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"MY FAULT is probably the most personal song I’ve ever written. It's a song about a chapter in my life, a relationship with the highest highs and lowest lows. Being on the road a lot and with music as my number one focus, I've always felt skeptical about being in a relationship and scared of not being able to give myself fully to somebody. I can’t commit and don't fall in love easily, until one time I did.

That relationship was a time of the most intense emotions and memories that shaped a lot of who I am today. It was very real, unlike a lot of things in this world, and it was intense in the best and worst ways. I guess that’s sometimes what happens when you allow yourself to love deeply. 

For a long time after it ended, I felt guilty about not being able to make it work but as time passed, and perspectives changed, I started to see that things weren’t so black and white. In my head I had been subconsciously blaming myself for a long time...but was it really all my fault?

Writing these songs really helped me move on. The first few days i was in LA to write this album, i was really struggling to come up with anything that felt right to me musically. MY FAULT ended up being the first song I wrote for bb u ok? that I felt passionate about, and in a lot of ways it’s the song that really kicked off the album."  - San Holo

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✨ Lyrics
Hey, my love 
Don’t know where you are
Are we better off apart?
Wrote a song
When our love was young
Walking ‘round in Echo Park
Gave it all
Couldn’t break the fall
Beat my head against the wall
Can’t hold on
Don’t know what you want
Was it really all my fault?
My fault

My fault
My fault, my fault
Was it really all my fault?
Was it really all my fault?
My fault

I recall
Sitting in your car
You told me who you really are
All night long
Staring at the stars
Talking ‘bout our lonely hearts
Hey, my love
Wherever you are
I know that you’ll go so far
Can’t hold on
Don’t know what went wrong
Was it really all my fault?
My fault

Was it really all my fault?
My fault
Was it really all my fault?
My fault
Was it really all my fault?
My fault
Was it really all my fault?
My fault
Was it really all my fault?
My fault
Was it really all my fault?

Was it really all my fault?
My fault

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I still remember your fingers on my skin 
I still hear you whisper in my ear 

And wish that you where here 
To hold me when I can’t sleep 

I’m crawling in my bed tryna find you
But you’re not here 
You cut me through my heart 
Tried to kill me but I’m still here

Cut me again and maybe I’ll go away 
You will never see my face again

bones cut 

Where were you when my world was burning down
You say you'd be here but you're no where to be found
No where to be found except in my memories
I hope you cannot breath every time that you think of me
I'm walking all alone down the road that I used to go
I'm looking all around, I see faces that I don't know

Take me away
Cut off my circulation
I don't want to be here if you're not
Cut off my circulation
I don't want to be here if you're not

Cut Me

Here’s a song you can cry to about crying and being sad :’)

Lyrics:
I dont think I’m going out today
Maybe tomorrow will bring less rain
Think I’m going a little bit insane
Wish the pills took away more pain

Just last week I had perfect grades
Made some art and loved it, oh how fast love fades
If one scares me more than death it’s change
But I really hate when things stay the same

Try to put my pieces back together
As days go by it doesn’t seem to get better
I just need to find some sort of glue
To keep my pieces from turning back to blue

Tried making the plans so many times
I don’t know why I never read the signs
They never forgot, that was a lie
If they really wanted to they’d try

I spend a lot of time thinking in bed
Those Pinterest girls go straight to my head
Maybe one day I can be like them
For now I’ll sing a song about being sad instead

Song about being sad

shoutout Nico wohl

lyrics:
Every questions got an answer
Every pisces needs a cancer
Or at least I do
Dont know much about the moon
But this feels right 

When the stars get to aligning
Talk about some perfect timing
Met you down the street 
We were bound to meet 
you  just feel right

So its strange when you go away
But I know you’ll be back someday

Every time I think about it 
Gotta stop myself from doubting
That you still love me
Even though you tell me you do everyday 

It's a process when you've lost him
But he's not actually gone
its a matter of miles and minutes
'til you're back in his arms 

but its strange when you go away 
and between us is nothing but space 
but still, I know
you'll be back
someday

someday(demo)

Vocals and Art by Stonerjazz @user-911083679
Vocals by Uziel @user-455619833
Beat, synths and mix by Tea Are Sea
Lyrics written or adapted by Stonerjazz (posted below)

This is the first installment in a new collaborative experimental concept album project that Stonerjazz and I have dreamed up! Thanks Uziel and Jeff for an awesome collab experience, this was so much fun!

