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(written for MD)
Its been a rough couple of days. I'm still system processing the events. I wrote this for a new friend of mine.
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The manta ray hangs off of the keychain that you bought at the aquarium
I asked if that was the thing that killed Steve Erwin - I was wrong and you sure let me know
My buddy Andrew bought a cd in Connecticut by the Teeth called "Carry the…
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This song is from Don McLean's first album. I grew up listening to and loving this song, and had long since forgotten about it until it popped into my head this morning.
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I know its Tuesday cos its written on my socks. Tuesday's seem to go on forever, stuck in that last minute.
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Our blood is the same colour
It’s just not the same solution
Mine is thin and briny
And it’s stuck by noise pollution
Let’s move to the country
We’ll pretend we don’t have problems
We’ll have dinner parties
Make our friends think we…
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Not the Sinatra one ....I'm due for a week in Cornwall down by the sea with the family. this year has been quite busy so I feel we need to escape for a while
Come fly with me
I don’t know where we’re heading to
I can…
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first go round with the Squire Strat mini, thru guitar disruptor with a hint of Sabbath. RIP Ozzy
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thinking of the ozzy things.. this song I have forgotten what song it is by ozzy and black Sabbath help me out mmmmm yeah it is that three notes at the beginning of some song of his...
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Ableton Live Light improvisation, with guitar, bass and sax
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Hope in the Shadows
Chorus:
Holy is the Father —
Majestic, pure, and kind;
Our source of joy.
You reign in holy splendour —
And we are never alone.
You are the reason we rejoice, O Most High.
Verse 1:
From the dawn of time, You remain…
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There was a man from Galilee
With hands that cared for everything
They took his plow and beat it into swords
I have a dad I never see
And children here in front of me
We’re going where the apples taste like flowers
I wouldn’t…
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When I was young I tiptoed the garden
And then I salted all that I could see
The summer sun it seemed a yoke upon me
But no so much for the open-hearted leaves
August came around while I was sleeping
September grasses bent under my feet…
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You must be this tall to ride.
A fiddle, a couple of guitars, a rhythm section, some strings and a human voice. Maniacal laugh was recorded at a birthday party for a 6 year old.
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Same as yesterday, but with different effects on the Microfreak.
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Grace and Glory
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Salvation belongs to our God,
To the Lamb, forever adored.
By grace, we stand on holy ground,
To witness glory so profound.
What joy to serve, what awe to see—
Your matchless power and majesty!
Verse 1:
You…
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Lifted by Love
Verse 1:
You saw me when no one else could see,
You lifted me from misery.
You broke my chains, You called me friend,
Your mercy knows no end.
You guide my steps, You calm my fears,
Your love wipes away my tears…
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A revised mix of this ditty, with more from the "IRS" and local cops...
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I've been reflecting on the quiet current of my life over the last few days. Now that I've had a chance to rest, I am struggling with holding myself in a positive light.
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Unmixed, in modified New Standard Tuning (Robert Fripp's method): C-G-D-G-C-E (NST is C-G-D-A-E-B), so A minor'ish? Will try to add words, melody and vocal tomorrow.
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I had SO MUCH FUN producing this Track. I hope a little bit of this energy transfers to you, my dear listener.
Maybe I should produce more in this style...spaghetti-western-core :-D
Just kidding...
...or am I?
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Bright and Fair
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Jesus, my Comfort, You died on the Cross,
To save me from eternal loss.
Teach me Your ways, for Your life, Lord, You gave,
To lead me back into the Father’s arms.
Verse 1:
Holy are You, Lord, through all ages…
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Reg felt he had to give a nod to Ozzies passing from one man with full throttle hands to another ...
I recorded it LitC with one mic then the strings and piano added later
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Note: Dr. Sattilaro strayed from the diet in the late '80s and back onto typical Western fare, his cancer returned, and he died soon thereafter.
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Song title based on the lyrics, with the instrumental part from a couple of days ago.
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The field of computing is on the cusp of a paradigm shift, moving beyond the established domains of silicon and quantum mechanics to embrace the intricate and powerful machinery of life itself. Biological computing, or biocomputing, represents…
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Dark clouds are moving in
Soft breeze upo0n my skin
Prepared but even then
So swings the pendulum
The lives it takes as the branches break
The hopes and dreams now sympathies
For all the starts left in the sky
Are pocket change left…
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I don’t know where you are,
maybe in someone else’s heart,
trying to find your way
while I try to go back to the start.
I am right here,
waiting for you to lose your fear,
turning myself into stone,
trying to leave you, my dear.
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Instrumental track from yesterday, with lyrics and vocals made today:
Modern Fool
What modern fool doesn’t understand the game of love?
And what about the push and shove you’re guilty of?
