bookmark_borderLong Shot

LYRICS
It’s a long shot
Have you been practicing your aim?
It’s a long shot
I’d hate to see you suffering in pain
The cake’s half-baked
I’m wondering
Foundations… shake-it
I’m wandering

It’s a long shot
Have you been working on your game?
It’s a long shot
Hate to see you ending up maimed or lame
The cake’s half-baked
I’m wondering
Foundations… shake-it
I’m wandering
[Find a safe place in our race]

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Progressive Protest Rock
Chords: G Bb / C D G; 73 BPM
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Electric Guitar, Keyboards

From the album De-developed
Instrumentals: Ghosting

bookmark_borderExcuse Me

LYRICS
Hey, excuse me
But, can you tell me
The propensity
Of humanity
The suspense is killing me

Hey, excuse me
But, can you tell me
The propensity
Of humanity
The response it baffling me

Hey, excuse me
But, can you tell me
The propensity
Of humanity
Our behavior’s confusing me

Hey, excuse me
But, can you tell me
The propensity
Of humanity
Our empathy’s on empty

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Progressive Protest Rock
E E9 G G7 / G D E
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar and Loop Pedal, Keyboards

From the album De-developed
Instrumentals: Ghosting

bookmark_borderBringing The Animal Out

LYRICS
Are you turning green
Maybe it’s time to vacate
Can you glean what I mean
Zookeepers gone irate

Zookeepers gone insane
Nothing the animals can do
As zookeepers remain
Bringing the animal out of you

Are you turning mean
Maybe it’s time to locate
A spiritual sheen
Under zookeepers gone irate

Zookeepers gone insane
Nothing the animals can do
As zookeepers remain
Bringing the animal out of of you

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Progressive Protest Rock
Chords: B C F#m7 C(b5) / F#m A B
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar and Loop Pedal, Keyboards

From the album De-developed
Instrumentals: Ghosting

bookmark_borderOutside The Middle

LYRICS
For just, for just a little
Outside, outside the middle
It’s no a matter of wanting to be
It’s more a matter of wanting to see…
… from outside….
Outside, outside
The locks of the clocks
Outside, outside
The blocks of the box
… from outside….
For just, for just a little
Outside, outside the middle
… from outside….
Knowing death before I’ve died
Outside

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Progressive Protest Rock
Chords: G Gsus4 F Fsus4 G7 F9; 84 BPM
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album De-developed
Instrumentals: Ghosting

bookmark_borderOut of the Blue, Red, and Black

LYRICS
Out of the blue (x a few)
I meet you
Come on fate
Do what you do
Lazy river passes by
Under the deep, deep blue sky
Figure it’s time to ask why
Why do we all have to die?

Out of the red
Into the black
When I’m dead
I’m coming back
Lazy river passes by
Under the deep, deep blue sky
Figure it’s time to ask why
Why do we all have to die?

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Progressive Protest Rock
Chords: E7 A7 E7 B7 E7 / A7 E7 A7 B7 / E7(9) A7(9)
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album De-developed
Instrumentals: Ghosting

bookmark_borderWhat To Do

LYRICS
What to do
You know, too?
Is it here or there
Hit or miss
Is it hear or dare
Miss the kiss
Action satisfaction
Reaction retraction
And then sum
Some…
… then…
Return to when
Opportunity was knockin’
Ability to see
The worth of rockin’
The equal-id-I-am
Equilibrium

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Progressive Protest Rock
Chords: Em slide 7 9 11 13 sus4
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar and Loop Pedal, Keyboards

From the album De-developed
Instrumentals: Ghosting

bookmark_borderOut To Be

LYRICS
I’m starting to see
It’s not the way it use to be
Does nature agree
It’s the way it’s suppose to be?
Dropping sun
The day is done
Moment right before twilight
Over the mountains comes the moon

I’m starting to be
A puzzle piece in reality
The insides of me
A puzzled peace in serenity
Dropping sun
The day is done
Moment right before twilight
Over the mountains comes the moon

I’ve turned out to be
The creator of my destiny
Learned to agree
Better let nature get the best of me
Dropping sun
The day is done
Moment right before twilight
Over the mountains comes the moon

