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bookmark_borderSpirit In The Sky

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Coversong originally made famous by Norman Greenbaum

A
When I die and they lay me to rest,
                D
Gonna go to the place that's best.
                   A
When they lay me down to die,
E                               A
Goin on up to the spirit in the sky.

A
Goin on up to the spirit in the sky.
                           D
That's where I'm gonna go, when I die.
                     A
When I die and they lay me to rest,
          E
I'm gonna go to the place that's the best.

Prepare yourself, you know it's a must,
Gotta have a friend in Jesus.
So you know that when you die,
It's gonna recommend you to the spirit in the sky.

Never been a sinner, I've never sinned.
I've got a friend in Jesus.
So you know that when I die,
It's gonna set me up with the spirit in the sky.

From the album Cockamamie

bookmark_borderPlenty

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LYRICS
It’s warm
The charm of warm within
Get hold
It’s cold out I’m told
The harsh reality
Of society
Given up on the ability
To offer pity
Is it far
Not to share
The air
Does water
Belong to every son and daughter
How rude
We won’t include the food
The insanity
In a world of plenty
At the source
Is there a scarce resource?

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Electronic
Chords: Dm7 Am Asus4; 83 BPM 16 Beat #4
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Cockamamie

bookmark_borderWhat Year Is It?

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LYRICS
Does anybody know what year we’re in?
Feels like the 50’s all over again
Know what I mean
No vaccine
Race relations
On vacation
Does anybody know what year we’re in?
Feels like the 50’s all over again
People thinkin’ KKK’s OK
Political winkin’ “Another day”
Does anybody know what year we’re in?
Feels like the 50’s all over again
A president that advocates hate
Tainted with Christianity insanity
Feeling a little too much like Groundhog Day
Geeze, wouldn’t you say
We’ve found a better way?

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

From the album Cockamamie

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bookmark_borderPO(tu)S

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LYRICS
If the POTUS
To the T
Is missing “we”
Is missing U
Us
I guess…
POS
SOS
POSsssss
(make like a snake)
I understand
United we stand
Divided
We all fall
Butt
After all
If we espouse
The White House
Just another clown
Going to bring us down
Is there any surprise
With such a pack of lies?
Women In White SOTU 2019
And the ladies in white
Wear/where left of right is right
Shine on through the night
Arose to the fight
Say — USA

ABOUT THE SONG
This song is about the State Of The Union (SOTU) address of February 5, 2019.

The State of the Union featured a striking visual: row after row of women lawmakers in the audience wearing white to honor past suffragists.

Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Electronic
Chords: C Gm Am / G Am; 137 BPM 16 Beat
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Cockamamie

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bookmark_borderNorth of the Rio Grande

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LYRICS
Best old friends
Get forgotten
If the old friends
Have been turning rotten
I’m thinking
It’s time to move along
Start shrinking
All that’s gone wrong

I see hate and bigotry
Will never get the best of me
I’m thinking
It’s time to move along
Start shrinking
All that’s gone wrong

Understand
North of the Rio Grande
If there’s a kind man
That walks the land
Here! Hear!
It’s time to hear
Dismissing of all you fear
Wake up
And make a stand
Rise Up
And make it clear

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

From the album Cockamamie

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bookmark_borderSky High I

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LYRICS
Gravitated
Escalated
Elevated
Is the old gizzard
A wizard?
Confused over “muse”
Faster to become master
Can’t outlast Her
Turn the page
Less muse
More sage
Out last
The past
Forge forward
Onward
Upward
Try for “sky high”
I
Sky high I

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Techno
Chords: C Bb / C E; 138 BPM Trance
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Cockamamie

bookmark_borderOff To The Races

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LYRICS
Are the races
In good graces?
Oh so much strife
In a child’s life
Do the people
Cause a cripple
Oh why the stifle
Of the life-cycle
Wake from slumber
Days are numbered
No matter your “whether”
Come together

ABOUT THE SONG
This song is about the 10,000 missing migrant children held captive by the Trump administration.

Immigrant advocates said they are suing the U.S. government, claiming it is detaining immigrant children too long and improperly refusing to release them to relatives. A federal lawsuit filed last year in Alexandria, Virginia, was expanded on to propose including the cases of more than 10,000 children.

https://www.snopes.com/ap/2019/01/22/lawyers-immigrant-kids-detention-is-prolonged-unexplained/

Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive EDM
Chords: G F Am / Eaug Am; 170 BPM Rock & Roll
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Cockamamie

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bookmark_borderWe Are Not Jewelry!

