This is a rough mix of a work in progress. Developing a larger piece off of the all-synth outro. As always, vocals are the most difficult part for me to get right in the recording process. Here are the lyrics:

Passive me 
Second you
Wait and see what becomes of this mess
Even now feeling wonderful has its share of doubts
I'll roll over they said
I started hearing I heard you say
You don't have any friends
Nobody's waiting for you now
You know the way it ends
Alone
What did you want to prove? 
Maybe that everyone is as callous as you are 
So I just thought that you should know
All my life you wouldn't change and I couldn't stay the same
So I had to let you go
Hedging bets pull me back to Earth
Press reset and take back all that I gave
There's nowhere else that I;d rather be than anywhere with you
All scars and no regard for consequences of all that I wouldn't do
To take hold of you
Un-reborn status shielding me
Once forgiven turn, whatever that means
Back and forth, how long can we hold onto this torch
Before we pass it blindly
What's done is done in an instant now it's as good as gone
No chance circumstances won't allow a bit of us to ever linger on at all
And ever after? It's a lie
We all were born to die

Had To

This song is in the early stages of development. The mix is pretty muddled and clunky right now and I'm trying to figure out how best to expand it further. Any suggestion in the comments would be appreciated. 

Rough Divide (early version)

Rough Divide (2nd Take w/intro)

3 song set from a few weeks back at the best open mic night in Decatur. Songs include: Take It Back, Best Ones, All Run Out.

Java Monkey Open Mic

Quick demo of a new song, it's from the perspective of my dog Artie and part of a mixed media concept about him and my other pets (2 dogs, cat) seeking me after awakening from an apocalypse-inciting event.  Lyrics are as follows:

Before the Flash occurred each day was just like any other
Except that none of us could tell
And then it went and turned their world into a cemetery 
Upon the rest of us a spell

Don't wanna go down this road alone
But don't feel like going home

Mountain fed, omens dark
Hope misled me from the start
And it's all over

There's something leveling its eyes at me
Two legs, sure but throat is torn out
There's something different in the day-to-day, the struggling
Nothing left and suddenly and you're standing right in front of me

Don't wanna go down this road alone
But don't feel like going home

You know I might've seen some things
Sure to make your stomach churn
You know I might've ate some things 
The Master wouldn't want me to

"And now it's part of who you are"
I know those somethings he might say
"So go and take the window"
"There's nothing for it now"
and "I'll never forget you, you're the best ones"

You're the Best Ones

Best Ones Variant A

Demo version of a song I wrote for my 11 month old daughter. It's about us navigating the wastelands of a zombie apocalypse when she's a teenager. Lyrics are as follows (bonus points if you can name all the references to various post-apocalyptic media):

Back to the Wasteland
Always thought I could leave it behind
Only this time our end is at hand
Clock's run out on all mankind

I was there when it started 
I saw how quickly humanity fell
Left the world brokenhearted
It's wishful thinking?
Time will tell

But it's all run out
All run out

It's an unnatural progression
But one you'll make if you're keen to survive
Maybe you'll learn your lesson 
When you've done the worst to stay alive

But it's all run out
All run out

Will anyone remember what the Old World was like?
There's been raiding since September
Our ways have died

It's as I suspected 
If you've got something good 
Then you've gotta protect it
Always hate cannibals, live off the land
And champion peace with your weapon in hand
Maeve

The lackluster cuts through the somber resplendence
There's nothing like life on the run
I want nothing to do with your road war or politics
Nor the Man or his son

But it's all run out
All run out

We'll always hate cannibals
Live off the land
And never trust
None but us
Never again

All Run Out Demo Version

This is a song that I wrote with my 2-year old daughter. She loves Godzilla and wanted a song about Muto and the other monsters, eventually it became a song about me and my social-emotional experiences sung through the lens of Godzilla.

Verse 1
Came on strong in '54 and crowned for over 60 more
Met me in the middle without ever even knowing
It's not because I felt alone
That Monster Island feels like home
With Baragon, Mothra too, and every known Anguirus

Pre-chorus 1
They don't try to hide from me and I hold to that thankfully
Note how my face has changed when my friends call me 'Zach'
But I feel like Godzilla

Chorus
Go on and run from me
Fuel my anger turn and see
and note how my face has changed when my friends call me 'Zach' 
But I feel like Godzilla

Verse 2
Mothra though we've clashed before
You've my best interests at your core
Truest friendship maybe more
We're much better together

Pre-chorus 2
You don't try to fly from me
When I harbor complacency
Please don't give up on me I love you so

Chorus

Verse 3
On pain of stress I can become Kiryu
and sometimes I'm Destroyah too
So if I die in this world, who will know something of me?
Muto we're so glad you're here
You've been a long time coming here
Something between new to us and awkwardly familiar

Pre-chorus 1
Chorus/Outro
When my girls call my name and I feel like Godzilla
When Maeve calls me 'Daddy' I'm Burning Godzilla

Demo

Monster Island

Cleaning up some old HDDs and found this. Some of it was played back in a tunnel and layered into the original recordings in an attempt to create the sound of a helicopter propeller. Originally begun as an introduction to a series of songs that I've yet to finish.

Airship from the Underworld

I wrote this song about and with my daughter, imagining us both in a high-fantasy setting against a backdrop of hidden truths, unending friendship, and personal turmoil.

World War Zach - Pieces Of The Moon

Songwriter and multi-instrumentalist blending pop melodies and genre trappings of fantasy and science fiction with personal, somber lyrics to tell unique stories through original songs. Most at home in the Post-Apocalypse.

WorldWarZach

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