'Crumble' - Charity Christmas Single Music Video

A group of six Deutsche Bank employees have shown their support for their UK Charity of the Year, MQ Mental Health Research, by writing and performing a new single, ‘Crumble’, which aims to raise both funds and awareness to help further the charity’s pioneering work.
Written by Dave Brooks and arranged by Peter Burton, the song is performed by Peter and a choir of six employees from across the bank: Dave Brooks, Naciya Houston, Nadja Maniscalchi, Martina Messing, Samantha Sheils, and Sarah Weller, with drums by Devon Hore. Crumble captures the feeling of struggling with mental health and the power of community in addressing this.
“Mental health can be a problem for even the most outgoing. Nobody can see inside your head as you walk by. As a poet and author, I have used writing over the years to deal with familial death and other related traumas. Crumble was a verse that felt like it deserved some music. The opportunity to work with the bank’s UK Charity of the Year to wave the mental health research banner was too good a one to pass up.”, said songwriter Dave Brooks, Business Partner CB Tech.
All proceeds raised from the song will be donated to MQ, an award-winning mental health research charity which invests in scientific research all around the world to create a future where mental illnesses are better understood, effectively treated, and one day prevented.
MQ was chosen by employees as Deutsche Bank’s UK Charity of the Year 2022-2023. Throughout the the partnership, employees have supported MQ through fundraising, sharing their skills and expertise, and raising awareness of the importance of research in transforming the lives of those affected by mental illness.
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Credits:
Written by Dave Brooks
Arrangement by Peter Burton [peterburtonmusic.com, CZcams: Peter Burton Music]
Lead vocalist: Peter Burton
MQDB: Dave Brooks, Naciya Houston, Nadja Maniscalchi, Martina Messing, Samantha Sheils, and Sarah Weller
Drums: Devon Hore
Lyrics:
v1
Another cold day at the coal face ahead.
Alarm is screaming - my head says stay in bed.
The vice is twisting, the pressure's getting high.
Another night when I crash, too afraid to fly.
c1
At first, I crumble and then I fall.
You think I'm flying - I feel like nothing at all.
I look in the mirror and fail to see
what's special deep inside of me.
v2
Catch the tube as the day takes on the same routine,
see the faces sat across from me - all pristine.
I fall into the trap, think that things for them are fine,
or are they just like me, on a slow decline?
c2
At first, I crumble and then I fall.
You think I'm flying - I feel like nothing at all.
I look in the mirror and fail to see
what's special deep inside of me.
Middle Eight
Inside the pain grows and the fear flows all day.
I need a new plan - come help me find my way.
v4
I hear a voice in the darkness - something's begun.
A message broadcasts loudly, "I'm not the only one".
People are just like me in so many ways,
My worth is my own concern whatever people say.
c4
At first, I crumbled and then I fell,
I could be flying - you know I might as well.
I looked in the mirror and I can fin'lly see
that I am worth it - that I am me,
that I am worth it - that I am me.

[@friddles200]

Beautiful.