Nice intro guitar work. My son just heard this and said, "This is relaxing."

IT'S NOT PERFECT BUT IT WORKS

Hymn to a Snowy Wood (naviarhaiku416)

Sonny Sharrock, Space Ghost and every cliche in the English language all rolled up into one bluesy rocker.

The Idiom Blues (Out The Window)

While You Lay Dreaming

A song about having someone to lean on in tough times, to offload a heavy mind so you can maybe sleep a little only to find they dont really want to hear about it

Lean In

Born to be a Star, 
Everywhere I look, there you are 
Eros to survive, 
The pleasure in the harmony of life
Thanatos to decay
Death and Mayhem every single day 
The ego sets the path 
Balancing our immoral acts  

I’m looking at myself
Deep inside my mind
My superego screams
To get my world aligned  
I’m walking the fine line 
Trying not to fall
My  dreams have become real
I’m up against this wall
Drowning every day
In a pool of useless doubt
Searching for the way
As I my ego starts to shouts
Says, what you going to do,
The choices are so few
ID has seized control
The super let it go 

She’s the only one
Everytime I see her it’s for fun 
It rises to the cusp
Desire turns  to untethered lust 
Passion overdrive
Everything I need to survive
Want to seize control 
Not sure which way I need to go 

I’m looking at myself
Deep inside my mind
My superego screams
To get my world aligned  
I’m walking the fine line 
Trying not to fall
My  dreams have become real
I’m up against this wall
Drowning every day
In a pool of useless doubt
Searching for the way
As I my ego starts to shouts
Says, what you going to do,
The choices are so few
ID has seized control
The super let it go 

Verse C hammer, Em
Born to be a Star, 
Everywhere I look, there you are 
Born to be a Star, 
Everywhere I look, there you are 
Born to be a Star, 
Everywhere I look, there you are 
Born to be a Star, 
Everywhere I look, there you are

Born To Be A Star MP3

Rock guitar meets synthwave aesthetics. Night drive mood.

Nighthawks, 1984

can I be myself•

Work tape

Based on a true story.

Written and Composed by Joseph Culpepper

My Best Friend

“Distraction”
by Steve Robinson and Sharon Arthur

V1
You’re turning me around 
From where I was sure I was going
Now I can’t tell the sky from the ground
Or which way this wind is blowing
Got me moving in every direction
Back and forward at the same time
You flicker like a water reflection
And I can’t follow the line

Ch
You’re a distraction
I can’t deny this attraction 
It’s an involuntary reaction
You’re a distraction
You’re a distraction

V2
So I bury my face in a book
Hide my eyes from the flowers in bloom
Try to fight this temptation to look
While you swirl ‘round my head like perfume

Ch
You’re a distraction
I can’t deny this attraction 
It’s an involuntary reaction
You’re a distraction…
You’re a distraction… 

Br
Thought I knew what I wanted but you got me lost in a dream
About the kind of love where I could be all in
I can’t decide if this is my recurring theme
Or just a temporary whim

Ch
You’re a distraction
I can’t deny this attraction 
It’s an involuntary reaction
You’re a distraction…

You’re a distraction
And I just can’t deny this attraction 
It’s an involuntary reaction
You’re a distraction…
You’re a distraction… 
You’re a distraction…

Distraction (worktape 1/24)

My Sweetheart

My sweetheart married me, we were teens
We had a love like in movies and dreams
The years went by and she got bored
She ran away with the girl next door

Chorus
I stand outside, stare at the sky
Where should I be and when and why
Here comes the future, steady moving train
Start waving goodbye it’s leaving again

My favorite band, I got every cd
They tour now and then but not by me
The singer died and the band fell apart
I never did see them and it breaks my heart

Chorus

My friend went to war, he was a kid
He followed the footsteps, what daddy did
He went around the world, came back half a man
He don’t talk about it, I don’t think he can

Chorus

My memories are tattered and torn
I’m carrying stones from the day I was born
I got some bad mixed in with the good
I would let it go if I only could

Chorus

My Sweetheart

Songwriter and producer. Music written for various past and current projects. See track info for detailed credits.

Distraction (worktape 1/24)

Steve Robinson

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