Out of my mind

I was out of my mind

Crawling the floors
Clawing the walls
Smiling out from an empty shell
Closing the doors
Embracing the falls
Tied up in a personal hell

My heart kept on thumping
My blood kept on flowing
My pulse kept on throbbing
And all the while no one knowing
I was out of my mind

Curl up in bed
Bury my head
Style it out while I hide my face
So much to say
But nothing was said
While all those thoughts went to waste

My heart kept on thumping
My blood kept on flowing
My pulse kept on throbbing
And all the while no one knowing
I was out of my mind

My heart kept on thumping
My blood kept on flowing
My pulse kept on throbbing
And all the while no one knowing
I was out of my mind

I was out of my mind

Thumping

I am a splatter sheet
I am a sponge
I am a counter 
In some godless gods game

But most of all
I am a river
That never dries
I am a rock immovable
I am a body
That lights up the sky

I am a silken lightweight
Sheer blue cloth
Fairest of fair
I am a garden
That sometimes
Cries out for sunshine

But most of all
I am a river
That never dries
I am a rock immovable
I am a body
That lights up the sky

Copyright Gina Graham 2023

I Am A River

Stupid

Pick Me Up On Your Way Down--Gene Jumper- ( cover song )

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Lyrics:

Lockers slam, final bell rings clear,
Perfume and sweat, emotions sincere
Tim's goofy grin, Jack's quiet nod,
Friends since childhood, now paths odd
If only I knew, this moment I'd chase

Time slips away, like sand through our hands
The future unknown, as we make our plans

These are the lasts we don't recognize
Fleeting moments before our goodbyes
If I'd known then what I know now
I'd hold on tighter, somehow
To these precious lasts

Grandpa's den, pipe smoke curls,
Cards snap, his laughter unfurls,
Weathered hands, stories untold,
Moments more precious than gold
If only I'd known, I'd change that night

Time slips away, like sand through our hands
The future unknown, as we make our plans

These are the lasts we don't recognize
Fleeting moments before our goodbyes
If we'd treasured then what we've lost now
I'd hold on tighter, somehow
To these precious lasts

Grandpa's den, pipe smoke curls,
Cards snap, his laughter unfurls,
Weathered hands, stories untold,
Moments more precious than gold
(Moments more precious than gold)
If only I'd known, I'd change that night

Time slips away, like sand through our hands
The future unknown, as we make our plans

These are the lasts we don't recognize
Fleeting moments before our goodbyes
If we'd treasured then what we've lost now
I'd hold on tighter, somehow
To these precious lasts
(These precious lasts)

Shadows lengthen, day fades to night
Memories flicker like candlelight
Each passing second, a gift in disguise
Open your heart, open your eyes

City lights flicker, radio hums our song
One last hug, 'See you soon,' feels so wrong
'We have all the time,' he said with a smile
If only we knew, we'd talk for a while
In photographs and fading scents
The love in each moment we spent

These are the lasts we don't recognize
Fleeting moments before our goodbyes
Now I know what I wish I'd known then
I'll hold on tighter, again and again
To these precious lasts
(These precious lasts)

Life's rich tapestry, woven with care,
Threads of lasts, love everywhere,
These precious lasts
We'll always have
These precious lasts
In every goodbye, a hello waits there

These are the lasts we don't recognize
Fleeting moments before our goodbyes
Now I know what I wish I'd known then
I'll hold on tighter, again and again
To these precious lasts

Precious lasts

Unrecognized Goodbyes

This song is for anyone who has ever lost someone special 

Buried this June

I looked into your empty room
Feels so bizarre, I’m trying to
Fake it as far, missing the part
That’s you

Buried this June afternoon
She put them down just for you;
Violet hearts, to cover the scars 
In bloom

I'll leave a light on
Every night
In case you can’t find your way
I’ll misconstrue
Every sign
That you made it through

I heard a sound I thought was you
It happens every time I do
Things that we loved, or things I forgot
Were true
  
Buried in June, life resumes
The violet hearts consumed
Quicker than thoughts, forgetting the loss
Too soon

I'll leave a light on
Every night
In case you can’t find your way
I’ll misconstrue
Every sign
That you made it through

You left in June with
Violet hearts
Falling apart too soon
I left a light on
Just so you knew
That I still love you

Buried in June (acoustic)

“If you point one finger, there are three more pointing back at you”! Riffindots doesn’t necessarily tackle the political issues of today, but rather she turns them inward. “Filth Tank” recounts that in all of us is inner turmoil and ugliness and it must manifest itself into an exterior human form that we all abhor but we just can’t get enough! So now your parade float awaits you! 

A seething guitar intro ushers you and a different guitar takes over chiming throughout as if it’s reverberating over a vast lake. Once you’re in, you’ll realize that this track is anthemic.

Filth Tank

Wet Garden is the eleventh studio album by the Dragonsail Puppets.

WILD SANCTUARY   
  
Softly now I'm passing by   
Your open doorway where you light tiny flames til the room's aglow   
  
Exactly where and when and what it needs to be  
Is this opportunity   
Without a window   
We have to guard it gently   
Gently gently gently  
  
Child of time   
You have no place to go   
But you move all the same   
  
We drew together while searching blind   
Through the corridors of time   
To reach the wild sanctuary   
The net's enormous, the holes they vary   
The net's enormous, the holes are few   
And hopefully we won't slip through   
We ride the rhythms of joy and pain  
Where they join they seem the same  
  
To reach the wild sanctuary   
Repair the lantern to light the night   
Where nothing is as devious as sight   
I know you've struggled child of time   
  
We drew together while searching blind   
A spot of blood, a mild surprise   
We rise by strength of will   
But still but still but still   
  
How beautifully the dark bird fares   
Wings as blades to carve the air   
In dreams we try to rise through water   
Try to run   
As the dead seem to return   
  
Create the world resembling you   
Create that world by slipping through   
Exactly where and when and what it needs to be   
Is this opportunity   
  
We grew apart and I faced my night   
Became aware of a tiny center of light   
Which swelled inside me unpleasantly   
Try to push it away with everything I had in me   
But it just kept growing   
Until of its intensity   
I cried out   
What is this pain   
I cried out   
Does it have a name   
And I answered me   
You're aware that you're living   
You're aware that you're living   
  
You're aware that you're living now   
You're aware that you're moving now   
You're aware of the change of tone   
You're aware that you move alone   
  
Softly now I'm passing by   
Your open doorway where you light tiny flames till the room's aglow   
Without a window

Wet Garden

Wild Sanctuary

COWBOY

In Two Minds Tbh

More fun collaborating with some mates to recreate some old pop/rock classics. This time we had a go with the late 80's hit by Curiosity Killed The Cat "Name and Number." Bassist Fabian asked if I would sing and add a horn/brass track on it, so I did! Definitely outside the box style and genre for me, but was a fun stretch and challenge! The rest of the cast includes: Susan (Australia)- Drums; Mario (Italy)- Guitar; Mikey (UK)- Organ/Keys; Fabian (Argentina)- Bass; Angie (US)- BGV's

Name And Number (Curiosity Killed The Cat Cover)- **Full Band Recreation/Collaboration

Singer/songwriter Britta Pejic (who now releases music under the name RiFFiNDoTs) has a songwriting career that has spanned over two decades and two continents! She finds inspiration in the mundane and spins wildly epic tales (giant onions, America folding in half, etc.) that are set to colorful psychedelic and textural rock and pop. It’s been labeled as ear candy, with codas sung in French, chants sung in Latin, and measures counted in Basque. Be sure to visit Riffindots.com for more fanfare and antics!

Filth Tank

Riffindots (Britta Pejic)