Lots to ponder here - love the rise in melody to emphasize the rise in introspection/ open ness to... what may be revealed.

Copyright Erin Wolf 2025
Song A Week - Week 4
"Late Night Protesting"

Photo: Nighttime sky at Kanuga/Camp Kanugae, NC
Recorded at Kanuga (quietly) while trying not to wake up cabin mates. Mission accomplished.

try to cancel us
try to shut us down
try to erase us
force us underground

we are not vermin
something for you to exterminate
ain't no reason
but you hide to discriminate

oooh oooh

the world is watching
for what will we do
coming out in droves to
protest for truth

every the gift
'til we promise what we say to you
we will find a way 
come back from the dead

you think you know better
we will know better
and we will never be better
yet we'll try to make it

we gonna find a way
we're gonna find our way today
can't cancel, can't erase
cannot force to hide away

i know we will 
somehow come through
can't be at a cross
is there anything than the cruel

Late Night Protesting

"Here in California"
Original song by Kate Wolf

Painting by Linda Straub

Lyrics

When I was young my mama told me
She said child take your time
Don't fall in love too quickly
Before you know your mind
She held me 'round the shoulders
In a voice so soft and kind
She said love can make you happy
Love can rob you blind

Here in California, fruit hangs heavy on the vines
And there's no gold, I thought I'd warn you
And the hills turn brown in the summertime

Well I will learn to love you
But I can't say when
This morning we were strangers
And tonight we're only friends
But I'll take my time to know you
I'll take my time to see
There's nothing that I won't show you
If you take your time with me

Here in California, fruit hangs heavy on the vines
And there's no gold, I thought I'd warn you
And the hills turn brown in the summertime

It's an old familiar story
An old familiar rhyme
To everything, there is a season
To every purpose, there's a time
A time to love and come together
A time when love longs for an end
A time for questions we can't answer
But we ask them just the same

Here in California, fruit hangs heavy on the vines
And there's no gold, I thought I'd warn you
And the hills turn brown in the summertime

There's no gold, I thought I'd warn you
And the hills turn brown in the summertime



Here in California (Cover)

Fia serves the sailors ale and laughter
at her father's tavern on the shore
Oak planked walls and sawdust on the floor...

As lively music plays, 
Young brash sailors pound their fists on the tabletops
She serves them cheese and salted meats
The sailors sing an ode in threat
to the devils of the sea

Chorus

Many a sailor has tried to steal her heart  
Her Father says she is too young
Fia holds a secret 
She hasn't told him yet
She's already given her heart to one

Radiant emerald eyes that flash like lightening
Fire colored hair, like the rays of the sun 
Her cheeks the color of a rose in bloom
her alabaster skin pale in the glow of the August moon

Aye, her sailor's eyes are stormy
with a fighting spirit much like her own
She knows that he must leave,
the drum beat of war brewing
calls him to the high seas 

The firelight flickers in his eyes
on the eve before he leaves
he says, my love, until I return, 
every wave that rolls in from the sea 
is a kiss from me 

She dances alone with the rain and wind  
on the sea sprayed wooden wharf
She dreams of sailing away with him
from the old Drogheda Port

 Chorus

Many a sailor has tried to steal her heart 
Her Father says she is too young
Fia holds a secret 
She hasn't told him yet
She's already given her heart to one. 

She sits watchful every night
at a candlelit windowpane
whispering his name under her breath
She prays to the God that rules the seas
she says...please bring back my love
safe and sound to me 

When the sun dips low
Her sailor scorns the mistress of 
the sea 
he says there is no other woman, 
on land or sea but Fia for me 

As the war rages on
he will not fight in vain
under his breath
He quietly sings Fia's name 
He will not stop,
until she's back in his arms again

Fia...

Fia's Secret

Music and Lyrics Copyright 2025 Joe Stroffolino
Vocals Joe Stroffolino
Guitar's: Fender Squire picking track  and Taylor 114ce strumming track Joe Stroffolino
Violin and Bass PG Music real tracks
Drums EZ drummer 3
Piano Logic Pro Session Player track 

