Ronan Leonard’s new single ‘Now That You Know,’ is a song written from personal experience of a close relative suffering with dementia. It deals with the fears, diagnosis and aftermath.
It has a touch of old Van Morrison, in his most attentive of moods. Ronan gives it to us straight. He tells us very directly how he’s feeling about a tough, heart wrenching situation.
Ronan tells his life stories through song.
lyrics
'Now the tides have turned, turns out, turns out.
You need me.
Could we ever have known, this is something,
we could have foreseen
And looking back, thru the looking glass of tears,
I can’t believe.
Are you happy, now that you know.
Is it better, now that you know.
Are you happy, now that you know.
I won’t let go.
And this world is vast, turns out, turns out,
I can’t hide.
And the seasons change, they don’t last.
This is something, we fear deep inside.
And looking back, thru the looking glass of tears,
I can’t believe.
Are you happy, now that you know.
Is it better, now that you know.
Are you happy, now that you know.
I won’t let go.
Now I can see, the wasted time, the wasted years.
You can not see.
And you're asking me if I can stay, and be,
Your only one.
And looking back, thru the looking glass of tears,
I can’t believe.
Are you happy, now that you know.
Is it better, now that you know.
Are you happy, now that you know.
I won’t let go.
I won’t let go'
credits
released February 18, 2022
Ronan Leonard Vocal, Acoustic and electric guitar.
Garvan Gallagher Bass guitar. Producer & Arrangement.
Sean Devitt Drums.
Stuart Crampton Electric guitars.
Mick De Hoog Violin.
Ronan Leonard is a singer-songwriter from Ireland. He has toured Europe extensively
as a headlining artist as well as
supporting a succession of musicians including Slim Whitman, Billy Joe
Spears, Mick Hanly, Freddy White and Aslan.
Ronan’s music has received extensive national radio airplay in Ireland from DJ’s such as RTÉ
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