Sometimes in life 
You gotta let it out 
Tell everyone what's really going on inside 
It's not all smiles and it's not all frowns 
Sometimes you just gotta scream 

ONE TWO THREE

We're here to scream 
We're here to yell 
We're here to tell you all 
To go to hell 

We'll tell it straight 
Give you a sign 
It's time we lay it all 
out on the line 

So here's to you 
And here's to me 
If you're not right by me 
We're enemies

So let it out
Go find a rooftop,
A long bridge,
The corner of your street. 
Tell the world how you really feel 
Because no one else will do it for you 
You trust NO ONE. 
Not even the shoes on your feet. 
Head high,
Shoulders back,
Tell the world. 


We won't go quiet
We won't go sweet
You'll have to bring 
Your army to the street

We know they'll come
With guns and knives
Our anthem saves the world 
And saves our lives 

So ready up
Get on your feet 
Don't let em win 
Now boys let's bring the heat

Tell The World (7n7 August 2022 Day 1)

have popped up everywhere 
Red flags lining up our drive 
You say that you wish you care
Baby keep our love alive 

And when you're gone/if you go 
Please don't forget that i loved you so 
God's my witness 
When you move on 
Don't forget that i loved you so

I could walk the earth for miles 
And never look away from you 
I swear I'll make it worth your while 
Just give me one more chance with you 

Baby hold me one last time 
One last touch before you're gone 
I will cherish you my love 
Please just take my love along

don't forget (7n7 August 2022 Day 2)

Born Malcolm Ioan 
in 1264
His mum left him blankets
And nothing more 
Brought up by the friars 
Cistercians all
At Aberconwy
Llewelyn's great Hall

He prayed the ros'ry
and scrubbed all the floors
Young Malcolm, he knew 
He was destined for more 
He grew up strong 
For he had to you see 
At the age of 19 
Their poor abbey was put to the siege 

King Edward the first 
Conquered Wales overnight 
He raked through Snowdonia
With hardly a fight 
He rousted the friars 
And sent them away 
To Maenan 
But Edward commanded he stay 

Oh Castle Conwy
Her stones reach so high 
The tops of her towers are scraping the sky 
She's stood 700
With nary a groan
So let's raise one for Malcom
His blood's in the stones


He'd need 15,000 
To build Conwy strong
for four years our Malcolm 
He slaved all alone
And when it was finished 
He tried to live quiet 
Till they taxed him right out 
Of his right to survive

He ran from the British 
He slept in the rain 
He met up with Madog 
To join in the fray 
They fought for their freedom 
They fought for their rights 
They dispatched the British 
In fight after fight 

They conquered Caernarfon
And Castell y Bere
And Harlech, and Hawarden,
As if out of thin air
And Denbigh and Ruthin
They fell to the sword 
Old Edward the first 
Amassed horde after horde

The British marched quickly
To North Wales in force
But Madog and Malcom
Had charted their course 
They ambushed them quickly 
Old Edward he fled 
To strong Castle Conwy
With towers and walls and warm beds 

Oh Castle Conwy
Her stones reach so high 
The tops of her towers are scraping the sky 
She's stood 700
With nary a groan
So let's raise one for Malcom
His blood's in the stones

The siege lasted months 
Malcom ran out of food 
The walls were untarnished
They stood and they stood 
And Malcom they say 
Was the last man to die 
He laid there so breathless 
His eyes to the sky 

He wondered aloud 
If he'd worked too damn hard 
On the walls of this fortress 
For Edward, his lord 
The blood of the Welsh 
It watered those lands 
But that mountainous beauty
She'll forever stand 

Oh Castle Conwy
Her stones reach so high 
The tops of her towers are scraping the sky 
She's stood 700
With nary a groan
So let's raise one for Malcom
His blood's in the stones

Castle Conwy (7n7 August 2022 Day 3)

Hands 
Clapping in all the 
Stands
What we call fans 

Feet 
Running along the 
Street 
It can't be beat

These are the parts of my human body 
God made them all and they ain't too shoddy
Well it's good to know 
God made all of me

