The Siege (EP)

Released May 1, 2026

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The Siege EP marks a powerful new chapter for Louis Emory and The Reckless Few. Following their 2022 debut Love Italy, this EP turns inward, exploring themes of identity, resilience, love, loss, and the pressures of an uncertain world. Rooted in the spirit of classic rock, the record blends driving guitars and rich textures with lyrics that feel both personal and universal.

At its core, The Siege is about standing your ground and finding meaning when everything seems to be crumbling—captured in the spirit of its central idea: it’s not in our stars, but in our hearts.

Co-produced and mixed by legendary engineer Shelly Yakus, the EP leans into a raw, lived-in energy that prioritizes feel over perfection. The result is a collection of songs that push forward with conviction, heart, and a renewed sense of purpose.

Track Listing

The Siege (3:27)
Do What I Want To Do (2:45)
Cortona (4:06)
Prophets Said (3:05)
Time Keeps Passing By (3:50)
Once Again (4:08)

Louis Emory is writing top-shelf, catchy, meaningful rock and roll songs at a time when this type of music that champions perseverance, positivity, and the human spirit is sorely lacking. He’s right up there with the best of them.”

Greg Richling

Co-Founder of Pfonetic, former Grammy-winning bassist for The Wallflowers

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Song Lyrics

The Siege

By Louis J. Emory

I’ve been in this siege for several years
With my back against the wall
I traveled here from distant lands
Across the seas and setting suns
From Delphi to Dodona
Alexandria to the sibyls of Rome
The prophecies that were whispered
Our Parca can be a tragic one

It’s not in our stars baby
But in our hearts

I remember what it was like here
But that was long before the war
Beauty beyond what the eyes could see
A dream of wine, women and song
Till the war swept in like a storm
We really did have it all

It’s not in our stars baby
But in our hearts

Do What I Want to Do

By Louis J. Emory

What’s with these days
We’re so quick to cast a stone
But slow to turn the other cheek
And head back home

It's a sign of the times
Gotta read between the lines
If I’m not part of your tribe
Must I be crucified?

I want to do what I want to do
I want to say what I want to say
I want to feel how I feel
What’s it to you anyway?

Integrity for sale
With the truth on trial
From the soapbox to the senate
A democracy in denial

I want to do what I want to do
I want to say what I want to say
I want to feel how I feel
What’s it to you anyway?

Cortona

By Louis J. Emory

Well she took off to Cortona
In search of the Tuscan sun, the Tuscan sun
With the top rolled back
In a red Fiat ‘71, a ‘71

We could be free in Cortona
Just you and me in Cortona

Her long brown hair was flowing
Driving fast, forgetting everyone, everyone
Met her in the piazza
For aperitivos and some fun, could she be the one?

We could be free in Cortona
Just you and me in Cortona
We could be free in Cortona
Just you and me in Cortona

With mischief in her big blue eyes
And a low-cut sundress on and she was turning me on
Built up my courage over a bottle of wine
Held her hand during passeggiata, passeggiata

We could be free in Cortona
Just you and me in Cortona
We could be free in Cortona
Just you and me in Cortona

Prophets Said

By Louis J. Emory

Tried to call it quits
Too many times before this split
You kept stringing me along
Singing me a pretty song
But as the prophets said
This must end

Suppressing these emotions
Running through the motions
Just moving on like I always did
How many more lonely nights
Must I stay awake at night?
Cause the hope in my heart is starting to drift

We were just ships passing in the night
Flames dancing in eternal vibes
Soul supernovas bursting through the afterlife

Romanticizing about back then
When we used to be such friends
But you burned the bridge and laid to waste
As the prophets said
This must end

You’re self-obsessed and selfish
Hanging out with materialists
But baby you knew that was never my scene
Nor would it ever be

We were just ships passing in the night
Flames dancing in eternal vibes
Soul supernovas bursting through the afterlife

Time Keeps Passing By

By Louis J. Emory

She said you can change at any time
But I just rolled my eyes
I lit a joint and poured some wine
Took a drag and looked inside

And the seasons roll in like the tides
And time keeps passing by, passing by

It's hard to change with all this debt
You live to work to make the bread
She said you can check out anytime
And change the path your walking on

And the seasons roll in, like the tides
And time keeps passing by, passing by, passing by

Once Again

By Louis J. Emory

Won’t you visit me
In my dreams
So I can feel whole again
So I can feel home again

You were the shelter from the storm
A guiding light when I veered off course
You took me down off the cross
Picked up the pieces of my heart

Won’t you visit me
In my dreams
So I can feel whole again
So I can feel home again

You set me straight when I was wrong
Sat me down when I was young
(Said) Follow my dreams and my heart
Had faith in me from the start

You gave your years and your love
I miss your eyes and your hugs
But how do we say goodbye
When I can not bear this thought
No no
I can’t even bear this thought
No no no
I can’t even bear this thought