LYRICS
If you should go out
There is a storm looming about
Be prepared to go under… how close is the thunder?
If you should go out
There is a storm brooding about
About an unrest in the atmosphere
If you should go out
There is a storm’s thunder shout
About to make Her way near
her intention are clear
About to make Her way here
if you should go out
There is a storm looming about
No question who is the mightiest
No question who is the frailest
Not even a test in jest
From Her foreboding i can foresee
ABOUT THE SONG
Am / Dm
Am / Em (add C)
Written at East Goshen Township Park, Chester County, Pennsylvania on July 18, 2012. Unfortunately, the storm came and the music did not get recorded.
Q: How fast does thunder travel?
A: Thunder travels at the speed of sound… approximately 6 seconds / mile.
ABOUT THE SONG
Capo 5
fingered
Am
Am (less C / add D / add G)
Em
Em (add D / add G)
The meaning of the song has to do with the Complete Theory of the Universe. Some consider String Theory to be the complete theory of the universe. A simplistic view would be to imagine everything as a string. What happens when you try to push a string? A more complex way to look at is through a vibration. Can you imagine everything as a vibration? What kind of vibration will you be?
String Theory states that strings propagate through space and time.
“These oscillations exist in discrete vibrational modes, the spectrum of the theory.”
“An analogy for strings’ modes of vibration is a guitar string’s production of multiple but distinct musical notes. In the analogy, different notes correspond to different particles. One difference is the guitar string exists in 3 dimensions, so that there are only two dimensions transverse to the string. Fundamental strings exist in 9 dimensions and the strings can vibrate in any direction, meaning that the spectrum of vibrational modes is much richer.”
Written and recorded July 17, 2012 at Marsh Creek State Park, Chester County, Pennsylvania using a Boss digital 8-track.
ABOUT THE SONG
Capo 2
E / B
E / B / G / A / E
E / G / A / E
Written and recorded on July 16, 2012 in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
“Human sacrifice was a religious practice characteristic of pre-Columbian Aztec civilization, as well as of other mesoamerican civilizations such as the Maya and the Zapotec.” “Heart-extraction was viewed as a means of liberating the istli and reuniting it with the Sun, as depicted in Codex Magliabechiano, Folio 70 (illustrated in this section), wherein a victim’s transformed heart flies Sunward on a trail of blood.” “The Aztecs would give a series of rituals to unlucky nearby tribesman to be sacrificed with an obsidian knife, and donate their blood to Acolnahuacatl, an Aztec god. When they had known he had finished his drink and he was no longer thirsty, they would end the sacrificing. This ritual would go on for a whole weekend, so as to please the gods.”
A sacrament is “a Rite in which God is uniquely active”
“A calumet is a ceremonial smoking pipe used by some Native American nations. Traditionally it has been smoked to seal a covenant or treaty, or to offer prayers in a religious ceremony.”
LYRICS
I’ve been told… I’ve been told (before I was too old)… I’ve been told… you can
Take a little love and spread it all over the world
Spread it on bread
‘neath the bedspread
Anywhere you want to
Even in your head
Take it. Give it. Take it. Spread it!
Take a little love and spread it all over the world
Spread it on the ceiling
Spread it on the floor
Spread it. Spread it. Spread it ’till they beg for more
Spread it. Spread it. Spread it ’till you’re folklore
Take a little love and spread it all over the world
Spread it on with feeling
Spread it on a S’more
Spread the warm and fuzzy. Penetrate the core!
Believe me if you spread it you’ll never be a bore
Take a little love and spread it all over the world
Come on, come on
Spread it on…
Take a little love like a baby
Not a wanna be. Not a maybe.
Take a little love and spread it all over the world
LYRICS
Tune in
Can I connect to the frequency?
(Is this correct can I connect?)
Can I see the deity
I want to talk to God
Tick, tick, tick, tock
(Of your lifetime clock)
I just got to listen
I am here and I hear!
What if God is listening to us?
If we don’t discuss the fuss
Instead we try to shush
Shh… shh… She’s listening
I’m here and I hear
Right
Here
Right here
I’m human
I can and I am
No one else has to die on a cross
No more martyrs
Hey, you
I’m here and I hear
Right
Here
Right here
A song about two-way communications with God instead of just broadcasting at Her. That is to say — pondering on prayer. Have you ever thought that “You can’t just say when you pray.”