That dares not speak its crime?
What modern…
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Where Hope Resides
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He’s not a shadow hiding in the sky,
Nor a whisper lost in winds that pass.
He is the King who rules over all,
A Father who sees, who draws us near.
He showed His love through His only Son—
The Lamb, the Light…
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Seventh Heaven baseball cards
No slip-n-slides once it gets dark
The moneys in the coffee can
Out there you’ll find the promised land I know it
I rolled the pennies, swept the floor
Put folded shirts in dresser drawers
Lit the candle…
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Been riding a bit of a roller coaster of emotions this week. Went reflective funk on this track. We have to continue to dance despite the things that impact us.
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Lost In The Wild
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Lost in the wild, then You found me, Lord, and made me whole.
In desert winds, You were the spring that soothed my weary soul.
When I was blind, Your light broke through and led me on my way.
When I fell silent…
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samples the score by James Horner from Avatar (2009)
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samples the score by James Horner from Avatar (2009)
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improvisational FM synth on top of an AM / Ringmod chorus of crickets.
rendered on the Synthstrom Deluge with 3 cricket voices on a kit track and playing the FM synth in keyboard view
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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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Written and recorded for the Record Every Month challenge in July 2025
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Working on some ideas for a last-minute set, remembered this stack of self-help tapes that a friend found on the curb and passed on to me.
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We go dey alright is an afro beat song to encourage all hustlers.. enjoy
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BLINDNESS
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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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I talked to big game
when I said I’d go to the show
now I’m me on the day
forgot how it feels to be alone
I’m not moving on my own
I’m no man I’m a millstone
at the bottom of the river i’d flow with upriver of all the live I could…
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O I sing I hate the wind
it keeps me from you
people say I'm no good
how can that be true
and the day is cold
and the leaves have turned
and air is sour
and the grass has burned
a knife that's looking for a sheath
but finds instead…
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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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Sky keeps getting darker, the heat keeps rising too
Sky keeps getting darker, the heat keeps rising too
The dog hides neath the back porch
I think he knows a thing or two
There’s rain come from the ocean in the hills of Tennessee
There…
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Strung out from the high road
Strung out from the pavement
Listening to the echoes
Of what my lover's saying
East of Oklahoma
West of Arizona
South of Colorado
And a thousand miles from nowhere
I'm on the struggle bus
Spend my mornings…
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Another Demo. This one was actually the first I wrote in the set. I figured the others would be harder to do so I did them first.
Verse One
The sun is setting on my
Thoughts I can’t find
Where I left my peace of mind
Am I falling through…
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I learned to whistle
I learned to walk
I made it rustle
I saw a fox
I walked through thistle
I slept on moss
There was no water
That I couldn’t cross
I made a skiffle
I drowned a rock
I did not blunder
I didn’t talk…
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Another Demo, only two more to go.
Verse One
I’ve walked past the alter like a ghost
With my hands in pocket afraid to reach
Seen too many flames far too close
Watched others burned, will none survive
Verse Two
I’ve lit candles just…
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Mahogany dust, and grass in my lungs
I pull myself to a higher run
I’m chock full of maple
I bring to the table
A penchant to be so high strung
What a friend for to have
I’m not dead. I’m just sad.
If you’re talking to me
And you see…
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This song was created specifically as musical accompaniment for a hoofer (tap dancer), or in Boston speak, a "hoofa"
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I don’t feel great
I left my take
at the front desk
I did not intend
For the evening to turn out like it did
For me to feel like a new type of idiot
I can’t go back cause I’m already on a plane
Even if I did, what could I say?
I…
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Guitar improvisation based on the aria "Contessa Perdono" from Mozart's the Marriage of Figaro.
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Lyrics
Encontrei mais do que eu procurava,
Andei por onde a vida me levou,
E, ao mesmo tempo, eu não procurava nada.
Mas mesmo assim, até mim tu chegou
O escuro se iluminou para mim,
Algo que jamais imaginei.
Fui em sua direção, encontrar…
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Verse One
I try to follow even fall in line
To better things
Did you really leave behind
Your words
Verse Two
You speak in slilence eyes a mystery
I reach for hope
But it slips from me like sand
Pr Chorus
And I, am breathing a lie…
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Song about my mother instead of my father for once...
Another demo, things are choppy, but it is just to get the idea down and to test the set up, spent maybe four hours on it tops.
Chorus
You never listen when I’m drowning
I’m breaking…
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Each demo is getting me closer to where I will eventually be to record the album. Drums are really coming together. The next demo will focus more on the rhythm tones. New cab mic coming...
Verse I
Morning light, spills on the floor
Shadows…
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Brian's songs are so unique, he really is on another level....
They're deep, soulful and fun to jam to.