-- LYRICS --

VERSE 1 (original words by Stonerjazz):

Enjoy and deploy the decoy for the marvelous girl and boy with the dog with the bell who can tell it's a plot or a ploy for Roy the despicable despot in the mysterious land of ZED.
Sleeping in my bed like the dead with the fed who breaks down the door with the might of the law and a mechanized Saw.
Where pity is scarce and money is gone for good, misunderstood in mysterious days and weeks ahead
To be led to the spot where they chop off the heads of all those that disagree that the kids should be free, just around the bend from where the horses run free and there's barely a tree to be seen...

VERSE 2 (A warriors mantra from the book "The Eagles Gift" by Carlos Castaneda):

I'm already given to the powers that rule my fate, and I cling to nothing
so I will have nothing to defend..
I have no thoughts, so I will see
and I fear nothing, so I will remember myself
detached and at ease, I will dart past the eagle to be free.

Johnny's Magical Squeezebox (Land of the ZED #1) - Stonerjazz | Uziel | Tea Are Sea

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This song is about sharing the feeling that things will always work out - that you will always find a way through.

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📝 Lyrics:

When you’re on a tightrope, look ahead
There’s a light
And even in the darkness it will write your way 
Through the night
As steady as a heartbeat it will guide, your steps

And I know
You need it now more than ever before

Just So You Know

There’s a line 
And if you cross it you might touch someone
Look up to the sky
Those little twinkle stars are looking out,
For you

And I know, you
You need it now more than ever before

Just So You Know

There will always be a pathway forward
There will always be a path laid for you
There will always be a pathway forward
There will always be a path laid for you
Just So You Know

You’re one in a million strong 
Look above
Even in the loneliness people sing, your song
Feel the love
It’s not so far to go so make it worth the push

Cos I know you 
You need it now more than ever before

There will always be a pathway forward
There will always be a path laid for you
There will always be a pathway forward
There will always be a path laid for you
Just So You Know
Just So You Know
Just So You Know

There will always be a pathway forward
There will always be a path laid for you
There will always be a pathway forward
There will always be a path laid for you
Just So You Know
Just So You Know
Just So You Know

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Backseat Rider

I threw up in the sky 
More nauseated with time
As he rolled away from me
At that rose garden hill 
Where you smiled at a father and his kids 

Only commentary that was directed at me was how I looked that I had lost 15 pounds 

I threw up in the sky 
Skinny arms 
Tied the tie

Ribbons torn on each thigh 
See the crust on my eye 
Is inflated now 

Did you know how to fly when you were in my sky,
Did you care where you was when you landed here

Or did I just project my feelings

Too young and silly 
Like a protective covering on the good chair 

Am I crying enough to be thoroughly done with the lesson I feel I learn many times
Who will come pick me up like a kitten by the scruff 
Can I have little dust of what’s left behind
Can I have little dust of what’s left in your cup 
Or are they for what’s left in the kid in you? 

Well I think that he's fine
I’ll crawl back to the Walmart parking lot 
And I build myself a wikiyapi 

Nobody does belong anywhere 
I think I’d even be a little cage he would hold 
Actually it’s just now setting in 
But we’ve been alone for a while 

I’m still sad about it 

But you’re not an arcade game 
With a monkey to win 
Or a fish I can catch with bare palms in the water 
Or being the chiefs granddaughter 

Doesn’t grant you special powers like you may think it does

Huehuetenango

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Over + Under

I think of you as the wind catches on to the breeze
Pulling me
You are the ocean of endless possibility 
Surrounding, surrounding, surrounding me
Surrounding me
The clouds spell your name they all try to say some things never stay the same
The tree in my backyard
The look on your face
I guess some things never change

I’m over and I’m under you again
Some things are meant to happen
Over and I’m under you again 

Back in my hometown I wonder if I’m out of place
These years feel so far away
And my feet are stuck and I’ll leave once the garden is gray
I’ll get out someday
And I’ll chase the clouds
Walking in circles now 
This life will always stay the same
The tree in my backyard 
The look on your face
I guess some things have to change

I’m over and I’m under you again
Some things are meant to happen
Over and I’m under you again 
I’m over, I’m under
I’m over and under and over
I’m over, I’m under
I’m over and under and over again
Again, again, again

Here I go again, I go again,
Coming round again, I’m walking again
Here I go again, I go again,
Coming round again, I’m walking again

Sacrifice my devotion
Feel my skin against the ocean
I’m back in, you’re pulling me back in
And my torso in the tide now
The sun will come back down 
I’m under again
I’m over, under and over you again

