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bookmark_borderEscape Velocity

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LYRICS
Escaping from the blackhole
Gotta get the light to be whole
[Heartbeat]
Reaching escape velocity
Freedom is at hand
Freedom is at hand
Freedom is at hand

Escaping from the blackhole
Gotta get the light to be whole
[Heartbeat]
Reaching escape velocity
Freedom is at hand
If we can just find a place to land
The gravity of the situation
The duality of illumination

Chords: Dm Dm9 Em Em9 D / B C D / G C D; 101 BPM
Instruments: Vocals, Keyboard, Synthesizers
Written and recorded live on a digital 1-track stereo

From the album: Knew Normal
Instrumentals: This Is Next

bookmark_borderEgo Explodes

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LYRICS
If I’m up to mischief…
… no good
Not behaving the way I should
Then I started thinking
When their world implodes
Due part to my shrinking
It’s my ego that explodes

Chords: Gm CM / F Cm / G7 Cm; 140 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers
Written and recorded live

From the album: Knew Normal
Instrumentals: This Is Next

bookmark_borderGood Day Ma’am

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LYRICS
Good day, Ma’am
May I lend you a hand?
Hold the door for you
It’s the least I could do
Come to understand
Man be damned
First you want some
Then you want none
The lack of chivalry blues
Got you

My fair lady
Please after you
To safety first
Or quenched thirst
Come to understand
Man be damned
First you want some
Then you want none
The lack of chivalry blues
Got you

DR0000_7631-Good-Day-Maam.mp3

Chords: E G F# E / A Bb A / D A E
Instruments: Vocals, Guitar
Written and recorded live

From the album: Rawhide Underwear

bookmark_borderHerd Absurd

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LYRICS
Way beyond absurd
What I heard
Far beyond bizarre
Where we are
Why don’t we pick up the pieces
Start it over again
Why don’t we pick up our peaces
Let’s discover begin

Should we try to fix
Show me your tricks
Maybe we can mend
S.O.S. send
Why don’t we pick up the pieces
Start it over again
Why don’t we pick up our peaces
Let’s discover begin

Don’t you find it odd
Oh, my God!
Quite severely twisted
Knotted and fisted
Why don’t we pick up the pieces
Start it over again
Why don’t we pick up our peaces
Let’s discover begin

Chords: E D C D E / G E / G / F G; 120 BPM
Instruments: Vocals, Organ, Electric Guitar, Synthesizers
Written and recorded live on a digital 8-track

From the album: Rawhide Underwear
Instrumentals: This Is Next

bookmark_borderCheers

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LYRICS
At this time of year
Wishing you more cheer
With each passing day
May more cheer come your way
Your universal smile
Goes the extra mile
Making everything OK
The glimmer in your eye
Reflects the inner “I”
There’s no need to say

At this time of year
Wishing you more cheer
With each passing day
May more cheer come your way

Chords: F G7 C / F G C; 154 BPM
Recording: digital 6-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
From the Christmas 2021 album of music Spirit of Christmas

bookmark_borderUpping the Ante

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LYRICS
Upping the ante
I’m starting to see
Upping the ante
With a card hidden
Up the sleeve
I’m finding it
A little hard to believe
I’ll see you
And, raise you tow, too

Upping the ante
I’m starting to see
Upping the ante
Finding it a little hard
Seeing how you play your cards
I’ll see you
And, raise to you, too

Chords: Bm D E / E D Bm Em7; 110 BPM
Instruments: Vocals and Organ Flutes Yamaha PSR-740
Written and recorded live

From the album: Rawhide Underwear
Instrumentals: This Is Next

bookmark_borderMistletoe?

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LYRICS
I didn’t know
That there’d be mistletoe
Now you mention it
I’d love to go
If we’re lucky
It might start to snow
Spectacle
Of Mother Nature’s show
Then, maybe we should spend the night
Snuggle up tight
By firelight
Think maybe we should spend the night?
Snuggle up tight
By firelight

I didn’t know
That there’d be presents, too
Now you mention it
Love to see you
They say the temperature
Might drop real low
Spectacle
Of an icicle show
Then, maybe we should spend the night
Snuggle up tight
By firelight
Think maybe we should spend the night?
Snuggle up tight
By firelight

I didn’t know
That she’d be there
Now you mention it
I’ve love to share
If we’re lucky
It might start to snow
After all
I’ve nowhere else to go
Then, maybe we should spend the night
Snuggle up tight
By firelight
Think maybe we should spend the night?
Snuggle up tight
By firelight
Think maybe we should spend the night?

Chords: C F C / F Bdim C / Bb G / riff f e d g c; 66 BPM
Recording: digital 8-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
From the Christmas 2021 album of music Spirit of Christmas

bookmark_borderAre You Human?

