From the recording You Were There
A defiant, Alt-Metal, aggressive progressive indie rock battle hymn about two longtime songwriting partners overcoming age, disappointment and long odds to take one last ride in the music game.
Outlaw’s (Mark Fahad: Bones Brothers, Code 13) southern rock guitars swirl with Kendall Scott’s (Nektar, Red Bank Blues Band) orchestral Hammond B3 as they fire away beneath Cobra’s (Darren Johnson : Moroccan Sheepherders) wailing vocals with the smooth haunting harmonies of Pat Murphy (Moroccan Sheepherders, Legion of Prog). Scott Burton’s (Moroccan Sheepherders, City Asylum, Damage Done) booming bass crests over the trip-hammer kick drums of Vic Montanaro (Cheshire Grin, Dmanzland) driving the five-ticket ride.
Type: Single
Time: 4:11
Format: Digital mp3
Artist: OMEGA TRAIN
Song: “Ride or Die”
EP: “You Were There”
Label: Last Train Out Entertainment LLC
Publisher: Last Train Out Entertainment LLC ASCAP
Authors: Darren Johnson, Mark Fahad
ISRC: QT42D2400001
Release Date: March 4, 2025
Darren Johnson (Cobra:) Lead & Backing vocals
Mark Fahad (Outlaw:) Guitars
Scott Burton: Bass
Pat Murphy: Backing Vocals
Kendall Scott: Keyboards
Vic Montanaro: Drums
Vocal Arrangements: Pat Murphy, Tony “T” Lewis, Darren Johnson
Production & additional orchestration : Tony “T” Lewis
Engineering: Tony “T” Lewis at Hi Voltage Studios, Shrewsbury, NJ
Scott Burton at Camp Burton Studios, Little Silver, NJ
Mark Fahad at Scooby Studios, Bartonsville, PA
Mixed by Tony Lewis
Mastered by Derril Sellers at Cako Studios, Pen Argyl, PA
Cover Photo & Art: Darren Johnson
Lyrics
LEFT FOR DEAD AND FAR LONG GONE STILL THE WHISTLE WAILS UNDER WHISKEY GUITAR CHORDS
LET THE TRAIN ROLL ON
EMC SQUARED IS RELATIVITY AS WE RISE ABOVE THE CLOUDS OF NEGATIVITY
LET THE TRAIN ROLL ON
WEATHERED STEEL JUST AS STRONG… STILL GOT THE STAMINA ALL NIGHT LONG
RIDE OR DIE
RIDE OR DIE
GRAB THE RING THAT NO ONE ELSE WANTED
RIDE OR DIE
(Hmmmmm)
RIDE OR DIE
(Ride or Die now)
UNDEFEATABLE NIGH UNDAUNTED
3.142 IS PI WHEN THE CROWD CIRCLES ‘ROUND WE CAN STILL MAKE THE LADIES SIGH
LET THE TRAIN ROLL ON
SUCKER PUNCH KNOCKED US DOWN. WE REBOUND. RING THE BELL..START THE NEXT ROUND
LET THE TRAIN ROLL ON
TIRE TREAD’S A LITTLE THIN. CRANK THE THROTTLE WE’RE ALL DIALED-IN
RIDE OR DIE
COBRA AND THE OUTLAW
RIDE OR DIE
BANGIN’ ON YOUR FRONT DOOR
EXORCISING GHOSTS & THOSE HAUNTED
RIDE OR DIE
TEARIN’ DOWN THE THIRD RAIL
RIDE OR DIE
DREAD PIRATES AGAIN SET SAIL
UNDEFEATABLE NIGH UNDAUNTED
RIDE OR DIE
COBRA AND THE OUTLAW
RIDE OR DIE
BLOOD BROTHERS FOREVER MORE
FINAL STAND .WE’VE THROWN DOWN THE GAUNTLET
RIDE OR DIE
LET THE TRAIN ROLL ON
RIDE OR DIE
OMEGA TRAIN ROLL ON
UNBELIEVABLE….
INCONCEIVABLE….
UNDEFEATABLE NIGH UNDAUNTED