Song written in December 2023 in NYC about nostalgia, hope, feeling, dreaming, finding yourself, and most importantly - friends that have your back. 

Songwriter = Evan Pennisi
Producer/Sound Engineer = Spencer Bach (huge thank you to Spencer for this one, he's the best). Check out his beats page too: https://soundcloud.com/bachsbeats

Lyrics:
Sometimes I want to tear this city open by the seams,
And inject it with heart, soul, and romance until it teems,
jumps, and skips like a cool worn out record repeating all those stories from the good old days
Planning out the ways we can misbehave

The city is on fire tonight and my heart is out on the wire again
The street lights look like diamonds again but I am picking up all of these loose ends
So I gather my friends and we run through the streets 
And the city exhales but refuses to sleep
We have nowhere to be and nothing to see
And our restless hearts continue to beat, again

Sometimes I wanna run down to the darkest place in town
And ignite it with love, fire, and goodness until it shines
burns, and glows like a handwritten letter 
Breaking through the darkness of another day
Taking all that time to feel what you say

The city is on fire tonight and my heart is out on the wire again
The street lights look like diamonds again but I am picking up all of these loose ends
So I gather my friends and we run through the streets 
And the city exhales but refuses to sleep
We have nowhere to be and nothing to see
And our restless hearts continue to beat, again

The City

Written in September 2022 in NYC. A song about finding beauty in the ordinary moments that always surround us and the power of music.

Lyrics:
Can you tell which way the river flows
By just listening with your ears alone

Can you tell where the sunshine hides
By just feeling the light against your eyes

So as the moon lights the walk home
Can you hold my hand to feel less alone?

My scattered thoughts, the length of days
Battles we fought, the haze in this maze
At least the band was tight tonight
Music, drums, guitars and the keys
There really isn't much to see
But the problem is I care too much
And yeah, too bad the sun came up 

Can you tell which way the winds race
By just standing still in one place

Can you tell what my heart believes 
By just listening to space between the beats

So as the darkness falls on this chosen land
Can you sing me a song to help me understand 

My scattered thoughts, the length of days
Battles we fought, the haze in this maze
At least the band was tight tonight
Music, drums, guitars and the keys
There really isn't much to see
But the problem is I care too much
And yeah, too bad the sun came up

Can You Tell? (Demo)

Written in September 2023 in NYC. A song about hope and believing in yourself

Once (Demo)

This song was inspired by 2 words that I heard in a film. This made me realize how art can inspire other forms of art and it can spread like a forest fire. Put out your art, since you never know who/what it can inspire - and hopefully for the better.

Lyrics:
Light doesn't seem to break through
The shades you put up in the living room
If I pull them back during the darkest days
What will be on display, will it be the same
Sun shining in the sky like every other day

Cover me
From the road we have yet to travel
Cover me 
From the fears in my head
Cover me
From those words you said
Cover me

Love should be able to fill an empty space
But like a desert nothing truly is bare
Remnants from the past, everything's there
Worn out landscapes carved by the wind

Cover me
From the road we have yet to travel
Cover me 
From the fears in my head
Cover me
From those words you said
Cover me

For the sun doesn't change no matter the day
My heart stays the same

Songwriter/Artist = Evan Pennisi
(written in NYC in January 2023)

Producer/Sound Engineer = Spencer Bach (huge thank you to Spencer for this one, he's the best). Check out his beats page too: https://soundcloud.com/bachsbeats

Cover Me

I couldn't possibly write a song that was big enough to capture the love my Mom has shown to me, our family, and everyone in her life. But I made an attempt to try. This song was written for my Mom

Lyrics:
A mom drops off her kid to college
A dad watches his son hit that grand slam
Running around the bases, he cracks a big old smile
As the door closes shut, she says he'll be back in a while
As tears stream down her face
Sometimes a car ride home is such a lonely place

Life's changes, life's phases
They all just come and go
But my heart is not moving
It's frozen in time with you

Grandma washes dishes with her bare hands
Wrinkles like valleys that have been through it all
Harvest and droughts, and those three hour calls
Never once doubting her steady voice
When she says, "Baby don't worry it's gonna be alright."
Sometimes how we love is our only choice
"I'll always be with you even as days turn to nights."

Life's changes, life's phases
They all just come and go
But my heart is not moving
It's frozen in time with you

Holding his brother's hand as they line up for school
Growing up together with summers at the pool
Standing side by side against life's rising tides
A reflection of the love they always had in spades
Lunch packed with notes, never late to a game
Wind blowing through the yard, her heart never swayed
If love is learned, then it came from my mother's arms

Life's changes, life's phases
They all just come and go
But my heart is not moving
It's frozen in time with you

Producer/Mix and Mastering = Spencer Bach (another huge thank you to Spencer for the hard work on this song, he's the best). Check out his beats page too: @bachsbeats

Mother's Day

NYC singer. songwriter, and guitar lover by way of Detroit, MI.

CPA by day, guitarist & artist by night