This is a track off of my new album, Fake the Bitters. If you like it, please consider purchasing the album: http://8bitbetty.bandcamp.com/album/fake-the-bitters

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Lyrics:

Everything changes

I made a mistake
I started dreaming about life in space
With my good friends James Webb and Hubble
I'd fly higher and farther than all the others
and because we were so far
from the ground below we'd look like stars
and with my xenon ion propulsion
I could finally escape my small town in Wisconsin

They say dare to dream
that creating worlds won't hurt anything
but I've been sleeping for many years
eyes closed, headphones on my ears
Meanwhile shuttles have gone
none of which I've been on
it's not that I think I can't fly
but I need to wake up before I can try

Everything Changes

Everything in life must shift
even the masses of land we sleep on drift
so does it make sense to change your dream
and if you let all that go, then what does it mean
It seems like missions launch every day
some commandeered by good friends and while they
have worked hard to learn to pilot these planes
it forces me to consider a painful change

Everything Changes
everything, everything

Everything Changes (prelude)

This is a track off of my new album, Fake the Bitters. If you like it, please consider purchasing the album: http://8bitbetty.bandcamp.com/album/fake-the-bitters

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Lyrics: 

I am just a shy girl at heart
I wish I could say hi to you
why am I alone again tonight
when I am in a city filled with possibilities

I am just a shy boy at heart
and I know you expect me to say hi to you
I guess I'm afraid of what you'll say
so I guess I will read another book tonight by myself

And sometimes I wish things weren't this way
that I could change
but then I'd lose a sense of myself
Oh what a shame

I am always the girl alone at the show
I start to sweat when you say hello
I will make a reservation for one
I don't think that eating alone is fun

And sometimes I wish things weren't this way
that I could change
but then I'd lose a sense of myself
Oh what a shame

Someday I will find someone shy just like me
Someday I will find someone shy just like me
Someday I will find someone shy just like me
Someday
Someday

Someone shy just like you

The Hedgehog's Dilemma

This is a track off of my new album, Fake the Bitters. If you like it, please consider purchasing the album: http://8bitbetty.bandcamp.com/album/fake-the-bitters

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Lyrics: 

Lone wolf why are you so sad, why don't you walk with me for awhile
you see I am on my way to visit Grandma's house over four miles away
I don't mind if you don't want to talk, I can see you're feeling kind of blue
but maybe it will cheer you up if I share my lunch with you

Lone wolf all my life I have known that I'm kind of strange
I don't really play with other kids, I guess in that way we're both the same
it's not that we don't get along; it has nothing to do with that
but no one wants to come to Grandma's house because they don't want to walk the path through the woods

Maybe I'm dreaming, but I always thought that there would be more out there
so I will keep walking down this unpopulated trail
accompanied briefly by those who are looking for a little adventure
but to get where I'm going, I'll have to walk the path alone

Lone wolf perhaps you are down because you've got nowhere to go
I know it's hard to make plans when the future isn't known
but I have always believed that if you work hard at what you love
destinations will unfold before you, though I'm not quite sure if that's totally accurate

Lone wolf I think we could be friends, at least for a little while
I'll share my lunch with you daily if you promise you'll try to smile
maybe you wouldn't be lonely if we both travelled together
Lone wolf, what do you say? United we could brave any weather

Maybe I'm dreaming, but I always thought that there would be more out there
so I will keep walking down this unpopulated trail
accompanied briefly by those who are looking for a little adventure
but to get where I'm going, I'll have to walk the path alone

My, what big eyes!
My, what big ears!
My, what big nose!
My, what big teeth!

Here we are at Grandma's house.
Don't be afraid
Lone wolf, you can go in first
After all, what's the worst that could happen?

Keep The Dream Alive, Lil' Red

This is a track off of my new album, Fake the Bitters. If you like it, please consider purchasing the album: http://8bitbetty.bandcamp.com/album/fake-the-bitters

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Lyrics: 

There's a place that's always open
Like my arms 24 hours a day
Here's a map, where's your destination?
$2.50 is all you'll pay

(The MTA)

Here's your chance to make friends with strangers
Be protected from the rain
They say home is where the heart is
Then my heart is only a ride away

(The MTA)

Like the doors it's heart is open
you can ride no matter what your creed
It keeps you warm when it's cold outside
and air conditioning is free

There's no need to wear your helmet
or maybe you forgot your chain
stay from protected from the cars outside
heartless machines driving in your lane

