One Thing

I'm not done with this one; just messing around. Channeling DJ Mumbles over here. And I know I know, I'm supposed to be doing a social media blackout for a month and not do any Facebooking. But this is different--I promise. It's actually Anti-Social Media if you think about it. Right? Forget it

Heaven Help Me

What U Want

Hold my breath 
as I wait for you again
I aint afraid to die
I'm just afraid to lose a friend

In my wildest dreams
I've forgotten I could cry

Is paradise lost on a child all alone
When the devil's just an angel from a broken home
And Speaking of the mission
words are getting old, but
It aint where you stand. It's how you roll.

And I been so ugly.

Been sleeping under stones
Been a little hard to find
Been standing at the end of an invisible line

Been standing at the edge of beginning and the end
Will you hold my hand?
Will I see you again?

And I been so ugly

Will you dream on the porch
On the back of my land
Do you wanna know my love 
Like the back of your hand

Do you wanna play my guitar?
Do you wanna take me home?
Do you wanna lay me down
Watch me sleep alone?

Ugly

Sunlight in the morning
Dancing at night
Who's that sleeping in the corner
With a heart full of light?

Somebody's something
Is getting to me
It's telling me something
It's setting me free

And I believe
There's something for me
And I believe
There's something to see

Make a wish, build a castle
Blow it out, watch it fall
We used to use imagination
Do you remember at all?

No one is Nothing
And it's Nobody's fault
And Everyone's Something
It's Everybody's call

And I believe
That there's something for me
And I believe
That there's something to see

Somebody's Something

I'm doing an experiment here, not using any words to convey a feeling. Since I have a lot of friends who use English as a second language, I'm hoping the song will transcend the boundaries of language. What feeling am I channeling? It's up to you.

Universal Language

This is another example of how I write my songs. This is just the beginning for this song--the vocal melody usually comes after I put the chord progression together, and the lyrics find their way out in the end. Overall, I'm totally stoked about this song because I think it rocks and there's SO much feeling behind it...so I know the lyrics will be something special...

Phase 1

Listen

I been two miles from livin a lifetime on the run
Been losin my religion like a vampire in the sun
Been dyin in the living room sittin on a couch
Been tryin to keep my soul from givin in and checkin out

Stop, take a lesson
Think about a song
It's all about forgiveness and a chance to carry on
Stop...listen
and the world is always turning

I'm a little wrong and a little rough, lost as I am found
I was made to sin, born again, and bound to come around
I been out to fight, up all night, and down ten to one
I know I'd never make it if it wasn't so much fun

A hundred proof, I only live for the higher love
If I were you, I'd share my burning desire.
If I were you, I'd share my burning desire
I want the truth babe, come and kill my denial

I been Howlin' Mad, Breaking Bad, I done fumbled up my part
but I'm keepin off the cold like a campfire in the dark
I met a girl named Destiny, she fooled me from the start
And I hope she will protect me while she's messin with my heart

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