For FAWM 2022
Copyright 2022, Dave Escoffery

Grateful

This is a true story...

Verse 1
It's disgusting, I'm not gonna eat it.
I wouldn't put that grossness on my tongue.
It's the texture. It's the flavor. 
This is who I was when I was young.

Broccoli Face

As someone with a PhD in Theatre History who has been a competitive ballroom dancer, I get asked about my sexual orientation a lot. Please don't hold it against me!

Flaming

I often write from random song prompts, and one day I got the prompt "bells," which for some reason brought to mind the expression "I'll be there with bells on." From that inspiration, I decided to write a song that was just a string of clichés, getting more absurdly strung together as the song went along. And this is what I came up with...done in the style of Johnny Cash, of course, because why not?

Cliches

Most love songs describe a kind of codependent love that is actually really unhealthy when you think about it. If I "need" somebody, then I don't get to choose to be with that person. If I'm "hopelessly devoted," then where's the room for hope? This song is my warning -- DON'T LISTEN TO LOVE SONGS!

Love Songs

I wrote this one for JennyRebecca Ronning's Spring Sing songwriting event. The prompt was "fragrance."

Not Very Acute

Pardon My French

One night I woke up from a dream with a strange sentence in my head. "There's a secret lake on a windowsill in Croatia." Where it came from, I have no idea, but I immediately knew it was the start to a great song. So I made myself wake up enough to get my phone and write it down. When I went to write the rest of the song, I was inspired by Regina Spektor's quirky, surreal songwriting style (think "Grand Hotel" if you know that one). There's probably a bit of Robyn Hitchcock in there, too. So if you enjoy surreal worlds, check out the Secret Lake!

Secret Lake

Written for FAWM 2024

Inspired by Bad Song Club's prompt "Going Nowhere."

Dave Escoffery

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