ABOUT
An extemporaneous a capella song that attempts to create a universal sound using vocals. Any name that you call God is good with me — Addonai, Elohim, Yhwh, Jehovah, Gitche Manitou, Adi Purush, Rama and Allah. It is our mission to promote and propagate all God’s good.
LYRICS
You wanna be a snake in the grass
You’re more like a red baboon ass
The monkey in you
Gets the better of me
And, I have to flee
A snake in the grass?
More like a red baboon ass
You want to show your dominance
You only show ignorance
A snake in the grass
Red baboon ass
You want to show your dominance
And, all that bleeds through is ignorance
So dumb
Make us numb
You breed conceit
Dominance ignorance
You wanna be a snake in the grass
You show your red baboon ass
You, monkey
Won’t get the better of me
I am not going to submit to the submission
ABOUT
Capo 4
Keep a finger on Ab of the D-4 string
Why do some people force dominance and violence… especially within a family? A quote from Wikipedia about baboons:
“A female initiates mating by presenting her swollen rump to the male’s face. But “presenting” can also be used as a submissive gesture and is observed in males as well. This submissive gesture has many unspoken meanings amongst the troop. The dominant males often engage in what is known as a false-mount, in which they mount the submissive males. It is a sign of dominance, and happens very commonly to younger males in the troop.”
The SWAT Truck, Whitpain Township Police Department, Blue Bell, PA
ABOUT
Capo 2
Played with a 5-string guitar (no G-string)
Keep index finger on A-5 string C# (for the most part)
F# variations with a beating beat
Written and recorded July 9, 2012 outside the Whitpain Township Police Department, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. The song is about a dangerous mental illness that some people in authority develop — the militant attitude. On two separate occasions Whitpain Township Police officers sent me to the hospital, not to mention a host of other atrocities. In neither incident was I charged with a crime. Why do some people get pleasure from inflicting pain?
Recorded on July 8, 2012. It is the fourth song from the album Baby Formula. The third song, Number One, was about physiological flaws verses spiritual flaws. This song questions your emotional stability when questioned about morals and ethics (and your spiritual flaws.) The concept came about when I was watching an electric company workman, and I thought to myself, “I wonder why people don’t call God’s 811 before they start digging?”
LYRICS
When you meet your God
What will you do
When you meet your God
Will you have… bladder control
Will the number one run all down your leg
As you go, will it flow into your shoe?
When you meet your God
What will you do
When you meet your God
Will you have… bladder control
Will the number one roll all down your leg
As you go, will it flow into your shoe?
What will you do?
What if your God is watching right now?
Recorded on July 8, 2012. It is the third song from the album Baby Formula. The second song, Membrane, was about physiological flaws in humans. This song questions whether your bladder control will become impaired from physiological or spiritual flaws. It is meant to blend into the fourth song 811. It is meant to be an ironic statement about people who think they are #1, but when the pressure is on they go #1 in their pants.
Recorded on the night of July 7 and early morning July 8, 2012. It is the second song for the album about the meaning of life called Baby Formula. The first song, In God We Trust, was about the flawless reproduction of humans; however, sometimes something goes wrong and genes are flawed. Why? For instance, some people are colorblind, while other “normal” people choose not to see.
Recorded on the night of July 7, 2012. It is the first song for the album about the meaning of life called Baby Formula. One of my great ancestors was responsible for putting the phrase “In God We Trust” on U.S. currency. Similar to how a mint reproduces flawless currency, God reproduces flawless humans.
Writing the Lyrics for *In A Fog* at Ocean City, NJ
ABOUT THIS SONG
Capo 2
E / A / G
Written and recorded on July 6, 2012 in Ocean City, New Jersey. It was the eighth day of heat wave… even the beach was brutal. Then, at about 5PM, this strange fog started rolling in. As I was writing the music, I could see the eyes of children popping out of the mist. It made me think how great it is that kids don’t live in a fog… with their heads in the clouds.
LYRICS
Have you ever wondered
If there’s anyone who cares
No need to ponder
That’s why I’m making you aware
Thanks for making me aware that you’re there
For now, the time on Earth we share
You don’t need to feel alone
We occupy the same home
As well as, the closest star
Just reach out… I’m there
Written and recorded in Ocean City, New Jersey on July 6, 2012. It is about the feeling you get when you play music for people… especially when you do it for free… just because you care. It is amazing how many people befriend you when make music for them.
