I present the best you have to offer
A token of the gentle Father

She gives that unplanned attention when you’re alone
She gets the upper hand and pulls on the funny bone

Mmhmm hey la hey la
Mmhmm hey la hey la and

Don’t have to have an agenda
You stand and I will serve ya
In confidence you stay here for a while

No need for shitty feelings take one for the team
If only you could see the sentiment that you give me

Mmhmm hey la hey la
Mmhmm hey la hey la and

Inamorata

Don’t wanna jump the gun on your love
Just take it slow and now that you’ve become of sound mind
The flags and gestures haven’t kept on

What does it take for your loving to come?
You wouldn’t be compos mentis

See all that you’ve said to me 'bout our love
If only earlier it’d be like wine filled perfectly to the top of a glass that we would drink

What does it take for your loving to come?
You wouldn’t be compos mentis

Na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na

What does it take for your loving to come?
You wouldn’t be compos mentis

It’d be like wine filled perfectly to the top of a glass that we would drink

Compos Mentis

Testing time to win in the end
See a sign an obvious trend
Read between the lines hope not to offend
Come inside just want to make amends

You belong here no one else could fit your place in just the same way
To leave it now wouldn’t get you any farther from the face that loves your stay

Mistakes and pitfalls you can’t correct

It’s yours before it’s mine let’s not pretend
Don’t commit the crime so you won’t have to defend
Drinking lots of wine more than I would recommend
Got into a bind so you call upon a friend

You belong here no one else could fit your place in just the same way
To leave it now wouldn’t get you any farther from the face that loves your stay

Using a gavel to sentence you for the mistakes and pitfalls you can’t correct

You belong here no one else could fit your place in just the same way
(You belong no one fit place same way)
To leave it now wouldn’t get you any farther from the face that loves your stay
(Leave now get you from face loves)

Obvious Trend

The state of affairs may be for the better
A roadblock a reason so many to choose from
Trust in the physical be playful with her
No one will pluck the ace memories from me

But I can’t forget your face anyway
A pet name in passing can be okay
What reason is there to produce such despair
She will stand by me if I act out don’t care

Don’t see me getting any more than I have to offer
You forgo relation until the humor sets in
Back in the days when we cared for each other
The ace memories are all we have to offer

But I can’t remember the way of appeal
Hands on the table let's keep it concealed
The little expressions that come from your love
Basking in the daylight rejoicing thereof
She will stand by me if I do what I’m told

Ya na na na ya na na na
Ya na na na na na na na na na
Ya na na na ya na na na
Ya na na na na na na na na na

Be Playful

Lyrics:

Chippin’ into the hole again we make a friend from a losing trend
Just because we don’t get so far some days doesn’t mean the whole team went to waste
In intergalactic space you leave no trace to be found any place
Kindly make the request for saving grace light upon your uplifted face

Tell me, why do you stay by a stained glass window of a man in pain
You wake up and change your ways telling everyone around you gave up that game
Lighten up your mood for me pulling teeth to bring back the real you
I offer you occasional food so there’s something there to give your cheeks that hue

I don’t know why you sit around and think like you do
I don’t know why you spend all of your time playing sodoku
I don’t know why you sit around and think like you do
I don’t know why you spend all of your time playing sodoku

Coffee stains on your work clothes you notice but it’s time to go
Julia said she lives alone but stays in touch with her mom on the phone
In intergalactic space you leave no trace to be found any place
Kindly make the request for saving grace light upon your uplifted face

Tell me, why do you stay by a stained glass window of a man in pain
You wake up and change your ways telling everyone around you gave up that game
Lighten up your mood for me pulling teeth to bring back the real you
I offer you occasional food so there’s something there to give your cheeks that hue

I don’t know why you sit around and think like you do
I don’t know why you spend all of your time playing sodoku
I don’t know why you sit around and think like you do
I don’t know why you spend all of your time playing sodoku

Coffee Stains

The Girl with the Beatles Tattoo

Lyrics:

