• 10 years ago
One indie-rock band's journey in trying to "make it big" with footage from their performances at the famous SxSW (South By SouthWest) music festival in Austin, TX, as well as their recording experience with rock celebrity John Moyer, the bass player from the platinum selling hard rock band DISTURBED.

Performed by NEW DAY DAWN
Produced by John Moyer (www.johnmoyermusic.com)
Words and Music by Dawn Botti
Copyright Botti Parts Music LLC 2013

NEW DAY DAWN is Dawn Botti (vox/ guitar), Gary Szczecina (drums), PJ Angeloni (guitar) and Mike Smith (bass)

Lyrics
WHATEVER IT TAKES

I've been half asleep
Living in a world of broken dreams
Lined with plastic trees
Still I keep going there to hide

Take me as I am
I know you've got a plan
Please help me to understand
That we were made for so much more than this

Chorus:
Can't you hear my heart is pounding in my chest
Whatever It Takes, Whatever It Takes, Whatever It Takes
Gonna give you all I have, and then the rest
Whatever It Takes, Whatever It Takes, Whatever It Takes

Half a world away
Can't get through another day
He's forgotten how to pray
He doesn't know that he was made, for so much more than this

Chorus:
Can't you hear my heart is pounding in my chest
Whatever It Takes, Whatever It Takes, Whatever It Takes
Gonna give you all I have, and then the rest
Whatever It Takes, Whatever It Takes, Whatever It Takes

Bridge:
And when I want to run and hide, I find I can take more.....

Message from Dawn:
Hi there! I hope you like my band's video. We shot most of the footage in Austin, TX during the 2013 South by South West (SxSW) music festival over the course of 4 days. The actual track was recorded in studios in both Philadelphia and New Jersey (which is where the band is from). The "rock star" looking guy in the dreads is "John Moyer." He was our producer on the track and he also plays bass for DISTURBED and most recently ADRENALINE MOB (with Mike Portnoy, Russell Allen and Mike Orlando). These guys are all legen