My Guiding Light

Forgot my Facebook
Let go of my LinkedIn
Said goodbye to Twitter
I guess I'm alone again

So long to SnapChat
Google+ is gone
Parting ways with Pinterest
I guess I have to be me again

© David J Kearney 2015
**Watch the video for this song on YouTube at:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=QsVcqZvpMYU

The Social Media Blues

Tell Me What I Need

© David J Kearney 2015

Written by Caleb J. Kearney and David J. Kearney

Father/Son collaboration.  Caleb is into techno for gaming music and will add this to one of his gaming videos...some day.

Tek-No

© David J Kearney 2015

So far removed from center
The wind has left my sails
Seeking so hard to right the ship
That has left me here in despair

Giving it all as selfless
I got wasted on the way
Trying to be the hero 
To make sure that love would never walk away

Whatever it took to win the day

Remember who are
Don't take yourself for granted
The way to find you've been adrift
Is sometimes to sail away

Whatever it takes to find your way

We all want a love to last forever
Serenity in all we do
But you can't assume your work is right
If you have become one other than you

There will be no pat on the back
No congratulations
If you have sold your soul to the highest bidder
It can be a hell of a trap escape

Whatever it takes to get you back

So far removed from center
The wind has left my sails
Seeking so hard to right the ship
That has left me here in despair

(So Far) Removed From Center

© David J Kearney 2015

Burden
Burden...am I
Burden I am I
I'm a burden 
Burden to my wife
Burden to my kid
Burden to the dog
And the rest of my kin

Burden

Burden
Burden...am I
Burden I am I
I'm a burden 
I am a burden to myself
A burden to what is left
A burden to you all
And everywhere that I've been

Burden

A burden in the absence of love

Burden to my wife
Burden to my kid
Burden to so called friends
All my kin

Burden
Burden

Burden (Heavy Metal Burden)

© David J Kearney 2015

Is there any love left
Any hope at all
Anything left inside 
That will save us

We need to make changes in our lives
Love has the answer

We have become numb 
Distant to all the pain
Are we progressing backwards
Just to stay the same 

We need to make changes in our lives
Love has the answer

These change forcing changes in me

There is an end to this story
We don't get out alive
Time and time again we repeat it
Separation of oneness in our lives

We need to make changes in our lives
Love has the answer

Love Has The Answer

© David J Kearney 2016

In Your Skin
 
 When we were young we were told
Just be yourself and what you want to be
Then the will of tradition is the road we see
No one will take my ideals away from  me
 
Don’t change yourselves to be like those of this world
 
Cause 
In your skin
You've gotta believe
In your skin
You are not alone
 
Don't feel trapped or out of place
If you know you more than anyone else in this place
What fills that space in-between
When you are in desperate need take a look inside and see

Don’t change yourselves to be like those of this world
 
Cause 
In your skin
You've gotta believe
In your skin
You are not alone

Make no mistake about it
There are those that will not let you rise
Forcing you to walk with blinders on
Just stay true and never compromise

In Your Skin

© David J Kearney 2016

That Man Is Me

You need to know
That there is somebody
That wants to write to a love song
About your love, so sweet

A man that wants to give you forever
Shower you with kisses
Tries to give you the world
Workin' to meetin' your needs

That man 
That man is me
The one to love you forever 
That man is me

Before anyone or thing
A place where you can come first
And does anything for you
And a place to hang your heart
 
A man that was shown
What love is to be
One that will cherish you
You need to see

That man 
That man is me
The one to love you forever 
That man is me

That Man Is Me

Let's Go

© David J Kearney 2016

I will never be number one
Not even number two
All I can hope is to be third string
But surely I won't even make the team 

No matter how hard I work
No matter what I do
Nothing I do
 Will be good enough for you


In my darkness
In my darkest hour
I've learned that I will be alone


I never liked the common
The routine of man
I sold my soul for the love of a life 
And the hope of a hand


I can't give up, 
but want to let go
To see if I am caught
Or if I land alone

In my darkness
In my darkest hour
I've learned that I will be alone

Darkest Hour

H.M.L

© David J Kearney 2016

Believe in You

There are times it’s mostly you
When you think it just can’t be
In so far as I can see 
There’s only one way to believe

