Lyrics: No one told me to watch my back I was thinking 'bout what I lack What's a boy supposed to do Life has got me blue No one told me to watch my back Now it seems I've gone off the track It wasn't that hard to do It caught me by…

Lyrics: I was walking through the square when I heard the towers fell from a stranger passing by and they caught it live couldn't believe my eyes And we talked a lot about what it meant to be a free society and our resiliency but we…

Pain is inspired by my bout with severe nerve damage in my lower back. As anyone who has ever had a good hurt can tell you, it gives you an internal feeling of chaos that often comes and goes in waves and spikes. The music follows this pattern…

The title is a reference to the rain in "Pain" and how once the pain is gone you feel like it's a new day. My first foray into multi-tracking vocals, with mixed results. I like the effect, but I just had realized I can sing about half way…

A very raw take, inclusive of mistakes and the dog wagging his tail to play some extra parts for me. He seemed puzzled that I was singing to no one, so he assumed it must mean I was singing to him! One of the strange harmonics is due to a…

My second foray into multi-tracking my voice. Still a great deal to learn here, but I'm starting to figure this out.

A strange blend of slide guitar and synth, both new techniques for me this year. This was originally just a way to learn how the synths worked, and was never really intended to be used on the album, but the low synth line ended up catchy enough…