How Long Will I Love You

Enjoyed doing this one on a whim, he's such a sad sponge. 

Lying To You 
by Keaton Henson 

I can see in your eyes that you mean it
I can feel in your arms that it's true
And though I just heard myself say it,
Baby, I'm lying to you
Baby, I'm lying to you

All of these years you've been lonely,
And knowing not what you should do
And though you are right, I've been looking as well
Babe, I'm not looking for you
Babe, I'm not looking for you

I'm just as damn disappointed as you,
Only I just do better to hide it
And the one thing that keeps me from falling for you,
Is I'm truly alone and I like it
I'm truly alone and I like it

As we lie in bed, I feel lonely
Though we're young, I feel eighty years old
And your arms around me are keeping me warm
But baby, I'm still feeling cold
Baby, I'm still feeling cold

And, girl, you must know you are lovely
You're kind and you're beautiful, too
And I feel in some way I do love you
But babe, I'm not in love with you
But babe, I'm not in love with you

It may seem strange that I still stay with you,
If it's true you're not really the one
And why don't I just keep on looking for her?

Cause I found her, but now she is gone
Cause I found her, but now she is gone
Cause I found her, but now she is gone
Cause once I found her, but now she is gone

Lying To You (Cover)

Cover of a somewhat obscure but beautiful song, with lyrics based off of Andy Hull's (Right Away, Great Captain!) live performance of Right Away, Young Sailor at Bread Coffeehouse, 12/9/2009. 

Right Away, Young Sailor
by Right Away, Great Captain!

Oh sweet Anna, did you see what you did to me 
I've been trying hard to be cautious
I've been sinking, I've been sinking on the deep blue seas 
How long can you count to a thousand? 
I tried drinking but the bottle is still empty
Love is nothing more than a fraction 
I tried swimming but I guess you could not love me 
Love is nothing more than a thousand 

Well I could be a bigger man, bigger man 
I could be a bigger man, bigger man 
But I just wanna kill a man, kill a man 
Really, what's a bigger man? 

My good leader what a self-loving web you weave 
I have got a son and a daughter 
My young sailor what a point, that you just can't see 
Don't you think that they need a father? 
I tried drinking but my god I'm still so empty 
I can only hope for a fresh one 
I tried swimming but I think I'll be okay 
I can only hope for a loved one 

So really what's a bigger man, bigger man? 
Let's do it for the bigger man, bigger man 
Well I just wanna see the plan, see the plan 
Really what's a plan? 

[Instrumental] 

So my sweet darling, I am writing from on the sea 
I can't tell you how much I miss you 
I swore Jesus was watching, watching over me 
Sometimes I am frankly not convinced 
That all that I'm singing is nothing more than misery 
God I love myself more than you do 
So don't stop breathing god, I just need to breathe 
Love is nothing more than an action...

Right Away, Young Sailor (Rough)

Rough cover of one of my all-time favorite songs with my favorite second verse by good friend Alan @cag 

Poverty
Baggage comes easily 
To be or not to be
I wished I never was born

But things have changed
Colors come back again
Now I've begun to see
The heart of fear and love

Denying Sleepiness

I Will Follow You Into The Dark (Cover)

Keaton Henson cover. First discovered this song while watching Elementary, which then led to me becoming a huge Keaton fan. Recorded when I was feeling really down a couple days ago.

The Sad Sponge Collection

Beekeeper (Cover)

Late night cover jams.
Link to video of performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUAbtGgyiEg 

Warning: (supposedly) sounds like Bon Iver singing Bonnie Raitt in a freezing cold room in the middle of the night lol

Recorded using the camera app from the HTC One M8 and processed in Mixcraft 7 Pro

I Can't Make You Love Me/Nick of Time cover

Revisiting an old favorite. 

Ain't No Reason - written and originally performed by Brett Dennen 
(select changes to lyrics)

Lyrics:
There ain't no reason things are this way
It's how they've always been and they intend to stay
I can't explain why we live this way
We do it every day

Preachers on the podiums speaking of saints
Prophets on the sidewalk begging for change
Old ladies laughing from the fire escape
Cursing my name

I got a basket full of lemons and they all taste the same
A window and a pigeon with a broken wing
You could spend your whole life working for something
Just to have it taken away

People walk around pushing back their debts
Wearing paychecks like necklaces and bracelets
Talking about nothing, not thinking 'bout death
Every little heartbeat, every little breath

People walk a tight rope on a razor's edge
Carrying their hurt and hatred and weapons
It could be a bomb, or a bullet or a pen
Or thought, or a word or a sentence

There ain't no reason things are this way
It's how they've always been and they intend to stay
I don't know why I say the things I say
But I say them anyway



But love will come, set me free
Love will come, set me free, I do believe
Love will come, set me free, I know it will
Love will come, set me free, yes

Prison walls still standing tall
Some things never change at all
Keep on building prisons, gonna fill them all
Keep on building bombs, gonna drop them all

Working your fingers bare to the bone
Breaking your back, make you sell your soul
Like a lung, it's filled with cold
Suffocating slow

The wind blows wild and I may move
The politicians lie and I am not a fool
You don't need no razor or a three piece suit
To argue the truth

They air on my skin in the world under my toes
Slavery stitched to the fabric of my clothes
Chaos and commotion wherever I go
Love I try to follow

Love will come, set me free
Love will come, set me free, I do believe
Love will come, set me free, I know it will
Love will come, set me free, yes

There ain't no reason things are this way
It's how they've always been and they intend to stay
I can't explain why we live this way
We do it every day

Ain't No Reason (Cover)

"I will fear the night again..."

Heard this song for the first time yesterday, and it stuck with me.

Live video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGmJbPfu2wI

Feel trip time, all aboard.

HTC One M8 camera audio run through Mixcraft Pro Studio 7

Breebs - Truce (21 Pilots Cover)

I like to jam out and have a good time. Always improving, yo. 