on August 10, 2009, we were sitting around and decided to spontaneously cover Monolithic Cloud Parade, just for fun. (not rehearsed.)
D: guitar/vox
N: vox/coronet
[ORIGINAL: http://monolithiccloudparade.bandcamp.com/track/decoding-the-monuments]

Decoding the Monuments [Monolithic Cloud Parade]

random acoustic cover we did on the spot (i.e... we didn't practice :D ) of the song "Taller" by 90s band Lincon, Sept 2009 ... FROM THE ARCHIVES!
daryn: acoustic guitar, vox
nyck, vox, harmonica

darynyck - Taller [Lincoln cover]

daryn: drums, acoustic &amp; electric guitars, bass, tambourines, beads, claps, snaps, backing vox
nyck: lead vox
gabe: harmonica, claps, backing vox

you're so outta time, but you said you liked it
for no reason at all
two at a time and it's over for you
it's over what you do

you wanted the world for you
and everyone said you got it goin baby

every time you rock it into your pocket
the world gets chaotic
you're so good to go, but you don't even know
no don't not do it, no

you got it, you got it, you got it, yeah

you wanna go with the flow, but it's flowin for you
you gotta do what you mean to do
you said to me you've got it under control
but you don't know what you've got

you wanted the world for you
and everyone said you got it goin baby

you say you got it under control
but you're so chaotic
the girl with the world is unraveling slowly
she's not not gonna explode

you wanna go but you don't know
and you don't know if you wanna go

it's sad when you think that you think to yourself
you're not gonna do it baby
you say you got it under control
but you're so chaotic

no matter who you are 

music by daryn/nyck/rick, sep 2005. arrangement by daryn.
words by nyck/daryn, sep 2005 &amp; jan 2006.
everything recorded in daryn’s parents’ basement, jan 2006, except bass &amp; additional daryn vox recorded in peaches attic, apr 2010.

Chaotic (Under Control)

daryn: acoustic & electric guitars, bass, tambourine, shaker, lead vox
nyck: drums, harmonica, backing vox

well it looks like I fucked up, I did it again
it looks like you're leaving, and this is the end
it's never too late, it's never too wrong
so how come now girl we can't get along

just open up your arms and tuck me away
keep my dreams alive while I'm awake

I'm just waitin for your debatin
to come to an end, now are we still friends
but now I'm wastin time worth takin
dreamin of a world where you’re still my girl

well it looks like I did it, I fucked up again
it looks like you're leaving, and this is the end
there is no debate, there is no debate
I’ve fallen in deep, I cannot escape no

just open up your arms and tuck me away
keep my dreams alive while I'm awake

I'm just waitin for your debatin
to come to an end, now are we still friends
but now I'm wastin time worth takin
dreamin of a world where you’re still my girl

and now I can't find no way to turn things around
and I think that I'll stay until you come down
no I can't find no way to turn things around

I'm just waitin for your debatin
to come to an end, now are we still friends
but now I'm wastin time worth takin
dreamin of a world where you’re still my girl
yeah dreamin of a world where you’re still my girl
yeah dreamin of a world where you are still my girl

music by daryn, aug 2003.
original words by gabe, aug 2003. additional words by daryn.
drums recorded at gabe & tina’s house, apr 15, 2006. harmonica, lead guitar, percussion recorded in daryn’s parents’ basement, jul 2006. everything else recorded in peaches attic, jan 2007, except bass, feb 2010.

Waiting (Did It Again)

daryn: acoustic guitar, bass, keyboard, box tapping, snare drum, lead vox
nyck: drums, keyboard, backing vox

new city lights, I awaken in the night
one hundred fifty miles from home
from home, unknown, where the grass always has grown
cannot bear to comprehend the future again

and if you decide to take care of life
I will stay, I will stay, by your side
but if you decide to live the same life
I must leave, and be free, oh I must for me

middle of the night, you awaken you are frightened to know
not to know what will be
what will be, we will see, I just hope you'll be happy
be happy, that's the goal for you and me

and if you decide to take care of life
I will stay, I will stay, by your side
but if you decide to live the same life
I must leave, and be free, oh I must for me

music/words by daryn, nov 2006.
everything recorded in peaches attic, mar 2007, except bass, jul 2009, and additional backing vox, jun 2009 & apr 2010.

New City Lights

daryn: drums, acoustic guitar, bass, keyboard, shaker, tambourine, backing vox
nyck: electric guitar, lead vox

there was a time when the fire glowed
and you were always feeling alive  
is there a time when we'll play again
know that I'm on your side

right, you can never go back again
I saw you on the lover's ride
I thought I knew what you had inside
oh was it really meant to be... no more

and if I feel like I’m slidin away
when am I gonna decide what I wanna do

there was a time when I took the ride
and what I learned was right was wrong
I thought I knew what you had inside
so long to you my friend, it was a good time
so long to you my friend, I wish you well

and if I feel like I'm slidin away
when am I gonna decide, my friend
oh was it really meant to be, my friend
it was a good time
for you, my friend, I wish you
I wish you... well

will you last a lifetime, and will you be mine
and last a lifetime, and will you be mine

and will you be mine

original music/words by nyck, apr 2006.
arrangement/additional words by daryn, apr/jul 2006.
everything recorded in peaches attic, mar 2007, except
additional nyck vox, jul 2009, and keyboard, may 2010.

