lie in the world while the earth takes my eyes And I try and see a sky that will not let me in My body's tired and heavy, I'm guessing it's time to run My soul is sad and worthless, I'm guessing it's time to be someone Our hands are weak and shaky, aching shaking to throw that punch We've never been ready, ready or not here we- Become, everything we need to be Failure by failure Become, the domino above each fall 'Cause when you're free from it all that's who you are Fighting for this a thousand setbacks ago Back when I was so small my failures made up most of me The dirt knows my skin but it don't know me at all 'Cause how weak I was then has nothing to do with me My body's tired and heavy, I'm guessing it's time to run My soul is sad and worthless, I'm guessing it's time to be someone Our hands are weak and shaky, aching shaking to throw that punch We've never been ready, ready or not here we- Become, everything we need to be Failure by failure Become, the domino above each fall 'Cause when you're free from it all Oh we all have that moment of I am free today When that moment comes to us there'll be hell to pay I owe this bit of earth to be what little I can be So when she takes me in the end it's not just my body feeding seeds If failure is a scar and I have more scars than skin I count myself lucky not one found its way in My heart is hard and heavy, banging like a drum My soul is sad and worthless through the cracks is shining like the sun Fists are clenching stronger, each second we wait to throw that punch Can't wait any longer, ready or not here we- Become, everything we need to be Failure by failure Become, the domino above each fall 'Cause when you're free from it all Oh we all have that moment of I am free today When that moment comes to us there'll be hell to pay
Rain
RainGuitar, Keys and vocals by Bethany Munroe. Lead guitar-Scott Carty, Bass-Jordan Carty, Drums-Ryan Mounteney Recording, production and mastering by Bethany Munroe (Another older one of mine-for those dealing with mental illness.) ©Bethany Munroe 2016 Facebook.com/BethMunroeMusic Instagram.com/BethMunroeMusic Youtube.com/channel/UCNRf5Se6mzF4iKdISn5k1Sg Lyrics Whatever you do, don't lose control Keep a straight face when the rain waves come crashing through your soul Whatever you are, you're all alone The water's coming through the cracks because it knows nobody's home Dreaming of the weekend like you've always been asleep Dreaming of a future you're not good enough to keep They say you don't know where you're going, don't like where you're at This world will swallow you up baby, just like that, just like that I don't think so Hold your ground, don't look down in the rain Hold a little longer Hold on, hold on There's beauty in treading water When you were made to drown Whatever you think, it's not right Looking over from the darkness seeing nothing in the light Whatever you'll be, it's more than this For the right to want to fight for the right to want to live This shade is who we are and just who we deserve to be Memories of enemies and every one is me They say you don't know where you're going, don't like where you're at This world will swallow you up baby, just like that, just like that I don't think so Hold your ground, don't look down in the rain Hold a little longer Hold on, hold on There's beauty in treading water When you were made to drown, down, down Chin up, eyes up, breathe in, swim It's motion not perfection that will save you when the water pulls you in Left kick, right kick you can't break free Keep fighting you'll get strong enough to be who you thought you'd be Who you hoped you'd be, who you need to be Dreaming of the weekend like you've always been asleep Dreaming of a future you're not good enough to keep They say you don't know where you're going, don't like where you're at This world will swallow you up baby, just like that, just like that I don't think so Hold your ground, don't look down in the rain Hold a little longer Hold on, hold on There's beauty in treading water Chin up, eyes up, breathe in, swim It's motion not perfection that will save you when the water pulls you in Left kick, right kick you can't break free Keep fighting you'll get strong enough to be who you thought you'd be Who you hoped you'd be, who you need to be When you were made to drown
Fantasy
FantasySong and Lyrics by Bethany Munroe. All instruments and vocals performed, recorded and produced by Bethany Munroe. No autotune. ©Bethany Munroe 2016 Facebook.com/BethMunroeMusic Instagram.com/BethMunroeMusic Youtube.com/channel/UCNRf5Se6mzF4iKdISn5k1Sg Lyrics Your chest knows the tune I'll be happy soon That endless beating cycle just to keep alive Your soul knows the call They'll break down the walls Some soulmate sent to save you, upgrade you inside So do I wait and pray, do I sit and stay, make do? Or do I scratch, sin, struggle, bite, fight my way to you? No I'm not an angel yet I can't waste away Buried by words you'll never say Will you see me at all? Stop breaking me down Your ears know the sound Struck, thrown to the ground They burst in like a ray of light and you think, maybe this time But your eyes know the scene It's just fantasy Responsibility to feel alright is mine So do I wait and pray, do I sit and stay, make do? Or do I scratch, sin, struggle, bite, fight my way to you? No I'm not an angel yet I can't waste away Buried by words you'll never say Will you see me at all? When I get The ghosts out my head Looking through these eyes so dead Will I see you at all? Stop breaking me down If you exist, and if you don't resist, and if someone's the one I know you can't save me, I know you can't make me whole, not it's just begun Do I scratch, sin, struggle, bite, fight my way to you? No I'm not an angel yet I can't waste away Buried by words you'll never say Will you see me at all? When I get The ghosts out my head Looking through these eyes so dead Will I see you at all? Stop breaking me, breaking me down This fantasy, breaking me down I built these wall brick by brick from the ground For a reason, oh I'm only human
Cards
