Tag: Rawhide Goggle Straps

bookmark_borderRefraction

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LYRICS
My reaction to refraction
Reaching through to touch you
Shape shifting point=of-view

The reflection of reaction
As I’m breaking through
Shape shifted point-of-view

No objection to perfection
Shifting the way I see
Physically

Physics
Physically

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

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

bookmark_borderOn the Edge

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LYRICS
Sitting on the edge of the dock
Wasn’t expecting a talk
But low and behold
When I looked below
A big ass bass
Was looking back
Did you hear
There’s a herd of deer
Hadn’t heard
Looked across the lake
So absurd
Did a double take
Hadn’t heard
Became clear
There’s something going on around here

DR0000_7177-On-the-Edge.mp3

Chords: F Ab Bb F / Bb Ab F
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar
Written and recorded live

From the album: Rawhide Goggle Straps

bookmark_borderThe Sun Suddenly Slipping

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LYRICS
We run and run and then some
We run and run and then sum
We run and run and then some
Before the last of day is done

The hum from run
Try, try, try
As a dragonfly passes by
Better pick up the pace
Of the human race
With the end of day face-to-face

Sun dropping like a rock out of the sky
The sands of time dripping by-and-by
The sun suddenly slipping out of view
Gunning into the setting sun with you

DR0000_7169-The-Sun-Suddenly-Slipping.mp3

Chords: Em Esus4 Em / D6 A7 Esus4 Em
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar
Written and recorded live at Lake Wynonah, PA

From the album: Rawhide Goggle Straps

bookmark_borderIgnore Bore

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LYRICS
The only time I think I’m bored
Is when I think of bored
The bored will make you fall asleep
Before it gets too deep
I still find life a thrill
The bill from life’s dues — nil
Fitness in the strive to stay alive

Can’t remember the last time I was bored
If I said ’74, would you be floored
Company with the bored can’t keep
Into the deep I leap
I still find life a thrill
The bill from life’s dues — nil
Fitness in the strive to stay alive

Lord, how can anyone be bored
Wonder if their thoughts have been gored
Hey! My passion runs too deep
I still find life a thrill
The bill from life’s dues — nil
Fitness in the strive to stay alive

Can’t remember when I was bored

Chords: E7 Em7(11) E7sus4 / B7 A7 G7 E7 / B A G E; 128 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards, Electric and Acoustic Guitars
Written and recorded live

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

bookmark_borderThin Skin

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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

bookmark_borderHunk of Rock

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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

bookmark_borderThat Heart Knows

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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

bookmark_borderTake It All In

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LYRICS
Wondering if I can take it all in
Before The End… begins
Do you think we’ll go extinct
The remedy to Earth’s misery
But while we’re still
Do you think we will
Continue to kill
Kill, kill, kill?

Wondering if I can take it all in
Before The End…
Wondering if I can take it all in
Before The End… begins
Do you think those that are fine
Will let their light shine
Shine, shine, shine
Alleviating hearts will succeed
By their light see eternity

Wondering if I can take it all in
Before The End…
Wondering if I can take it all in
Before The End…
Wondering if I can take it all in
Before The End… begins
Do you think tortured souls freed
No humane human will be in need
As every man comes to understand
The fate of man is in his hand

Chords: F Ab Bb Db Eb F / Eb F
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Loop Pedal, Keyboards, Synthesizers
Written and recorded live

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

bookmark_borderLifespan Parts I & II

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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

bookmark_borderCareful! You’ll Raise the Dead

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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

bookmark_borderDog’s Tale

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LYRICS
The tale of the dog’s tail
Got cut short
In the grand scale of things
Not much to report
Snakes and snails and puppy dog tails
What are we made of?
Sugar and spice and everything nice
Boom-a-rang of love

The tale of the dog’s tail
In The End
The grand scheme of things
Return-send… return… send… return… send
The End

Chords: A Am7 A A7 / Dm Am / D A Am7
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

Canine Incisors

bookmark_borderReflection

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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

DR0000_7126-Reflection.mp3

Chords: Esus4 A7 FM7 / Esus4 A7
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar
Written and recorded live

From the album: Rawhide Goggle Straps

bookmark_borderThe Distance

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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

bookmark_borderI Don’t Know

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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

DR0000_7118-I-Dont-Know.mp3

Chords: E E7 / B A E
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Written and recorded live

From the album: Rawhide Goggle Straps

bookmark_borderRepresenting Human

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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