Some things are meant to happen

Over + Under

In the winter we tuck under blanket of snow 
The elk families migrate from Colorado
They’re welcomed by men with their bows and guns
Looking to provide for their little ones

In the summer heat 117 degrees
Wilting cacti and burning trees
The coyotes cool off in our swimming pool
The locked up house dog can only watch and drool

In the spring time
The shrubs bloom bright with forsythia 
Pollination from andrena
The infestation’s home poorly zoned
The landlord removes the queen from her throne 

In the autumn 
I am 13 years old once again
The brisk wind reminds me of all of my friends
We all were born in the month of October 
LOST parties, lost dogs, and now it’s all over

Are you moving
Or is that just the planet’s rotation
I can feel the sun whenever you face it
admitting energy you transmit

We are connected
The wolf the lost sheep and the Shepard
All are a part of the same herd
And all will become of the same dirt

Our broken bodies are slowly decaying
We’re just fertilizer for Mother Nature 
Searching for meaning in test tubes and old tattered parchment
Spent more time looking above than back at each other

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We’re just animals after all
We could learn a thing or two from dogs
We’re just carbon on a ball 
An infinitely tiny speck of dust
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The meaning of life is whatever you make it
For me it’s an afternoon of listening to
Vivaldi in your living room.

Mantova

Vocals by Marina Lin.
Released by Wildefolk.
Artwork by Juwei_

‘Dancing With The Thought Of You’ I suppose is a song about memory. 

Since I started writing music in 2014, I’ve had a tendency to write in a wistful and sad way, with track titles evoking something unhappy. As I’ve got older though, I’ve been thinking about when you miss something, thinking back to what made you feel the happiness, peace, and harmony you felt in some moments can be a wonderful thing. And even though feeling nostalgic can bring up feelings of longing, having reverence for the things you felt in the past is one of the kindest things you can do for yourself. 

Putting an optimistic sentiment behind this song was quite important for me, and I hope when you listen to this you can feel what I mean. This is why I’ve named the EP ‘Our Beautiful Moments’ (this song is the 3rd single). Because I truly think that even though you may sometimes find yourself in a cloud of negativity, at your lowest, not seeing the light at the tunnel, you might find yourself experiencing a fleeting moment where things do feel beautiful, even if it’s for a short time. 

Perhaps Xeu in 2015 may have finished this song with a ‘goodbye’, in 2021 it feels better to say ‘hey’ :) 

Love, Xeu 💙

Dancing With The Thought Of You

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Acoustic Folk music

When I look down deep into your soul,
I understand why you can’t lose control
The things that you say, and the things that you do,
Show me glimpses of the one who is You

Your secret is safe with me because you know
My heart goes with you wherever you  go
I’ll always want you, no matter who
You show the World  
‘Cause I love you

I know you love me, I know you care
Even if you don’t say it I know you’re there
Together we live together we stay
Together we love Together I pray

Chorus
Solo G D Am C G D Am C C 
Chorus

Verse
My Secret is safe with you I know
The one I hide, that won’t let me go
Our Secret, our fear, our heart, and our mind
Together we hold them, together in kind

Your Secret Is Safe With Me Record 2021 - 04 - 23 At 20h56m11s

The former half of this song came a couple days after my father passed while I was on my bathroom floor. I had no words to say so I sang this. The latter half of this song was God’s response to me months later in all that I was feeling. 

I hope that this song encourages those who may have lost someone or something and may be grieving. God provides strength when you are weary and when you don’t think you can keep going for another day. He is present in all that you are experiencing and He is willing to help you. So, let Him. 

Guitar: Soma
Vocals: Jariatu + Soma

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MJ’s Song ❤️ // Strength

POCKETFUL OF LIES  … words and music by DOUG ROOSSIEN
We all got a story … so I’ve been told 
Met an old street poet sat outside a dive I used to know 
He strummed his old guitar looked straight into my eyes 
He started to cry , I asked him, why 
I could see the regret, the pain, the words written on his face 
The sad chords of the song of the life that he had played 
I listened to his song as he told me this
the story that was his 

I was born a young man Missed my childhood, so it seemed 
Lived too many years behind the shadows I believed
Damn I wasted memories on a pocketful of dreams
That were lies 

Had no Kings or Aces not one face card to my name 
Walked around in circles no directions to the games
Every roll of dice…another snake eyes … who’s to blame 
Guess that’s life … The house … The house wins again…
the only thing they left me, was a pocket, A pocketful of lies 

