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LYRICS
Thin skin human
Fragile being
Protected by your atmosphere
What do you have to fear?
Say it again
Agile being
Adaptive to your habitat
What do you think of that?
King of the jungle
Lord of the wilderness
Caught in the tangle
Of selfishness
Chords: F# Em A / A D A / G D C A
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar
Written and recorded live
From the album: Rawhide Goggle Straps
LYRICS
Hurling through space on a hunk of rock
Not really sure who set the clock
All I know is I’m riding on top
Bracing in case of a sudden stop?
Sit on top
Rocking the world
Never stop
Come unfurl
Spread out from your rolled state
Ride a rock at a high rate
Space out as you elevate
Using nature to create
Sit on top
Rocking the world
Never stop
Come unfurl
un·furl
/ˌənˈfərl/
verb
past tense: unfurled; past participle: unfurled
* make or become spread out from a rolled or folded state
“a man was unfurling a sail”
Chords: G Em A D / D Db A A Bb D
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Synthesizers
Written and recorded live
From the album: Rawhide Goggle Straps and
LYRICS
Do you mind staying for one more
’cause I can’t bare leaving the dance floor
Close our eyes
And hold up close
Realize
That my heart knows
Do you mind staying for one more
’cause I can’t bare leaving the dance floor
Close our eyes
And hold up close
Realize
That my heart knows
Chords: Em Em7 Em6 / Em C / Am C
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar
Written and recorded live
From the album: Rawhide Goggle Straps
LYRICS
Covering a lifespan
Thinking back to a little zygote
The words get caught in my throat
Breaking free of the uterus
To make the family of us
Covering a lifespan
No notion of inevitable death
Taking my first breath
Let it out with a primal scream
Told the world what I mean
Covering a lifespan
Still living… yes, I am
Shortly thereafter learned to walk
Walk the walk and talk the talk
Using limbs figured how to climb
Using mind figured how to rhyme
(Making the best use of time)
Covering a lifespan
Still living… yes, I am
(Hope to do it again)
Thinking back to a little zygote
The words get caught in my throat
Let it out with a primal scream
Told the world what I mean
PART II
Way back when I was a little one
Couldn’t walk… couldn’t run
Each day I would rise and shine
Learning how to find fine
Covering a lifespan
Never wanted to play the fool
Learned to run off to join school
Thirds, threes, birds, and bees
Studied all of these
Covering a lifespan
Still living… yes, I am
To this day I wonder why
Earth, water, fire, sky
What is this? Where am I?
Can I serve my purpose ’til I die?
Covering a lifespan
Still living… yes, I am
(Hope to do it again)
Part I Chords: Bdim Am G F F G / Bb G
Part II Chords: G F# F E A7sus4 E / G E / E E7sus4
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Loop Pedal, Keyboards, Synthesizers (88 BPM)
Written and recorded live
From the album: Rawhide Goggle Straps and Knew Normal
Instrumentals: This Is Next
LYRICS
“Careful! You’ll raise the dead,”
They said.
“Careful! I’ll raise the dead,”
I said,
“Careful! You’ll raise the dead.”
We said,
Skeletons in the closet
Caught in the claws, yet…
At least we’re not already dead
We said,
“Go ahead. Let’s raise the dead!”
Chords: E E7sus4 / G A G A B7 A E
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Loop Pedal, Keyboards, Synthesizers
Written and recorded live
From the album: Rawhide Goggle Straps and Knew Normal
Instrumentals: This Is Next
LYRICS
Our reflection on the water
As a ripple passes through
Passed to son and daughter
It’s what the generations do
Our retrospection runs deep
From inside seeps through pride
Do we give more than we keep
From outside turning the tide
Our reflection on the surface
A pebble cast… course due
Set in motion waves purpose
It’s what gyrations do
Our retrospection runs deep
From inside seeps through pride
Do we give more than we keep
From outside turning the tide
Chords: Esus4 A7 FM7 / Esus4 A7
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar
Written and recorded live
From the album: Rawhide Goggle Straps
LYRICS
The distance between cool and fool
Can be measured in units of wit
And what you learned in school
Persevered… or quit?
Is to waste time
A humanity crime?
What is the worth
Of life on Earth?
The distance to death from birth
Can be measured in units of gift
What is the depth? What is the girth?
Does it weigh down… or lift?
Is to waste time
A humanity crime?
What is the worth
Of life on Earth?
The distance around the sun
Can be measured in units of years
In misery or laughs and fun
Hopes and dreams… or fears?
Is to waste time
A humanity crime?
What is the worth
Of life on Earth?