Legs
Get strong when you eat
Eggs
Even if they're pegs

Arms
They're good for raising 
Alarms 
Keep us safe from harm

These are the parts of my human body 
God made them all and they ain't too shoddy
Well it's good to know 
God made all of me

Toes
How they wiggle goodness 
Knows 
And away they go 

Fingers 
Where we like to wear our
Blingers
Nothing rhymes with fingers 

These are the parts of my human body 
God made them all and they ain't too shoddy
Well it's good to know 
God made all of me

God Made All of Me (7n7 August 2022 Day 4)

Wrote this with my good buddy David Cowan, kudos to him for the idea. 

Katie Prarie 
is all but gone.   
Now we got 
bed bath & beyond.   
Birds got nowhere 
to sing their song. 
Can't see the stars 
cause the street lights too strong.
    
It's a crying shame 
that for fortune and fame 
walmart goes up 
and the trees are in flames.
Wetlands are dry 
and you can't see the sky 
The river don't flow anymore

No fish in the bay 
only bottles and trash. 
If it keeps on this way 
Boys it ain't gonna last.
The cities will rise 
and the rivers will fall 
the sin of humanity 
is killing us all

It's a crying shame 
that for fortune and fame 
Strip mall goes up 
and the trees are in flames.
Wetlands are dry 
and you can't see the sky 
The grass it don't grow anymore 

There's a new subdivision 
On the outskirts of town. 
They mowed all the trees
And they paved up the ground 
They build the same house 
1600 times. 
It's low rent depression 
line after line.

It's a crying shame 
that for fortune and fame 
McDonald's goes up 
and the trees are in flames.
Wetlands are dry 
and you can't see the sky 
The river don't flow anymore

Rivers Don't Flow (7n7 August 2022 Day 5)

She walks in 
A quiet beauty 
Heads they turn 
But she don't mind em
Free
She looks at me 

She walks in 
The organ's playin
All please rise 
She's veiled but i can 
See 
That she loves me 

And it's all that i
Can do to hold her 
If i lost her I'd be scared 
And i squeeze her hand 
Just to make sure 
She is really there 
That's my prayer 

She's rolls in
She's had a rough night 
But the baby 
Looks just right 
It's her
She looks just like her 

She walks in 
The kids are fighting 
Summer's here 
The grass is dying 
It's wild 
But she just smiles

And it's all that i
Can do to hold her 
If i lost her I'd be scared 
And i squeeze her hand 
Just to make sure 
She is really there 
That's my prayer 

She's in bed 
She's been there months now 
I hold her hand
and tell her don't be 
scared 
There's a place prepared 

She walks in 
A quiet beauty 
Heads they turn 
But she don't mind em
Free
She looks at me

She Walks (7n7 August 2022 Day 6)

Eric is responsible for this 😂😎


Bleed
There's too many mouths to feed 
Can't be followin the masses
When it's time to lead 
I said Red
Everyone i know is dead 
And this crown it keeps fallin
From my broken head 

Pain
The unremovable stain
This coulda all have been avoided
If i stayed my lane
Wait
Shoulda tried to see through the hate 
But instead i pressed on 
And i sealed my fate

And I'm king of what?
This vacant lot?
I been trippin
Since beginnin
I ain't winnin
And I'm spinnin
In my greed
Bleed

Cut me off
Tell the truth 
I'm so sorry that I'll 
Never pay it back to you 
I've been so blind 
Didn't read the signs 
And now every last one of you 
bleeds and dies 

Shame
Is it ever worth the fame
It's 10 years gone 
And i still carry the blame
I said king
I sit upon a throne of bling
And this platinum plating 
Don't feel the sting

Of regret
It’ll be with me a while yet
So get set, I promise
That i’ll never forget
Grief
All hail to the chief
The second coming of Jesus
That was their belief
So take heed 

Bleed 

So cut me off
Tell the truth 
I'm so sorry that I'll 
Never pay it back to you 
I've been so blind 
Didn't read the signs 
And now every last one of you 
bleeds and dies 

