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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…
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(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.
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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…
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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…
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probably the most 'full band' thing i've ever done
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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!!
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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…
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I made this in Ableton from piano bits I'd created a while ago.
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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…
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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...
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Hello, Are You There
To share the love
We have found
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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
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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
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning
And you think I'm not going to make it
But you laugh inside
Remembering all the times you've felt that way
'Cause you'll be fine
You'll be fine
You'll be fine
You'll be fine
And sometimes…
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On my way home
By that lonesome graveyard
A ghost jumps up and says
Come here won't you be my man
Wasn't a ghost at all
Someone asking for a ride
Wasn't a ghost at all
Someone asking for a home
Said boy come here
And take me to your…
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Learn to Stall
1
So your water is cold
You’re probably hiding something
So if I ask you to stay - just go
You’re the gift that keeps on taking
2
Why are you asking me?
What do I know?
Everyone was young once
But nobody knows it…
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Accidental synthwave. I hated this at first, but it's not bad. I kind of feel like this is me, in the 80s, driving home from work along palm tree lined high way. I had a bad day writing fortran for my job and I'm burnt out.
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Higher and Higher
Verse 1:
When the barren dances with joy,
Holding her firstborn through tears of joy.
When the broken leap in praise,
As the good news fills their humble hearts.
When the sun rises in the morning,
Proclaiming Your…
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Who will break this ice
sleepwalking through the pines
Said I won’t tell you twice
100 million times
You can’t pay the price
We’ll never get the bill
You don’t need to atone
And though it’s such a thrill
To heave the first stone…
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Subtle change of gray light
Heart breaks in sync with the sky
As it cries over open fields and tall stands of pines, their delight
No weight to the world they rejoice
Heavy lids, can't sleep
Head like a hornet nest, a buzz with bees…
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it's fuzz and it's delay but it's more folk + 90s alt rock
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A cover of Working Hands by Tom Eisenbraun from his 2014 album "Radio Ghost"
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I saw jack-in-the-pulpit and I knew I belonged
And I felt every sermon and I held every song
O The trees creaked and shifted as they turned and dropped their leaves
And I pulled an empty bottle and I held it to the breeze.
Oh this one life…
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I saw jack-in-the-pulpit and I knew I belonged
And I felt every sermon and I held every song
O The trees creaked and shifted as they turned and dropped their leaves
And I pulled an empty bottle and I held it to the breeze.
Oh this one life…
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One Newport left in the pack
I know that we ain't coming back
Waving goodbye to my friends
Beginnings can feel like the end
Thrusters go off underneath
Vibrations under my feet
Can't help but think of that thrill
Card in my spokes as…
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Cracked glass
Lightning
Strike
The passing
Yellow
Line
Pull over
I said
I’m fine
Everything we took for granted
Oh I can taste it
Now it all amounts to nothing
more than wasted
time
I said
I’ll try
Sad sack…
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Went to Bellow Falls today and hiked around a bit. It was beautiful and grounding.
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This is yesterday's track, back to the original melody with cross-picked guitar added (oy! that was tough). I see the template for a proper song now, and over the coming days I'll add to this and I hope to end up with something...
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Maybe I’m someone
Or maybe I’m not
A tree falls in the forest
And the roots start to rot
And my lady she loves me
Whether I like it or not
I’ve got all that I need
I’ve got all that I’ve got
It’s too early for peaches
And it’s too late…
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a little break beat from my digitone. This is turning into "learn the digitone" month.
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EMPTINESS
It seems to be very difficult for people to be critical of the culture in which they are enmeshed within. There are all sorts of mechanisms that dominant cultures use to further socialize and entrench us:
patriotism /// nationalism…
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You were so clever
You had us all in your hands
We’re seeing thru you
You never had any plans
It could have been better
You never gave us the chance
You’re being untrue
But baby it’s all in the dance
What’s wrong with that
Im…
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I took a wav file of a UDIO creation and uploaded it into ChatGPT and used the following prompts
please rearrange this wav file with 3 second length markov chains and provide the output. In addition randomly reverse the 3 second sections…
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Mountain Song
Went to the city from Arkansas
I wanted to be everything that I saw
Don't you believe the nice things you hear
People in the city'd lick the fat from your beard
Red red river where nobody goes
So full of iron it's like…
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Not wanting to leave a tranquil place as a metaphor for not wanting to go back to anguish. My lyrics, ai demo.
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A new TKP rough draft track... Lyrics and keys to come! / Added second guitar to beginning and worked on lead 7/7
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I wrote this a week or so ago, and decided to give it a proper "mix" I guess? I'm not great at mixing quite yet, so this is just trying to add some ear candy and make it sound as good as I can!
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I'm grateful for balance. Yarrow showed up today in a field and I was reminded of the balance I have to continue to strive for.
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Worries Never Win
Verse 1:
Worries have never solved
The things that ache my heart.
Pacing the midnight floors,
Only pulled me apart.
Tried to fix it all alone—
But I was sinking fast.
Then I heard a still, small voice:
“Child, this…
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Last of the five-day experiment in intervals. Again, my friend Ebow was acting persnickety, as is its wont (I'm sure I have nothing to do with it), and the result includes some abrasive string rattling. I like the melody of the original recording…
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Hares on the Mountain
O Sally my dear it's you I'd be kissin'
She smiled and replied "You don't know what you're missin"
If all the young men were hares on the mountain
many young girls would grab guns and go huntin
If the young…
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I noticed when I woke up
I was half gone
I’ve known this having broken
Promises I’ve sworn
I just want some sunlight
I just want a good time
One day, this will make sense
One day, I will want less
What recourse can I manage?
That…
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V1:
Oh, how did we get here
Seems familiar but it’s unclear
Did no one take the reigns before we lost control
I’d rather say something
If it’s better than nothing
Wouldn’t you think twice if it saves your soul
Chorus:
Darlin…
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I was in deep at second, my heels in the outfield - full count
No one left out on the bases, familiar faces, the heat breaks a cloud
Hands red from the clay dirt as I held up my glove to my faaaaaaace
It smells just the way I remember, the…
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