Song 13

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Hey since it's halloween I wanted to stick with the theme. This song is called The Undead.

The Undead

I shouldn’t have went to the other side

I should have been in my right mind

O O O YA YA YA

Cutting the heads off of the undead

You’re making the same mistakes again

You’ve got to fight you’re way out of this hell

But I wish you well

O O O YA YA YA

The devil the devil can tell

The devil knows the devil knows

The devil can tell the devil can tell

Song 12

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Haha just came across this picture and thought it was funny. Song 12 is one called Shake It Off I hope you like it.

Shake It Off

Been working on it

Getting visions of my past again

Prepare for the winter that’s coming

Try to take my time

Try to take my time with the breaths I draw

Swooping in like a jackdaw

Every now and then, then and now, now and then the past come creeping in

I do my best to just shake it off

Bird goes with the wind, comes sweepin in, it’s gone again,  time moves with the spin

When I’m lonely I just shake it off

Whatever moves

Whatever moves you I’m sure moves me too

Come on let’s steal away this afternoon

To the Chesapeake

Let’s catch the lighthouse lead the ships to shore

I long for this you long for more

Every now and then, then and now, now and then away I feel like runnin’

I do my best to just shake it off

Boat swaying with the tide, it’s a wild ride, you hope that aching will subside

When I’m lonely I just shake it off

Try to call you an old friend

She says don’t call her again

Guess it all sound just about right

Just trying to make amends

She says the past is gone and

You’re lucky to make it out alive

Song 11

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Well I'm on song 11, just about half way done with all my songs....hahaha. This song is called Lessons From The Past......It tells a story I bet you can figure it out.

Lessons From The Past

there’s a rumor going ‘round

I heard that you’re lost

Was it the boy that you found?

Or the coin that you tossed

Into that wishing well

Well what have you found?

Where’d your dreams float off to now?

Did you listen to that song?

Did you even get the point?

Did you hear that line?

The one I said gets me every time

I know you lost yourself

Lost some things along the way

I’m here to help you give them hell

I hope you stay

When the lessons from the past

Knock on the door of today

The avenue should be clear

That’s something

I thought I heard the people say

There’s a rumor going round

I heard you’ve gone out your mind

Was it the ultrasound?

Or the one you said kind

Of brings you down

The man you left behind

I guess you accidentally drank

Too much that night

Did you listen to that song?

Did you even get the point?

Did you catch that line?

The one I said gets me every time

I know you lost yourself

Lost some things along the way

I’m here to help you give them hell

I hope you stay

Song 10

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Well it's about that time of day again. This next song is called Come Down Song, I hope you folks enjoy it. I'm not sure how many people are listening but I'm having a good time doing this so far.

Come Down Song

All she says

Is I hope it goes away

Better speak up now boy

You gonna let it get away

She’s all a wreck

All a wreck these days

You say you feel alright

You can’t complain

You don’t know

Notice when she’s gone

You don’t know

Notice when she’s around

You might well

Welcome doubt

Welcome in doubt

Well come down

Welcome in doubt

Well I’m just coming down

She says she wants to settle down

You took me far away from my home town

Welcome in doubt

Well come down

Welcome in doubt

She says I don’t know how you got me so high

You must of played a trick on my lonely mind

Welcome in doubt

Well come down

Welcome in doubt

Song 9

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So I just finished writing this song and recorded it. Today was the day after a pretty decent snowfall. There's something  about the how serene a snowfall can be that inspires. 

Line For Spring, Verse For Fall 

Oh brought you a verse for fall

Remember singing sha sha?

Now come with me

Oh brought you a lullaby

The newborn baby cries

Time for sleep

Oh I brought you a line for spring

A gift suitable for a queen, you know what I mean

You know I save the best for last

Never let a good moment pass me by

There’s blood in the snow

Now everybody knows

You’re taking off your clothes

And putting on a show

Your heart it skips

You taste the drip

You lick your lips

And start to slip away again

Oh it’s not such a terrible thing

Remember singing in the factories

With cotton seeds?

