Category: lyrics

bookmark_borderSound And Light Fight

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LYRICS
First strikes the bolt of lightning
Follows the crack of thunder
Doesn’t it make you wonder
If sound and light are fighting?

Am I fast enough
To pick up my stuff
And get out of the reign
Am I smart enough
To call the bluff
And get our of the reins
(The bridle of the Bible. Amen.)

Come into existence
At the same instant
Yet come to me at a different rate
I guess you had to separate
… from a seed into a plant
(chorus)

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: A C C A / A E7 E A / G7 C
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar and Loop Pedal

From the album Testing

bookmark_borderHip

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LYRICS
Under from under the underbelly
Up past the uppity stiff upper lip
But, don’t go too far
Not past the fair
Right there
Know no
Come fiddle in the middle
In the groove
At the hip
Move
To the hip
Hip

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: Fm Am; 85 BPM
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Testing

bookmark_borderLast Man underSTANDING

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LYRICS
All of civilized history
Flashed before my eyes
The rhetoric of irony
Comes as no surprise
The alarm of instant karma
For harm without concern
Same mistake… lesson learned
Too late to cry “mama”
As man threw $hit upon the fan
I shouted,
“Doesn’t anybody understand?!?!?”
All alone in a crowded home

The ref calls foul
“They’re not deaf”
But the mob rule rules
Am I the only one left
Overshadowed by fools
Last man understanding
Leaves me wondering
… leaves me wandering

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Rock
Chords: Em7 / G F Em / C Em; 128 BPM
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Ticking Away

bookmark_borderSlipping Sand

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LYRICS
Don’t let the sand slip through hourglass
In “The End” it’s up to you
How times pass
… into the past
In the balance, doom and gloom
Versus being prepared
If you’ve dared
Is your list at risk?
For sure, the future is present
… in our presence

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: F# F#7sus4 B B7 C#7
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar and Loop Pedal

From the album Testing

bookmark_borderReally Weird

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LYRICS
Things are getting…
Things are getting really…
Things are getting really really…
Things are getting really really really really really really…
Weird

Going off half-baked
The Giant you arouse to awake
Startled, dazed, confused
Stampede we’ll concede
Battered, bruised
Hold close those endeared
’cause things are getting weird
… really, really
For some endeared
Are getting smeared
Tell me that ain’t really, really weird

In the thick of panic!
Brazen bizarre
You’ve gone too far
Woke the sleeping giant
In the thick of panic!
Causing a riot
Trampled underfoot
Civilization kaput

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: Em Em9 Dm Em / Ebm Em
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar and Loop Pedal

From the album Testing

bookmark_borderMooned

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LYRICS
The moon was full
As it began to spill over
I began to discover
The insight of light upon a fool
Oh, no, please
It’s not really made of cheese
It will dawn upon you soon
There is no man in the moon

The moon was new
As darkness filled the night
I began to see the light
The insight in sight of “the knew”
(chorus)

The moon is rising
As it began to climb
I realized who I am
A servant’s wave rising
(chorus)

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: Fm Bbm / Db F7sus4 F
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar and Loop Pedal

From the album Testing

bookmark_borderHow Old?

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LYRICS
So old?
Though I’ve been around the block
I can still clean clock
How old?
You’re as old as you feel
That’s the real deal
For real… for real

So cold?
Maybe it’s something to do
With being around you
How cold?
You’re as warm as you feel
That’s the real deal
For real… for real

So told
Is it any surprise
The old grow wise
How old?
You’re as old as you feel
That’s the real deal
For real… for real

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Rock
Chords: G E / B7 A G E
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Ticking Away

bookmark_borderDiscern Concern

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LYRICS
If life does concern
You live and you learn
How to discern
* Whether you’re dead
Time to feed my head:
[A A# B]

* What’s been said

* What you dread

* … how to butter your bread

* Where a horse is led
(Do you think you can make her drink?)

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Rock
Chords: B D F# / B / A A# B
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar and Loop Pedal, Keyboards

From the album Hear Me Out

bookmark_borderWon’t Back Down

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LYRICS
Some of us won’t back down
When we’re out on a ledge
Some of us will fall down
Going over the edge
And it’s hard to hide
Swallowing your pride
Why not bail the ride
Is it time to turn the tide?

