I very much ran out of time with this one. Started it on my OP-1 then spent a few hours adding layers and lyrics. Feel like the alternate title would be "Scraps"

P.S. I really appreciate everyone who has taken the time to listen to my songs over the past few months. I have been going through a very challenging health crisis in my family and can not be as active on here as I would like. So know that I really appreciate the listens even though I can not listen to as many of your songs as I would like. Much much love to you all.

Theme: Delay

Lyrics:
Can I hold it for you 
Can I hold it for you
i know its been a tough day 
But we will get through

hold it 4 U (r/songaweek)

I love writing about trees, so when I saw this weeks theme I doubled down on the tree theme. I built the song around a chopped up sample of my vocals all mangled and pitched down. Hope you enjoy, and as always really really appreciate this community :,) 

Lyrics: 
Wandering 
In the dead of night
I can’t fall asleep 
My jaws too tight

Leaves fall down
Like they do every year and
keeps the sweet sweet sweet
Sweet smell in the air

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Got a walking stick
From an old thrift shop
Twisted wood
strap on top

When I fall down 
Like those tumble weeds
I’ll keep my feet feet feet
Feet on the seams     

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I know where I’m going
water that’s flowing
Deep deep deep 
Deep under me

I’ll never show it
roots that are growing
Deep deep deep 
Deep like a tree

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I GOT THOSE deep deep deep
Roots under me
I GOT THOSE deep deep deep 
Roots like a tree

deepx4 (r/songaweek)

Its been a while! Finally getting back onto my song a week schedule after a long hiatus. Had fun playing with this song. Its unfinished, but you get the vibe from this section.

Lyrics:
Do you know who I am?
Can you see where I have been?

I'm a lover
I'm a fighter 
I'm an eye soar 

see me running out of time 
like the dinsours 
ive been going through it 
forwards backwards 

Do you know who I am?
Can you see where I have been?
Like a lost soul
I've been running around 
trying to find home...

TREX (r/songaweek)

VALLEY MADE FULL

Im processing a lot of grief recently. And it's starting to come out in my songs. So this one is for anyone who has felt the weight of loss. You are not alone ❤️

PS: didn't have my monitors for this week, so apologies if the mixing is wonky

Lyrics: 
I still remember that face
Florescent lights and food trays
The doctor said it was by grace
But you still got taken away

I still remember that day
The last time I saw you were brave
The hope in your eyes calmed the waves 
No one Can take that away

I still remember the taste 
Salt water gripping my face
But it couldn’t take me away

AWAY (r/songaweek)

It's late and this feels like a mess of ideas and sounds. But I am going to post it anyway! The main thing I was trying to do with this song was to link the last word of the chorus with the first word of each verse.

Lyrics:
I've been doing perfectly fine
with all my thoughts with all my feelings
I've been doing perfectly fine
with all my cuts, all my bruises
I've been doing perfectly fine
Like a machine built for losing
I've been doing perfectly...

Fine I guess I'll try my luck
Drive my dads old pick up truck
Filled with things I've left untouched
And do it for the both of us

Cause Im tired of waiting
Tired of fall
Tired of wondering
When you might call

But I've been doing perfectly fine
with all my thoughts with all my feelings
I've been doing perfectly fine
with all my cuts, all my bruises
I've been doing perfectly fine
Like a machine built for losing
I've been doing perfectly...

Fine I'm finally giving up
Crash my dads old pick up truck
Hope to God there will be love
After all I have said and done

Cause I'm tired of hoping
Tired of change
The tires are coming
Off with the chains

But I've been doing perfectly fine
with all my thoughts with all my feelings
I've been doing perfectly fine
with all my cuts, all my bruises
I've been doing perfectly fine
Like a machine built for losing
I've been doing perfectly...