You are here and now
Looking for better days
You can decide to look within
Or find a reason to hate

You can turn the other cheek
And let go of your ol’ ways
Put your past lives behind you
And live to live a better day

Believe in you 
Your love can be the way
Believe in you no matter what they say
Believe in you 
Don’t worry what they say
Believe in you, Believe in you, Believe in you




The sky it may be blue
But you can’t see through
The grey that stands before you
Seems like it will always be

If you stand alone
Before you follow the noise
You will always hear
The sound will make itself clear

Don’t allow the ways of the world
To guide you in your way
Spend some time, go inside
And you will seize the day

Believe In You

© David J Kearney 2017

Only You

Went to church looking for an answer
Waited for someone to guide the way
Looking up and down and all around
Mystified by what it had to say

You have all the answers you need 
Don't wait for someone else to speak
Take some time and space to live for 
Only you for a while

Puzzled by the mysteries we see
Hard to believe there isn't meaning
But as I turned the wind she whispered
That I have the answers I seek 

You have all the answers you need 
Don't wait for someone else to speak
Take some time and space to live for 
Only you for a while

Heartbroken and oh so cold
Can't seem to shake the thought of losing me
To keep begging for a show of mercy 
All at once the sun started smiling 

You have all the answers you need 
Don't wait for someone else to speak
Take some time and space to live for 
Only you for a while

copyright 2017

April 2017

Only You

© David J Kearney 2017

If I Knew You Back Then

When I look in your eyes I see an old friend
But It's nothing like before
I hear your voice and it calms the beast
I want to know more

If I knew you back then 
I might be a better man
I might have touched a different world
A different story would be told
If I knew you back then

We crossed each other's path for a reason
But much too late, a bit out of season 
Now that time has its story to tell
I can help but wonder

If I knew you back then 
I may have been a better man
I may have touched a different world
A different story would be heard
If I knew you back then

A a missed match, A crossed opportunity
No chance to go back, but what if
If I could a have a do over
A chance

To have known you back then 
I would have been a better man
I would have touched a different world
A different story would be told
If I knew you back then

If I Knew You Back Then

© David J Kearney 2017

Anything, Most of the Time

I can saint it I can sin it
I can love it I can hate it 
I can take it or I can leave it
Anything, most of the time

I will leap tall buildings
Come runnin’ when they come callin’
Giving all when they come askin’
I can do anything most of the time

I'll be hard I'll be soft
I will run I will walk
Bound or free, somewhere in between
For you anything most of the time

I will find a way to consume it
Look for a reason to fuck it
Any day, time, in any way
I will do anything, most of the time

Anything, Most Of The Time

© David J Kearney 2017

Freedom 

Brothers & Sisters…

If all men are created equal, I beg to differ
Separate our skin, our sex, our Identify
A bigot and racist dream

Freedom is speech that you don't want to hear
Freedom is love demanding respect
Freedom is not a theocracy
Freedom is respecting equality

If we are born free, I hate to tell you 
That's not what I see 
In this society the old guard is clinging to hate

If love is unconditional or so it be said
That’s of course if you meet the mark
To get forgive you gotta repent

Freedom is speech that you don't want to hear
Freedom is love demanding respect
Freedom is not a theocracy
Freedom is respecting equality

Black, white, yellow, it don't matter
Lesbian, gay, bi, and transsexual
Christian, Buddhist, Muslim, None
Man, woman, from everyone

Freedom is speech that you don't want to hear
Freedom is love demanding respect
Freedom is not a theocracy
Freedom is respecting equality

Freedom

© David J Kearney 2017

In My Own Hell

I try
I live
I love
I die

I think
I analyze
I empathize
I cry


I converse
I confess
I surrender
I pretend

Every day in my own hell


	I lust
I give
I flounder
I win


I hope
I binge
I purge
I sin

I run
I hide
I watch
I lie

I smile
I sigh
I scream
I dream

Everyday in my own hell

Waiting for the calm to surface
Or the riot to erupt
The struggle continues
Minute by minute, day by day, month by month