The MTA (a Love Song Written By An Avid Cyclist After Having Been Doored)

This is a track off of my new album, Fake the Bitters. If you like it, please consider purchasing the album: http://8bitbetty.bandcamp.com/album/fake-the-bitters

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Lyrics: 

Little planet among the stars

Let's take a moment to bow our heads
we've lost our dear friend Pluto
I know he was not large
and 4.6 billion miles is far away
but we loved him

And his twin brother Charon
or whatever they called him
He's also gone away
Console your mother who won't be serving any more pizza pies
and let's look to the skies
and remember our

Little planet among the stars

Once you were a god to Greek and Roman cultures
but now your nothing
Just like Santa, they took you away
Just like Santa, they took you away
Just like Santa, they took you away
but to me you'll always be a

Little planet among the stars

Requiem For Pluto

This is a track off of my new album, Fake the Bitters. If you like it, please consider purchasing the album: http://8bitbetty.bandcamp.com/album/fake-the-bitters

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Lyrics: 

Everything must change someday
(someday) Everything must change someday
(Someday) I won't be afraid

Someday I won't be so angry
someday I will fix my mistakes
some way I will be somebody
who finds some way
to become someone else

Everything changes
everything will change someday
someday soon

Wake up bright eyes
there is far too much at stake
they've got the place surrounded
this time there's little chance of escape

We've come too far to release the hostage
I guess there's no turning back
you must be brave, we must be brave
and prepare to be attacked

Everything changes
everything will change someday
someday soon
(everything must change someday
someday everything will change
someday someday soon)

What do we do when our path leads us through darkened woods
do we trudge on farther
do we go no further
and if we're found, we lose everything we've nursed for years
the torches are growing brighter
the howls of the wolves getting louder in my ears

Wake up bright eyes

Fine, I guess you win.
I'm tired of chasing what I believe in
No tears, no requiem
Just hold your breath and lift your chin
We'll walk towards this oblivion alone

(lone wolf why are you so sad)

My heart still beats, though I don't feel rhythm
My voice still speaks, but I hear no tune
What do you do when everything you thought you knew
turns out to be untrue

(everything changes)

I'm sorry, I have failed
and I can't hold on to this dream
(I could never be as hardcore as I needed to be)
should I finally lay to rest
this beautiful broken machine?
(I am just a shy boy at heart)

I'm sorry for I have failed
I'm sorry I can't be someone
I've tried so hard, I've given everything
but now I'm tired
feeling retired

I'm sorry my trials have failed
I'm sorry I'll never be someone
This song's a message
My heart's a message
That this emptiness is all I've left to give

I'm sorry I've failed my parents
I'm sorry I've failed myself
I'm sorry I've failed my teachers
I'm sorry, sorry

I'm sorry I've failed at music
I'm sorry I've failed my friends
I'm sorry I've failed expectations
(I've failed, I've failed)

Despite the efforts we expend
We're all just sorry people in the end.

Everything Changes (reprise)

This is a cover of an old song popularized by Nat King Cole. It was commissioned by an individual as a Christmas gift for her significant other. 

Lyrics

I love you for sentimental reasons
I hope you do believe me
I’ll give you my heart

I love you and you alone were meant for me
Please give your loving heart to me
And say we’ll never part

I’d cross the valley filled with demons
Endure the hardship of any season
relocate to any region
so I could be with you

And should the world end tomorrow
I could leave with little sorrow
I’d just be thankful I could borrow
This precious time with you

I love you for sentimental reasons
I hope you do believe me
I’ll give you my heart

I love you and you alone were meant for me
Please give your loving heart to me
And say we’ll never part

I think of you every morning
Dream of you every night
Darling, I’m never lonely
Whenever you are in sight

I Love You For Sentimental Reasons

This was written to be the theme for a series of books titled Nescada. The individual wanted music that would evoke a sense magic, fantasy, and a little bit of eeriness. There was also a request for an action sequence including electric guitars. I was more than happy to oblige. 

I'm available for contract work for video games, animations, or anything else you may need music for. If you'd like to commission some custom music, please get in touch. I'd love to work for you. 