Last A Lifetime

Reward on Moozar : http://reward-my-music.com/21985 daryn: acoustic guitars, water jug, lead vox, rainstorm recording
nyck: backing vox

well I won’t spend the night without you
no I won’t spend the night without you

I’ll take you by the hand
take me by the hand

cause I won’t let the night slip away
no I won’t let the night slip away without you

without you, it’s true it’s true
without you, it’s true it’s true

I’ll take you by the hand
take me by the hand

take my hand, take my hand
take my hand, my hand, my hand
take my hand, oh take my hand
take my hand, my hand, my hand

oh cause I won’t feel the same for the days
no I won’t feel the same for the days, for the days

without you, it’s true, it’s true
without you, it’s true, it’s true
I hope you’ll come around
I hope you’ll come around

music/words by daryn, apr/dec 2006.
rain recorded live from daryn’s car, around 1:00am, march 15, 2007. everything recorded in peaches attic, feb/mar/may 2007, except water jug, recorded in bathroom, apr 2007.

Without You, It's True

daryn: backing vox, electric guitar, bass, tambourines, eggshaker
nyck: lead vox, acoustic guitar

no time. no time at all, after all.
no time. no time at all, after all.
you’re runnin around. can’t find where you’re goin at all--but that's good.
be who you are. don’t hold back.

no time. no time at all, after all.
no time. no time at all, after all.
what you could be--you and the possibilities.
don’t hold back.  be who you are.  everything will fall into place.  don’t be scared at all.

no time. no time at all, after all.
no time. no time at all, after all.

you’re comin around.  i don’t think that you realize, but you are.
you’re comin around.
you’re runnin around.  can’t find where you’re goin at all--but that's good.
be who you are.  don’t hold back.
you’re comin around.  i don’t think that you realize, but you are.
you’re comin around.  don’t hold back.

no time. no time at all, after all.
no time. no time at all, after all.

No Time

daryn: lead & backing vox, acoustic guitar, bass, drums, woodblock, tambourine, eggshaker, pump organ 
nyck: backing vox, harmonica 
maryam: pump organ, female voice 

"Musically, the song's somewhere between early Bob Dylan and Simon and Garfunkel, a wistful folk tune colored by harmonica (or is that accordion?), a confident melody and lyrics about longing for somebody far away. Whether that chasm is geographical or emotional in nature isn't stated, but either way this is a fine little ditty that reminds us, like Bono did (with slightly higher stakes) back in 1983, that a new year isn't always cause for renewed optimism." 
-Columbus Alive 

new year’s day, two thousand and four. 
you wanted less, but i wanted more. 
so another year’s gone and past. 
where does time go? are ya havin’, havin’ a blast? 
are ya havin’ a blast? 

i’m not scared... well, maybe afraid. 
decisions, oh they cannot be made. 
but no goin’ solo don’t go it alone. 
take it from me... i still live at home. 
i still live at home. 

oh but this year won’t be the same. 
i’m makin’ a promise. i’m makin’ a name for myself. 
and i am starting off right. 
and i really wanna see you tonight. 
wanna see you tonight. 

new year’s day and i’m feeling sad. 
the highs and the lows will drive a man mad. 
but good things come to those who wait??? 
well i’ve waited and waited, but still, still i wait... 

oh but this year won’t be the same. 
i’m makin’ a promise. i’m makin’ a name for myself. 
and i am starting off right. 
and i really wanna see you tonight. 

but this year i’m certain to make it or break. 
i’m not gonna sit, no i’m not gonna waste. 
this year i’m certain to make it or break. 
i’m not gonna sit, no i’m not gonna waste, no, no... 

oh cause this year won’t be the same. 
i’m makin’ a promise. im makin‘ a name for myself. 
and i am starting off right. 
and i really wanna see you... 
tonight, oh it won’t be the same. 
i’m makin’ a promise. i’m makin’ a name for myself 
and i am starting off right. 
and i really wanna see you tonight. 

wanna see you tonight.

from The Sasquatch Sessions: 2001​-​2005, Vol. II, released April 24, 2009 

late '03/early '04 origins. originally began as a "sea shanty" with completely different lyrics, inspired by the story of a buried treasure. i literally wrote the majority of the current lyrics on jan. 1, 2004 during one of those "fork in the road" moments of life. kind of depressing, yet inspiring at the same time. i recorded guitar/vox together in one take, and there is actually a much quieter 2nd take layered on top. maryam and i took turns playing parts on her pump organ (sounds kinky) and the final organ track is a combination of both of us. lead vox & acoustic guitar, bass, nyck vox recorded nov. '05, harmonica jan. '06 in winterhaven basement. organ recorded in maryam's apt. aug. '06. drums recorded mar. '07 at highland. various percussion recorded in nov. '05, jan. '06, & apr. '07.

New Year's Day, 2004

daryn: electric & acoustic guitars, water jug, modulated carpet effect

(instrumental.)

summer ’03. just an instrumental. recorded at highland feb. ‘08.

Endroom Lullabye

daryn: lead &amp; backing vox, acoustic guitars, water jug, beads

goodnight, my sweet love.
please now, don't you cry.
i've enjoyed your company
but it's time to say goodbye.

goodnight, my sweet love.
i must be on my way.
but tomorrow i will bring my love
to you just like today.
yeah, just like today.

origins date back to ’98. there is a horrible cassette demo recording from summer ’98 or ’99 with jordyn and i shaking keys and an extremely cheesy keyboard riff. i remember walking around campus in college singing this little ditty in my head but always getting stuck on the last line. somewhere along the way i changed the chords and finished the lyrics. originally recorded in my ann arbor bedroom sep. ‘03. re-recorded in the 1st floor bathroom at highland aug. ‘07, keeping guitar riff track from the ann arbor recording.  

Goodnight, My Sweet Love

 dYn plays musical sounds which may result in uncontrollable foot-tapping and/or humming.  dYn writes simple, catchy, tunes about life, love, and you.  dYn songs can be happy.  dYn songs can be sad.  dYn appeals to listeners of all ages.  dYn are your best friends.

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