This song is about the time I spent with my girlfriend before she went abroad to England for six months. And it was just an awesome night at the beach in San Diego, drinking and having fun. But it also kinda sucked cuz i knew I wasn't going to see her for a while and there was a lot of uncertainty regarding our relationship. It was my first real relationship so it was kinda a crazy time to have her go abroad. So yeah, its a sappy love song. But i like how kinda folky it turned out. This was my first song ever written so its glad to have it finally finished. Vince Newsom performed the guitar and vocals. He's the man for helping me out. 

The Day Before You Leave

This song is about a deep sea fishermen/whaler/whateveryouwanttocallit and its basically about his struggle with realizing that he is going to die during a major storm in the middle of the ocean. I dont know what brought me to write about this, but after my last song I told myself I didnt want to write about only girls, so i thought that this might be a good start. The idea came from my favorite band Thrice because they wrote 4 EP's based on the elements and my favorite EP was 'Water'. And alot of Dustin Kensrue's lyrics revolved around the ocean and how powerful it is. And I guess I just ran with the idea. Again Vince Newsom played guitar and sang vocals. Its not the best recording quality but I hope ya'll enjoy it. Also, the whoa's were added in AFTER the lead sheet was turned in.

At The Bottom Of The Sea

I struggled to write lyrics for this song. But what inspired it was an overheard conversation of someone saying, 'I honestly can't lie'. I thought what the person said was interesting, being it an oxymoron and I looked to find other oxymorons within the lyrics. It basically deals with a compulsive liar who is struggling to hold themselves together. It's not about a specific person. It could be a friend, significant other, or anyone. Props to my girlfriend for singing on this song. But she made me promise to tell everyone that she currently has a sinus infection and that her voice isn't up to par. Still better than mine!

Hide Your Words

I wrote this song after the brainstorming session that we had in class where we wrote about a childhood incident. After reminiscing with my brother during Thanksgiving, this was the incident that came to mind. I wanted to write a Christmas song, but it didn't really come out the way i wanted. And then i got pressed for time, and decided to write this song in the form of me telling a story. The lyrics aren't innovative or even that funny, but I wanted to make a light-hearted song since most of my songs have been kinda depressing. So I hope you enjoy the song (and my beautiful voice) in Song #4

The Avalanche Incident

This is my final song for class. Being busy with finals and such I decided to write a shorter song. I figured it would sound like an interlude on an album or something. Anyways, the song is about reminiscing a failed relationship. 'Maylene' is a fictional character and I don't know why I chose the name but the song is about my experience. 

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