Gone gone
They’re all gone
I watched my kingdom fall
Now i’m all alone

I said rage
Wish that I could break the cage
But I sinned too deep 
And this is my wage

Death
Living till my final breath
Morning, noon, and night
How do I give more depth
Just be freed

Bleed

Bleed (7n7 August 2022 Day 7)

2/14

Original Songs

Summer Romance (7 in 7 July Day 5)

Kaiju (7 in 7 July 2019 day 6)

Hey baby whatcha say we go and
hatch us a plan
Let's take off a-runnin
let's go out to the sand
I knew from the moment 
that i looked in your eyes
you were meant for me
and i was startin to fly

when i was young i used to think
that i'd be all alone
but since the day i met you
we've been holdin so strong
if the sky is talking to ya
wontcha lend it an ear
cuz listen babe without you 
life would frankly be drear

girl you got a pretty face 
and smile so true
and you got eyes that sparkle
like the stars in the blue


Lemme tell you bout the moment
that i first saw your face
you were waitin on your coffee
my heart started to race
when i begged you for your number 
and you gave me a smile
that's when i knew that you were perfect
with your feminine style

Cue the music as i see you walkin
down on my street
there's not another guy around
that you would even wanna meet
cause you'll be true to me now honey
for the rest of our lives 
let me tell you somethin honey
don't get outta my sight


So now I'm runnin outta lyrics
but it's not cause of you
cause baby i could fill these pages
with the things that you do
but I'mma let the chorus speak 
cause it's only how I feel
you're just my kinda woman 
and you're the real deal

My Kinda Woman *Remix* [feat Harris Beauchamp]  (7 in 7 July 2019 day 7)

So this started out as a cutesy hometown living type thingy, and it ended up being a song about a man who has a co-dependant relationship with his backyard fence. Don't ask me why. 

There's a fence just outside my backdoor 
It's cracked and it's warped and the paint is all gone 
But i know it sees all that's in store
It watched my kids grow up
And it heard every game, every score
And more

They say you can't argue with fenceposts 
But we've had it out time and again 
Every morning i lean on him 
Wondering how long he can stand 
He keeps everyone safe 
And he's there when you need him
And this is the first thing I'll say
To the fence in my backyard 
I'm hoping that you choose to stay 

Well i met him when i was a kid
He had brilliant white paint that would hurt when you looked 
When the sun hit it right, but i did 
He caught most of my baseballs
And he let me climb up when he missed
Sun kissed

They say you can't argue with fenceposts 
But we've had it out time and again 
Every morning i lean on him 
Wondering how long he can stand 
He keeps everyone safe 
And he's there when you need him
And this is the first thing I'll say
To the fence in my backyard 
I'm hoping that you choose to stay

Well i moved out of that house today 
I was scared and depressed and i wanted to hurl 
But i knew what i still had to say 
I picked up the last box 
I was heartbroken, wanting to stay 
That day 

They say you can't argue with fenceposts 
But we've had it out time and again 
Every morning i leaned on him 
Wondring how long he can stand 
He kept everyone safe 
And he's there when you need him
And this is the last thing he'd say
To the man in my backyard 
I'm hoping that you choose to stay

It's been 36 hours since then
I've been sweating and pacing at 3 in the morning
And i couldn't take it again
I drove to my old house and 
Picked up my old and dear friend
He's on the mend

They say you can't argue with fenceposts 
But we've had it out time and again 
Every morning i lean on him 
Knowing how long he can stand 
He keeps only me safe 
And he's there when i need him
And this is the first thing he'd say
To the man in my backyard 
I'm glad that you chose me to stay

Fenceposts (7 in 7 2020 day 2)

This picture is to prove how white I am even though i spit fire bars yo. 