Chords: C Am Em / Am C Em
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Organ
Written and recorded live
From the album: Rawhide Goggle Straps
Instrumentals: This Is Next
LYRICS
When it comes to the facts
Or what the fact lacks
Want to give it a go
Oh…
I Don’t know
When it comes to substance
Will it o the distance
Come on here we go
Time to grow
When it comes to fulfillment
Do we know what is meant
Do we know what we know
Let us show
Chords: E E7 / B A E
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Written and recorded live
From the album: Rawhide Goggle Straps
LYRICS
One thing’s certain
One thing is for certain
I understand
The rest is in our hands
Are/our we doing the best we can
Representing human?
Only thing for certain
Just one thing is for certain
I understand
The rest’s at our command
Are we doing the best we can
Representing human?
Though death is certain
No sense living hurtin’
Go to the show
Before the final curtain
Are we doing the best we can
Representing human?
(One thing’s certain
… and taxes, too
Will likely tax you)
DR0000_7117-Representing-Human.mp3
Chords: D A E A / C G A
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Written and recorded live
From the album: Rawhide Goggle Straps
LYRICS
An opaque romance
Veiled in transparency
Love far off… distance
Sailed to tranquility
Does this flesh and bones have soul
Live to the afterlife
What’s the toll
An opaque romance
Veiled in transparency
Love far off… distance
Sailed to tranquility
Does this heart of mine have soul
Living life in a mine-feeled
What’s the toll
Does this simple sole have soul
Giving life to a life
Pays the toll
An opaque romance
Veiled in transparency
Love far off… distance
Sailed to tranquility
Chords: A AM7 C E A / G D A C D A
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Loop Pedal, Keyboards, Synthesizers (80 BPM)
Written and recorded live
From the album: Rawhide Goggle Straps and Knew Normal
Instrumentals: This Is Next
LYRICS
Is the grass always green
Do you know what I mean
On your inside
Is the glass half empty
Or full with empathy
On the inside
Does it spill over
Discover the lover
Runneth all over
Lover of the other
Chords: E F#sus4 E F# / G# D B
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Loop Pedal, Keyboards, Synthesizers (106 BPM)
Written and recorded live
From the album: Rawhide Goggle Straps and Knew Normal
Instrumentals: This Is Next
Pushing and pulling a heavy load
Moving it further on down the road
Ain’t got the time
For reason or rhyme
Moving it further on down the line
Unaware
I’ll let you know when I get there
Without care
Get up and go ’til I get there
(Until we get they’re)
Pushing and shoving to get ahead
Hoping to realize before I’m dead
Ain’t got the time
For reason or rhyme
Moving it further on down the line
Unaware
I’ll let you know when I get there
Without care
Get up and go ’til I get there
(Until we get they’re)
Pushing the buttons that make you move
Based on the theory “got something to prove”
Ain’t got the time
For reason or rhyme
Moving it further on down the line
Unaware
I’ll let you know when I get there
Without care
Get up and go ’til I get there
(Until we get they’re)
DR0000_7094-Til-I-Get-There.mp3
Chords: AM7/Bm7 E / A7 E / D A E
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Written and recorded live
From the album: Rawhide Goggle Straps
LYRICS
How sweet the sound
When birds sing that way
How sweet the sound
Guitar at play
Taking in the sunset
Taken in the sunset
Capturin’ the moment
Out far and wide
Watch stars move in
Dog by my side
Loves listenin’
Taking in the sunset
Taken in the sunset
Capturin’ the moment
Dusk turns to dark
Too soon new/knew moon
Leaving no mark
Singing our tune
Taking in the sunset
Taken in the sunset
Capturin’ the moment
Chords: Am C Em Am / D7 Am
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Loop Pedal, Keyboard
Written and recorded live
From the album: Rawhide Goggle Straps
LYRICS
Alligator scales
A lizard at large
Proprietor wails
Look who’s in charge
The monster in us
Thrown under the bus
The monster within
Will never win
Look what id did
You know ego gloat
Do the devil’s bid
Can’t sugar coat
The monster in us
Thrown under the bus
The monster within
Will never win
Right from the start
Can’t keep the beat
Is it in our heart
To defeat conceit
The monster in us
Thrown under the bus
The monster within
Will never win
Chords: G Bb / C G Eb7 G
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Written and recorded live
From the album: Rawhide Goggle Straps
LYRICS
If your place in line
Is giving you angst
It’s about time
Your soul gave thanks
You needn’t feel so blue
Here’s what you can do
Laugh until you cry
To lift the spirits high
If the wait in line
Is taking too much time
Well, then… after all
At least you got the call
You needn’t feel so blue
Here’s what you can do
Laugh until you cry
To lift the spirits high
Chords: Bb7 Eb7 / Ab Db Eb
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Loop Pedal, Organ
Written and recorded live
From the album: Rawhide Goggle Straps