CardsAn old indie/blues rock track of mine, recorded with my previous 3-piece band. Guitars and vocals by Bethany Munroe. Bass by Jordan Carty. Drums by Ryan Mounteney. Music and lyrics by Bethany Munroe © Bethany Munroe 2015 Facebook.com/BethMunroeMusic Instagram.com/BethMunroeMusic Youtube.com/channel/UCNRf5Se6mzF4iKdISn5k1Sg Lyrics They said sweetheart stand down, we don't want to know your name Honey honey stand back, and let the adults play this game Oh this world don't care if your heart's gonna tear Just do what everyone thinks is best The best tip if the cards you've been dealt are all ripped Is just keep them to your chest Keep them, keep them, keep them, I said keep them to your chest I said I know I'm broke but what else can I do but play? If I play these hearts right will one of them let me stay? They said that is absurd you get what you deserve And do what everyone thinks is best Just sing a safe song you better not do wrong Those weights belong on your chest Keep them, keep them, keep them, I said keep them to your chest Wha'd you say? What was that? You didn't think I'd do it did you? Wha'd you say? What was that? Well never ind I'm having fun I swear I tried, I tried, to write something brand new To be something, someone, before the world and you I said fuck it, I'm right where I belong It's my right to be wrong Angel or demon What do you want me to say, this heart would screw up on my sleeve Pray behind ribs t will stay where it cannot break or breathe Just sing a safe song, you better not do wrong, right? And do what everyone thinks is right Thing is I think I'm naiive enough now To play these ripped cards right I think, I'm naiive enough now to play these ripped cards right I think I'm brave enough now to pay these ripped cards right Wha'd you say? What was that? You didn't think I'd do it did you? Wha'd you say? What was that? Well never ind I'm having fun I swear I tried, I tried, to write something brand new To be something, someone, before the world and you I said fuck it, I'm right where I belong It's my right to be wrong Angel or demon And I'm loving the fear in your face right now, I'm loving the fear in your eyes X4 Wha'd you say? What was that? You didn't think I'd do it did you? X3 Wha'd you say? What was that? Well never ind I'm having fun I swear I tried, I tried, to write something brand new To be something, someone, before the world and you I said fuck it, I'm right where I belong It's my right to be wrong Angel or demon And I'm loving the fear in your face right now
Vultures
VulturesPerformed by Bethany Munroe (Guitar and Vocals), Scott Carty (Guitar), Jordan Carty (Bass), Ryan Mounteney (Drums). Recorded, produced, mixed and mastered by Bethany Munroe. Song and Lyrics written by Bethany Munroe ©Bethany Munroe 2016 Facebook.com/BethMunroeMusic Instagram.com/BethMunroeMusic Youtube.com/channel/UCNRf5Se6mzF4iKdISn5k1Sg Lyrics: Stop sneaking up on me again The eagle lifting up the wren If vultures mate for life there's hope for us The charnel house is still a house for love So am I wrong not to be someone that you could be proud of? And how do you know that there's any grace in love? I'm not a fighter, I'm a lover I'm not that tough, to fight off love Your eyes are brighter than any other But when push comes to shove Strength, I've got enough The smell of earth on our hands From digging deep into each others skin We dragged love down to the land To try and find the right way in We thought love could turn us from a crow into a dove But how do you know that there's any escape in love? I'm not a fighter, I'm a lover I'm not that tough, to fight off love Your eyes are brighter than any other But when push comes to shove Strength, I've got enough Dear life, we demand asylum Selfish enough to want more than what I chose to become Maybe if we bury it in the back of our minds In a little black box maybe we'll forget to want to find Oh, nevermind I'm not a fighter, I'm a lover So how the fuck do I fight off love I'm not a fighter, I'm a lover I'm not that tough, to fight off love Your eyes are brighter than any other But when push comes to shove Strength, strength, I've got enough But how do you know when you really deserve to be loved
Perfect:Sane
Perfect:SaneMoody dance track, written in the height of a fever All instruments and vocals performed, recorded, produced, mixed and mastered by Bethany Munroe © Bethany Munroe 2015 Facebook.com/BethMunroeMusic Instagram.com/BethMunroeMusic Youtube.com/channel/UCNRf5Se6mzF4iKdISn5k1Sg Lyrics: Do you listen to your heart, can you get it to your head? Is there anybody worth it, is there anyone the same? I wanna be your life, I wanna be your death Do you wanna be perfect, do you wanna be sane? How can I get it through, how can I get it through your head? Your head I cannot make it through, I cannot make it through my head My head The damaged we just dance instead Do you listen to your heart, is there any beating left? Is there anyone not hurting, is there anyone the same? I wanna be your life, I wanna be your death Do you wanna be perfect, do you wanna be sane? How can I get it through, how can I get it through your head? Your head I cannot make it through, I cannot make it through my head My head The damaged we just dance instead
Burn
BurnWritten for the Serena Hickey Foundation, a charity dedicated to helping the victims of domestic violence, after the tragic murder of Serena Hickey, a family friend. All instruments and vocals performed by Bethany Munroe. Recorded, produced, mixed and mastered by Bethany Munroe ©Bethany Munroe 2015 Facebook.com/BethMunroeMusic Instagram.com/BethMunroeMusic Youtube.com/channel/UCNRf5Se6mzF4iKdISn5k1Sg Lyrics: She wasn't meant to be any trouble She wasn't meant to feel anything A mask of ice turned to rubble To be all she's ever been She is the darkness, she is the stars She is the skin around her scars She has nothing, she is free To say you have nothing over me Here I stand Just the way I am So close your eyes She shines You can't hurt her anymore She was meant to bow down in silence She was meant to please everyone The only victim of her violence The only story never sung She is the diamond, she's the rough She's everything and that's enough She's her own cage, she's always free To say you have nothing over me Here I stand Just the way I am So close your eyes, she shines You can't hurt her anymore Close your eyes, she shines You can't hurt her anymore So watch her burn Like it's her last day She's an ice cold flame She burns anyway