All these people who claim they were abducted by alien UFO’s
They say they took them up onto the spaceship and examined them from head to toe.
Most people think those stories are made up, but what if they’re actually true
It kind of makes you wonder what motivates those aliens to do the things they do
If I ever get abducted by aliens from outer space, I think I might ask if I could hitch a ride off this crazy place. 
People who believe we couldn’t have built the pyramids without alien assistance
There’s days when I can’t find my car keys without lots of searching and persistence. 
Maybe we’re just 2 legged creatures and the earth’s an exotic alien zoo. 
And they come here on safari to see what we’re up to
If I ever get abducted by aliens from outer space, I think I might ask if I could hitch a ride off this crazy place. 
Even if they don’t consider me to be much better than a trained monkey
I could play my guitar to cheer them up whenever they feel grumpy.
They say the speed of light is as fast as you can possibly go
Maybe those aliens have access to information we don’t know
Maybe they just look at us in the same way scientists study bugs
They read the work of our most brilliant minds and they just shrug
Maybe someday if we start World War three, they’ll stop the missiles from firing
Or maybe they’ll just let us blow ourselves up because they find our behavior so tiring
Maybe someday if they think we’re ready, they’ll land a spaceship in times square
And although they’re usually naked, they’ll put on some underwear
If I ever get abducted by aliens from outer space, I think I might ask if I could hitch a ride off this crazy place. 
Even if they don’t consider me to be much better than a trained monkey
I could play my guitar to cheer them up whenever they feel grumpy.
There's days on earth when it feels like it might be kind of nice to get away
And getting abducted by aliens just might be okay.

If I Ever Get Abducted

Come & Set Me Free

This song got buried in Spotify, so I just re-recorded everything and made it a little better than the last take.

Broken Pencil

“Put Me On An Aeroplane” 

Copyright Erin Wolf 2025 
Song A Week - Week 12 
Alternative Tuning - E G# B F# B D# (thanks to my homie, Seth Williams, for sharing)

Photo credit: Erin Wolf - rainy early morning flight about to take off from New York City

Recorded in the rectory next to Ascension Episcopal Church in Hayward, WI

—

put me on an aeroplane or some distant subway train
maybe a city bus or pounding the pavement on my own
got to get away, trying to hide away
your ghost still lingers like a shadow at my door

eh eh eh, ayyy, yeah (x2)

try my luck in the countryside, a swamp or cove inside
should i try a mountaintop or just the cave on the side
you took me to hell, and i never want to return
i’ll fly to the moon if it means i’ll be free from you

eh eh eh, ayyy, yeah (x2)

how long will it be until i can finally breathe again
just wanted to let you go and leave well enough alone 
do you get the message, can you read the signs
oh, it’s time to leave now, time to say goodbye…


Put Me On An Aeroplane

Thank you to my lovely Sander for mastering this old song of mine. 😊🎶🎹❤️


Lyrics. 
Once in a while
The stars collide
Once in a while
The waves will rise

I’ll be your diamond in the rough


Once in a blue moon
The heart will sing
Once in a blue moon
My heart will sing

I’ll be your diamond in the rough…

Diamond In The Rough

Copyright Erin Wolf 2025
Song A Week - Week 14
Photo Credit: Erin Wolf - March 2025, photo of a mirror with the text, "Everything will be taken away" - The Met Cloisters Gothic Chapel Gallery, Manhattan (NYC), NY - (Edit: Text removed for distribution purposes)

Song notes: This song was primarily inspired by the famous parable, "The Prodigal Son", as found in Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32. I'd also like to thank and acknowledge Rev. Kellan Day of St. James Episcopal in Greenville, SC, for being part of the inspiration behind this song with her sermon/spoken word, "Two Sons", a commentary on the parable: https://www.episcopalchurch.org/sermon/two-sons-lent-4-c-march-30-2025/

A few folks have observed recently that despite being a Christian who works in ministry by way of the Episcopal Church, I don't consider myself a "Christian artist" as a part of the Contemporary Christian genre. This is an intentional choice on my part, as I aim to write more universal and (hopefully) relatable songs that reach and stretch beyond solely my own faith and traditions via the more generic "Singer-Songwriter" genre. That said, I do occasionally write songs that reflect my personal faith and the stories I was raised with. This is one of them.

--

looking out on all you've ever known
the world before you now
you feel there's more than this 
ol' broken town
time has come for this to die 
and leave it behind

you think you know
got it all figured out
the pride you can't conceal
yet you still don't --
can't comprehend 
what is yet to be
revealed

looking out on all you've ever known
the world before you now
you've worked so hard
now feel so broken down
with the lost that's found
the dead come back to life

you think you know
got it all figured out
the hurt you can't conceal
yet you still don't --
can't comprehend 
what is yet to be
revealed

opulent abandon
stinginess of heart
ego and pride to bind
they wither away
in the face of grace
love that never dies

we'll never know if they ever
got it figured out
and who would take the blame
the mirror's on us anyway
can we see what has been
revealed

Prodigal

Unmixed demo of a song I wrote a while back. It's about knowing things can go wrong at any moment but being okay with that because that's life and the good things are still good.

I'm learning to do more than just guitar and vocals so any tips on how to make it sound better are welcome :)

When i hit the ground (Demo)

Suddenly

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Prodigal

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