What did I find inside? 
A lot of trouble and a thorn in my side
How to grow, when to lie
Look at the bums with nowhere to hide
See the moon, touch the sky
Don’t you know that it’s yours and mine
Can’t resist but wonder why
It all repeats like the ocean’s tide

Wouldn’t it be like the time spent together?
Only to see what becomes of each other and
Shouldn’t we speak in secret of others?
Only to have them delete my number
Archaic highs in these times
Let it be known this is home
Changing lanes next exit I’m off

Joining hands with those nearby
It’s expected, please comply
Can’t erase what you know inside
A lot can can change with the blink of an eye
Say hello, say goodbye
Just a little will satisy
You will catch it if you try
The seed will cause it to pass you by

Wouldn’t it be like the time spent together?
Only to see what becomes of each other and
Shouldn’t we speak in secret of others?
Only to have them delete my number
Archaic highs in these times
Let it be known this is home
Changing lanes next exit I’m off

Vagabond

Lyrics:

I don’t wanna front my urges but you’re pulling me
Pulling me alongside
I sense the willingness that’s coming from 
The hunger in my eyes
You dream of monumental gestures and a fairy-tale like love
My primal, unemotional, drive still likes to slow dance under the stars above

She’s my little ray of sunshine
A basket full of every kind
Disinclined to ever leave behind

We come alive at night
Until the break of daylight
You’re like a pretty psuedo-wife
It is a simple kind of life
To satisfy our appetite
We come alive at night
You’re like a pretty psuedo-wife
It is a simple kind of life

Put the fluorescents on bright
We come alive at night
You’re like a pretty psuedo-wife
It is a simple kind of life
To satisfy our appetite
We come alive at night
Until the break of daylight
It is a simple kind of life

We Come Alive At Night

"Yes?"

"Ok. Ok. Umm...ahh."

"Right, so, right now?"

"Sure."

Untitled (Part 1)

(Laughter)

"Demolishes it so quickly."

"Devouring a burrito in...half a second."

Untitled (Part 2)

"No."

"It's like she like, wants to scratch herself but she wants to play at the same time."

"There."

"Dancin... dancin."

Untitled (Part 3)

Lyrics:

Lucky number seven
Lucky number seven

Wait ‘till you see it run its course
You’ll get to retrieve it taken by force
You hide and conceal it board by board
I couldn’t believe it filled with remorse

You make a run for it like a racehorse
I follow the current with my sword
The sky is then blackened, thank the Lord
It probably happened more and more

Lucky number seven
Lucky number seven

What If We Made Jesuits Look Bad

Inspired by Jack Stauber

Lyrics:

I wouldn’t pretend for you, it’s true
You couldn’t comprehend the lies like I do
Now we are two rats in a cage
Gritting our teeth behind the bars, ah oh

Beyond the horizon your dreams will come eventually
Ask a stranger on the street for a way to the gallery

The gallery, we're on our first date at the gallery

I wouldn't pretend for you, it's true
We haven't been the same since she appeared
Now we are two rats in a cage
Gritting our teeth behind the bars, ah oh

Beyond the horizon your dreams will come eventually
Ask a stranger on the street for a way to the gallery

The gallery, our first date at the gallery

Pretend for You

Grow EP

I Would Dream (2013)

Foiled your plan again
You beg for another chance
The quick flip of a coin and then we’re
Giving rides, sharing clothes

Trashed all my things again
You pay it all back in advance
So wish me luck on the ferris wheel
Just tell me how you really feel
(You really feel, you really feel)

Don’t you feel those nerves taking hold
(Nerves taking hold)
Why don’t you feel like yourself?
(Like your self)
Now I feel those nerves taking hold
(Nerves taking hold)
Why don’t I feel like myself?
(Like my self)

Soiled the name again
You wouldn’t be alone in a dance
To spit upon one of her crystals will make her
Take a name, share a face

Jumped over the fence again
You never can get to the door
Just come with me to the ferris wheel
I’ll show you how to seal the deal
(You really feel, you really feel)

Don’t you feel those nerves taking hold
(Nerves taking hold)
Why don’t you feel like yourself?
(Like yourself)
Now I feel those nerves taking hold
(Nerves taking hold)
Why don’t I feel like myself?
(Like myself)

ferris wheel

This song was written by Alexander Rigsbee and co-written by Julia Reindl. Both performed on it.

