What happens when a good ol' country boy is forced to move to the suburbs and give away his favorite pet? 

Find out in the first episode of All Roads End Here: Stories of a Culture in Decline.

All Roads End Here

"New Homes from the Mid-300s" (Audio Drama)

Brightness is everywhere tonight
just look up and you'll get it right
and while you might see nothing here
just know it's out there

are we waiting? and will we disappear?
are the stars out? right here

And I waited all night for you
and you'll see that I'm something true
cause who else would run far
to let you know just how bright you are

brightness (Take 2)

This is the moody, instrumental theme song from my podcast, "All Roads End Here: Stories of a Culture in Decline." 

The first episode, "New Homes from the Mid-300s," is on my Soundcloud page.

Delayed

Saw you on the train
didn't know how loud, how loud it was
should I wait for you?
didn't know how long forever was

Dancing on the dark side of love
where heartbeats meet
hand in hand, we run

I lay awake in bed
didn't know how long the nights can be
so I called your name
thinking you might hear and come to me

Where Heartbeats Meet

The Monster, the Sun, and the Moon

Feel-good instrumental track. For that person you can't, and don't want to, forget.

With Her

I know we're not the same
I know I get too close
I know I cut too deep

And I should just let go
But still I want to know
What's left here

(Chorus)
Pay attention my love cause it's over
Love the places where I used to be
Pay attention my love cause it's over
And you got the worst of me

[Neurotypical breakup scene]

We always play this game
It always ends the same
Can we just go now?

(Chorus)

Worst Of Me

Inspired by "For Jane," by Charles Bukowski.


Lyrics:
Jane they came for you today I have no defense
I'm too weak to fight their filth and intent
I've never found another like you in this shitty life
I have my bottle, I need my wife

And I will not lie
these nights are long
I will not lie

I kneel tonight with no one to make this pain stop
It starts with the heart, eats right through the gut
We had a good run, the years that we tested
Goodbye, my love, the tigers will not let me be

And I will not lie
these nights are long
I will not lie

I'd rather they forget you, than make you stink like them
for they can love nothing, as good as you are
They rejected you in life, but you will always be my wife
I miss you tonight, may your flowers never die

And I will not lie
these nights are long
I will not lie

Bukowski

Rock guitar meets synthwave aesthetics. Night drive mood.

Nighthawks, 1984

(Lyrics)

Count up your losses and see where you are
The world doesn't love you, so stop shooting, Star

God gave you the right to shine
But I can't find the light that's mine

Looking for wisdom, your loser's bet
Add up your chances, subtract your regrets

God gave you the right to shine
But I can't find the light that's mine

God gave you, God gave you
Can't hear you, can't hear you

Right To Shine

Shakespeare's famous speech from MACBETH, set to a dark soundtrack.

I got some help from my kids on this one. They handled the dramatic reading and the synth parts.

Out Brief Candle (Macbeth reimagined)

Eulogy for American author Cormac McCarthy. All lines are from his novel, SUTTREE.

The Huntsman And His Hounds (or, Eulogy for Cormac McCarthy)

The Look Back

A slower jam mix of hip-hop beats, guitar, and experimental synth

The Hungry One

This is an 8-minute zombie story for the Halloween season. 

A boy and his mom are locked in their home, surrounded by zombies. What choices will they make to survive? And who will they sacrifice?

Trust No One (Zombie Audio Drama)

Nostalgic synthwave instrumental. 

Imagine the street where you grew up. Later in life, you visit and find the house empty, yourself a stranger in a place you knew well. This track tries to capture that feeling.

A Street We Once Knew

Upbeat song inspired by The Cure.

Lyrics:

there she goes dancing, staring at the ceiling again
blasting off without our permission again
why can’t we all be
a little more like her

I’ve been rotting in the pit of daily events
can you even tell where my time went
why can’t we all be
a little more free


Chorus:
and would you take a chance
could I have this dance
to this last song

there she goes dancing, staring at the ceiling again
it’s a dance, why can’t I just join in?
why can’t we all care a little less
and feel more

a child of each moment, no regret
for each love felt, and each love left
why can’t we all be
a little closer to…


Outro:
and can i have a chance
just say you’ll dance
to this last song X2

Could we be so free
that you’d dance with me
to this last song

Last Song

Maverick

Settled

I write instrumentals with an emotional nostalgic core; also some guitar-based rock stuff with a post-punk influence. Based in North Carolina.

Greg Hlavaty

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