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bookmark_borderPig Fly

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LYRICS
When a unicorn farting butterflies
Fails to surprise
I realize
Low and behold
The pot at the end of a rainbow
May not be full of gold
As I was told
It might take searching near and far
To find out where the facts are

When a pig that jigs
Takes off and flies
Fails to surprise
I realize

When a grieving mother
Breaks down and cries
Fails to surprise
I realize

When you give up “tries”
And all hope dies
Fails to surprise
I realize
Low and behold
The pot at the end of a rainbow
May not be full of gold
As I was told
It might take searching near and far
To find out where the facts are

All I could see were clouds in my coffee
Now, I can see more clearly
Now, I can see more clearly

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: C Em A / D A
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar

From the album Proactive Inhibition

bookmark_borderThe In’s And Out’s

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LYRICS
Am I blind
trying to find
A kind kind
To combine
One that knows
“In’s and out’s”
That knows what it’s about
I see the grind
Rear-view rewind
Before it’s too late
Determine my fate

Am I the kind
That pays no mind
To being kind
Remind
One that knows
“In’s and out’s”
that knows what it’s about
Be free of grind
Peace we find
Before it’s too late
Determine our fate

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: E Em / A G E / E G A C B7 E; 129 BPM Hully Gully
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Proactive Inhibition

Written between the corners of Market, High, Gay and Church Streets in Chester County, West Chester, PA — Gay Church

bookmark_borderDaybroke

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LYRICS
At daybreak a glow’s warning
The night gives way to the morning
Minds awake to a glow’s warming
As night gives way to morning
Creatures sound
Lights been found

At the crack of dawn
Lives move on
As the lovers spawn
Life moves on

At the sun’s rise
The opening of eyes
Arise goodwill tries
To deliver the prize

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: D G C D / Eb D
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar

From the album Proactive Inhibition

Written between the corners of Market, High, Gay and Church Streets in Chester County, West Chester, PA — Gay Church

bookmark_borderHow Long?

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LYRICS
How long does this go on?
Who’s taking bets on “no regrets”?
The things you do come back to you
In The End
If the rules won’t bend
What’s the message you send
In The End

If you love to hate
It’s never too late
To quit that bit
To love to love can’t wait

No obstacle is ever too great
Participate! Carry your weight

It’s up to you what you’re going to do
To pull through
Reporter of days grown shorter
Re-order

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: G# B / C# B G#
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar

From the album Proactive Inhibition

bookmark_borderSave Me

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LYRICS
Must be under some sort of spell
Oh well farewell
Released blunder from south of hell
Oh well farewell

Save me from humanity
Insanity
There’s rarity in clarity
Clearly we be
(To be, being, been)

This isn’t a drill
Oh well farewell
Hope you’ve got the bill
Oh well farewell

No longer somber dwell
Oh well farewell
Neurons on the jell
Oh well farewell

Holding the answer? Do tell
Oh well farewell
Can’t unring the bell
Oh well farewell

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: G F# F E / D E; 150 BPM Big Band Boogie
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Proactive Inhibition

bookmark_borderDo It Again

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LYRICS
You did it before
Can you do it some more?
Can you do it again
I think you can
Begin again

It should be easy now
You’ve got it down
Find it in you some how
To go one more round

Now that you’re done with your practicing
Maybe we can begin enjoying

The rarity in familiarity
With the essence of a nuance

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: A G D E / G E
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar

From the album Proactive Inhibition

bookmark_borderIf A Tree Falls….

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LYRICS
Catastrophe in the canopy
Nearly every tree falling down on me
A calliope tragedy

Everyday matter-of-fact lumber jack
Heed the crack, fear the whack, panic attack
The only think I lack… sharpened axe

Now to figure how to forge my plow
Into a share that all can share
Become aware
Of the sound of that falling tree

Though the forest is more dense than most
It still can boast to be the host
Of every falling tree

Understanding last man standing
Ultimately if that is me
Then, who will hear my falling tree?

Catastrophe in the canopy
Nearly every tree falling down on me
A calliope tragedy
Round and round our solar sound
Merry-go-round bound for found
Will I be the last tree
(Standing, standing, understanding standing)

ABOUT THE SONG
A song about Foliage Spoilage & the Trees’ Canopy Collapse.

Written and recorded at Lake Wynonah, Pennsylvania
Style: Folk Rock
Chords: A C G D
Recording: digital 8-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Piano


From the album A kNew Album

bookmark_border20/20 enVision

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LYRICS
Have you ever had a vision
On which you dwell
Time for a decision
Time to propel
Over, under in betwixt
Going to take a shot
An envision fix

Have you ever had a dream
ON which you dwell
Had time to build up steam
Time to propel
Over, under, in between
No reason not
Your slate’s come clean

Have you ever glimpsed the future
As Man’s living hell
But know we hold the feature
To make it turn out well
Over, under in betwixt
Going to take a shot
An envision fix

20/20 enVision.mp3

20/20 enVision Instrumental.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Written and recorded at Lake Wynonah, Pennsylvania
Style: Folk Rock
Chords: Esus4 Em / A B7 A G A B7 G A
Recording: 6-track digital stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Piano

From the album A kNew Album

bookmark_borderKeep It Down!

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LYRICS
“Hey there! Can you keep it down?”
Hey there
Take a look around
Hey there
Nothing’s found
Can’t keep the temperature down
Look around
Nothing’s found
To keep the temperature down
Can’t beat the heat

We love to spew
We do. We do
Skew the new
We do. We do
Pollute our habitat
Imagine that
That that’s where we’re at
Stupid primate changed the climate
Can’t keep the temperature down
Look around
Nothing’s found
To keep the temperature down
Can’t beat the heat
Going to have to admit defeat

Keep It Down!.mp3

Keep It Down Instrumental.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
A song about the Summer of 2019 heatwave, global warming and extreme weather events.

