Tag: alternative rock

bookmark_borderMiss Christmas

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LYRICS
Now I know
How much so
I would miss
Christmas
Relieve those
Let them believe!
Embrace the race
Amen human
[jam / blend / bridge /take-off]
Leave the mean scene
And find relief in belief
Embrace face-to-face
The Christmas kiss
A special feeling
Sends you reeling / real-ing
The worth
Of peace on Earth

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: Dm Dm7(11)9 / A4 G4 F4 E4 D4; 130 BPM 16 Beat #3
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the Christmas holiday album of music AD / BC

bookmark_borderNot Fade Away

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Coversong written by Buddy Holly and Norman Petty
Also made famous by The Rolling Stones and The Grateful Dead

E                               A   A D A
I wanna tell you how it's gonna be
E                      A       E   E A E
You're gonna give your love to me
E                            A   A D A
I'm gonna love you night and day
E                    A     E   E A E
Love is love and not fade away
E                    A     E   E A E
Well love is love and not fade away


E                                A   A D A
And my love is bigger than a Cadillac
E                          A        E   E A E
I'll try to show it if you drive me back
E                              A   A D A
Your love for me has got to be real
E                         A     E   E A E
Before you'd have noticed how I feel
E             A     E   E A E
Love real not fade away
E                  A     E  E A E
Well love real not fade away
Yeah
A D A  (A D A)   E A E (E A E)  A D A (A D A)  E A E (E A E)
I wanna tell you how it's gonna be
You're gonna give your love to me
Love that lasts more than one day
Well love is love and not fade away x3
E         A
Not fade away

Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar

From the album Unbelievable

bookmark_borderAbout About

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LYRICS
Is this really what we’re talking about
So, if, and or but…
What about about?
If we should be
If we would be
If we could be
Talking about… “about”?
Is that what we’re really talking about?
Did I get lost?
Am I at a loss?
Is this what we discuss? Thus…
Or am I at a loss, dazed and confused
Brain abused?
All this time I thought it was obvious
For the both of us

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: A Variety of E; 120 BPM Handbag
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album On The Off Chance

bookmark_borderFound My Way Home

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LYRICS
Avoid getting lost
Avoid at all cost
Roaming ’round all day
Trying to find my way
Out of zone into roam
Finally found my way home

Hate going astray
Nursery rhyme and pray
Avoid the panic
It’ll make ya sick
In the zone how to hone
Finally found my way home

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: A Am7 / C A C A C E A
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Electric Piano

From the album On The Off Chance

bookmark_borderThe Favor

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LYRICS
Toss of a coin
You pro or con
Flip of the coin
Head and/or tails
I’m setting sail
To a place where there’s space
For the human race

I don’t want hate encroaching
On the habitat
Please the favor of approaching
Love, imagine that

Through a dense forest
A jungle at best
Don’t want to have to claw
Don’t want to have to gnaw
Tooth and bone, let alone
When you get to the heart of the heart
Feel free to start….

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: Em Esus4 G7(13) Em7(11) Em7; 176 BPM Rock & Roll
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album On The Off Chance

bookmark_borderTweedle Dum Founded

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LYRICS
How come?
Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum
Were sitting on a fence
Tweedle Dee fell off… hence
Dumb was founded
Dumbfounded abounded
It seems to me
Tweedle Dee’s destiny — one with Humpty Dumpty

All the King’s horses
And all the King’s men
All the King’s horses
Know where men have been
All the King’s horses
And all the King’s men
No never put together again
No never put together
No matter the “whether”
… never
Free dumb’s brain forever restrained
Banned from this land wrought with free thought

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive EDM
Chords: Bm D C6 D; 83 BPM 16 Beat #3
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards

From the album On The Off Chance

Band together and join THE RESISTANCE!

bookmark_borderGet It!

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LYRICS
I don’t know if i’m starting to get it
If you help me out, I’ll give you the credit

What goes around comes around
I guess I’ll wait/weight
A heavy burden
Anticipate
What is certain

I don’t know if i’m starting to get it
If you help me out, I’ll give you the credit
Back to the wall
Hammer will fall
Carry the wait/weight
A heavy burden
Anticipate
What is certain

I don’t know if i’m starting to get it
If you help me out, I’ll give you the credit
Seven year itch
Karma’s a bitch
wait/weight
A heavy burden
Anticipate
What is certain

Only one rule to hang with me
Everybody’s got to be free
Eternally
To infinity

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: E’s G A G A G E / B7 A G E
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar (Keyboards on prelude)

