Lost Tapes and New Machines

Can you hear me?

I was quiet too long
Beaten down to submit
I'm sure you wanted me gone
Wanted me to forget
But now I'm the king
So watch your tongue
I'm drunk on power with
Nothing to lose

So you can kneel down
At the foot of my throne
Or you can shut your
(Shut your)
Shut your fucking mouth

Can you hear me now?
Stay quiet, stay calm
Stay out of the way
Can you hear me now?
I riot, fuck the divine
And I won't do what you say no
In case there's any shred
Left of a doubt
This is my time
This is my voice
Can you hear me now?

The clock stopped, time's up
The other shoe dropped
If we're gonna talk fair
Then enough is enough
Squeeze the last drop
Of pacificity
Before it's gone gone gone

So you can kneel down
At the foot of my throne
Or you can shut your
(Shut your)
Shut your fucking mouth

Can you hear me now?
Stay quiet, stay calm
Stay out of the way
Can you hear me now?
I riot, fuck the divine
And I won't do what you say no
In case there's any shred
Left of a doubt
This is my time
This is my voice
Can you hear me now?

If silence was golden
I'd have won the game
Turns out louder and darker
Is worth the same
If silence was golden
I'd have won the game
Turns out louder and darker
Is worth the same

Can you hear me now?
Stay quiet, stay calm
Stay out of the way
Can you hear me now?
I riot, fuck the divine
And I won't do what you say no
In case there's any shred
Left of a doubt
This is my time
This is my voice
In case there's any shred
Left of a doubt
This is my time
This is my voice
Can you hear me now?
(Can you hear me now?)
Can you hear me now?
(Can you hear me now?)
Can you hear me now?
(Can you hear me now?)
Can you hear me now?
(Can you hear)
Can you hear me?

A Shadow Within

Can You Hear Me Now

Lyrics:

There's a bitter taste 
Without these bitter pills 
Drain the cup 
'Cause it'll never fill 
Rip the cord, hang the noose 
Your soul is seeking a truce 

Give and take, give and take 
But there's nothing left 
Give and take, give and take 
But there's nothing left 

Another night gone 
And we're all faded 
But it's alright 
Join the a celebration 
Though we can't explain 
All the blood in the rain 
Raise your glass 
Make a toast 
Pass the champagne 

Is there another way 
Is there another life 
This one killed me with a dull knife 
Believe it or not, I used to believe 
Now I'm left to grieve I was so naive. 

Give and take, give and take 
But there's nothing left 
Give and take, give and take 
But there's nothing left 

Another night gone 
And we're all faded 
But it's alright 
Join the a celebration 
Though we can't explain 
All the blood in the rain 
Raise your glass 
Make a toast 
Pass the champagne 

(Ladies and gentlemen 
Your best days are behind you 
Leave your heavy heart at the door 
Accept what it is and come kick off your shoes) 


What 
What do you choose 
When there's nothing 
Left to lose 
What 
What do you choose 
When there's nothing 
Left to lose 

Give and take, give and take 
But there's nothing left 
Give and take, give and take 
But there's nothing left 
Give and take, give and take 
But there's nothing left 
Give and take, give and take 
But there's nothing left 

Another night gone 
And we're all faded 
But it's alright 
Join the a celebration 
Though we can't explain 
All the blood in the rain 
Raise your glass 
Make a toast 
Pass the champagne 

What do you choose 
When there's nothing 
Left to lose

Pass The Champagne

Pass the Champagne

Quicksand

Better Days (After Hours Mix)

Torn

Again & Again

Monster

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Morning Bell

Infinite

Hard with a capital H
This road you’re headed down
Dotted with lines of blockades
No other way around

I don’t know if you can even love yourself
but if you can then you best get started

Jump the barricade 
Jump the barricade
Jump the barricade 
Never looking back

Hop right over the fence
Each step could do you in
Not a tin can broken and bent
You’re ready to begin

I don’t know if you can even love yourself
but if you can then you best get started

Jump the barricade 
Jump the barricade
Jump the barricade 
Never looking back

Let it go, leave it all behind
Let it go, leave it all behind
Let it go, leave it all behind
Let it go, leave it all behind

Jump the barricade 
Jump the barricade
Jump the barricade 
Never looking back


Originally written 11/28/2018

Jump The Barricade

I think I’m finally ready to admit defeat
Drop all my armor down to my feet
and raise this white flag up high in the air

Call off the search, ‘cause I’m settled down
No disappearing, no more runnin’ ‘round
I’ll be on the other end of every call I swear
If I believed in god would he answer my prayer

The hardest thing to be
is what everybody wants you to be
But in the shade of my sunny life 
I’ve seen the loneliness of
Living as the shadow of a lie 
In everybody’s eyes

Is that all it takes to fill these clothes?
Hollywood hills of highs to the lonely lows
No vacancy for the in-betweens

