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LYRICS
Is it time?
It is time
It’s time I’m
Cryin’
Cry out loud
Less shroud
More transparency
So we can see
You know
Out of the shadow
Into the light
Of right
Too long
Under wrong
The tryin’ times
Are our time of tryin’
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Extemporaneous
Chords: F# A B; 86 –> 160BPM Hard Rock
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
From the album Join The Marching And
LYRICS
Here in the land of fun
Here in the land of sun
Our day is never done
And, on the seventh
Augment your minor
With a major
Nothing could be finer
Further from danger
Seventh heaven
Even believin’
I have an octave
Never too late for eight
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive
Chords: EM7aug Em E7sus4 E; 120 BPM House
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
From the album Join The Marching And
LYRICS
Once in a while
I’m up for the style
Of some funked up pop
Right off the top
Once in a while
Put the style on trial
With some funked up pop
That just won’t stop
Yeah, yeah, yeah
And na, na, na
Uh huh
If you fell like movin’
It’s time to start groovin’
Kick out the jam
Scream, “I am!”
Then, let’s do it again
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive EDM
Chords: F Bb C F; 100 BPM Funky Pop
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
From the album Join The Marching And
LYRICS
Down and dirty
In the nitty gritty
The absurdity
Of popularity
Giving pity
To the oh so petty
Getting ready
To diversify
Going to try
The acidity
Of their reality
In the country
In the city
Steadfast policy
Of hypocrisy
A democracy
In conspiracy
Really more tyranny
Lacking transparency
We’re about to kick ’em out
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: G6(9) Am Em7(11) Am7(11); 112 BPM Funky 16 Beat
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
From the album Join The Marching And
LYRICS
Raise my hands
I’d love to say
Thank you for the day
Praise the lands
Sound and sight
Thank you for the night
I’ll find my way
Left for right
Hear what you say
Don’t be so uptight
Raise my voice
Love to say
Thank you for the day
Phrase the choice
Found insight
All day and night
Raise my mind
Here to say
Thank you for the day
Come to find
Shinning light
Thank you for insight
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: E Em7 B / A E A B7
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Organ
From the album Join The Marching And
LYRICS
In the grand scheme
Are you pleasant or mean
Is your life obscene
Or living the dream?
Me, I’m just trying to glean
The intensity of serene
Having a good time
In the sublime
Cutting a deal in surreal
For real
For reel
In the broad scope
At the end of your rope
The slippery, sliding slope
Is without hope?
The intention of your direction
Could be a reflection
Of your intention
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: A G A G A G B / A B; 125 BPM 6/8 Rock
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
From the album Join The Marching And
LYRICS
Goal of the goal
Dues do take a toll
Here to say
On my way
Ready to rock n’ roll
Roll the dice twice
Go on let ’em roll
Here to say
On my way
Ready to rock n’ roll
Watch the moon rise
In the dark of night
That’s when I surmise
All is alright!
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: E A G E / B Bb A E; 90 –> 110 BPM Epic Ballad
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
From the album Join The Marching And
Coversong originally made famous by Norman Greenbaum
A
When I die and they lay me to rest,
D
Gonna go to the place that's best.
A
When they lay me down to die,
E A
Goin on up to the spirit in the sky.
A
Goin on up to the spirit in the sky.
D
That's where I'm gonna go, when I die.
A
When I die and they lay me to rest,
E
I'm gonna go to the place that's the best.
Prepare yourself, you know it's a must,
Gotta have a friend in Jesus.
So you know that when you die,
It's gonna recommend you to the spirit in the sky.
Never been a sinner, I've never sinned.
I've got a friend in Jesus.
So you know that when I die,
It's gonna set me up with the spirit in the sky.
From the album Cockamamie
LYRICS
It’s warm
The charm of warm within
Get hold
It’s cold out I’m told
The harsh reality
Of society
Given up on the ability
To offer pity
Is it far
Not to share
The air
Does water
Belong to every son and daughter
How rude
We won’t include the food
The insanity
In a world of plenty
At the source
Is there a scarce resource?
