a set of songs played by me, unplugged, and with vocals

Acoustic Songs

5/17 set

Gilbert Ortiz

Hey guys this is the new song I've been working on for a while. It has a lot of emotion in it.
 It needs a name so listen to it and tell me what you thing the song title should be.

(Not)Just a Girl

Even on the darkest nights, the stars shine twice as bright. You only have to make it through the day.

Your Memory Remains

They all just blamed their souls. They just didn't know.

They Just Didn't Know

"Please don't tell me that all of our time has been wasted on a few little lies..."

In My Heart

A song about being away from the person that you want to be with forever.

Apart

I'm Stuck here-
In between the thoughts in my head
these thoughts in my head.
(This is the "Sister Song" of "RED". legend has it that if you play the two songs together at the same time your mind will be blown.)

Stuck

You shake us, you break us,
But you cannot make us
Fight your wars
FIGHT YOUR WAR!
(this is the "brother song" of "stuck". Legend has it, that if both songs are played at the same time minds will be blown.)

This is one of my favorite songs from my favorite band Tool. I hope you enjoy my cover of it. 
*note* This is My cover of the song originally performed by Tool. It is not my Original work.

+TOOL COVER+ SOBER (ACOUSTIC)

Lyric Video - http://youtu.be/CeYXzw9KePw

"OUR MOVIE" 

 You know up there on that big ole screen, 
 everybody gets everything they like, 
 so why can't I? 

 I'm no athlete I'm not good at art, 
 God knows that I'm not very smart. 
 But I know this, 
 I want that up there. 

 You know up there on that big ole screen, 
 Everybody gets everything they like, 
 So why can't I? 
 So why can't I? 

 Just you and me, 
 This can be our movie, 
 Our movie. 

 'Cuz this can be our movie, 
 Our movie, 
 just you and me tonight. 

 La da la da a 
 Da da da 
 Da da da 

 Cuz, You know up there on that big ole screen, 
 Everybody gets everything they like, 
 So why can't I? 
 So why can't you and I? 

 You know up there on that big ole screen, 
 Everybody gets everything they like, 
 So why can't we? 
 So why can't you and me? 

 Oooh ohh ooh ooh ooh 
 La da la da ah 

 You know up there on that big ole screen, 
 Everybody gets everything they like, 
 So why can't I? 
 Why can't I?

Why can't this be our movie?
 listen and watch the video play inside your head. What do you see?
This is the fully finished version of Our Movie, with a movie reel sound effect taken from http://www.freesfx.co.uk


*New Song* - Our Movie (free download)

This is my acoustic cover of On The Bus Mall by The Decemberists.
I DO NOT OWN THIS SONG, NOR DID I WRITE IT. THIS IS JUST MY ACOUSTIC COVER OF THIS BEAUTIFUL SONG ORIGINALLY BY "THE DECEMBERISTS"
 On the Bus mall



In matching blue raincoats,
Our shoes were our show boats
We kicked around.
From stairway to station
We made a sensation
With the gadabout crowd.
And oh, what a bargain,
We're two easy targets
For the old men at the off-tracks,  
Who've paid in palaver
And crumpled old dollars,
Which we squirreled away
In our rat trap hotel by the freeway.
And we slept-in Sundays.

Your parents were anxious,
Your cool was contagious
At the old school.
You left without leaving
A note for your grieving
Sweet mother, while
Your brother was so cruel.
And here in the alleys
Your spirits were rallied
As you learned quick to make a fast buck.
In bathrooms and ballooms,
On dumpsters and heirlooms,
We bit our tongues.
Sucked our lips into our lungs
'Til we were falling.
Such was our calling.

And here in our hollow we fuse like a family,
But I will not mourn for you.
So take up your makeup
And pocket your pills away.
We're kings among runaways
On the bus mall.
We're down
On the bus mall.

Among all the urchins and old Chinese merchants
Of the old town,
We reigned in the pool hall
With one iron cue ball
And we never let the bastards get us down.
And we laughed off the quick tricks--
The old men with limp dicks--
On the colonnades of the waterfront park.
As 4 in the morning came on, cold and boring,
We huddled close
In the bus stop enclosure unfolding.
Our hands tightly holding.

But here in our hollow we fuse like a family,
But I will not mourn for you.
So take up your makeup
And pocket your pills away.
We're kings among runaways
On the bus mall.
We're down
On the bus mall.
We're down
On the bus mall.
Down on the bus mall.
Oh oh oh


(PLEASE LISTEN) +The Decemberists Cover+ On The Bus Mall (ACOUSTIC)

I hit 675+ followers! Thank you all SO MUCH! I am open to any suggestions on future or past music I'm writing.                              
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Singer/songwriter from San Diego California. I started off playing guitar and recently decided I should add lyrics to my music. Along with the lyrics came some soul. My goal is not to become famous but to be recognized and for people to hear my music.         

Red

Gilbert Ortiz