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Progressive Protest Rock
Chords: A G A / D C A
Recording: digital 8-track stereo
Written and recorded at Lake Wynonah, Pennsylvania
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Piano

From the album De-developed
Instrumentals: Ghosting

bookmark_borderHer Garden Grow

LYRICS
How doe your garden grow
Wouldn’t I like to know
Transparency in accountability
Does it feel slippery, slimy, filthy, grimy
Is your wisdom fertilizer
Then, why no help her
Realize her
You know…
Her garden will grow
Pitch forkin’ bull$hit
Then, rackin’ it
Now, watch her garden grow
… her children glow
… in a knowledge flow

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

From the album De-developed
Instrumentals: Ghosting

bookmark_borderThe Real Thing

LYRICS
Enhance the real thing
Embrace the being
Enhancing the real thing
Reality and what she’ll bring

Enhance the real thing
Embrace the being
Softening near fatal stings
Relying on your heart strings

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Progressive Protest Rock
Chords: Gm C / Cm C Gm C Gm / Gm C7; 112 BPM
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Electric Guitar, Keyboards

From the album De-developed
Instrumentals: Ghosting

bookmark_borderNearer

LYRICS
A long time ago
It use to feel we had a long way to go
Now, it seems I’m seeing things clearer
The End is getting a little bit nearer

In years gone past
I use to think time was going to last
Now, it seems I’m seeing things clearer
The End is getting a little bit nearer

In days by-gone
I use to think the days would go on and on
Now, it seems I’m seeing things clearer
The End is getting a little bit nearer

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Progressive Protest Rock
Chords: Bb Eb Bb / Ab Eb Bb
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar and Loop Pedal, Keyboards

From the album De-developed
Instrumentals: Ghosting

bookmark_borderIn Your Dreams

LYRICS
Just as you see in your dreams
Your dreams seep to your seems
Dream of love and light
Dreams turn to delight
Dream, dream faith and hope
The direction of slope
Dream at least for life in peace
It might surprise you
Dreams do come true
What do you dream to do?
What do you dream for “you”?

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

From the album De-developed
Instrumentals: Ghosting

bookmark_borderSuper-spreader

LYRICS
Hear you got the disease
Hear you caught it with ease
The further you spread
The more will drop dead
I say,
“I beg your pardon…
Spreader at the Rose Garden?”
Before they could pass the bill
Spread it over capital hill

Hear you got the disease
Hear you caught it with ease
The further you spread
The more will drop dead
COVID free is now long gone
Spread it to the Pentagon
Hospital break-out like King Kong
Taking it home… it won’t be long

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

From the album De-developed
Instrumentals: Ghosting

bookmark_borderDo You Find it Funny?

LYRICS
And, do you find it funny?
Running afoul
Throwing the vowels
In the name of pride
Bestowing “they died”
Throwing swords as words
Absurd
“Oh, I think it’s something I heard/herd.”
Soundbite blurb
Cog with a blog
And, do you find it funny?

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

From the album De-developed
Instrumentals: Ghosting

bookmark_borderThe End of the Story (Ode to Eddie Van Halen)

LYRICS
A once golden idol
From the pedestal… fall…
Fell from the garden
Then,
Fell into hell
Take care in your fare
Or fare thee well
Oh, well
Better luck next time
The next “I’m and mine”
All’s fair in love and time
No matter your riches
No matter your glory
When it comes to life’s bitches
It’s The End of the Story

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Progressive Protest Rock
Chords: F G Am / Am sus4 7(11) 9; 125 BPM Hard Rock
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Electric Guitar, Keyboards

From the album De-developed
Instrumentals: Ghosting

bookmark_borderThe Can Can

LYRICS
It’s only when you try can
Well, then…
It’s only when you try can
Can’t wont save you
Can’t can’t do what can can do

Will you will the will
Within you
Will you free your will
Can’t wont save you
Can’t can’t do what can can do

It never fails to bail fail
And lead us to succeed
Can’t wont save you
Can’t can’t do what can can do

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

From the album De-developed
Instrumentals: Ghosting