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Electronic
Chords: Dm7 Am Asus4; 83 BPM 16 Beat #4
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
From the album Cockamamie
LYRICS
Does anybody know what year we’re in?
Feels like the 50’s all over again
Know what I mean
No vaccine
Race relations
On vacation
Does anybody know what year we’re in?
Feels like the 50’s all over again
People thinkin’ KKK’s OK
Political winkin’ “Another day”
Does anybody know what year we’re in?
Feels like the 50’s all over again
A president that advocates hate
Tainted with Christianity insanity
Feeling a little too much like Groundhog Day
Geeze, wouldn’t you say
We’ve found a better way?
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive
Chords: Em G / A Em; 128 BPM Rock
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
From the album Cockamamie
LYRICS
If the POTUS
To the T
Is missing “we”
Is missing U
Us
I guess…
POS
SOS
POSsssss
(make like a snake)
I understand
United we stand
Divided
We all fall
Butt
After all
If we espouse
The White House
Just another clown
Going to bring us down
Is there any surprise
With such a pack of lies?
And the ladies in white
Wear/where left of right is right
Shine on through the night
Arose to the fight
Say — USA
ABOUT THE SONG
This song is about the State Of The Union (SOTU) address of February 5, 2019.
The State of the Union featured a striking visual: row after row of women lawmakers in the audience wearing white to honor past suffragists.
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Electronic
Chords: C Gm Am / G Am; 137 BPM 16 Beat
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
From the album Cockamamie
LYRICS
Best old friends
Get forgotten
If the old friends
Have been turning rotten
I’m thinking
It’s time to move along
Start shrinking
All that’s gone wrong
I see hate and bigotry
Will never get the best of me
I’m thinking
It’s time to move along
Start shrinking
All that’s gone wrong
Understand
North of the Rio Grande
If there’s a kind man
That walks the land
Here! Hear!
It’s time to hear
Dismissing of all you fear
Wake up
And make a stand
Rise Up
And make it clear
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Folk
Chords: E G / G A C E / E A C E / A E D A
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
From the album Cockamamie
LYRICS
Gravitated
Escalated
Elevated
Is the old gizzard
A wizard?
Confused over “muse”
Faster to become master
Can’t outlast Her
Turn the page
Less muse
More sage
Out last
The past
Forge forward
Onward
Upward
Try for “sky high”
I
Sky high I
ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive Techno
Chords: C Bb / C E; 138 BPM Trance
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
From the album Cockamamie
LYRICS
Are the races
In good graces?
Oh so much strife
In a child’s life
Do the people
Cause a cripple
Oh why the stifle
Of the life-cycle
Wake from slumber
Days are numbered
No matter your “whether”
Come together
ABOUT THE SONG
This song is about the 10,000 missing migrant children held captive by the Trump administration.
Immigrant advocates said they are suing the U.S. government, claiming it is detaining immigrant children too long and improperly refusing to release them to relatives. A federal lawsuit filed last year in Alexandria, Virginia, was expanded on to propose including the cases of more than 10,000 children.
https://www.snopes.com/ap/2019/01/22/lawyers-immigrant-kids-detention-is-prolonged-unexplained/
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive EDM
Chords: G F Am / Eaug Am; 170 BPM Rock & Roll
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Keyboards
From the album Cockamamie
LYRICS
We are not jewelry!
This is not satire
Your attire
A guitar is a star
Not a fashion statement
No! Not jewelry!
Now you see
What I meant
Believe me
We are not jewelry
If you suppose, while you pose
For “good”ness sake… no fake!
Can you hear it?
The spirit
ABOUT THE SONG
A protest song dedicated to Adam Levine’s guitar used during the Super Bowl halftime show.
Style: Alternative Rock / Progressive EDM
Chords: Dm C Dm Ebm; 112 BPM Clubdance
Recording: original take / live digital 1-track stereo
Instrumentation: Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
From the album Cockamamie