8bitbEtty@gmail.com

Nescada's Theme

This was written as a track for a new album. I cut it as it seemed a little too obvious and ham-fisted. It was written during a post-breakup period. 

lyrics:
Hello my friend
It's me again

Home is where you are
Lay down the public mask
Tug the strings of my heart
Spark the powder cask

Detonate the space
Where the haustorium grow
Sweetgrass cedar and sage
Let all the villains go

Put the headphones on again
Play my favorite song
Turn the world off with a switch
This is where I belong

Despite the ways I try
I'll never be the one
To understand goodbyes
When we were still having fun

Listen to your bliss
The sound will take you home
Vibrating bits of air
This is the world I know

I guess this is goodbye
We stopped before we left the ground
You'll never be my fondest heartache
'Cause between the two of you I choose sound

My Fondest Heartache

This is a track off of my album, Too Bleep to Blop. If you like it, please consider purchasing the album: https://8bitbetty.bandcamp.com/album/too-bleep-to-blop

As always, hype it if you like it! <3

Lyrics: 

la la la

Tell me﻿ something clean
Tell me something sweet
don't really care what you look like
We're in outer space
Look me in the face
hitch a ride on the cosmic termite

Tonight is the day I forget about tomorrow
Tonight is my trip into the milky way
Don't try to stop me I'll see you in the morning
Unless I like it so much I decide to stay singing

la la la

Rocket in the sky wave your hand and say goodbye
I hope you lived a good life
Bon Voyage, Fare thee well, I'm sure we'll meet again in hell
or on another planet
Tonight is the﻿ day I forget about tomorrow
Tonight is my trip into the milky way
Don't try to stop me, I'll see you in the morning
Unless I like it so much I decide to stay
Singing

la la la

07 Blast Off!

This is a track off of my album, Too Bleep to Blop. If you like it, please consider purchasing the album: 8bitbetty.bandcamp.com/album/too-bleep-to-blop

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Lyrics: 
Butterfly in the sky
I can go twice as high
Just take a look 
it's in a book
a reading rainbow

I can go anywhere
with friends to know
and ways to grow
a reading rainbow

I can be anything
take a look 
it's in a book 
a reading rainbow

05 The Reading Rainbow

This is a track off of my album, Too Bleep to Blop. If you like it, please consider purchasing the album: 8bitbetty.bandcamp.com/album/too-bleep-to-blop

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Lyrics: 
Nikoma, you have a phone call
and it's time to pick me up

Say you'll pick me up, baby
Say you'll pick me up

I call at 7:30
and you tell me you can't talk 'cause you can't miss your rehearsal
I wait knowing you won't hurt me
But I need to talk to you right now and tell you how I feel

Nikoma, you have a phone call
and it's time to pick me up

again, I hear the ring tone
and I know that you're there but you're probably ignoring me
or else you're really busy
either way I'm dying 'cause I want to hear your voice

Nikoma, you have a phone call
and it's time to pick me up

03 Nikoma's Theme (Extended Mix)

This is a track off of my album, Too Bleep to Blop. If you like it, please consider purchasing the album: 8bitbetty.bandcamp.com/album/too-bleep-to-blop

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02 And I Know That You're Happy (Ballad Of The Lonesome Spaceboy)

This is a track off of my album, Mostly Dead Music. If you like it, please consider purchasing the album: 8bitbetty.bandcamp.com/album/mostly-dead-music

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Lyrics:
It's been so long since we've played a game
Nice to see you're well
How've you been all these years and how is what's her name
Isn't life so swell?

I guess I can't complain I've been busy and
I've got great friends too
I don't know if you've heard, but I've been engaged
Yes, life is swell, how about you?

I wish I could say that everything has been alright
but how can I tell you when I'm afraid that I might
accidentally slip and break our newfound pact to stay awake
you used to know me in my dreams, but now we're an awkward exchange

I guess some games can't be played anymore
Time moves on and so do we, we'll find new sports
but all those secret plans we made in our fort
Abandon ship the mission's lost, it's time to abort

You can't stop me dreaming
You know it will still hurt when you awake
You can't stop me dreaming
I never meant to make you cry
You can't stop me dreaming
You need to stop this isn't healthy
You can't stop me dreaming
Darling, we have to say goodbye

05 A Quick Hello

This is a track off of my album, Mostly Dead Music. If you like it, please consider purchasing the album: 8bitbetty.bandcamp.com/album/mostly-dead-music

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04 Lol Cats Featuring Doc Pop (robot Funk Mix)

This is a track off of my album, Mostly Dead Music. If you like it, please consider purchasing the album: 8bitbetty.bandcamp.com/album/mostly-dead-music