From the album On The Off Chance

bookmark_borderMarch In The Name Of Time

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LYRICS
Marching in the name of time
Because you know
Time marches on
As you were
Turns to blur
At ease, please
’cause I reckon
Time marches on
Knowing…
… it just keeps going
Rowing…
… I dream…
Gently down the stream
… down
… gently, I dream
Through the rapids
I did
Hitting…
Rapid eye movement
Where the marching time went
Spent
Sent

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive
Chords: C# D D# E / E D# D C# / F E; 137 BPM Rock Shuffle
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album On The Off Chance

bookmark_borderA Star Is Born

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LYRICS
A star that bright
Had never been seen at night
Let alone, they say
During the day
As if figurative
… or literal
Let it roll
Encompass all
Total
The brightest star
By far
The brightest star
And forever more
The brightest tail
The brightest tale
Shinning down
To the ground
Shine on
Human
Given from heaven
To the Earth
The birth
You are
The brightest star

ABOUT THE
The Star of Bethlehem, or Christmas Star, appears only in the nativity story of the Gospel of Matthew, where “wise men from the East” are inspired by the star to travel to Jerusalem. “For we have seen His star in the East [or at its rising] and have come to worship Him.”

There they meet King Herod of Judea, and tell him they are heading to Bethlehem to pay homage to the newborn king of the Jews. Herod calls his scribes and priests who confirm to him that a verse from the Book of Micah interpreted as a prophecy, states that the Jewish Messiah would be born in Bethlehem to the south of Jerusalem. Secretly intending to find and kill the Messiah in order to preserve his own kingship, Herod invites the wise men to return to him on their way home.

Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: Em; 68 BPM to 88 to 97 Slow Ballad
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the Christmas holiday album of music AD / BC

bookmark_borderSomething To See

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LYRICS
Something to see
Or something to be?
Really?
And/or is a possibility
A or B or all the above?
Then… maybe…
Grace and love

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative EDM / Progressive Rock
Chords: Ebm Bbm Ebm7; 129 BPM Rock #2
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the Christmas holiday album of music AD / BC

bookmark_borderBelieving

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LYRICS
You never need to feel lonely
There’s always somebody near
You never need to feel lonely
Your presence is always here
Believing in believing
Goes a long way in relieving
Believing in believing
Goes a long way in achieving
For dreams to come true
The dreams first come from you

You never need to feel helpless
If you hope, there is more
You never need to be heartless
Where there’s heart, love’s in store
Believing in believing
Goes a long way in relieving
Believing in believing
Goes a long way in achieving
For dreams to come true
The dreams first come from you

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: Bb A / C A / A Bb A
Recording: live
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the Christmas holiday album of music AD / BC

bookmark_borderInto The Fire

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LYRICS
Into the fire
… looking into the fire
Does time transpire
When you look fire
… in the eye?
The devil’s ire
When you look fire
… in the eye
Belligerence aroused
Espoused to be exposed
I suppose

Into the fire
… looking into the fire
Fan flames higher?
Hubris is dire
Is that your desire?
Belligerence aroused
Espoused to be exposed
I suppose

ABOUT THE SONG
Definitions of ire: belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: E13 E E13 A7
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album On The Off Chance

bookmark_borderChristmas Lullaby

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LYRICS
Hush now baby don’t you cry
Gonna save us all before you die
Singing you a lullaby song
Under the star with a tail/tale so long
Close your eyes it’s time to sleep
Pray “Dear, Lord, my soul to keep”

Hush now baby don’t you cry
Hear the angels singing on high
Happy birthday! Today’s your day
Born to show us the way
Sleep tonight tomorrow’s light
Shine on insights in sight

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Americana / Folk
Chords: F9 C G / Em C
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar

From the Christmas holiday album of music AD / BC

bookmark_borderFold Me

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LYRICS
You might say that you told me
I don’t recall you ever showed me?
It’s sure that you talk a lot
Even if you don’t about
Go ahead and scream and shout!
What strikes a lightning rod?
Oh, my God!
Maybe it’s best
If you put it to rest

You sure know how to scold me
Sign, seal and fold me
You sure do boast a lot
About what you know not
What strikes a lightning rod?
Oh, my God!
Maybe it’s best
If you put it to rest

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: E CM7aug / A Asus 4 / E / B7/B A E
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar

From the album On The Off Chance

bookmark_borderPuzzler

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LYRICS
Making sense of it all
Beyond the crystal ball
The jigsaw saw
The cut-up awe
Puzzle pieces
Mystery ceases
Ain’t it clever
How they come together?

In retrospect
I do suspect
Puzzle pieces
Mystery ceases
Ain’t it clever
How they come together?

Come take a gnaw
Eat logic raw
Puzzle pieces
Mystery ceases
Ain’t it clever
How they come together?

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: G E / C B7 (3 and 4 120 BPM Hard Rock)
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album On The Off Chance