Michael Hurley Birds sing songs that Wake the dreamers From their sorrowful soirée Cryin', bye bye, sweet fried chicken And the platter Glides away In the moonlight In the moonlight We don't hear, but Water running Down the stream…

by XTC

by XTC

by XTC

Breaking up song - ai demo, my lyrics.

pay a man to: -walk through his field of corn -pick an apple off of his apple tree -pick a pumpkin out of his pumpkin patch -carve a face into that pumpkin for me I sing a song a song about living in small-town Tennessee my best…

composed with loops from Steve Tibbetts' Friendly Fire package

wow, 10 days!! I legit can't believe it...

You Are Unchangeable Verse 1: While trapped in the dark, I called on Your name; You came and shone Your light. The one who held me there Fled and never turned—then I knew You’re the Light. You paid the price for my pride, And for the…

(written for BC) This full moon. Loving respect, kindness, and a great spiritual power came up in one of my readings this morning. I'm grateful for that being present.

Melody was too fresh to have down properly but hey, it's another demo. I think I hate this one. Just idea after idea morphing daily. The ending was more of a joke but I guess it is staying... Verse One I feel like, I’m lying awake But I…

channeling my inner Daniel Lanois here

Water Where do you go O water Where do you go Said I'm going down Gulf of Mexico Bluebird Where have you been O bluebird Where have you been I went all the way to Texas And back again Winter Has come and gone O winter Has come…

probably the most 'full band' thing i've ever done

The sound of the wheels That the gravel driveway reveals I am home for a while Where I keep my things and desires Tennessee / Carolina Tie the loose ends and leave it behind You know me, I’m unwinding Soaked in gin subatomic dividing…

I wrote and recorded this song a few months back (on Inauguration / MLK Day). A month or so ago, I re-recorded it to change the key but was not satisfied with the guitar sound, so I re-re-recorded the guitar today (still not satisfied...) and…

Draw Near Again Intro: Draw me nearer, draw me, Lord, Draw me nearer to Thee. Tame my soul, oh tame me, Lord, Draw me nearer to Thee. Verse 1: Our Father who art in heaven, The earth can't contain Your grace. We have sinned and now…

My wicked little brother Is on his way back He’s squandered his fortune To spite our old dad The filthy little wanderer I can see down the road Now he’ll get his penance For the bad life he chose Oh my brother likes to gamble But now…

Baby Willow Somewhere, something has turned a wing and left a branch dancing grey days, grassways there's a stowaway seed in the cuff of my jeans baby willow it's the only place you'll ever know blue vein in my head gets the blood…

Back to an orchestral game/movie trailer piece, having been working on covers for a while. Here is my composition using full orchestra, Cathedral organ and choir, that hopefully could be imagined alongside a thrilling piece of movie action!!

just trying to get reacquainted with ableton

The full moon is already being felt. Spent a good amount of energy today just speaking the language and then trying to work in community. This is the hard stuff. Building community takes conversation. calm, context, and collaboration. Probably…

I made this in Ableton from piano bits I'd created a while ago.

frozen trip around the lakes We were passing through six states But we couldn’t get Detroit Out of our rear view The trip that sealed our fate Were both children out of place Stormy Lake Michigan Threw us for a loop Family makes…

I wrote this track pretty long time ago, but then redid parts of it for a live setting so I could play it on my digitakt. I haven't played out live in a bit so I tried practicing it today...

Sleepy loops.

You can roll the dice You can read the gospel Or just balance on the knife Kicking rocks like cigarettes You both used to like Now it’s all just plastic I could use some advice And you could use me Anytime you like Dead man’s paradise…

There was once a boy Who got inside my blood And began to make me sick I heard he loves a girl With a big house and sexy looks And he's goin' to have her kids It's like he's erasing us Erasing me And filling his life with another…

Take your time to find the right one The sun don't rush to meet the dawn Every star has its own glow So let the moment softly flow No need to race No need to run A masterpiece is never spun In hurried hands or fleeting nights Patience…

Hello, Are You There To share the love We have found

She walks in light that blinds my eyes Her smile’s a spark that fills the skies The world could spin or fall away But she’s the reason I will stay she is the spirit in the sky

I've been chasing shadows in the light Running through the echoes of the night The road is winding but I just don’t care I hear your voice it says take me there Always and always

She's got a laugh like summer skies Eyes that shine like fireflies Her heart beats in a world of gold She's the one I’ll never let go Take care of my baby when I'm gone Hold her close when the nights are long Promise me you'll treat her…

Help me out I wait for you no one else will do

I’m a shadow in the evening light Fading slow into the night Will my name echo through the breeze Or vanish like whispers in the trees Will you still remember me when I fade When the colors of my face begin to shade Am I a story that time…

When the sky turns gray and the winds run wild And the weight of the world feels like a lonesome child Keep your eyes on the road there's a path to trace There's always a solution for the things we face Lift your head up high let the light…