In my own hell

In My Own Hell

© David J Kearney 2018

Hypocrite

Truth speaks louder than fiction 			
Real life speaks louder than fables
Reason speaks louder than ignorance
Facts aren’t debatable

How can say that you are human		
Saying you are the loving kind
I see right thru your bullshit
Right thru you hypocrite
Hypocrite					
Hypocrite
Hypocrite
Hypocrite

Dropping into a plate it don’t make you great		
Worshiping anything don’t make a saint
Standing in resolve against hate
Is what makes the man

How can say that you are human		
Saying you are the loving kind
I see right thru your bullshit
Right thru you hypocrite
Hypocrite					
Hypocrite
Hypocrite
Hypocrite

Following the leader of a circus				
Groveling at the knees of insanity
Thinking too much about making it great again
A savior to be there at the end

How can say that you are human		
Saying you are the loving kind
I see right thru your bullshit
Right thru you hypocrite
Hypocrite					
Hypocrite
Hypocrite
Hypocrite

Hypocrite

© David J Kearney 2018

Nasty M.F.

I’m a nasty motherfucker with my head hung low
That’s the way and how I roll
Not quite dead, but no longer living
Seeing stars that no longer shine

He's a nasty motherfucker

I’m a nasty motherfucker with my head hung low
Here in half time nothing is fine
I used be filled with piss and vinegar
Now down and out without barely a glimmer

He's a nasty motherfucker

I’m a nasty motherfucker with my head hung low
Used to get up to the world I’d conquer 
Virility has left without saying goodbye
The once I was a different man than I

He's a nasty motherfucker
He's a nasty motherfucker
He's a nasty motherfucker
He's a nasty motherfucker

Nasty M.F.

I recorded this a few years ago as a recording experiment ... multi-vocal takes and tracks and voicings.  I thought it fitting to post

Everyday People

© David J Kearney 2019

Featuring:

Jeff Bell - Guitar
Steve Weidenhof - Bass

Jeff Bell studied Jazz Performance at Duquesne University and currently plays with Benny Benack.

Find Jeff at:  https://www.facebook.com/belljef


Steve Weidenhof currently plays bass and is a vocaIist for The Mansfield 5 (www.mansfield5.com)

Find Steve at: www.facebook.com/steve.weidenhof

Long Cold Winter

© David J Kearney 2019

Featuring:

Jeff Bell - Lead Guitar
Jeffrey Kearney - Bass

Jeff Bell studied Jazz Performance at Duquesne University and currently plays with Benny Benack.

Find Jeff Bell at: www.facebook.com/belljef

Jeffrey Kearney currently plays bass and is a vocaIist for Dirty Lasso, and actor with the The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show, and performs stand-up comedy.

Find Jeff Kearney at: https://www.facebook.com/jeffrey.kearney.18

Whatever Happened

© David J Kearney 2019

Jeff Bell - Lead Guitar
Jeffrey Kearney - Bass & Background Vocals

Jeff Bell studied Jazz Performance at Duquesne University and currently plays with Benny Benack.

Find Jeff Bell at: www.facebook.com/belljef

Jeffrey Kearney currently plays bass and is a vocaIist for Dirty Lasso, and actor with the The Dinner Detective Murder Mystery Dinner Show, and performs stand-up comedy.

Find Jeff Kearney at: www.facebook.com/jeffrey.kearney.18

Rock N’ Roll (Can Never Die)

From the Archive
The band I was in between 1987 - 1995

Turned And Walked Away (Rare Form)

Only In The Night (Rare Form)

From the Archive
Band I was in between 1987 - 1995.

Nowhere From Here (Rare Form)

From the Archive
Band I was in between 1987 - 1995

Protest (Rare Form)

Country Tune (Rare Form)

From the Archive
Rare Form Demo
Band I was in between 1987 - 1995
Dual vocals with John Hildebrand

Safe From Your Love (Rare Form)

Listen (so much to say)

David Kearney is a songwriter, musician, and singer that loves all styles of music, from soul to metal and everything in- between. David incorporates his interests in various styles of music into his own.  

Some of my music is straight forward rock-type stuff, some is experimenting with sounds and/or ideas, and other stuff is just a little goofy.

David J. Kearney

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