At this point I don’t have working USB ports on my computer, so i can’t line in with my interface and have to record all acoustics with the laptop mic.

Lyrics:

Hiding from the crosshairs on the loose again
Tell me the nearest exit
Nothing would be better than holding you close again
Moonlight on the pavement

I won’t resign to those days of loneliness
So I come to you in search of your bliss

Pack your bags no second chances
Become estranged and start again
Lose the round but win the matches
Circle around for a pat on the head

In the spring flowers grow
Majoring, summer flow
Try acting, I don’t know
Make a scene on a tv show
Anything to get what you need
No more strings you can do as you please
Encouraging a life of ease
As a king you sink really deep

Days of Loneliness

Voices that never reach the surface
In a sea of thought
Lonesome islands scatter across
That rise above the chaotic scene
Who knows what they really want
Far down the road

How can the words be found
To uncover the veils surrounding us
Every man for himself
Equipped with his own ways
Opposition can be polorized
Most of the time

Don't stand in silence the changes won't occur anytime
During your life or mine

Sideline sitter
Won't you come and join me
I need some good company
Sideline sitter
No need to contrive this
False identity

Veils

Submitted to the 209 & Friends Xmas Compilation 2017

Nothing beats tradition at all
Starting anew with you is a ball
The innocent smiles we wear
Each other's company we share

Of all the places for me to be
I'm happiest where I am
Especially cause it's the first christmas as a pair
It's the first christmas as a pair

I took a trip to your old house
Went through the window to see you
I have a strong feeling this year
We'll make the most of our time here

Of all the places for me to be
I'm happiest where I am
Especially cause it's the first christmas as a pair

Let the love fill your heart today
Warm by the fireplace reflecting on the day

Christmas as a Pair

What a killing task to do
Many people must come through
The subject will become anew

All I want is to be apart of the wicked game
Wicked wicked game

In the end it is worth the bite
So much fear there but no danger in sight
A lingering pull in the night

All I want is to be apart from the wicked game
Wicked wicked game
And all I need is to catch what is beyond my reach
Such a wicked game

Cat Bath

Familiar Face

Paravine

listen if youre bored

Rolling Slowly

The same game that you always play 
I get in the car and you don't say anything
I've seen the pattern for so many years
Now I take it like there's something to learn

Join the world stop mouthing off the corporate machine
Walk talk and breath to be the ideal human being

Just in time for the usual shit
I'd do anything to make peace with it
What is my motivation to continue on
This ride on the carousel is getting boring

Join the world stop mouthing off the corporate machine
Walk talk and breath to be the ideal human being

Sink on through it's better not to try
Just be whatever you like
Grow into whatever comes inside
And never fall by the wayside

Ride on the Carousel

She was never bad to me
A look into her eyes you can see
Thoughts are racing at incredible speeds
All of it will happen naturally

Then the spirit comes down from afar
And brings everyone else up

The plans are nowhere to be seen
I'm sending signals out at sea

Then the spirit comes down from afar
And brings everyone else up

She Was Never Bad to Me

Keep an eye on the night so it doesn't slip away
The cards have been dealt your heart drops without delay
You've given so much you thought the world could not repay
Never again will you go back to the old ways

Isn't it wise to set the dates unmet?
All of the sirens you cannot hear yet
Isn't it wise to take the heat instead?
To end all the turmoil in your head

I took a place inside of your heart
Try not to go away in the dark

You want it all don't gimme a chance to break
Wouldn't it be nice to not have a stake?
All of your love transformed into hate
You talk about a way around this age

Ghost Boy

Shy or not you're the same breed
A collective
We sought some relief 

i know you cant separate yourself completely
We all must get it from the inside

I got some relief from the outside
Seeing patterns everyday

We all must get it from the inside

The Morning News

Wrote this in rehab

Give me words to pass the time
So I don't have to grieve
A new way that I can try
To give me some relief
No more will I live the lie
That easily deceives
How the sweetness of your eyes
Cures me of my disease

