'Omahu' is about escaping battle to a place of refuge. It's a blend of Psalms 140 & 141, with a piece of local Maori history. 

Omahu, He wahi oranga
Omahu, Tukua ahau kia rere

Omahu; Follower

this song speaks of the floundering, drowning feeling that social media can induce; the desperation to be relevant and the race to be part of the news feed in a fixed match.

Treading Water 3

This song talks about needing to cut ties and move on. it talks about a point of difference that can only be resolved by going seperate ways; we cannot continue as we are but all must end and be left here- and I'll go my way. 
And so I row alone 'te mōhiki tōtahi'- the lonely raft, stepping out alone from the wakanui.

cheers to everyone so far thats voiced their support. thanks.

Te Mōkihi Tōtahi

this one's a celebration of that rhythm and everything that goes with that. My wife says it reminds her of alley cats.

It's from the album 'Keep it real'

Cheers for the listen if you've done that- check out my stuff if you like it. Let me know about it! basic verbal encouragements welcome.

Paddlecrab

Keep it real! 
escape the concrete jungle! get out of the rat race and burry yourself in the wilderness. Dive, walk, surf, bike, ski, tramp, whatever! just break up that straight-line crap!

Keep It Real

The eye is a lamp
Light for the body
For whatever it seeks
Will remain inside

So protect your sight
Be careful what you look for
Don't take part in what you should avoid
Lest it take a part of you

Kia tūpato

For when you cast your eye in the wrong direction, 
then you let the darkness inside
But when you cast your eye towards the light of life, 
then you allow goodness to reside

Kia tūpato.

Kia Tūpato

hope you like it. This is response to a haunting poem I heard recited - one that was written by an ex-sex worker. I guess I'm trying to warn myself and fellow males to tread carefully in this world of ours.

Fisher of man _ first draft

I've had this song kicking around for a while. Had a sunny day off work with the dog and so finished it up. Hope you all like it. Please like, share and pump it if you do. thanks.

Day off with dog

had a mix of the 'Spell of love' track as part of the Townsend comp. That Clarinet is gorgeous. I had heaps of fun messing with it- the sphere app is pretty choice- would be fun to have a hoon on that with the mic as well. dreams are free eh? #TownsendLabsSphere #SpellOfLoveChallenge

Spell of love comp 48

I worked with a guy who couldn't sit still. It will get awkward if he figures it out so I might leave it at this alongside the lyrics below. He's a champion though- yeah... 
Also, had the joy of sharing the creation of this track with a friend, Sam Lawson who contributed a pretty cool set of licks to the jazzy gat lines in the guts of the song. Thanks!!
lyrics
Wo you don't slow down, No dust on you 
Can't bring yourself to stop, You just wanna push through. 
Always on your feet you want something new 
Never want to break and take a look at the view 

Oh speedy speedy, 
sometimes you've got to take it easy easy 
you need to slow some things down 
when you have others around 

No you can't stand still, always on the move 
reaching for the next like you've got something to prove 
No you can't slow down, no dust on you 
moving at a hell of a pace boy, you know it's true. 

No you can't slow down nor do you want to 
moving all over town with nothing to stop you 
You think you have all that you need, I'm not sure that that's true 
Wo, you can't slow down and one day life will catch you 

Oh speedy speedy...

Oh speedy speedy

For years I had a guy in the bush (where I do habitat work) who would cut plastic guards off of plantings and leave them stacked in piles. This song is about that. 
The album title is also taken from this song- the context being the ranting and preaching from this guy. Which I hear- and hold lightly.
lyrics
I met you in the bush today 
and you had so very much to say 
you would tell me how to save the world 

you don't like the way the job's been done, 
you don't like the way that the world is run 
you would tell me how to save the world 

you could be so productive 
if you aligned yourself with the rest of us 
your focus could be upward 
If you worked with love 

But you're too angry 
Oh you're so angry. 

I saw you draw the blade today 
and cut away at the thing you hate 
you would tell me how to save the world 

Oh I saw you spend your blood today 
as you tore away at the thing you hate 
you would tell me how to save the world 

But you're too angry 
Oh you're so angry

You're so angry

So one day I off-handedly referred to a friend of mine as a 'man of altitude' given he's a hand gliding, para-punting nutter who was feeling a little grounded and he loved it so much that I felt the need to write a song about it. 
I also wanted to both encourage and celebrate that as a point of view- tethered precariously above our patchwork landscape. big-ups matt.
lyrics
Glancing at the ground, 
Mind amongst the clouds, 
Do not doubt it's true 
Man of Altitude.

Man of altitude

Hi- I'm Greg and this is my songwriting project, 'Follower'. I'm a keen musician and bedroom recording artist. I'd love to get to the point where I have the ability to gain a grant and some studio time- really get the most out of all these different sounds; craft a song with others ears involved... good mics... but yeah- IN THE MEAN TIME I'm just gonna keep smashing the tunes out. Thinking my big themes and dressing them up with my rhythms and tones. Please enjoy!

Follower

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