Category: Rawhide

bookmark_borderDiamonds

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LYRICS
Shine on, you crazy diamond
Your light is showing me
Shine on, you crazy diamond
Your light is showering me
Shine on, you crazy diamond
A sparkling jewel lets me see
Your brilliance sets us free
Significance is daily
Relevance of “to be”
Set us free

Shine on, you crazy diamond
Your light is showing me
Shine on, you crazy diamond
A sparkling jewel lets me see
Your intelligence sets harmony
The difference in the key
Resonance tonality
Set us free

Shine on, you crazy diamond
Your light is showing me
Shine on, you crazy diamond
A sparkling jewel lets me see
Our circumstance in company
Can we balance empathy
A resemblance to deity
Set ’em free

Shine on your crazy diamonds
Shine on, you crazy diamond
Your light is showing me
Shine on, you crazy diamond
Your light is showering me

Chords: G A C G / A C / G
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Keyboards, Synthesizers (66 to 102 BPM)
Written and recorded live

From the album: Rawhide Goggle Straps and Knew Normal
Instrumentals: This Is Next

bookmark_borderEssence of Infinity

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LYRICS
I see what is coming over me
The essence of infinity
I’m quite amazed at the purple haze
The Wizard of Oz
Is it all staged
Our numbered days
Do gods have the odds?

I see what is coming over me
Resistance to mortality
I’m quite amazed at the purple haze
The Wizard of Oz
Is it all staged
Our numbered days
Do gods have the odds?

DR0000_7008-Essence-of-Infinity.mp3

Chords: D C G / Em C Em
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Written and recorded at Lake Wynonah, PA on a digital 4-track

From the album: Rawhide Goggle Straps

bookmark_borderPlaying Possum

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LYRICS
Clear cut possum obviously
Plays dead then some constantly
Can’t fool me, no, watch him go
Who knows? There goes
We know
Reap / sow

Angry young man obviously
All dread then some constantly
Can’t foo me… it comes to blows
Who knows? There goes
We know
Reap / sow

Straight up angel obviously
Raise dead then some constantly
Can’t foo you… heaven knows
Who knows? Heaven knows
You know
Reap / sow

Chords: E D A E / E D G E / E D C E / B E
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Organ
Written and recorded at Lake Wynonah, PA on a digital 6-track

From the album: Rawhide Goggle Straps

bookmark_borderTrue Blue

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LYRICS

Have you ever seen the sky that blue
Through the green canopy do you see
Have you ever seen the sky that blue
Have you?
So true
True blue

Did you ever see a sea that blue
Through the transparency do you see
Did you ever see a sea that blue
Have you?
So true
True blue

Have you ever seen through eyes of blue
Through the great society do your see
Have you ever seen through eyes of blue
Have you?
So true
True blue

Chords: A G D A / A D G E
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Written and recorded live

From the album: Rawhide Goggle Straps

bookmark_borderWant to Go for a Ride?

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LYRICS
Who wants to go for a ride?
A glide… slide…
On a surface like glass
As objects in motion pass
So, fast
Solid, liquid, gasssss
And you find you’re not alone
In the twilight zone
Yes, you’ve found you’re new home
In the twilight zone

Who wants to come on a ride
Inside
Outside
Reach critical mass
As objects in motion pass
So, fast
Solid, liquid, gasssss
And you find you’re not alone
In the twilight zone
Yes, you’ve found you’re new home
In the twilight zone

From the album: Rawhide Goggle Straps

Instrumentals: This Is Next

From the album: Knew Normal

DR0000_7000-Want-to-Go-for-a-Ride-Part-III.mp3

Chords: A A7 D7 / E B7 A / A B7 E; 140 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers; 133 BPM / Acoustic and Electric Guitars
Written and recorded live

bookmark_borderNot Happenstance

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LYRICS
At it again
See they’re at it again
Always has… it’s been
No small coincidence
The incidents’ alignment
And time and space is where and when what’s meant

At it again
See they’re at it again
Always has… it’s been
No, not by accident
The incidents’ alignment
And time and space is where and when what’s meant

At it again
See they’re at it again
Always has… it’s been
No, not by happenstance
The incidents’ alignment
And time and space is where and when what’s meant

Chords: A Am7 E / G A G A G A
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar
Written and recorded live

From the album: Rawhide Goggle Straps

bookmark_borderIt’s Not Weather

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LYRICS
Careful you don’t get washed out
Not fade away
Careful you don’t get blown about
No, not today
It’s not whether
Extreme weather
This is

Careful you don’t burn out
Not blown away
Careful you don’t find out
As you fade away
It’s not whether
Extreme weather
This is

A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment.