So I catch a sight of you
To bring me back to my senses
Here and now, that's all that counts
Together we stand our ground

Writing marks onto the board
With a sense of urgency
Wind blows in through the door
As I get up to leave
I won't fight it anymore
If I care to see
Shine a light down to the core
Learning how to be free

So I catch a sight of you
To bring me back to my senses
Here and now, that's all that counts
Together we stand our ground

Shine

When we were younger it was so easy
Don't be hysterical about the solution
Give me a break so I can talk to the nurse now
Let it all out you know this won't be the first time

It's cold outside so go get a job boy
The horse is untied and ran to the hillside
Alone in a flash cause you won't be a bother
Just in time to put on your face dear

I'm broke up about an intention
Or lack there of just like a good-for-nothing
I got your back in this generation
Whether or not we're in our glory days

Ready for the check-in with you
I'm swimming through the tide
Ready for the check-in with you
I'm swimming through the tide 

Only for the moment we seek to amplify
Judging by your methods there'd be no point to cry
Joined by separation and willing to proceed
A light that fills the spot where no one can see

I'm swimming through the tide
Ready for the check-in with you
I'm swimming through the tide

Untitled (Stream of Consciousness)

Let us be skeptical of police
Cultivate the ways of anonymity

Cause I don't wanna be a bother
And I don't wanna tread water
This time

Don't waste your breath you won't need it after death
Power reveals the inner Achilles heel

Cause I don't wanna see it any longer
Except when you believe it stronger
Than them

Pick your poison any will do
If it's your love join the crew
Tell us are you through?
Many are too

Skeptical of Police

Everything you want is already dead
Make a fuss of the hand that keeps you fed
Only when it hurts is there any drive for change
Otherwise there’s doubt along the way

How is it you manage to keep it straight?
I cannot forgive habitual hate
Even when you break it down to simple terms
It is just a fight to stay awake

Just gotta push through the initial birth pangs
To get to the right view beyond all burden
Just gotta push through the initial birth pangs
To get to the right view beyond all burden

Many other people can relate
It is not so rare to isolate
Let whatever comes be a lesson or a gift
Knowing there’s no room to resist

Just gotta push through the initial birth pangs
To get to the right view beyond all burden
Just gotta push through the initial birth pangs
To get to the right view beyond all burden

Birth Pangs

ROTC Reversed

Take a seat anywhere you’d like 
as I tap my fingers along the line
You can see I have nowhere to be so right here will do
See I have nothing to be and this isn’t new

We have shared a history
You have seen the struggle personally
Do the benefits outweigh the costs enough to consume?
You know what I have to give if you can be you

There are things I take and things I can’t
But this tolerance is changing fast

There are things I take and things I can’t
But this tolerance is changing fast
More or less depending on the mood
Over or below is in despute

Savor It

A turn of shades is becoming clear
Learning the ways as it appears

We all have our roles to play
We all have our debts to pay
But they don’t play a part in the underlying love
But they don’t play a part in what comes from above

The daydreaming starts when you’re around
No other reason could be found

A turn to reason I look to you
Want to admire what’s becoming new

We all have our roles to play
We all have our games to play
But they don’t play a part in the underlying love
But they don’t play a part in what comes from above

The daydreaming stops when you are around
No other reason to care could be found

Turn Of Shades

What to do when no one knows but him?
He sees right through but heaven knows his motives
It all gets made up in time
There’s no use hiding any of it

There he goes it’s kept away till later
Watch him close to see the inner traitor
It all gets equal in the end
There’s no use hiding anything

Bad karma kid where do you go when you’re alone?
Bad karma kid are you close to what you want most?

It’s not commonplace for you to make the shift to a better side
Show me how you really feel

Bad karma kid where do you go when you’re alone?
Bad karma kid are you close to what you want most?

Bad Karma Kid

"Gentle Eyes" is available in stores and streaming on December 25th

Special thanks to Just For You Records.

Jim Dooley on acoustic drums
Album art by @mntainwlkr

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