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Lyrics:
connect the dots
do you see a picture?
color it in
does it look familiar?

maybe this time I'll cut it out
tack it on the fridge where I can see
and whenever I look at the mess I've made
I'll remember you're not meant for me

squeeze the paste
sprinkle the glitter
attach the lace
it doesn't look so bitter

Let's make this something we'll smile about
I won't cry if you won't too
I won't say goodbye we won't say goodbye so let's not try
but remember I'm not meant for you

cut and paste my heart here
cut and paste my heart, dear

03 Cut And Paste

02 I'm Not Scared Of You Anymore

01 8bit Revenge Opening (extended Mix)

Artwork by Alexis Marino. https://www.instagram.com/alexisanneart/

Lyrics

a person must be strong
in outer space
because nobody’s there
to help you

while floating all alone
in outer space
you really start to learn
what makes you strong

whoa

whirr click press release
whirr click press repeat
whirr click task complete
whirr click task repeat

It gets awfully dark
in outer space
where the radiation from the sun
will make you sick

and it gets awfully cold
in outer space
2.7 on the kelvin scale
will freeze you stiff

if you want to live
in outer space
you must learn to count on
machines every day

and when you go to live
in outer space
you must leave behind
the ones you love

whoa

but your driven by the mission to explore
all the work which must be done is your own
sometimes you must fall upon your sword
to discover beauty of the worlds unknown

whirr click press release
whirr click press repeat
whirr click task complete
whirr click task repeat

Not everyone can live
in outer space
one out of 16.5 million people
can make it there

and the path that one must take
to outer space
will be fraught with work, frustration
and likely failure

but if you’d like to try
to get to outer space
your feet may never leave the land
but your eyes will fill with stars

if you try to touch the sky
of outer space
you’ll feel nothing in your hands
but it will fill your heart

whoa

but your driven by the mission to explore
all the work which must be done is your own
sometimes you must fall upon your sword
to discover beauty of the worlds unknown

Tommy Fullerton

Fall Upon Your Sword

This is a remix of a Doc Pop remix of a Crash Faster song for Knife Tank, the game. The track didn't have a title at the time so I when I sent my remix off I called it "Crimson Dreams" which eventually was adopted as the title for the original track.

Crimson Dreams

This is a remix of a Crash Faster track for a game called Knife Tank. The melodies and orchestration are heavily influenced by Steve Reich's Music for 18 Musicians, despite using none of the same techniques.

Remix For 18 Consoles

Lyrics

I used to think maybe you loved me, now, baby, I'm sure
And I just can't wait till the day when you knock on my door
Now every time I go for the mailbox, gotta hold myself down
Cause I just can't wait till you write me you're coming around

Now I'm walking on sunshine, whoa
I'm walking on sunshine, whoa
I'm walking on sunshine, whoa
And it's starting to feel good
Hey, all right now
And it's starting to feel good
Hey, yeah

I used to think maybe you loved me, now I know that it's true
And I don't want to spend my whole life just a-waiting for you
Now, I don't want you back for the weekend, not back for a day, no, no, no
I said, baby, I just want you back, and I want you to stay

Now I'm walking on sunshine, whoa
I'm walking on sunshine, whoa
I'm walking on sunshine, whoa
And it's starting to feel good
Hey, all right now
And it's starting to feel good
Hey, yeah

Walking on sunshine
Walking on sunshine

I feel alive, I feel the love, I feel the love that's really real
I feel alive, I feel the love, I feel the love that's really real

8bit bEtty cover of Walking On Sunshine (by Katrina and the Waves)

8bit bEtty cover of Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U".
Get the track here: https://8bitbetty.bandcamp.com/track/nothing-compares-to-you
Animated video available here: https://youtu.be/_SLmp6tnJjs
This will be available via all streaming services once the streaming rights clear.

Nothing Compares to You (8bit bEtty Cover)

This is loosely inspired by an animatic I saw recently. I did a quick sketch today which won't be used. Felt cute, might delete later. 
I want to work on music for more #animation, but my networking skills leave much to be desired. Animators, let's talk!

Random Sketches

Shutup, I'm Doing This

I make music with bleeps, blops, and a penchant for daydreaming. I mainly put my bleepy stuff here, but I also do large ensemble/orchestral work for hire. Get in touch if you want some custom music and I'll send you a portfolio. 
8bitbetty@gmail.com
https://8bitbetty.bandcamp.com/
Licensing/Sync: ian@themathteam.com

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