A haunting, slow-burning indie-folk lament about dreading the holidays when they feel forced, joyless, and achingly lonely. Over sparse acoustic guitar and hushed atmospheres, the narrator confronts empty traditions, ghost-like memories of lost love (or family), and the crushing weight of everyone else’s cheer while quietly falling apart alone. It’s the anti-Christmas song for anyone who’s ever stared at twinkling lights and felt nothing but hollow.

Empty Stockings

“Turkey First, Then Tinsel” is a rowdy, tongue-in-cheek country-rock Thanksgiving anthem that defends the sacred order of holidays while reluctantly admitting defeat to the Christmas creep. With a beer-in-hand grin, it welcomes everyone to the table (vaxxed or unvaxxed), lays down the law on crypto talk, and captures that universal late-November feeling when you’re still carving the turkey but already humming “Jingle Bells” under your breath.

Turkey First, Then Tinsel

"Silent December" is a melancholic indie folk ballad that captures the quiet sorrow of a joyless holiday season, exploring themes of lost Christmas spirit through introspective lyrics about unlit trees, fading traditions, and the search for meaning amid winter's hush.

Silent December

“Still You” is a tender, unflinching love song from a husband to his wife whose serious illness has taken away her desire and much of her laughter.  

It’s not about longing for the past or pretending everything is the same; it’s a quiet, steady promise that his love doesn’t depend on fire or passion—it only depends on her being there, breathing beside him.  
Raw, intimate, and deeply loyal, the song turns the pain of watching someone you love suffer into a vow that says, “I’m not leaving, and I’m not asking you to be who you were—I love who you are right now.”

Still You

“Where’s the Star Tonight?” is a gentle, modern indie folk-pop Christmas song that quietly asks why the birth of Jesus has been pushed to the background by Santa, shopping, and spectacle. With warm acoustic guitars, soft harmonies, and a touch of atmospheric synth, it contrasts the frenzy of today’s holiday with the humble stable scene, ending on a hopeful note that the real light of Christmas is still waiting to be found. A reflective, heartfelt, and unapologetically centered on the question: “Where is Jesus in all of this?”

Where's the Star Tonight?

"Bring Home the Yule" is a brooding, ritualistic Nordic-folk anthem that resurrects the ancient pagan Yule log tradition. With marching drums, deep chants, and haunting minor melodies, it follows a clan hauling a sacred oak through the snow to burn for twelve nights, driving back winter’s darkness, warding off evil, and coaxing the sun’s return. It feels like a thousand-year-old fireside ceremony you can still smell the smoke from.

Bring Home the Yule

"No Tomorrow" is a reckless, heart-on-fire anthem about seizing the present like it’s the last night on Earth.

No Tomorrow

A haunting Alpine folk ballad in a slow, minor-key waltz, telling the cautionary tale of Lukas, a wicked boy carried off in Krampus’s sack for a year of punishment in the mountain depths, only to return broken and forever changed. Driven by rattling chains, low drums, and a lone mournful horn, it’s the dark Christmas carol you sing when the fire is low and the wind howls outside, reminding every listener to keep a candle burning on Krampusnacht.

The Ballad of Lukas and the Krampus Sack

"Woke Up Blessed" is an infectious, high-energy gospel-pop anthem of gratitude and celebration. Built around the simple, powerful truth of waking up healthy, alive, and covered by grace, it turns a quiet morning prayer into a joyful, shout-it-from-the-rooftops declaration. With soaring choruses, hand-clap-ready rhythms, and a massive bridge build, it’s the musical equivalent of sunshine breaking through the clouds—perfect for worship services, morning playlists, or any moment you need to remember just how good it is to be breathing today.

Woke Up Blessed

A tongue-in-cheek, sleazy blues-rock anthem about the modern work-from-home warrior who’s burned out at his desk past 5 PM. Fueled by whiskey and his wife’s shameless (and highly effective) “motivational flashes,” he powers through the final grind with a grin. It’s equal parts horny, proud, and proudly un-politically-correct; the spiritual lovechild of ZZ Top and a late-night Reddit confession.

After 5PM Grind

A tongue-in-cheek (not really) folk-pop anthem that celebrates sticking with PHP and Laravel in a world obsessed with React and Node.js. With witty verses and a warm, stomping chorus, it proudly defends rapid CRUD apps, cheap hosting, and sleeping well at night while the JavaScript crowd wrestles with hydration errors and skyrocketing Vercel bills. Equal parts love letter to Laravel and playful roast of the ever-churning JS ecosystem.

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Mercules is a software engineer by day, diving deep into code with unbridled enthusiasm. By night, he's a passionate music lover channeling his daily grind, inner thoughts, fears, bold attitudes, and unfiltered opinions into raw, introspective tracks. If you want to truly know Mercules? Hit play—his music tells the story words alone can't capture.

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