Over The Target: Roy Dawson’s Rebel Rock Ballad for a World Tired of Selling Its Soul

“Over The Target” is the kind of rock ballad that doesn’t just chase playlists—it plants a flag. Roy Dawson and THE ROYELVISBAND deliver a slow-burn epic that feels like classic rock for a world that’s sick of being bought and sold. Built on emotional lyrics, hooky guitar riffs, and soaring solos, the track rises into a full-band chorus that hits like a rally cry for anyone tired of money, greed, power, and control steering the culture.​

At the center is Dawson’s voice: a black sheep testimony about walking your own road, getting smeared, getting back up, and realizing you’re “over the target” the moment your art, your life, and your growth here finally line up. Fans of storytelling rock—from ’70s ballads to modern indie anthems—will hear that same lineage here: big dynamics, real band chemistry, and lyrics that actually say something instead of hiding behind production tricks.​

“Over The Target” sits comfortably beside recent ROYSWIRE standouts like “Lonely Kid Old Records,” “Count What Matters,” and “Sing It Louder,” expanding Dawson’s catalog of purpose-driven rock with one of his most direct statements yet. It’s equal parts confession and call-to-arms, the sound of an artist who has stopped asking for permission and started writing more info for the underdogs who refuse to bow.​

For listeners, the assignment is simple: turn it up, let the solo run, and if the message lands, don’t keep it to yourself. Like, comment, and subscribe to support Roy Dawson & THE ROYELVISBAND, here drop your favorite lyric in the comments, and add “Over read more The Target” to every rock, classic rock, and “songs that actually mean something” playlist you’ve got.​