And now it's time to get physical 
Get your body off the floor and get lyrical
Its visual it's criminal
And i know you wanna reach that pinnacle

Dance harder than you ever even done before
It's not right if you can't feel it in your core
It's Terpsichore you know who its for 
it's a fire in the bottom of your feet and more

Eyes to the sky
Can't fly
But you can give it a try
You know why
Cause in the end it's the beginning of time 
No mind
It's a grind 
Cause man i know what you'll find
So unwind
Put your hands together going in blind

If you know it dance with me
Baby all night long 
If you feel it here we go

If you know it sing along 
If you're ready come in strong
No there aint no time to waste 
You'll want more than just a taste

Get physical, metaphysical 
You gotta dance till the temp hits critical
I said rhythmical i said clinical
Any hotter and it won't be livable

What I'm talkin bout is ground shaking, 7.9
If the plates don't shift them it ain't your time
It's a shine it's aligned it's a heavenly sign
And it's you leading troops on the front line 

Stay in the game 
No shame
But you can never be tamed
It's your name
Now get your body up and show us the same
You're trained 
No pain
Get up and show em your flame
Real fame
We gotta see your body matching your claims

If you know it sing along 
If you're ready come in strong
No there aint no time to waste 
You'll want more than just a taste

Something Crazy, I Guess

I got this here guitar
And I'll sing you a song
You can play in your car
I'm not saying I'm great 
but if push came to shove 
I could have what it takes 

So you're asking for more?
You want me to play lead 
On this flat top guitar
Well I'll give it a try
It can't be too hard 
Or my name isn't mike

"solo"

Well let's call that a win
Butter smooth if you ask me 
And sweeter than sin 
How you feel about keys?
I been tickling the ivories 
For 10 years at least 

You want a smooth melody?
I can coax it right out 
Play a warm rhapsody 
I won't say I'm the best 
But Mozart and Bach 
Could put me to the test 

"solo"

See I'm telling you now 
I'm the real deal with bells on 
Oh fine, I'll take a bow 
But on the five string I'm fire 
It's the one instrument 
Fills the girls with desire 

How bout listening to this 
It's just 6 chords in C
But it sounds just like a symphony

SOLO

6 Chords in C or A Troll in the Studio (7 in 7 2020 day 5)

Here's some ear cancer for you. 

When i was just a kid my mother said
"I'm sorry to say but he wants you dead"
I asked who as i scratched my little head
She said don't worry just head right off to bed

Woke up to a sound at my backdoor
Too tired but i put my feet on the floor 
10 steps or maybe 20 more
But i finally opened my backdoor

It's a GOOSE
(honk honk)
 
Well i started to run and i never stopped
20 miles later i found a cop
I said mister he's coming and he told me to drop
He drew his gun and he said "call in the special ops"

SWAT came and they took me to the jail
Said son you'll be safe but my you're looking pale 
But special ops were always gonna fail
Cause this goose was ten times the size of a whale

Well I'd been in hiding all my life
I never got to have babies or a wife
A sad existence living on the edge of a knife 
But now it's over i can finally turn off the light

So now I'm here at the pearly gates so high 
And all i can think is it was worth it to die
As I'm sighing relief and trying not to cry
I catch a glimpse through the gate and i just say bye

Goose (7 in 7 2020 day 6)

We made it this far
No longer will we need to 
think of giving up 
We climbed the mountain and reached to
The end of the beginning 
Hold on to what you're living
Hold on to what you're feeling tonight

Sittin here with a notebook and pen 
It's the lyrics that kill me the most 
Racing clocks just to reach the end 
But you did it so let's raise a toast 

We've been to brand new Dimensions
Packed our things and said farewell to Wales
We heard an Echo, it told us to let go 
And I've lived every one of these tales 

While we fought for the Users
We knew we'd never be Normal again 
And though we wanted to Live Ordinary 
It's simpler to fight with a pen

"You got a clue what kinda time it is"
We said no, we Don't Wanna Know
We lived a life with Emaline 
Now we're crying in the afterglow 

We channeled giants of rap and style
Gave it more than our all in the end
And more than anything i want you to know
In happy that we're all friends 


We made it this far
No longer will we need to 
think of giving up 
We climbed the mountain and reached to
The end of the beginning 
Hold on to what you're living
Hold on to what you're feeling tonight

Hold On

Like Jackie Earle Haley said once: "Of course." 

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Eliot Ritchie

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