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"O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good:
for his mercy endureth for ever. Let the redeemed of the LORD say so" Psalm 107:1-2
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The homophobic Reverend was embroiled in a homosexual sex and crystal meth scandal in 2006. This was my rally song for him. I was hoping he would preach on why it is not bad to be gay. INstead he went and got reprogrammed.
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A friend told me about this experience. I cannot name names but he insisted it was a true story. The "Phil" mentioned is not retired Senator from Texas "Phil Graham," I don't care what he says, he was not there: the evidence is conclusive.
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After a brief hiatus out in the weeds, I found myself back on my own course, but what to do if the force knocks me off my horse and breaks the resolve of my frame to sustain?
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A true story from a rough week. The window into the soul of a man really does run through the contents of his stomach.
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I grew up in Redding, California. That part of Northern California is more like Alabama than it is San Francisco. Hence, it could be called "Calibama."
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Whenever I am at a loss for words and I'm just not sure what to say, I think about how control is an illusion and I say "Ya-ta-hey."
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Only the people with problems call after the decent have gone to sleep...
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A story about a good-natured woman and a bunch of recent parolees from the state prison in Vacaville, California, on a Greyhound bus.
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I spend a night there once, I was dizzy with Hadrian's Blues.
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The story of a house of ill-repute that met a very bad end.
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Big Brother is watching... Time to get paranoid.
Rough live studio demo.
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A cautionary tale about falling back into addiction.
Rough live studio demo.
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When you finally realise that that lifelong friend isn't really a friend at all and it's time to say 'goodbye'.
Rough live studio demo.
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Standing outside, looking in. Keeping people at arm's length until you're sure of their intentions.
Rough live studio demo.
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#7 for this years rpm, the album name is of the same name,, small watercolor piano moments, with the occasional vocal such as this
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My groping hand shoved
Away once more from delight:
Supple joys denied.
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Sunlight streaming down.
Gentle breeze disturbs new leaves.
Spring's awakenings.
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Antidisestab-
lishmentarism:
too many sylla-
(bles?)
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"Warren, line three, please."
Annoying public address.
(He's a busy man.)
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Unstoppable thief,
Never aware of our needs,
Time flows on and on.
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Got to get going!
Only ninety days remain
To pen forty more.
(I'd reached the halfway mark for eighty haiku; I must have written this sometime in November 2011.)
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Tied up, fourteen-all.
Coiled tight, yet poised, until
He hears, "Ready . . . fence!"
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Complete innocence,
My Kindergarten mind-state.
Why are kids so mean?
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Believe in something,
But not what they dream about;
Their dreams are evil.
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Too bad I don't know how to play an actual violin.
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Written in 2002; played to death 2003-4; retired in 2005. Feels good to bring this one back from the dead.
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gentle flowing guitar synth,acoustic guitar instrumental
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Maybe it's intuition
But some things you just don't question
Like in your eyes
I see my future in an instant
And there it goes
I think I've found my best friend
I know that it might sound more than a little crazy
But I believe
I knew I loved…
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I was planning on doing a theme-based rpm this year on outer space, but didn't manage to get all the rpm songs to fit. I've been reading a lot of Stanislaw Lem - probably my favorite science fiction author - and dedicate this to him. His books…
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This one has a pretty silly lyric - it's about making up a place called “Wendouree Lane”, then later meeting someone who actually lives on Wendouree Lane and discovering that it actually does exist.
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A last minute inclusion to my RPM 2012 album, after deciding to ditch a song and replace it with a better one. It was written in a hurry.
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Big cheesy pop song. Simple lyric, simple tune.
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The tune is recycled from a song I wrote in the early 90s. All new lyrics.
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My friend Vyv requested I write a song about penguins, so here it is. (well, it doesn't say much about penguins - but it does mention them!)
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A song about how hard it is to write words for a song.
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I pretty much just made this one up as I went along. Bird noises by the Superb Fairy Wrens in our garden.
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A song I wrote for my sister and I to sing. Possibly the best song I have written. She's so good! :)
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This is the piano music track for Baaaaa! meant for people who want to sing it live!
Baaaaa! Occupy version lyrics
We’re standing up for the job creators
We know that someday they will come through
All that’s needed is lower taxes
That…
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Backing track for those who want to sing Baaaaa! live and want it complete with sheep.
Baaaaa! Occupy version lyrics
We’re standing up for the job creators
We know that someday they will come through
All that’s needed is lower taxes
That…
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I wrote this about a very-now-ex-girlfriend somewhere back in the '90s. People seem to like it (actually, there's been a comparison to Duncan Sheik made several times by several people - I'll take it!) Essentially me being pissy :)
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It was just how long to piece was..but somehow five more seconds crept on...
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