FINE (r/songaweek)

⚠️WARNING: THIS ONE IS WEIRD and HALF BAKED⚠️

I made this one with my friend Ben. We put on a 4 chord loop and just freestyled over it for a while. This is a chopped up version of that freestyle with some added parts. Hope you enjoy the experiment haha

Lyrics:
On purpose I left 
On purpose bereft of breath 
I left to find purpose 
Beyond the rest 
Like cancer that gives life to death 
I left to find you.

Some one locked me into the grid
And now Im stuck trying to find my way 
Away from it 
But all the way I tripped 
And I slipped down 
Further than I knew
Anyone could do 
But anyone is a fool
To leave on purpose

Would you ever leave?
On purpose?
Part the 7 seas 
On purpose?
Leaving me high and dry...

PURPOSE (r/songaweek)

I grew up playing this old upright piano in my parents old farm house. This week I brought my equipment to that piano to record some of its characteristic tones :) 

Lyrics:
Im leaving on my own 
Cause nobody has to know
Im walking this road 
Till somebody calls me home
It's freeing my soul 
to be happy...
Alone.

I wish I didn't have to get this far 
Raise my thumb to the passing cars
I wish it didn't have to be this hard 
Its sure a lot to have to shoulder

SHOULDER (r/songaweek)

FADE (r/songaweek)

A song for those of us who don't want to heal but would rather just go back to how it was.

Lyrics:

I don’t want my skin to crack
Bringing all my feelings back
I don’t want no inner sense of peace 
Rushing up inside of me
I want my innocence back
I want my innocence back 

I was a plaster vase
filled to the brim
With all size and shapes
Now I’m I’m in pieces 
And my pedals break 
Cut to shreds 
Like an ice rink 
How much more can a heart take

Innocence Back (r/songaweek)

This is what I call meditative music. Simple loop and meaningful lyrics for myself. Its very healing to make this kind of music

Lyrics:
I wish I knew 
What you wanted to do 
Cause I said I loved you 
Every day 
There's no words 
That could make you stay
Its not like the movies 
Its not that simple 
All of this to say 
I miss you...

Not Like The Movies (r/songaweek)

Free guitar heavy beat for anyone who wants to build on this! 

Take it away

1234 (free beat)

Lyrics:
Lost at sea
Completely 
Im learning how to cope 

Won’t you be 
The one for me 
Im running out of hope 

Please
Give me a shot
At least 
Give me a shot

give me a shot (r/songaweek)

I was trying to see what it feels like to write a song in 5/4. And the conclusion is that it is very challenging. Finding lyric melodies was really hard for me so I did a little spoken word in the middle to not worry about the timing 😅

Lyrics:
Go back in time
Tell him your lies
All that you wanted to be

Cold fall air 
Brings you back there
All that you wanted to be

Gold statues 
Hardly come through 
Its all that you wanted to be       

Cold water on a burning fire
Cloudy night full of stars
Dreams effectively manufactured 
Restless electricity touching ground 
The last drop of a waterfall 
A broken microphone 
Connected to anything thats left

All That You Wanted 2 Be (r/songaweek)

Lyrics:
If I could hold you 
And never lose you 
Id come running with both my hands

Guarantee 
We’re cancer free and
never have to die again 

What if I gave you all my money 
Then would you tell me?
What if I gave you all my money 
Maybe would you save me?

Never Have To Die Again (r/songaweek)

Lyrics: 
We're so in love 
yeah we're lovers
But I'm luckier to call you my best friend
It feels so good 
under covers
But it feels luckier to walk and hold your hand

Luckier (r/songaweek)

Lyrics: 
Can I hold on?
Cause part of me wants to go.

Comb through 
Like I’m over you
Comb through
Like an open wound 
Removed 
Like an old tattoo
Removed 
Like a hope or two 

To far for my legs to walk
Bruised 
Black, blue and my name is lost

HOLD ON (r/songaweek)

One of the best thanksgiving songs of all time. Wanted to cover it and share the beauty of this short yet full song :)

Thanksgiving (Pinegrove Cover)

Lyrics:
If you can't make up your mind 
Just breathe the country air
The oaks and pines will keep the time 
Just breath the country air

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