Written and recorded at Lake Wynonah, Pennsylvania
Style: Folk Rock
Chords: A G E
Recording: 4-track digital stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Piano

From the album A kNew Album

The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment

bookmark_borderDog Days Of Summer

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LYRICS
Just realizing
Temperature’s rising
You’re so hot
Better not… leave you alone
Better not
Way too hot

Start to see the relevance
Of leaving you to the elements
You’re so hot
Better not… leave you alone
Calamity zone
I just can’t leave you alone
Better not
Way too hot

98, 99, 100 degrees
Bi-polar opposite of deep freeze
You’re so hot
Better not… leave you alone
Searing bone
I just can’t leave you alone
Better not
Way too hot

Yes it’s true “all dogs go to heaven”
But it’s up to you not to bake ’em in an oven
I’m casualty prone
Just can’t leave you alone
You’re so hot
Better not… leave you alone
Better not
Way too hot

Dog Days Of Summer.mp3

Dog Days Of Summer Guitar Instrumental.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
A song disguised to look like it is about girls… but, it is really about not leaving your dog in the heat.

Written and recorded at Lake Wynonah, Pennsylvania
Style: Folk Rock
Chords: F# C# / D A F#
Recording: digital stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Piano

From the album A kNew Album

bookmark_borderGuerilla War, Fair?

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LYRICS
Guerilla war
Fair? Nowhere
None to be found
No none around
Guerilla warfare
No more
Guerilla tactics
Spastic
Thick and sick
Where to stick
Where the sun don’t shine
(No more. No more war)
Sounds just fine
And, if you don’t mind
Find
Some kind of kind

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: B D / B D E C# D E B; 147 BPM 6/8
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Proactive Inhibition

bookmark_borderStolen Glory

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LYRICS
As they try to wipe the Stars And Stripes
Don’t let them swipe

Careen from the se1rene scene
Under the red, white and blue
Unfold the Old Glory story
A victim of racism, too

Supremacists insist and persist
Usurping a symbol for hate
#HashTag Confederate Flag
In the state of the irate

Proud to be an American
You’d better think and think again
Giving Nemesis a call
Is bound to be your downfall

Understand your stolen land
Is not at your command
Sooner or later it’s got to get through
The black and white of red, white and blue

Now, I can’t even fly our colors
Ashamed it smells of your odors
F.U. and your racist attack
I want my flag back

[Not going to take it
Going to take it back]

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Twisted Country
Chords: Db Ab / Eb Db Ab / Ab G Db
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar

From the album Proactive Inhibition

Band together and join THE RESISTANCE!

bookmark_borderThe Corner of Your I

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LYRICS
Looking out of the corner of your “I”
Wondering… what did you spy?
(And why?)
Why do the birds that sing
Wait for the spring to bring
Fancy songs of fantasy
We see. We be. We are so far.

Looking through the lens of your phone
Suddenly realize… I’m not alone
(At home)
Why do the birds that sing
Wait for the spring to bring
Fancy songs of fantasy
We see. We be. We are so far.

Behind a pair of glasses
The “I” I see flashes
Why do the birds that sing
Wait for the spring to bring
Fancy songs of fantasy
We see. We be. We are so far.

Underneath the leash and chain
Underneath collar and mane
Why do the birds that sing
Wait for the spring to bring
Fancy songs of fantasy
We see. We be. We are so far.

ABOUT THE SONG
Apparently, when I’m writing a song, I go into a special zone or something. Yesterday I was writing a song at Gay Church Market and High Streets, and discovered 3 people and a dog keeping their eye on me. So, I wrote about them 🙂

Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: F# D / F# D C#7
Recording: original take / live and digital 11-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Organ, Drums

From the album Proactive Inhibition

Written between the corners of Market, High, Gay and Church Streets in Chester County, West Chester, PA — Gay Church

bookmark_borderCarnival Barker

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LYRICS
The carnival barker is barking at you
(You’re due. You’re due.)
Want to know if you have it in you
(Do you? Do you?)
Step right this way to pay
Try your luck at giving a #uck
(OK? OK!)
The proof is in the pudding
No kidding walk the walk
Put your money where your mouth is
You’re taking life’s pop quiz

The telemarketer is calling for you
(You’re due. You’re due.)
Do you want to change your view
(Do you? Do you?)
Press 1 to pay today
Try your luck at giving a #uck
(OK? OK!)
The proof is in the pudding
No kidding walk the walk
Put your money where your mouth is
You’re taking life’s pop quiz

The First Lady is mailing you
Wants to know if she can count on you?
Mail money right away
Try your luck at giving a #uck
(OK? OK!)
The proof is in the pudding
No kidding walk the walk
Put your money where your mouth is
You’re taking life’s pop quiz

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: CM7 E / G E G6 E7 / C D G
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar

From the album Proactive Inhibition

Band together and join THE RESISTANCE!

bookmark_borderThe Wake-up Lullaby-bye

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LYRICS
It’s time to put the kids to bed
With pleasant thoughts to fill our heads
I love you
I love you, too
Sweet dream… in bed
Pillow and head
At the very least
May we rest in peace

It’s time to put ’em to bed
With pleasant thoughts to fill our heads
I love you
I love you, too
Sweet dream… in bed
Pillow and head
At the very least
May we rest in peace

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: ExperiMental Rock
Chords: Gm F / C Gm; 133 BPM Polka
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards

From the album Proactive Inhibition