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LYRICS
We are not jewelry!
This is not satire
Your attire
A guitar is a star
Not a fashion statement
No! Not jewelry!
Now you see
What I meant
Believe me
We are not jewelry
If you suppose, while you pose
For “good”ness sake… no fake!
Can you hear it?
The spirit

ABOUT THE SONG
A protest song dedicated to Adam Levine’s guitar used during the Super Bowl halftime show.
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive EDM
Chords: Dm C Dm Ebm; 112 BPM Clubdance
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Cockamamie

bookmark_borderInside “The Hide”

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LYRICS
Hard to believe
It’s hard to conceive
That far outside
The ride
You’re in
Where to begin
How to unhide?
Inside your hide
Where “you” reside
Is where the answers lie
Be kind to your mind
It’s easy to find
About letting it out
All about
Got to let it out

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

From the album Cockamamie

bookmark_borderPink, Maroon, Black and White (Play For Pay)

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LYRICS
What did you say?
“It’s a matter of pay”
Is that the game we play?
Hey, hey, hey! Nay.
The invincible
Matter of principle
It’s not a matter of wealth
Rather: “Could I live with myself?”

Don’t think I would lipsync
No, don’t suppose I’d pose
… No, don’t suppose I’d pose
Anyway, not for pay
Are we all about the sellout
Pose for pay? No way!
The invincible
Matter of principle
It’s not a matter of wealth
Rather: “Could I live with myself?”

ABOUT THE SONG
This is a song about playing the halftime show at the Super Bowl without taking a knee.
You say, “Football is not suppose to be political?”
A: Racism isn’t suppose to be political. Why not take the racism out of football?

HEADLINE:
Roger Waters Asks Maroon 5 to ‘Take a Knee’ During Super Bowl
Feb. 2019 – Former Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters posted a video of himself and his band taking a knee in an effort to persuade Maroon 5
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/roger-waters-maroon-5-super-bowl-halftime-show-787492/

\Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: Esus4 G / Bm G; 120 BPM Rock
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Cockamamie

bookmark_borderStage From The Cage

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LYRICS
Do you know what’s going on
On the stage
Outside your cage
Maybe, then, the moment’s right
To start and put up a fight
Open up your door
Get out and explore more
After all, what are you afraid of
Some sort-of love
Coming in from above
Beware of the loon, baboon, maroon
Aware justification’s coming soon
Is your heart in the right place
Putting a smile on your face
Get ahead of the pace
Running with the human race

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: B F#; 100 BPM 16 Beat Shuffle
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Cockamamie

bookmark_borderMama

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LYRICS
If somehow
I knew then
What I know now
Oh, Mama
Until when?
I can’t lie
Thought for sure
That I would die
Oh, Mama
You’d endure
See you home
By your side
You’re not alone
Oh, Mama
Time I’ll bide

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive
Chords: Dm9 Fm Dm Ddim; 134 BPM Big Band
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards

From the album Cockamamie

bookmark_borderSwallowed

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LYRICS
Swallowed
Hook, line and sinker
Hallowed
Pose of the thinker
Right from the start
You hooked my heart
Cupid did
Took a chance
With a lance
Shot the arrow
Now love’s sure to follow
Shot that dart
Right through the heart
Now Venus
Is with us
The planets align
Surely a sign
The heavens shine
Cast a light so fine

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Rock / Progressive
Chords: Bm E; 87 BPM 16 Beat #3
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Cockamamie

bookmark_borderThe Known Extreme

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LYRICS
Once you knew…
What are you going to do
Now you know
Where are going to go
Temperature extreme
Is getting mean
Flood after flood
Washing away blood
See the sea level dishevel
As your deed does recede
Becoming aware
Of the fouling of the air
Start to believe
We need relief
As the sun beats down
All around
No moisture to be found
As the rain beats down
No land can be found

The Known Extreme Instrumental.mp3

The Known Extreme.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
A song inspired by Extreme Weather Events
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: Eb D / F D; 76 BPM Pop Ballad
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Cockamamie

bookmark_borderPhobophobia

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LYRICS
Am I really
Am I really
Am I really that capable
… that gullible?

Always in fear
Over what I hear?
No! Going to check
Where the fact is at

Going to concede
To all I read?
Always in fear
Over what I fear?

Listing to rumor
Causing brain tumor
No! I will verify
If it’s a lie

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: Dm7(11) C Dm; 144 BPM 8 Beat Ballad #2
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Cockamamie

Band together and join THE RESISTANCE!