Tag: Life After Life

bookmark_borderThe Calliope (I’m Age)

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LYRICS
They call that thing
The brass ring
You can have it
If you can grab it
Your transit
To a free ride
Yours to be tried
You get to be
Livin’ like royalty

The calliope of life
Carousel of living
Is your go-round merry
On the merry-go-round
You’ve found?
Here’s the thing
If you grab the brass ring….
(Imagine… image… I’m age.)
You can say you tried the free ride
Free of strife
Full of giving
Calliope of life
Carousel of living
Life circle
Life cycle
(Imagine… image… I’m age.)

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Prog. Rock
Chords: Em Ebm Dm C Dm (Slide Guitar open Dm tuning); 156 BPM Heavy Prog. Rock
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Slide Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Life After Life

bookmark_borderCutting The Cord

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LYRICS
When I was just a little bitty baby
Trying to learn to be born
I wondered… how… maybe…
I’d ever learn
Now, I’m cutting the cord
My first word
Cutting the cord

I was thinking
Before I learn blinking
Better learn to cut the cord
Gonna hit the ground running
No time for sunning
Now, I’m cutting the cord
My first word
Cutting the cord

Shoot, coming down the chute
Brain compute
Here comes birth on Earth
Umbilical, don’t hold me back
Surgical, my skills lack
So, before I learn blinking
I’m thinking
Cutting the cord
Now, I’m cutting the cord
My first word
Cutting the cord

Don’t want to cry like a baby
But, maybe…
Mama!

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: E+g E+f# E E7 / G E
Written and recorded live along Lake Wynonah, PA
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar

From the album Life After Life

bookmark_borderWish For Wings

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LYRICS
Among other things
Do you wish for wings?
With a choice voice
The way a bird sings?
Spread my wings and fly
Soaring gets me high
Seeing things from a bird’s-eye-view
Clear from here exactly what to do

Are you afraid
To take the leap
Well, my mind’s made
I’ve got dreams to keep
Spread my wings and fly
Soaring got me high
Seeing things from a bird’s-eye-view
Clear from here exactly what to do

Ready to try
To fly up high
Now, you’ve got wings
Voice your choice
The way a bird sings
Spread your wings and fly
Soaring gets you hig
Seeing things from a bird’s-eye-view
Clear from here exactly what to do

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: Bb A Bb+e / C E / E C A
Written and recorded live along Lake Wynonah, PA
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar

From the album Life After Life

bookmark_borderGrasp

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LYRICS
In the fritz of the fray
Foray
Will focus stray
In the midst
Of the grasp of the grip
Won’t drip toward slip
Flip
The grasp into grip
Mental fist
Grasp fast
Slip into grip
Grasp
Betwixt the fray
Rebound decay
Will focus stray
Beyond gist… just
In the grasp
Grasped
Get a grip?
Got a grip
Grasped

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive
Chords: Em Dm/Em / G F Em; 178 BPM
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Life After Life

bookmark_borderCitizens’ Pop Quiz

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LYIRCS
After…
A long time coming
It’s a short lived life / life lived
America’s dumbing
Rife, it is
Hey, now citizen a pop quiz:
Tell me since when
Is it hers or his?
All the while
A total population denial
Why hesitate to participate
The harder it gets the longer we wait
Jump right in start at begin
Set ’em straight… we ain’t beggin’

All the while
Gullible salvation is the style

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: F Bb Eb F / Bb C7 / Bb F; 140 BPM 8-beat Rock
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Life After Life

bookmark_borderExtreme Event Vent

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LYRICS
Whoa oh oh
Woe oh oh
Listen to the wind blow
Through the cracks and crevices
Whistles and moans
Weather: the extreme theme
Weather the extreme theme
It’s now or never
Forever ever
The “nevertheless”es
Blowin’ in… whoa… listen to the wind blow
Whistles and moans
Rattles the bones
With a “shiver me timbers” timbre
An extreme event vent
Not whether weather
Weather
Extreme human being
Being extreme
Event vent

ABOUT THE SONG
A song about The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment and extreme weather events.

Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: Em7(11) Em13 / D Em / Bm Em; 142 BPM Rock
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Life After Life

bookmark_borderNotre Damn

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LYRICS
Damn, Notre Dame damned
Hell’s fire on the spire
Fire! Fire! Fire!
Pour on water
Poor on water
Fire! Fire! Fire!
Dire! Dire! Dire!
Situation
Damnation
Scorn of the crown of thorn
Sear Mother dear
Will the smoke clear?
When the smoke clears
Our eye’s realize our fears
Our greatest fear
Crown of thorn burn
Fire! Fire! Fire!
Pour on water
Poor on water
The deadliest sin… burnin’!
Crucifix Phoenix
Ashes, ashes we all fall down
In France, flames dance
Gargoyles frown
The deadliest sin… burnin’
Fire flarin’ higher
Transpire to dire
Fire! Fire! Fire!
Pour on water
Poor on water
All shout:
“Put it out!”
Fire! Fire! Fire!
Pour on water
Poor on water

