This one is a little weird. I had just minutes before written most of a song called "Not in this Lifetime" and was putzing around on the internet. I went to songfight.org and saw that the current week's line was "not if I see you first". Well…

This was supposed to be my big dynamic song. Quiet for the most part but then out of nowhere... BOOM! Heavy rock anthem. Did it work? Eh. Sort of, maybe? I like the quiet parts. The heavy parts are kind of in the way. I thought about cutting…

I thought this one was destined for the cut list, but after coming up with the chunky little rhythm guitar part in the chorus it started growing on me. When I was a kid I worshiped 5/4 time. I wanted everything to at least slip into 5/4…

Another bad vocal performance. Are you sensing a trend? The music to this was written on my iPad while sitting in the car in a parking lot waiting for my step daughter to get out of winter softball practice. I then transferred it to my MacBook…

The obligatory 12-bar blues. I wanted something slightly trippy. I failed. The lyrics are based on a true story. My grandfather was a fisherman. One one trip out to sea his boat sank. He spent a few days in a lifeboat before being picked…

This is the last song to be finished for the 2014 RPM Challenge / FAWM. DONE! I’m not an eloquent man I do the best that I can The words are hard to find It’s tough to speak my mind I never know what to say it comes out wrong any…

I thought about stitching two similar songs together with this as the break in between. Now that I have it all done though, I don't think I want to do it anymore. it will be a cold day in hell before I give you the time of day it will be…

Written top to bottom in two very short sittings. The lyrics refer to those times when Facebook brings back people who would preferably stayed forgotten. Originally known as RPM 2014 #12. No way Not in this lifetime you say you want to…

This song was originally meant to be played on piano, but being a bad pianist I switched it to guitar. Being a glutton for punishment though meant I switched it to 12-string. I had a bear of a time getting the part right, and then doubling everything…

Wah-Wah pedals are truly gifts from the heavens. I had the bass and the drums down but couldn't come up with a rhythm guitar part. Then Robin Trower and Jimi Hendrix appeared to me in a dream and this song took off. Formerly known as RPM 2014…