Oh you swore you’d never die

Ask me to stay that same size

Now it’s time for sleep

Oh I brought you a line for spring

A gift suitable for a queen, you know what I mean

You know I save the best for last

Never let a good moment pass me by

There’s blood in the snow

Now everybody knows

You’re taking off your clothes

And putting on a show

Your heart it skips

You taste the drip

You lick your lips

And start to slip away again

Song 8

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Well I almost forgot I had to write a song and record it today. ha ha Anyway, this song is called Blame it All On Me. 

Blame it All On Me

It might have been the wine it might have been the time

It might have been the moonshine

It might have been the water

It might have been her blue eyes

You can blame it all on me

Will you brave the roads in the winter snow?

Find her there on her own

You say you can’t call this place home

Come on don’t act like you didn’t know

This would be the way it goes

It might have been the wine it might have been the time

It might have been the moonshine

It might have been the water

It might have been her blue eyes

You can blame it all on me

Will you sing your songs to the drunken kind?

Will she be on your mind?

You say the road is home and you don’t mind.

Come on don’t act like you didn’t know

This would be the way it goes

It might have been the wine it might have been the time

It might have been the moonshine

It might have been the water

It might have been her blue eyes

You can blame it all on me

Song 7

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Being that it is so close to halloween I thought I'd try out a creepy song. Here it is I hope you enjoy it.

Halloween Song

The dead are walking

The dead are talking

A whisper in your ear

“The dead are near”

The devil waits

For you to make mistakes

A whisper in your ear

“The devil is near”

Can you hear it now?

Can you feel it now?

They’re sinkin their teeth in

They’re sinkin their teeth in

You gonna end up just like them

You gonna end up just like them

Song 6

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Today was an eventful day as I ran a bunch of errands. Just in time to come home and write a song about my biological father. I am pretty proud of this song and it might be my favorite one so far. Well, every new song I write is my favorite one for the time being. Guess that means I'll have 365 new favorite songs this time next year!!!

Comfort of A Lie

There’s a stream that I grew up with

I remember walking there as a kid

Just to get away again and again

That’s no way to live

My father stayed at the base of the hill

With his glass never kept unfilled

You could call it living

I call it a sure way to kill

There’s a place my pop used to run

Reloadin bullet’s polishin his guns

I remember lookin up when I was young

I can still smell the bourbon on his toungue

My father stayed within the comfort of a lie

With his glass filled way up high

You could call it living

I call it a sure way to die

(Lie all day all day long lie all day long)

Where did you go? How I don’t know?

Why did you leave? When will I see?

What did you take? With you to the gate

Song 5

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I was on my way to work this morning listening to a band called album leaf. This song was playing and I found myself singing the line "What Side of the Gun Are you on?" When I got home I decided to try and write a song along with this instrumental track of Album Leaf's. Anyway, here it is I hope you enjoy it.

What Side of the Gun

What side of the gun are you on?

What side of the gun are you on?

Ya what side?

Is it right or wrong?

I thought about making love

without the barrel of a gun

pressing down on me

you search you long for release

Song 4

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I work in an hour. Not looking forward to it. At least I finished this song and got it out of the way that way i'm not doing any late night writing tonight. I titled this song Cover of Maps. I hope you folks enjoy it. 

Cover Of Maps

If I close my eyes I’m gonna wonder

I’m gonna wonder where it is that you been

Found beneath these skies under the cover

Under the cover of torn up maps and heroin

Under blissful tones

Inside a humble home

Where the garden grows

And the noble beast moans

Will I find you at all

You get up just to fall

Afraid you’ll miss last call

It’s just a long way, it’s just a long way

When you can’t walk on the pub crawl

If I close my eyes I’m gonna wonder

I’m gonna wonder where it is that you flee

Found beneath the skies under the color

Under the color of mystic hues from LSD

Under blissful tones

Inside a humble home

Where the garden grows

And the noble beast moans

Will I find you at all

You get up just to fall

Afraid you’ll miss last call

It’s just a long way, It’s just a long way

When you can’t walk on the pub crawl.

