I am the almighty figure 
That owns this broken town
And you'll try to escape
You'll test your fate
And I'll let you walk...

Past the farmers
Past the girls in their nightgowns
Past the old man looking frightened by his shadow
You'll find the church and the steeple
Without any goddamn people, inside

It's just my heavy hand, reigning down
It's just my heavy hand reigning down
It's just my heavy hand reigning down
It's just my heavy hand reigning down

Didn't see what was coming
When I brought you round the bend
Now you're forever runnin'
Nothings going to keep you safe

Past the farmers
Past the girls in their nightgowns
Past the old man looking frightened by his shadow
You'll find the church and the steeple
Without any goddamn people, inside

It's just my heavy hand, reigning down
It's just my heavy hand reigning down
It's just my heavy hand reigning down
It's just my heavy hand reigning down

It's just my heavy hand, reigning down
It's just my heavy hand reigning down
It's just my heavy hand reigning down
It's just my heavy hand reigning down

I'm going to snuff out your light
I'm going to snuff out your light
I'm going to snuff out your light
I'm going to snuff out your light

I'm going to snuff out your light
I'm going to snuff out your light
I'm going to snuff out your light
I'm going to snuff out your light

Heavy Hand

One of my all-time favorites from the Beatles, this was a study of George Martin's production of this classic psychedelic song. 

Juan Miguel Alcantara - drums
t.Roy - all other parts

Leftovers

I Am The Walrus

I Am The Walrus (Beatles)

This is an album that I worked really hard on and am super proud of. It was a final project for my music major in college but it is also a music project that I really wanted to do on its own. It is very much inspired by artists like Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Bon Iver, The Decemberists, The Mountain Goats, Sufjan Stevens, and Johnny Cash. I really hope you like it!!

Song Like That

A secret place 
where our souls can get away
Two become one
In the void we found love

Every breath
On a razor's edge
A million cuts
Beautiful and dangerous

Ooooo, we can shine
Underneath this crystal night sky
Oh I know I'm falling
But it feels like I could fly
In your arms
Underneath this crystal night sky

Let's get lost
No matter the cost
We'll decide 
Where we belong

Divide the light
From the night
Never say goodbye
If this is what you want

Ooooo, we can shine
Underneath this crystal night sky
Oh I know I'm falling
But it feels like I could fly
In your arms
Underneath this crystal night sky

Oh what are we so, so afraid of
This bursting bright light is what we're made of
What we're made of
Brilliant love

Ooooo, we can shine
Underneath this crystal night sky
Oh I know I'm falling
But it feels like I could fly
In your arms
Underneath this crystal night sky

Ooooo, we can shine
Underneath this crystal night sky
Oh I know I'm falling
But it feels like I could fly
In your arms
Underneath this crystal night sky

Crystal Sky

Swing Piece with James Winchester (1940s)

verse 1
First I'm speeding forward, then I'm slipping back.
First I'm an underdog, then I attack.
It's not going anything like I thought it would,
But I look around and see it's all good.

Chorus
All's well that ends well
All's well that ends well  
Oh well, what the hell.

Verse 2
I'm rolling with the punches and popping back up.
Squeezing sour lemons, pouring lemonade in my cup.
Putting pressure on the rocks until diamonds form.
I string them up and wear them just to keep my neck warm.

Bridge:
When you've gone off course
When you've lost control
Ride it out and hang on tight
and trust you'll come out whole.

Verse 3
The first pancake it's going right in the trash,
But with a few more flips you've got a tall yummy stack.
To make a hearty omelet you gotta break some eggs.
I'm grinding coffee beans and growing roses in the dregs.


Alls Well That Ends Well (rehearsal demo)

A Delta blues song about a sad A.I., entirely generated by Suno from a text prompt. (Suno.AI)

Soul Of The Machine

Lyrics (c) 2023 Christine Winchester Perry
verse 1:
Here in my room
I have power and strength.
Here in my cocoon,
you're at arm's length.
I'm in control
and I'm having fun
in my cockpit
designed for one.

Chorus 1:
Back up, Back off! You're making me nervous.
Get up, Get out of here! This is my place!
Back up, Back off! Oh, my introvert-ness!
Get up, Give it to me! Give me my space!

verse 2:
Well if I see you at my door,
I'll peep at you and I'll ignore.
Back away. Don't want your crap.
but watch your step, there a booby trap.

Chorus 2:
Back up, Back off! You're making me nervous.
Get up, Get off of me! This is my place!
Back up, Back off! Oh, my rage has surfaced!
Get up, Get out of here! Give me my space!

Verse 3:
Don't say I'm crazy.
Don't diagnose.
You can't read me,
So don't get close.
Just DM what you
wanna say.
Human touch is so passe.

Chorus 3:
Back up, Back off! You're making me nervous.
Get up, Get out of here! This is my place!
Back up, Back off! get outta my universe!
Get up, Give it to me! Give me my space!

Chorus variation ending:
Back up, Back off! You're making me nervous.
Get up, Get out! This is my place!
Back up, Back off! Oh, my introvert-ness!
Back up, Back off! You're making me nervous.
Get up, Get out! This is my place!
Back up, Back off! That's what my curse is.
BACK UP, BACK UP, BACK UP, BACK UP!

Back Off!

Lyrics:

If I die before my time
Lay me beneath that old black walnut tree
Where my childhood pets,
They wait for me

Well D-O was a good ole boy
Although he was my first
And Ranger lumbered after deer
So large you’d think him fit to burst
And Stripe one through seven
We’d fall asleep on a sunny porch
Well they’re all six feet underground
We don’t see each other anymore

If I die, before my time
Lay me beneath that old black walnut tree
Where my childhood pets,
They wait for me

Sheniah was the biggest and oldest
Mastiff you’ve ever seen
Koda loved sleeping on wood chips
And eating ice cream
Ole Bella, she was a little rat,
But the first to hear every song
Coco was just a brown blur,
Although he didn’t last long

If I die, before my time
Lay me beneath that old black walnut tree
Where my childhood pets,
They wait for me

Rosemary’s getting awful thin as of late
And Pusa doesn’t really know
Where she is these days
How can one keep losing the only friends he’s ever known?
I know we’ll all meet again
Under the hilltop back at home

If I die, before my time
Lay me beneath that old black walnut tree
Where my childhood pets,
They wait for me

If I die before my time
I know where Heaven will be:
Wrapped up in the switchgrass
back in Tennessee

Childhood Pets - Mix v3

My Days With Mayzie

Battling the hesitation in life, remixed to fix a few problems.

The River 2.1

Christine Winchester is a singer/songwriter who lives in the Philadelphia, PA area with her husband and music partner, David C. Perry. Together they have performed live together for years as Winchester/Perry. Please visit her Playlist page for collections of her most recent self-produced music. Christine is a fan of indie rock and modern pop music and strives to weave those production styles into her folky, story-telling lyrics. Her background in musical theater can't help but sneak out here and there, too. Her powerful vocal sound is reminiscent of singers of the past such as Linda Ronstadt, Carly Simon, Joni Mitchell, and Karen Carpenter, as well more modern voices such as Amy Mann, Alanis Morrisette, and Brandi Carlile.

Alls Well That Ends Well (rehearsal demo)

Christine Winchester

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