We have a cycle, each time we get together we do a different member's song...I can't wait until it's Brian's turn next.
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Trying out a whole lot of new gear. (Even though it is all really old gear)
This demo was mostly for the guitars and drums. All outboard gear and no outside samples where used for the first time for me. Guitars are a greenback style speaker…
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I came alone
No weapons drawn
In my hands
Or on the page
I’m unarmed and blank
I saved a song
To dance along
The room is burning down
Holy shit get out
I’ll stand on my head
To remember what you said
I’m a little scrambled…
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What do you call guys like us, who are from the USA? USA-guys?
Why, we’re USAnian of course.
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Whole lotta change happening right now in my sphere. I'm taking stock in myself and remembering how far we've come in only seven months.
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Summer song, love song, happy song. ai demo, my lyrics.
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One day I will be of sharper wit
I’ll know the words and what to say and shit
One day I will be a better man
I’ll make good plans and then ill stick to them
Some day time will be not so harsh
I’ll schedule yoga meetings in the park…
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Yes…we’re TRYING to do an AC~DC thing here.
The song was written by our lovable drummer Matt, but we all had fun working on it. (The Angus-style guitar lick was mine.)
As always, the song is introduced to the band, kicked around and recorded…
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This song is about one of the Prood girls, who is a school teacher
….special THANK YOU to Colleen Dillon for her endless support and encouragement.
Lyrics…
As the shadows stretch across your dark and lonely room
and your record player fails…
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to be the new single for my band damasutra..this is a WIP..
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so much depends on a little red wheelbarrow
glazed with rainwater
beside the white chickens
these days a man dies you can't leave him be
gotta get his body offa your property mm-hmm
so much depends on a red wheelbarrow
glazed with rainwater…
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Recorded Live (Field recording) and in Studio for the June 2025 REM (Record every Month) .. Mixed and edited in Logic Pro
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I went down
to old fort worth
in 18 and 83
when a Mexican cowboy
come stepping up to me
he said how are you young fella
how would you like to go
and spend the season working
in the hills of Mexico
well having no employment
back to him…
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I’m a leaking pitcher
I’m half full
Full of dripping water
Coming from the roof
Pour me out in the garden
When the ground dries up
Set me up when the rain comes
Hear me fill with love
You’re alright
I’m a crooked picture
Hanging…
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Rain for now
Sunshine catches in the clouds
Stay for now
Good things catching in my mind
Cast like a thread
Snagged on the end
Pulling me out of this shit
Like a thread that snags and intertwines
Pulling me out
Pulling me down…
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Slurf Song - Michael Hurley
O a little wishbone
I make a wish for a potato
Pickin out the fishbones in my perch
on lake Champlain
O them perch
o them bones
cookie up tortillas so much fun
when you've got a bowl of beans
so much…
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My May 2025 REM (record every month Submission ... toying/Experimenting with different drum and Percussion Sounds/Modules with a bit Ambient Sounds in for good taste
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O the cuckoo, she's a pretty bird
and she warbles when she flies
she never hollers cuckoo
til the fourth day of July
Gonna build me a log cabin
on a mountain so high
so I can see the cuckoo
when she goes on by
I've played cards in…
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I don't care
My honey run away from me
the stars fell down
I counted three
I don't care
Lulu won't you open the door
I can't stay here anymore
across the Appalachians wide
and the Eastern Continental Divide
Chorus
I can see just…
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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…
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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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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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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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It's a simple knot
That keeps me from the lake
It's a simple knot
That keeps me
What's known between
A rider and bridle
What's known between
Rider
O to be
The light on the land
O to be
The light
It was dark last night
When…
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I’m not as good as I thought I’d be
I was young and led to believe
To take the writings at their word
Now I’m grown more lines are blurred
What was right is heinous now
It’s up to me to work it out
Want to keep and what to toss
If it…
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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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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 wish I was the moon in the sky
O I wish I was the moon in the sky
If I's the moon in the sky
I'd be floating in your eye
Wish I was the moon in the sky
I wish I was the song on your lips
O I wish I was the song on your lips
If I's…
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Darlin I been dreamin about the moon on the prairie
The way our voices carry, the song on the radio
Arm out the window, dipper in the sky
On a solstice night
Darlin I been dreamin about the breeze on the water
The mountain and her daughter…
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Here’s day one of my d2! knew I would have very little time, so I hummed a melody on my way to work, worked out the lyrics on my breaks, and tried to make an accompaniment when I got home!
If I had a second chance
To make it all feel right…
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(Working lyric sheet-ie. not edited for grammar, etc, and may not be exactly what ended up as recorded):
My facsimile is lyrically perfect going further than another galaxies analog for Saturn
Patterned after a classic painters rendition of…
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