Pounds on the scale climbing Macros and calories Cholesterol, fat, PSA, A1C Blood cells red and white serum Pressure in my veins Diopter for astigmatic eyes Ear frequencies sustain Number on number Number and number The mortgage…

Got the full package House, spouse, kids, cars Got some nice extras Fancy bourbon, old guitars Sisyphus with a laundry basket At the kitchen sink Can’t hear over this racket Can’t even think On paper it looks alright Another day in…

(The days skipped by, like a broken record. The only thing worse than going to the job was not going to the job. What was the point?)

The queue is blank The content is gone You sit in the dark Playing the same old songs They found out what you did wrong How you were a fake all along All your mistakes cataloged Your life is rearranged Your future is canceled Everything…

I used to play the guitar Sang pretty good, too Opened once for a minor star When I was 22 What’s left of my gear is in the closet by the door Used to make the people cheer But I don’t do that anymore Ex marks the spot Where I used…

Some samples here, a little guitar there, a bit of voice over and you get this...

This is how Happy Vibes started - as an instrumental. This is in rough shape since its taken a back seat to all the vocal tracks, but leaving it here, and I'll work on it more before "reincarnation" is finished.

Demo #7 for the 50/90 Song Writing Challenge.

A song written and recorded for the Record Every Month challenge in July 2022.