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Prog. Rock / Musette
Chords: Cm Eb Bb; 200 BPM Musette
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Life After Life

bookmark_borderUnhinged

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LYRICS
What do you way
If along the way
We can see
How far we can get
Life let…
Off her leash
Her release
Life let…
Out
Cage of doubt
Unlocked
Set free
The door’s wide open
Free to run
Turning when into then
Over and over again
A perpetual motion machine
Within your skin
Through the eyes, the souls sheen
Through the “I’s” the soles team

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Electronic
Chords: Gb Bb / Gb Gbm Gbsus4; 148 BPM
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Life After Life

bookmark_borderBlack Whole

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Grind Until Ground
LYRICS
Push all the meat into the funnel
Put it all
Push it hard
Trim the lard
Turn the handle round
Pound for pound
Grind until ground
A mind found?
I mean
There’s no ghost in the machine
Across the horizon
Making the scene
More than a zillion
Yet, none to be seen
You know… show me the soul
You no… no soul… not a sole
Sole soul hole
Black whole

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive
Chords: C# E / G E; 100 BPM Groove Rock
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Life After Life

bookmark_borderWe All Bleed

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LYRICS
If all of the states were to secede
Not only in fact, but in deed
Indeed, would there be a union
Or just man-for-man one-on-one
Too late to hide? Better run!

Hatin’ bein’ free
While trying to be
Being free of free
One’s destiny
As tryin’ to be
Being free from free
You’re confusing me

Birds wrestling in the leaves
Trees bending at the knees

If all were to concede we all bleed
Instead of eat the “meet” we would feed
Nourishing our humanity
How we’re meant to do
I’m asking you
Can we be humanity?

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Folk
Chords: D D9 G / Em C D G
Written and recorded at Lake Wynonah, PA
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar

bookmark_borderThe Accounting

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LYRICS
There’s one for me
And, two for you?
Sum and then some
Wonder how come?
There’s one for me
And, two for you
Starting to see
Just how it’ll be
Sum and then some
Wonder how come?
Some sum

Day upon day
Year upon year
Time grows shorter
And so we fear
“Upon a time….”
Or so they say
The last quarter
Is under way
Sum and less some
Wonder how come?
Some sum

Upon “The End”
The rules won’t bend
Then, all shall see
Equal will be
Equal we’ll be
Kingdom has come
Some sum

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Folk
Chords: Em Am7 Bm
Written and recorded at Lake Wynonah, PA
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar

From the album Life After Life

bookmark_borderJust So Glad

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LYRICS
Just so glad
I’m just so glad
(Oh, so! Glad!)
Beyond sad
Beyond mad
I’m just so glad
Forgot had
Blanked bad
I’m just so glad
History clad
Laid too rad
Moved to glad
I’m just so glad
Steadfast past
Laid to rest
For the best
I’m just so glad

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive
Chords: F#m F#m9 / C#sus4 C#; 163 BPM Twist
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Life After Life

bookmark_borderFrom Up Here

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LYRICS
From up here
I’ve a window on the world
But I won’t look down
(No, I won’t look down)
See people so tiny
Like ants in the plants / in their pants
With too little time to appreciate
Might make ’em late to agitate

From up here
I’ve a window on the world
But I won’t look down
(No, I won’t look down)
Take a cue to form a queue
Wasting time to stand in line
With no appetite to alleviate
Far too hungry to alienate

From up here
I’ve a window on the world
But I won’t look down
(No, I won’t look down)
Hurry from here to get there
Unaware they don’t care
Anticipate they’ve cast their fate
At any rate, won’t deviate

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: C G D C E A / C A; 100 BPM 60’s Rock / 68 BPM increase tempo
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Life After Life

bookmark_borderCome In

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LYRICS
No you can’t come…
No you can’t come in
I hear you puffin’
I hear you huffin’
But, nooooo… you can’t come in
Big, bad beast
Wished he’d ceased
Now my feast?
Come on in!
And, soooo… you can come in
Yes, come right in
No less
Yes
I hear you puffin’
I hear you huffin’
So, yes, come right in

ABOUT THE SONG
A song about finding the “silver lining”
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: F# D B / C#7 B F#; 128 BPM Heavy Metal
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Life After Life

bookmark_borderMy Mind

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LYRICS
Just can’t make up my mind
(Which bed I should be sleepin’ in)
Just can’t… mind won’t
Tryin’ to find
A piece of mind
Keeping doubt from creepin’ in
Such a bind
Don’t wanna fall behind
Never mind
Mental grind
Landmine
You know
It’s gonna blow

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: E F F#m A B7; 132 BPM Heavy Metal
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Life After Life