Did you think that I would ever find my place
After living my whole life while being chased
by all their sorrows and all their hopes and dreams
Piece by piece I’ll patch up these seams

The hardest thing to be
is what everybody wants you to be
But in the shade of my sunny life 
I’ve seen the loneliness of
Living as the shadow of a lie 
In everybody’s eyes

How can you be yourself when you’re someone else?
How can you fold your hand if no one’s dealt?
It might be time to cash in and go home.
The war almost over, with no ash on your toes

The hardest thing to be
is what everybody wants you to be
But in the shade of my sunny life 
I’ve seen the loneliness of
Living as the shadow of a lie 
In everybody’s eyes

The hardest thing to be
is what everybody wants you to be
But in the shade of my sunny life 
I’ve seen the loneliness of
Living as the shadow of a lie 
In everybody’s eyes


Originally written: Mar 4, 2015

Shadow of a Lie

Does life feel like a silent film?
Try to write it down with no ink in the quill?
You know no one will ever know
The marker snaps and you blend right in
A quiet voice with a roar within
And you know no one will ever know

I recall when I grew up until I was let down
That every year can mean a tearful trip to your hometown
Dig more holes in the ground 
Somehow that sets us free

Do you live your life like an acrobat?
Reach for the sky but fear the mat
And you know they’re here for the show
The tigers roar and you start to slip
A gasp in the crowd as you lose you grip
But you know, it’s for the show

I recall the time when I found strength should make you weak
Taking on the dew of dawn ‘til your dam starts to leak
and drips into the creek and rides it out for weeks
til it finds it’s way to the sea

Life is quiet like an avalanche
Tears through bark and brick and branch
but you know, it’s only snow
Through the chill sun thaws it still 
seeds that spread all along the hill
you know that they will grow

I recall a time when I was so lost that I found
A magic spell I cast out loud to a man up in the clouds
but all I got was doubt (so what’s it all about)
like drowning in a drought
my heart conceded to not believe.

Originally written 2/29/2016

Silent Film

We all know California’s gonna sink
but we could all use the drink
Topless cars and sunset cliffs
Fame so close you can get a whiff

The lies of Sunset Boulevard
the black cards and names in stars
Drive far enough down south
You can see the look of doubt

You can tell all your friends back home
Whose numbers are in your phone

You never dance on the ceiling
You never had a reason 
Better Late Than Never
Winter’s a wasted season
The fire smells of treason
Better Late Than Never

What matters most happens least
crumpled papers always find a crease
Like the ride at the county fair
You only live with desperate prayer

You wait until your next check clears
Oh thank God for my career

Written on Feb 23, 2016

You never dance on the ceiling
You never had a reason 
Better Late Than Never
Winter’s a wasted season
The fire smells of treason
Better Late Than Never

The lost and found found more than it’s ever lost
How many lost or found picking up a cross
Dizzied up in a dizzy daze
If you’re made of gold, what do you weigh?

You never dance on the ceiling
You never had a reason 
Better Late Than Never
Winter’s a wasted season
The fire smells of treason
Better Late Than Never

Originally written 2/23/2016

Better Late Than Never

Empty out your pockets
Set aside what you need
What is yours and what is not?
Can you even tell between

Sift through the days where you know where you start
List all the ways that you’re tearing apart
Throw the rest not  you away
Give yourself a fresh heart

Everything to Everyone
You can’t be Everything to Everyone
Everything to Everyone
You can’t be Everything to Everyone

Not a bird stuck in a cage
No one’s gone and clipped your wings
Still you’re trapped by who you’re not
The songs they want that you don’t sing

Sift through the days where you know where you start
List all the ways that you’re tearing apart
Throw the rest not you away
Give yourself a fresh heart

Everything to Everyone
You can’t be Everything to Everyone
Everything to Everyone
You can’t be Everything to Everyone

Originally written 8/6/2019

E2E (feat. Arison Cain)

I got my toes in the mud, my heart in a sling
I can’t say what tomorrow will bring
But I know 
It will be better

I’ve seen the shadows of the lights of fame
Put on your gloves and get in the game
I know it will be better

Bound to find some hope at the end of the rope
Bound to find some hope at the end of the rope

When the sun comes up but you’re feeling down
In a caffeine cup your day will drown
I know it will be better

Wake up from sleep yelling out for help
Like your favorite book dusty on a shelf
I know it will be better  

Bound to find some hope at the end of the rope
Bound to find some hope at the end of the rope

All my ghosts are waiting right behind the door
Counting up the points, boys tell me what’s the score?

Bound to find some hope at the end of the rope
Bound to find some hope at the end of the rope
Bound to find some hope at the end of the rope
Bound to find some hope at the end of the rope

Written Oct 19, 2016

End of the Rope

Denver based Music Producer and solo artist.

Better Late Than Never

David Bowick

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