Rabbit in the Headlights

from Audience With Myself by Steve Hovington

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After the big, torch ballad, the most anthemic, up front rock track on the album. Although sang in the third person this song is autobiographical. It’s me now in my later years talking to my 19 year old self, the out of control, imposter lead singer thrust into the maelstrom of the incredibly exciting but equally frightening, early 80s music scene.
The track was the last to be completed having changed direction a few times

lyrics

You never wanted to be famous anyway
It was only a dream to fill the day
In the shadows reaching for the top
You drank the poison and swallowed every drop

Now you’re a rabbit caught in the headlights and you can’t get out
Yeah, you’re a rabbit caught in the headlights and there’s no way out

Blinded by the flashing lights
Caught between the wrong and right
That’s the story of your life
Stranded there in no man’s land
Reaching for a helping hand
They don’t seem to understand

You never wanted all the glamour and the glitz
But trying to kick it is such a bitch

credits

from Audience With Myself, released March 25, 2022
Steve Hovington - vocals, electric & bass guitars
Keith Phillips - keyboards
Graham Boffey - drums
Bugs - Drum programming & additional percussion

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Steve Hovington Cambridge, UK

Lead vocalist of the band B-Movie, whose singles are regarded as post-punk classics; his rich baritone being called ‘the quintessential English voice'
In early 2020 before the start of the Covid pandemic, he began recording Audience with Myself. Think Scott Walker, Lou Reed, Leonard Cohen, Lloyd Cole, Richard Hawley & even Serge Gainsbourg. Rich in soaring melodies and evocative lyrics ... more

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