Song 3

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Today I left for work at nine this morning and left work nine this evening. So, needless to say I didn't have much time to write a song. Fortunately, today was one of my lucky days where a song came with not much effort. This song I titled Season of Gamblin' it's a love song written for my wife. I hope you enjoy it.

Season of Gamblin'

Even in the winter’s freezing cold

I’m kept warm by the arms that hold

I’ve taken some trips to the other side

Been a stranger on strange tides

Been in love been in lust

Not a gambling man but I’d bet on us

Even in the summer girls are showin skin

I’m taken back by the love I’m in

I’ve taken some trips to foreign land

Had desperate times been a desperate man

Been adored been unpure

Not a gambling man but this one’s for sure

I was reckless I was rambling

I was talkin to myself again

Time was not on my side

I was playin never winning

Then one day you walked in

Haven’t lost since then

Even in the fall leaves blowin round

I stay perfectly still with the love I’ve found

I’ve taken some trips got a different view

Been alone in a crowded room

Been obsessed been cherished

Not a gambling man but I’m all in

Song 2

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Well here is the second song of 365. I titled it Memory of Loss. Took me a long time to even come up with any words today. That's not a good sign.....only on song two and already losing steam. Hopefully tomorrow a song will come a little easier. This song is a slow banjo tune. I hope you all enjoy it. 

Memory of Loss

Do you think it real?

It aches then it heals

Do you think it strange?

Summer snow and winter rain

I do believe

You grieve and hope it leaves

It’s a train flipped off the tracks

It’s a love you ain’t getting back

It’s a plane that’s bound to crash

The one thing you wish you had

Do you think it clear?

Happiness creating tears

You find it divine?

Jesus fish a hanging Christ,

Or a dharma wheel

Sit crossed legged or do you kneel?

It’s a wheel that will not roll

It’s a tide you can’t control

It’s a lord that will save your soul

And the devil that you know

A choice to compromise and take it slow

Enlightened to realize what I know I do not know

Living out these lies all covered up in snow

The trouble with these highs they always turn to lows

With my hands on your thighs your eyes begin to close

Can I stay for the night? I don’t want to go.

It’s a memory of loss

What you need but do not want

A heart not pumping blood

A liar that you trust

Song 1

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Well everyone I finished writing and recording my first song of 365. I didn't really feel inspired to play guitar or write a song today. Honestly, I just wanted to lay around and watch Lost on Hulu plus. The problem was I told myself I would start this project today, so that's what I did. As I promised here are the lyrics:

Sweetness of Days

For a minute we all felt lost

We all felt gone

With crossed fingers the truth would come

Woe I couldn’t find

Oh me oh my peaceful side

Don’t want to be

Can’t stop pacing now

Tell me why me?

Heart keeps beating loud

Don’t want to be

Keep on asking how?

Tell me why me?

Soul is writhing now

Don’t want to be

Anywhere but now

Tell me why me?

Mind is laced with doubt

For a minute I wished you the best

Then I was glad you were gone

With crossed fingers some peace would come

Woe I couldn’t find

Oh me oh my to reprieve is divine

Don’t want to be

Can’t stop pacing now

Tell me why me?

Heart keeps beating loud

Don’t want to be

Keep on asking how?

Tell me why me?

Soul is writhing now

Don’t want to be

Anywhere but now

Tell me why me?

Mind is laced with doubt

What if I rearrange change the sound of my name?

Pain is coming without warning these days

What if I stay the same? Blame can only be placed

On myself not anyone else

For a minute I closed my eyes

I felt peace

I felt calm, truly at ease

Oh I could finally taste

Oh me oh my the sweetness of days

Tomorrow I Start my Writing Adventure

Well everyone I have decided to attempt writing a song a day for 365 days. I have created this blog to journal my progress. Here I will be posting either audio or video links to the songs as I write them. Along with this I will also post the lyrics to each song. I will try to explain my inspiration for the songs I write. Over the years I have found that inspiration can come in many ways be it the weather, music I'm listening to, food I'm eating, a disagreement with a friend.........on and on. Well stay tuned because tomorrow I will write a song.........post a link to that song and this music making journey will begin.