Foolishness - A A J Russe Written 3rd January 1988 Recorded 1st March 2022 The Shoebox Demos Vol 1 **** While writing and recording songs for FAWM 2022 I discovered that I can create acoustic demos of nearly any song I've ever written…

I know sometimes things just ain't right Like oil and water we survive Y'know I don't hate you Maybe we're too much alike Push and pull We'll survive We're not getting younger these days And we're both sure and set in our ways We fight…

A Little Peace of Mind t boudreau She claimed she came all the way from Atlantic City She seemed the type too shy to step from poppa’s porch She claims her mother drove her crazy ‘Bout some ol’ lover who still carries the torch It seems…

RPM 2022. I finished a song.. does that count? Well the early bird Catches the worm Eats it up And shits it out Onto the lawn And into the dirt Where the worms crawl And use the soil to form To be eaten once more By the early birds…

Concussion bombs in our eyes

Endless, toothless memes as dialogue.

Some say, "It's the price you gotta pay" Some say, "You gotta learn to walk away" But I'm still standing in the light And I won't go down without a fight Some say, "True love is just a lie" Some say, "You'll give it up before you die…

If I told you how well I know you Would you tell me it's not true Have you got yourself believing No one could know you like I do I know it's been a long time coming So many others you thought would treat you right But I'm gonna show you…

Human depths are darker.

In the final few minutes That I'll be around Will you waltz with me in it Would you turn me down Would you turn me down As the time's running out And I make my advance Would there be any doubt If I take the chance Can I have one…

The vastness of the ocean A darkness in the sky A lifetime of emotion How hard you've had to try To navigate the currents And the demons in the deep You have to stay awake 'Cuz they might take you in your sleep You wish that you could…

Heard something crawling in the walls this morning Later on, I heard that fateful snap The little critter never had a warning I'll have to head on down to face the guilt that's waiting When I check the trap A pair of trees I planted in…

I suppose it could be worse I know I'm lucky I'm all right But I can tell that you've been cursed And it keeps me up at night So few are born to come in first So many born into a fight If the roles had been reversed Would they still believe…

Sky is black as pitch now Moon as blood is glowing In this blood-soaked hellscape As you might expect there is a presence Out of the grave Out of the night Out of your mind One’s a mass of maggots One’s underwear’s showing All of…

RPM 2022

RPM 2022

I should've paid attention When my buddy mentioned The state of all the guys you'd left behind You looked so young and wild With that come-and-get-it smile You'd taken over something in my mind When we were together I should've seen the…

from the album 50 vocals Hillary Watts lead guitar Dan Upton I hear the call, it's all that echos in my mind and what I find, inside her hand is holding mine i'm feeling fine I start to sink, I think I feel i'm on the brink and so it goes…

Something about you...

The rest of life is just a memory of now.

Cum get down with The Stallions of Sound They hit harder than your heart can pound Cum get down with The Stallions of Sound They'll take you out of your one horse town Cum get down with The Stallions of Sound You know those fuckers ain…

J Young Busy Busy c. 2022 John Otto Young Busy Busy people so busy all day long Don’t stop to smell the flowers Don’t listen to the songs Busy Busy people You know you got it all wrong Busy Busy people All drivin in their cars Speedin…

Brighter Side Lyrics - TB / Music SM, TB I was at the station Waiting on a train To take me all the way to LA Without a nickel to my name Woah lazy ticket man Wont ya please miss my row Cuz best at most we make to the coast From there…

First half of the RPM Challenge record for 2022. This side is the good side. One long drone metal piece bookended by baritone uke and some wash.

Dead Milkmen cover