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LYRICS
A nagging question
I got to get in
Are you human?
the same old question
I ask it again
Are you human?
Or some sort-of alien
From an alien planet
Where they plan it
To find the kind kind
The kind that loves
Unconditionally
And additionally
Lives to give

Chords: D C# D / F# D; 120 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers
Written and recorded live

From the album: Knew Normal
Instrumentals: This Is Next

bookmark_borderDo Lord

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LYRICS
Oh, Lord
Do Lord
Will you remember me?
My Lord
Do Lord
Will you remember me
When I’m no longer presently?

When my days are done
My race’s been run
Pleeeeease…
Will you remember me?

Oh, Lord
Do Lord
Will you remember me?
My Lord
Do Lord
Will you remember me
When my world has part company?

Oh, Lord
Do Lord
Will you remember me?
My Lord
Do Lord
Will you remember me
After funeral’s sympathy?

Chords: A A9 D D9 A A9 / D D9 E E9 A A9
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar

From the album: Rawhide Underwear

bookmark_borderChristmas Valentine

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LYRICS
I’d travel through the snow
Oh, the lengths I’d go
Only heaven could know
To what lengths I’d go
To find a Christmas Valentine

Uncharted boat I’d stow
Oh, the lengths I’d go
Only heaven could know
To what lengths I’d go
To find a Christmas Valentine

Paddle against the flow
Oh, the lengths I’d go
Only heaven could know
To what lengths I’d go
To find a Christmas Valentine

I’d search both high and low
Oh, the lengths I’d go
Only heaven could know
To what lengths I’d go
To find a Christmas Valentine

[Under the tree…
… waiting for me]

Chords: Dm C6 / riff low d high d a g f e d; 102 BPM
Recording: digital 7-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
From the Christmas 2021 album of music Spirit of Christmas

bookmark_borderYou Bet Your Life

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LYRICS
You want to bet your life
You only go round once
Well, my mamma told me
“Don’t be a dunce”
The only way you get to go round twice
Is by being nice

Still want to bet your life
You’ve but one life to live
Well, my mamma told me
“Depends what you give”
The only way you get to go round twice
Is by being nice

Who wants to bet their life
That there’s nothing more
Well, my mamma told me
“Open the door”
The only way you get to go round twice
Is by being nice

Chords: D B / A G F E; 104 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Organ
Written and recorded live

From the album: Rawhide Underwear

bookmark_borderChasing Our Star

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LYRICS
These 3 Kings
Traveled from far
In pursuit
Chasing our star
Star of wonder
To our delight
Guide us to
The world’s new light

Angel sings
Follow our star
In purest
Sense of bizarre
Star of wonder
To our delight
Guide us to
The world’s new light

Favorite things
Raising the bar
In pursuit
Finding our star
Star of wonder
To our delight
Guide us to
The world’s new light

Chords: Em Bm Em / A7 C Em / C D Em
Recording: digital 8-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard
From the Christmas 2021 album of music Spirit of Christmas

bookmark_borderThe Gift of Giving

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LYRICS
Thankful
My stomach’s full
Thankful
No moment’s dull
But what I’m thankful for most of all…
Giving
The gift of giving
Keep on giving

Thankful
My cupboard’s full
Thankful
We made the haul
But what I’m thankful for most of all…
Giving
The gift of giving
Keep on giving

Thankful
My glass is full
Thankful
You heed the call
But what I’m thankful for most of all…
Giving
The gift of giving
Keep on giving

Chords: Esus4 E / A7 C E / C E
Recording: digital 8-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboard

Thanksgiving Music
From the Christmas 2021 album of music Spirit of Christmas

bookmark_borderBetter Things to Do

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LYRICS
The Headless Horseman
The Grim Reaper, too
What make you think
They’re coming after you?
Maybe they’ve got better things to do
Than chasing down the likes of me and you?

A vampire, Boogie Man
A skeleton or two
What make you think
They’re coming after you?
Maybe they’ve got better things to do
Than chasing down the likes of me and you?

A werewolf, hatchet hand
Or voodoo guru
What make you think
They’re coming after you?
Maybe they’ve got better things to do
Than chasing down the likes of me and you?

DR0000_7580-Better-Things-to-Do.mp3

Chords: Em BM7aug Bm Em / A Em
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar
Written and recorded live

From the album: Rawhide Underwear

bookmark_borderThe Year Is Here

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LYRICS
Can it truly…
Can it truly…
Can it truly be
Another year, really?
Seconds turn to minutes
Minutes turn to hours
Trying to savor time
While it is ours
Seconds turn to minutes
Minutes turn to hours
Be a savior of time
While it is ours

Can it truly…
Can it truly…
Can it truly be
A year’s gone by, really?
Seconds turn to minutes
Minutes turn to hours
Trying to savor time
While it is ours
Seconds turn to minutes
Minutes turn to hours
Be a savior of time
While it is ours

Can it truly…
Can it truly…
Can it truly be
A New Year is here
Seconds turn to minutes
Minutes turn to hours
Trying to savor time
While it is ours
Seconds turn to minutes
Minutes turn to hours
Be a savior of time
While it is ours

Chords: C walkdown / F C Bb C; 200 BPM
Recording: digital 8-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards and Synthesizers
From the Christmas 2021 album of music Spirit of Christmas