Beat: "IcyWrist2" by DJ Grumble

Lyrics:

Less than a tenth of a penny for every stream,
But that’s not a stream, man that’s a trickle I could bleed
Faster ‘cause my ventricles are filling my arteries
More than the pockets of artists with dollars money’s a squeeze.
So pinch your pennies and get up out of your seats
And we can dance to the melodies get ‘em without receipts,
Cause artists honestly give us their heart end up on their sleeves
No money for sweat and blood in this country, we just receive
And I believe, the kind of people that we’re trying to be,
Wouldn’t board a ship and then take it to open seas, hoping to seize,
Property, I guess that we wear patches
when we turn a blind eye to piracy the act has actually
gotten me putting it out for free
‘Cause I’d rather be played than paid but that’s luxury,
When others are using music to funnel a salary, but that’s just like eating
celery expecting calories. They come and go,
And this industry’s like a boat with hole
When we’re downloading low quality MP3s,
But we’ll just happily accept the water and sink in the stream
Until we can think of a way to pay that is free             


Sink In The Stream

Beat: "Searching" by Beats by Birds

Lyrics:

I want to kick it old fashion, ‘cause everybody’s got their
Nose wrapped in a screen like ropes and were gonna be our
Phone’s captive. it’s a normal reaction
To see me scrolling and laughing always having no interaction. 
I suppose acting like you are alone happens,
To be easier than going through the known actions.
And no one knows passion like the kids and the youth
But it’s a known fact we’re distracted itching to use
Technology but honestly, it’s a fitting excuse,
See I’m innocent too, I blame the system we use.
Like it’s the iOS but  I’ll take wild guess
Since it’s invention attention is a divided mess.
So I’ma try my best to put my lips to good use
Hoping to speak with my syllables no symbols to choose.
When emojis are phonier than the mobiles we use,
I’ll substitute ‘em with human versions like we use to do.


Mobilization

Written/Recorded by Eric Bass

Sample of Carl Sagan's "Pale Blue Dot" Speech

The second song in series that is quickly forming into an album.

Lyrics:
They say the Earth is warming and they’re warning me that this morning
Might be the last for the planet if we don’t act and ignore it.
I was casually snoring like it won’t have an effect on me,
Like we’ve been doing for generations, now we’ve effectively.
Poked a hole in the ozone and no one knows what will happen
But it’s alright, we’re human, let’s just hit the snooze and imagine,
Imagine that the Earth has got a billion years
Minus a million for every single automobile.
Because we’re driving our planet, on the road to a greenhouse,
If we don’t try then we’ll vanish, leave our home like it’s Venus.
I don’t know what the key is but if we could CO2
Then we wouldn’t be blind to it and we’d need no proof.
And im just as guilty but no fingerprints at the crime,
Just a footprint of carbon so lock me up to do time.
Only time will tell if our kid’s generation will die,
Or if the overwhelming evidence will open our eyes. Good morning.

Human beings have the biggest brains for our size,
So we can further our knowledge because we’re standing on giants,
I see the ferns and the trees, and hear the birds and the bees
As if they’re chirping at me to take it personally. Why?
Why is money that predicts what we do,
A piece paper is not cool is it means we use
A green method as our fuel but never as car fuel,
Now we can harness the nuclear power better than stars do.
And we can ar-gue that it wasn’t our fault,
But in the end we will char too as a final result
Let’s lead a minor revolt now that we’re kind of adults
‘Cause in a minute we’ll be living for our five year olds.
And while our children will inherit it a certain amount
If we just sit like King Arthur with our shit to sword out
We’ll never fix a problem that we don’t admit isn’t fiction,
I guess we’re fixed in position to ignorance we’re addicted, good morning.

Global Warning

I've been sitting on this song for a while now. It's more of a demo than anything, but I like the song, even though I think it should build more and have female vocals. Let me know your thoughts on it.

Lyrics:

On quiet nights I am wide awake with my eyes shut tight
and my thoughts are gaining power. 
That’s the problem with stopping a train of thought,
it’s a paradox and subconsciously makes it louder
and repeat for hours.
My body’s tired, my brain is wired and im inspired to stay up through the sunrise
The sound of the floor and the cracks of door are the soundtrack tunes as my memory loops get spun tight
And I think of one night.

Ooooh x2

It was a queit night I was wide awake with my eyes shut tight
and my thoughts were gaining power. 
That’s the problem with stopping a train of thought,
it’s a paradox and subconsciously makes it louder
and repeat for hours
And the midnight oil I drilled from the soil is
causing a climate collapse cause im overheating 
So i think to myself not to think to myself,
but that’s no help ‘cause it’s starting over repeating.
eyes closed and pleading

Ooooh x4

Loops

Second Base

A tribute to my parents. I'm always questioning who I am and who I want to be but I owe so much of who I am to you.

Written/Recorded/Mixed by Eric Bass

A Letter Home

Curtains up on the political stage. Lights out. This might be the most accurate way I can express how I feel about the rise of Trump.

Written/Mixed by Eric Bass

Samples from a Trump rally in South Carolina.

Trump Overture (Curtains Up)

An cinematic experimental cover of the Decemeberists' song "The Gymnast (High Above The Ground)"

The Gymnast (High Above The Ground) - Instrumental Decemberists Cover

Title says it all. Just a demo I've been toying with to practice a new style.

Uplifting Folk Orchestral Score Demo

Remix of Ed Sheeran's "Shape Of You"

The only thing from the original is the vocal stem.