Pocket full of lies didn’t see the devil’s sweet disguise 
Thought that I was living, but I been… wastin’ all my time 
Guess it took this lifetime, to appreciate the loss …gone…gone

He told me …Every word I whisper has taste of poet’s truth
Lived too far in life’s charade…for me to lie to you
Listen or you don’t ... decide this on your own 
But for me 
The house …always wins 
Only thing they left me, was a pocket, A pocketful of lies 

Pocket full of lies he didn’t see the devil’s sweet disguise 
Thought He’d been living, he’s been… wastin’ all his time
GUESS IT TOOK HIS LIFETIME TO APPRECIATE THE LOSS… 
GONE …GONE
Only thing they left him, was a pocket, A pocketful of lies

POCKETFUL OF LIES words and music DOUG ROOSSIEN

Bm7       DMaj7 	 Bm       Em
In the city with a sundress on
Spring break from a Catholic school
The mirrors caught your reflection
But when the bus finally came
It was a September song you sang

I was a man in a wrinkled suit
Wore a watch that didn't work
You once said my presence offends you 
But you can't see me now
Hell I can't even see myself

G		F# 	    A       Em
In scary movies someone always walks down 
The the hallway where the monster lives 
Now I watch the lights go out in your house
But I can't tell you how the movie ends

Bm7       DMaj7 	 Bm       Em
Forever is a long long time
Enough rope to hang yourself
Unless someone will do it for you
Guess there's always a chance
When you put your own skin in the game

Watch out when the money's tight
And you can't be satisfied
Might read the room to perfection
Then the power goes out
And the mayor resigns in shame

G		F# 	    A       Em
Listen, i don't need for
You to solve any crimes
Or tell me i'm the only one
There's a world where we don't talk anymore
That's the world where I come from

Bm				Em     
I'll send somebody to meet you 
I'll send somebody to meet you 
I'll send somebody to meet you
I'll send somebody

G		F# 	    A       
In the city with a sundress on
Whole world was an open door
But there was no way I could get through 
Saw you smile at someone
It was a September song you sang

It was a September song you sang

Current assignment: 04/19/2021 - 04/26/2021 : Next to last week, folks! Everyone is SO TIRED right now! Including me - posting a day late. But it's a fun little assignment. Please incorporate the month of your birth into this week's song. My husband Harlan said "That's all?" So I decided to add one more thing: use a key or a time signature that you have not used so far. My prompt is July. And listen up to your classmates - next week is the the ever popular COVER WEEK for our finale - so make those songs cover worthy! As I am sure they will be. Have fun!

September Song

This is a fun little acoustic track. It's supposed to be for children, but it ended up being about the loss of children. I really enjoy listening to it, so I decided to upload it.

Run Away

Recorded in March 2021 at Koskinen's Studio in Cleveland, MN. 
Songwriter:  Ron Arsenault, 
Ron Arsenault:  Acoustic guitar and vocals
Dave Pengra:  Bass guitar

Koskinen's Studio 3-28-2021

Thinking 'Bout You

If You're My Home (Demo)

PROD. IOF

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LYRICS:

I’ll try to fill  my cavities 
These holes that always  bothered me 
I hope you are the one for me
I need to find my gravity 

I need some fucking gravity
Something to get ahold of me 
Before I fall away to the stars 
And into your memories 

(Delirium)
I hope you will remember me 
All of my insecurity’s 
Over compulsive tendencies 
Alcohol and amphetamines

(Madeline) 
Let’s not do this passively 
Let’s not make this history 
Let’s pretend there’s nothing left
All or nothing I suggest 

(Delirium)
Some problems always haunted me 
I ward them off with levity 
I feel better off with my worries disguised in melodies 

(Madeline)
Remedies in melodies
Cigarettes and ecstasy 
I wanna hear your stories, tell me about your fantasies 

And I’ve made progress
Sometimes I regress
 I confess
There’s not much keeping me here

(Delirium)
 There’s something wrong with me 
And There’s something wrong with you 
 But There’s nothing wrong with us 
We got some living to do 

Have we been Thinking this through? 
Been thinking too much if I’m telling the truth 
The Only I thing I know is real is I’m feeling the feeling I’m feeling for you 


(Both)
I’ll try to fill  my cavities 
These holes that always  bothered me 
I hope you are the one for me
I need to find my gravity 

I need some fucking gravity
Something to get ahold of me 
Before I fall away to the stars 
And into your memories 

I think I’ve found my gravity
I think you are my gravity

I think you are my gravity

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