Tag: This Is Next

bookmark_borderShe Won’t Look Back

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LYRICS
While growing older
I’m learning a fact of time
She won’t turn back
She won’t turn back
Times growing bolder
Refusing to heed my whine
She won’t turn back
She won’t turn back
She’s making funny faces
Moves fast… leaves no traces
Should be clockwise round n’ round
But, she wins the race
Hands down

As I grow older
Figured a fact of time
She won’t turn back
She won’t turn back
Times growing bolder
Refusing to heed my whine
She won’t turn back
She won’t turn back
She’s making funny faces
Moves fast… leaves no traces
Should be clockwise round n’ round
But, she wins the race
Hands down

Now that I’m older
Embody the fact of time
She won’t turn back
She won’t turn back
Times growing bolder
Refusing to heed my whine
She won’t turn back
She won’t turn back
She’s making funny faces
Moves fast… leaves no traces
Should be clockwise round n’ round
But, she wins the race
Hands down

Chords: A / Em G D A
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Loop Pedal, Keyboards (112 BPM)
Written and recorded live

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

bookmark_borderKeep Looking

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LYRICS
If you haven’t found what you’re looking for
Keep looking
Go round in the sound
Find out “who I am”
Take it up from down
Tighten up the unwound

If in the jam you haven’t jelled
Keep cooking
Go round in the sound
Find out “who I am”
Take it up from down
Tighten up the unwound

If in the song the groove goes wrong
Keep hooking
Go round in the sound
Find out “who I am”
Take it up from down
Tighten up the unwound

Chords: Em G Am E7sus4 Em
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Loop Pedal, Keyboards (125 BPM)
Written and recorded live

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

bookmark_borderAll the Above

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LYRICS
So many days
The ways to spend them
So many days
The ways to send them
Wide awake
In the thick of the give and take
Well aware
The number of days are numbered there

Fall in love
Kiss, date, bliss, mate, all the above
All in love
Life, liberty, pursue happiness, all the above
Wide awake
In the thick of the give and take
Well aware
The number of days are numbered

Chords: A D C E / Em A
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Loop Pedal, Keyboards (104 BPM)
Written and recorded live

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

bookmark_borderOut of the Starkness

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LYRICS
Summon your love light on
In the flow, connect and glow
It’s the time
It’s the time
Let it shine
Shine, shine, shine

Someone loves your love light
To know the glow through the night
Let it shine
Let it shine
All the time
Time to shine

Summary of a lifetime
Letting the love light shine
Turning on out of starkness
Bringing dawn from the darkness
It’s time
Let it shine
All the time
Time to shine
All the time
Shine, shine, shine

Chords: A / G E A / C G A / C D A / C E A
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Loop Pedal, Keyboards (78 to 112 BPM)
Written and recorded live

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

bookmark_borderChic

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LYRICS
Can’t be chic
A refreshing peek
No need to harm anyone
IN the human race we run
Chip on the shoulder
Finger in the I
Pass on by with a wave and a high

Can’t be chic
A natural treat
IN the human race we run
Chip on the shoulder
Finger in the I
Pass on by with a wave and a high

Can’t be chic
Strong after the meek
IN the human race we run
Chip on the shoulder
Finger in the I
Pass on by with a wave and a high

Chords: A Am7 E / D A D B7 E
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards, Acoustic Guitar
Written and recorded live on a digital 8-track at Lake Wynonah, PA

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

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_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_borderBack to Where We Are

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LYRICS
All my ducks in a row
Time to fly South, you know
Round and round the Earth we’ll go
Until to becomes fro
I know it mustn’t be that far
Until we’re back to where we are

Might be too late to migrate
Time to fly North… vacate!
Round and round the Earth we’ll go
Until to becomes fro
I know it mustn’t be that far
Until we’re back to where we are

Chords: Am Em Am / C Am; 116 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
Written and recorded live

From the album: Knew Normal
Instrumentals: This Is Next

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_borderWhen You Were Gone

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LYRICS
Thought I was going to miss you
When you were gone
Couldn’t have been more wrong

Thought I was going to miss you
When you were gone
Inspiration to sing the blues
When you were gone
Thought I was going to miss you
When you were gone
Couldn’t have been more wrong
Turned out turning strong

You said “our love is true”
Now, you do the things you do
Though I was going to miss you
When you were gone
Turns out not for long
Though I was going to miss you
When you were gone
… not too long

Chords: Em E7sus4 / G A C D E
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Organ
Written and recorded live

From the album: 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_borderFusion Fission Vision

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LYRICS
Focus on mission
Forget the fission
Finding the reason
In fusion… on

Know who you are
Become the star
Synergy of we
Energy of be

I am continuum
I’m space-time
I am the physic
That makes me tick

Chords: Cm F F7 / Cm F G Cm; 120 BPM
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers
Written and recorded live

From the album: Knew Normal
Instrumentals: This Is Next

bookmark_borderOpaque Romance

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LYRICS
An opaque romance
Veiled in transparency
Love far off… distance
Sailed to tranquility
Does this flesh and bones have soul
Live to the afterlife
What’s the toll

An opaque romance
Veiled in transparency
Love far off… distance
Sailed to tranquility
Does this heart of mine have soul
Living life in a mine-feeled
What’s the toll

Does this simple sole have soul
Giving life to a life
Pays the toll
An opaque romance
Veiled in transparency
Love far off… distance
Sailed to tranquility

Chords: A AM7 C E A / G D A C D A
Instrumentation: Vocals, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Loop Pedal, Keyboards, Synthesizers (80 BPM)
Written and recorded live

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