'Cause it's fun to say "Ooh Baby" 
Preview track on up-and-coming mini album, Laughing at Traffic.
Lyrics:
They told me to tell you/How much they love you/They told me to hug you/They told me to meet/Ok, maybe that’s not true…/But I still need to, so it seems/And you know I don’t like talking to strangers,/And I’ve spoken to stranger ones than you dear/Don’t like talking to strangers/Talking to strangers/That’s why I’m here with you//But, Ooh baby; Ooh, ooh baby,/Tell me something’s wrong /’Cause you don’t smile; you don’t laugh the way you did not that long/Ago, so I strung together some random words to make a song/About you/about you//They told me to be there/When life just ain’t fair,/But nobody really cares anymore/They told me to write down/Just what I find out,/But I know there aren’t words to describe just how everything’s happened to play or pan out//This seems randomly picked and randomly placed/You don’t understand me; I don’t understand you; we misunderstand grace/But girl, you know I don’t understand the words that come right out/Of my mouth when I know there’s something more than me//

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I know yes I know of the peace waiting for me
"I'll give Him all" I've said how many times I don't know cause after every little feel good talk there's something else in my thoughts 

But you don't say "dress up son and fix your hair you'll find my grace is waiting there" you come down to a sinner's poor trembling side
"Oh I wish I could" "I would but I" "I know I should" these little lies fight me and they won't ever leave me
So Lord please stay here beside me

His love is undeserved there's no good that you or I or anyone could do
I say "look at me" but so often I fail to see you make something out of me for you

But I know you don't blow the grain out with the chaff you carve until there's no "me" left I step out of the grave that I dug for myself
"Oh I wish I could" "I would but I" "I know I should" these little lies fight me and they won't ever leave me
So Lord please stay here beside me

June - Lord Please Stay Here Beside Me

perdoneme (7/14/19)

Using the words of Jesus Christ and William Blake, a different take on one of the Beatitudes.  This was the first performance of the piece.

Blessed Be

When I wake up in the morning
I'm amazed by all that I don't know
I want to run
If I could I'd try to tell you
All the reasons why I take it slow
Let's have some fun

And I wanna know who turned me upside down

When I'm falling off a tightrope
I believe I'm living in a dream
I'm in a daze
When I realize that I'm destined
For a future I can't even know
I'll run the race

And I wanna know who turned me upside down

And I don't have to say it to get you to know how I feel
And I don't have to say it to get you to know what is real
I need a connection, you're keeping me guessing in vain
I'll shoot for tomorrow and keep my head in today

And I wanna know who turned me upside down

Perspective

So this started out as a cutesy hometown living type thingy, and it ended up being a song about a man who has a co-dependant relationship with his backyard fence. Don't ask me why. 

There's a fence just outside my backdoor 
It's cracked and it's warped and the paint is all gone 
But i know it sees all that's in store
It watched my kids grow up
And it heard every game, every score
And more

They say you can't argue with fenceposts 
But we've had it out time and again 
Every morning i lean on him 
Wondering how long he can stand 
He keeps everyone safe 
And he's there when you need him
And this is the first thing I'll say
To the fence in my backyard 
I'm hoping that you choose to stay 

Well i met him when i was a kid
He had brilliant white paint that would hurt when you looked 
When the sun hit it right, but i did 
He caught most of my baseballs
And he let me climb up when he missed
Sun kissed

They say you can't argue with fenceposts 
But we've had it out time and again 
Every morning i lean on him 
Wondering how long he can stand 
He keeps everyone safe 
And he's there when you need him
And this is the first thing I'll say
To the fence in my backyard 
I'm hoping that you choose to stay

Well i moved out of that house today 
I was scared and depressed and i wanted to hurl 
But i knew what i still had to say 
I picked up the last box 
I was heartbroken, wanting to stay 
That day 

They say you can't argue with fenceposts 
But we've had it out time and again 
Every morning i leaned on him 
Wondring how long he can stand 
He kept everyone safe 
And he's there when you need him
And this is the last thing he'd say
To the man in my backyard 
I'm hoping that you choose to stay

It's been 36 hours since then
I've been sweating and pacing at 3 in the morning
And i couldn't take it again
I drove to my old house and 
Picked up my old and dear friend
He's on the mend

They say you can't argue with fenceposts 
But we've had it out time and again 
Every morning i lean on him 
Knowing how long he can stand 
He keeps only me safe 
And he's there when i need him
And this is the first thing he'd say
To the man in my backyard 
I'm glad that you chose me to stay

Fenceposts (7 in 7 2020 day 2)

Take It Slow

Encoder

I was playing this the first night I saw your face
shaking in a coffee shop staring at you my foot trying to keep pace
then you started singing with me kinda blew my mind 
I said girl you don’t seem to mind all the eyes on you and she said 

do you hear that echo echo telling you to let go let go 
of all of your cares just for just for tonight
this could be the start though start though the are you ready set go set go 
there’s no better time when you feels like it’s right 

five hours later I still didn’t know her name 
but we talked there ’til they closed and then later on the road when we took a right down main
we struck up a rhythm and I started singing my song
three am the crowd is singing along now I see what she means and I ask you

Echo

normal people

This picture is to prove how white I am even though i spit fire bars yo. 

And now it's time to get physical 
Get your body off the floor and get lyrical
Its visual it's criminal
And i know you wanna reach that pinnacle

Dance harder than you ever even done before
It's not right if you can't feel it in your core
It's Terpsichore you know who its for 
it's a fire in the bottom of your feet and more

Eyes to the sky
Can't fly
But you can give it a try
You know why
Cause in the end it's the beginning of time 
No mind
It's a grind 
Cause man i know what you'll find
So unwind
Put your hands together going in blind

If you know it dance with me
Baby all night long 
If you feel it here we go

If you know it sing along 
If you're ready come in strong
No there aint no time to waste 
You'll want more than just a taste

Get physical, metaphysical 
You gotta dance till the temp hits critical
I said rhythmical i said clinical
Any hotter and it won't be livable

What I'm talkin bout is ground shaking, 7.9
If the plates don't shift them it ain't your time
It's a shine it's aligned it's a heavenly sign
And it's you leading troops on the front line 

Stay in the game 
No shame
But you can never be tamed
It's your name
Now get your body up and show us the same
You're trained 
No pain
Get up and show em your flame
Real fame
We gotta see your body matching your claims

If you know it sing along 
If you're ready come in strong
No there aint no time to waste 
You'll want more than just a taste

Something Crazy, I Guess

Compton enjoys singing songs and sneezing. He can play the guitar as well.

Debut studio album, East is out in May.

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Compton McMurry