PHENOMENA

“Try and imagine what it will be like to go to sleep and never wake up. Think about that. Children think about that. It’s one of the great wonders of life.” - Alan Watts

LYRICS
Oh when you see the end 
Time takes you by the hand 
Says “no you’re not finished yet

Soon what will be will be 
But you’ve got much more to see 
At least that’s how it will feel"

How it will feel
To be at the
End of feeling

Written, produced, and mixed by Caleb J. Murphy
Cellos written and performed by Ben Ko
Mastered by John Behrens
Cover art by Jan Murphy

How It WIll Feel

Produced and mixed by Caleb J. Murphy
Samples from each of the previous songs on the PHENOMENA project
Mastered by John Behrens
Cover art by Jan Murphy

Looking

“The Highest to which people can attain is wonder; and if the prime phenomenon makes them wonder, let them be content; nothing higher can it give them, and nothing further should they seek for behind it; there is the limit.” - Alan Watts

Written, produced, and mixed by Caleb J. Murphy
Cellos played by Ben Ko
Mastered by John Behrens
Cover artwork by Jan Murphy

Wonder Of It All

“Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.” - Emily Dickinson

Written, produced, performed, and mixed by Caleb J. Murphy
Trumpets played by Wyatt Corder
Mastered by John Behrens
Cover artwork by Jan Murphy

Dancing On Magic

I Don't Want To Go To Space

Written, produced, and mixed by Caleb J. Murphy
Guitars, vocals, bass, drum programming, and synths by Murphy
Backing vocals by Mikey Kershisnik
Pianos by Mark Warren
Accordion by Jan Flemming
Mastered by John Behrens
Cover art by Jan Murphy 

Lyrics:

V1
Pardon my dust
I just got off the road
Back from Avignon

I’d brush it off
But lord knows if I do
We would cough it up

Get in our lungs
Then become one with us
Mixing in our blood

With every cut
We would see we’re all made
Of the same old stuff

REFRAIN
You grab my shoulders
Pull me in closer
Hear you say
“Tu es pardonné”

V2
Sorry I’m here
I know I haven’t called
For a half a year

Sorry my note
Did not show, truth be told
I didn’t get around to it

Each time I sat
With a pen and a pad
I would hear your voice

Beckoning me
So I thought why waste time
With just the thought of you

REFRAIN 2
You pour the water
Love like a cauter
Open your doorways
Forgive like a Sunday
Hear you say
“Tu es pardonné”

V3/out
Pardon my dust
I just got off the road
Like a vagabond

Tu Es Pardonné

Written, produced, and mixed by Caleb J. Murphy
Guitars, vocals, piano, bass, and drum programming by Murphy
Cellos composed by Murphy
Cellos performed and additional parts composed by Ben Ko
Mastered by John Behrens
Cover art by Jan Murphy

The Wind That Blew Through Battles

"To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die." - Thomas Campbell

Written, performed, produced, and mixed by Murphy
Mastered by John Behrens
Covert art by Jan Murphy

Not Gone

"I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live…[For] all go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return.” - Qoheleth

V1
Just the other day I met a little boy who said
“Mister, you okay? Take your hands up off your face“
I looked him in the eye, told him they're holding me upright
Sometimes it can feel like life goes at the speed of light
Even stars burn out

V2
I said “Boy, you gotta learn energy comes from the burn
Healing only heals after one too many hurts
And soon you’re gonna break, soon you’re gonna regret the day
The day you showed up here, the day your light first appeared
Even stars burn out"

V3
He didn’t walk away, he stood and looked me up and down
He said “Mister, you are wrong, you only see a star when it’s gone
So you might as well uncover your face and breathe
Focus on the now, don’t look for what you cannot see
Even stars burn bright”

Written, produced, and mixed by Caleb J. Murphy
Vocals, piano, guitar, bass, and drum programming by Murphy
Trumpets composed by Murphy
Trumpets performed and additional trumpets composed by Wyatt Corder
Mastered by John Behrens
Cover art by Jan Murphy

Even Stars

“The world is a sacred vessel and it can not be controlled. You will only make it worse if you try. It may slip through your fingers and disappear.” - Tao Te Ching

Written, produced, and mixed by Caleb J. Murphy
Vocals, piano, acoustic guitar, bass, and drum programming by Murphy
Cellos composed by Murphy
Cellos performed and additional cellos composed by Ben Ko
Electric guitars by Dom Versace 
Mastered by John Behrens
Cover art by Jan Murphy

The Lonely Boy And His Fiction

Songwriter/producer who makes mostly kinda sad folk music