"1229 Sheffield" by Brian Vander Ark

ME IN YOU When I look, into, your eyes, I see – me in you You’re growing up,Before my eyes It’s so wonderful to see You tie your shoes, You sing a song You’re becoming who you’ll be You ask me questions almost every single day I try…

Full of promise, fresh, new, worries are far away but still potentially seeping in. The antagonist is never far. The song began it's life when I was messing around with some Wurly and Rhodes sounds. The riff was almost an accident, and has been…

Things are great, but then the doubt explodes into technicolor fear. Stoicism can't defeat reality, or is it awareness? And still the antagonist is there. Hard to know.... Another TV-time riff (I hardly watch it, but when I do, I always have a…

Ok, before I go any further, I need to thank Alonetoner Greg Connor. He proposed a song-writing challenge around the theme of "Who Knew" in early/mid December. Many musicians here in the Alonetone community wrote some amazing songs around this…

He missed you, and though you failed more often than not, you are welcome back home. And there you have it, in all of it's declarations, to ponder, to think about, to question, to wonder. Sonder.

(or The end of a relationship)

A short piano piece with no specific ending

A plaintive self-questioning song thing.

live at Cosmic Crow Collective

live at Cosmic Crow Collective

My first "Unplugged" song. Lyrics: I'll Sing For You How can I tell you just exactly how I feel? How can you know that my love is real? How can I show you how much I love you? There is one thing I can think to do I’ll sing for you…

What can I say? John Denver is/was in my dreams! RENEE's LULABY When sleep will not come to you, Close your eyes and pray Then the next thing you should do, Is let your problems float away Pull the cover to your cheek, And crinkle up…

My Renee is my Sweet Renee. SWEET RENEE When I first laid eyes on you, I think something inside me knew That you were the girl, the girl for me Now we’re together and I see I can see… You and me, through history I’ll love you everyday…

This is one of my favorite songs that I have written. These are the Lyrics: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY When morning light touches your face I realize I’m in the place That I’d always dreamed I’d be Me loving you, you loving me Happy Anniversary…