Some of us take the risk
Other’s are wanting to hedge
Risk of stop and frisk
Pushing of the edge
(chorus)

Some of us pay no mind
Other’s way in to judge
Discern and we may find
Going over the edge
(chorus)

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Rock
Chords: E G / E A / E G D A E / C G E / C D E
Recording: digital 6-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Hear Me Out

bookmark_borderAble

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LYRICS
Turn it upside down
Turn it inside out
Twist and turn it ’round
Somewhere logic’s found
What’s this life about?
Get up in the morning
Go to sleep at night
Death comes without warning
Mourning is life’s blight
So while I’m able
Take my seat at the table
You can rest assured
My voice will be heard

Turn it inside out
Turn it upside down
Twist and turn it ’round
Somewhere logic’s found
What’s this life about?
Laboring all day long
Hope to see the light
Want to feel alright
Whistle a happy song
So while I’m able
Take my seat at the table
You can rest assured
My voice will be heard

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Rock
Chords: A E G D A / C A / C Em A [C D A] / F G A
Recording: digital 6-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Whistling, Dog Bark

From the album Hear Me Out

bookmark_borderFear Itself

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LYRICS
There is nothing to fear
Why there’s nothing to fear here
Isn’t clear
Even stranger
Is the clear and present danger
Has no manager
Just a fool with a deadly tool
Far out-of-control
As a matter of fact
Off the tracks
Full body roll

After all the virus among us
Has gone viral
For real
In the thickness of the sickness
The President hellbent
Mentally absent
(chorus)

ABOUT THE SONG
Inspired by our mindless President and the coronavirus.
Style: Protest Rock
Chords: F#m B7 / D B7 / D F#m
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Hear Me Out

bookmark_borderCalling You Home

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LYRICS
Despite all my trying
There’s still people dying
Due to “unkind closed mind”
The science denying
Leaves me crying
Has freedom left us dumb… numb?
Is your God calling you home
Crawl into your catacomb
Place pennies on your eyes
Watch “the unwise dies”
Ignorance harbors no borders

Despite my explaining
They’re still complaining
Shut-in and sufferin’
Still fail to see
The reality
Has freedom left us dumb… and numb?

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Protest Rock
Chords: Em7 Cdim C Em / Am Em / B7 Em
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar and Loop Pedal, Keyboards

Band together and join THE RESISTANCE!

bookmark_borderWanting More

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LYRICS
The bright lights eternal allure
Edge of my seat wanting more
Leave them there
Overtly aware
They’re wanting more
“What’s in store?”
Stomp your feet
Clap your hands
Sing along, “One more song!”

Light up nights at my core
Edge of the seat wanting more

Souls take flight
Audience roar
Stand on my seat
Wanting more

Out of sight
Last encore
Show so sweet
Wanting more

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Rock
Chords: D A / C G / A / G A
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar and Loop Pedal, Keyboards

From the album Hear Me Out

bookmark_borderThe “ism”

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LYRICS
The “ism” of hypocricy
Is the ego in our democracy
Let the heart take part
To negate the hate
Radiate
The love of light
(Glowing in the twilight of insight)
Out of the shadows
Into the meadows
Of the mind
Inherent of the kind that’s kind
Comes to mind
… I find

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Rock
Chords: Em / F# F Em; 160 BPM
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Hear Me Out

Band together and join THE RESISTANCE!

bookmark_borderAnd a Quarter Days

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LYRICS
Three sixty-five and a quarter days
Hard to split in so many ways
Yet I find it hard to see
Why add one after three?

So, I have to hesitate
When I say February has twenty-eight
Still I find it hard to see
Why add one after three?

I get four quarters make one
Though I’m still left wonderin’
Where the date came to mind
February twenty-nine?
[You know… why not January 0…
… or bonus Christmas on December 32, too?]

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Rock
Chords: Ab6(9) F / Bb Db Ab F
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar and Loop Pedal, Keyboards

From the album Hear Me Out