Chords: D G D C6 D; G F D
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers; 133 BPM / Acoustic and Electric Guitars
Written and recorded live

From the album: Rawhide Goggle Straps

bookmark_borderPanties In Knots

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LYRICS
Does it tickle your fancy
Get your panties in knots
Did they bribe you with candy
To forget the “have not’s”
Coming fact-to-face
With a fact’s a fact
Get back
One thing for sure
It’s human nature
To attack

Does it ruffle your feathers
Taking candy from babies
Do you think truth is whether
It depends on maybe’s
Coming fact-to-face
With a fact’s a fact
Get back
One thing for sure
It’s human nature
To attack

A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment.

Chords: F#m7 F# / B A B A F#
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Loop Pedal, Electric Guitar
Written and recorded live

From the album: Rawhide Goggle Straps

bookmark_borderA Storm is Moving In

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LYRICS
A storm is moving in
Coming around
Blowing down
Seeking shelter would seem sane
But I remain before the rain
Reassured by the force of nature’s nurture

Dark clouds are moving over
Time to discover
Taking cover
Seeking shelter would seem sane
But I remain before the rain
Reassured by the force of nature’s nurture

A Storm is Moving In Guitar Loop Video .mp4

A Storm is Moving In Guitar.mp3

Chords: Esus4 walkdown / D6 A7 C Esus4
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar. Keyboards, Electric Guitar
Written and recorded live


From the album: Rawhide for Dogs

bookmark_borderEnough Talk

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LYRICS
Did you miss your train
Or is it late and lame
Well, just the same
Enough talk
It’s a long walk
Soooo long
So long
Bye-bye
Last song?
But, why

Did you miss your ride
Or is it about pride
Better set the stride
Enough talk
It’s a long walk
Soooo long
So long
Bye-bye
Last song?
But, why

Has your ship sailed
All attempts failed
To the cross nailed
Enough talk
It’s a long walk
Soooo long
So long
Bye-bye
Last song?
But, why

Enough Talk.mp4 Video

Enough Talk.mp3

Chords: F# B F# / C#7 B F# / F#7
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Written and recorded live


From the album: Rawhide for Dogs

bookmark_borderWould You Rather Die?

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LYRICS
Would you rather die
Standing up
Would you rather die
Lying down
I ask why do I have to die
You hang your head… let out a sigh

Would you rather die
Six feet deep
Would you rather die
In your sleep
I ask why do I have to die
You hang your head… let out a sigh

Would you rather die
All alone
Would you rather die
In an old folks home
I ask why do I have to die
You hang your head and cry

Can’t quench your thirst
Going out feet first

Would You Rather Die? .mp3

Chords: A D A A Em A / C G A C Em A
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Written and recorded live

From the album: Rawhide for Dogs

bookmark_borderWhen You Collide

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LYRICS
Going to and fro
Don’t know which way to go
What is it worth
Just going back and forth
Once the pendulum starts swinging
Object in motion you’re bringing
When you collide
You’ll find your inside
No longer can hide

When You Collide.mp3

Chords: E’s / E D A A C E / E C D E
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Written and recorded live

From the album: Rawhide for Dogs

bookmark_borderBugging Out

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LYRICS
Nothing seems to bug those bugs
They come when they want to
Go where they not, too
Confounded pests are sure a pest
They come when they want to
Go where they not, too
I hope they don’t get mad
Makes me a little sad
But, I have to put my foot down
Squash their dreams in this karma round

Nothing seems to bug those bugs
They come when they want to
Go where they not, too
Confounded pests are sure a pest
They come when they want to
Go where they not, too
No need to get even
If you’re going to heaven
But, if you’re going down
Squash their dreams in this karma round

Bugging Out.mp4 (Video)

Bugging Out.mp3

Chords: D Am F Am / C D Am / C Em Am
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Written and recorded live

From the album: Rawhide for Dogs

bookmark_borderRoundabout

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LYRICS
Roundabout
In and round and down and out
Roundabout
Or, in and out to get down?
Round… about
Get down
Get out
Roundabout

Summer changes season
Seems without reason
Number changes calendar
September
October
November
December, r, r, r, r

Roundabout Guitar Loop Video .mp4

Roundabout Part I Video.mp4

Roundabout Part III.mp3

Chords: E / D A E / E A C E
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Loop Pedal, Organ, Electric Guitar
Written and recorded live

From the album: Rawhide for Dogs

bookmark_borderLost in Plain View

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LYRICS
Lost in plain view
Not a clue
Of what to do
Lost in plain view
Not a clue
Of what to do
Plain as the nose on my face
Yet, time I can not trace
Better find my place in this place
With grace

Lost in plain view
Not a clue
Of what to do
Lost in plain view
Not a clue
Of what to do
Plain and simple solution
Yet, I can’t grasp the notion
Better hope that locomotion’s
The potion
(… into the wind with caution!)

Lost in Plain View.mp4 (Video)

Chords: G D C G / Em Am D G
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Loop Pedal, Keyboards, Electric Guitar
Written and recorded live

From the album: Rawhide for Dogs