I wrote this song shortly after my grandmother passed away and I was thinking of every aspect of my life, this was one of those in depth.

Riley Linville - Rhythm Guitar, Lead Vocals, Harmony Vocals
Jalen Linville - Bass Guitar, Lead Guitar, Harmony Vocals
Chris Nguyen - Lead Vocals, Harmony Vocals

Lyrics:

All these years, fears held me down
Through the tears, I could reach the clouds
As the rain fell down
All I could see was the ground

Do you think you would have stayed
If my mistakes weren't so grave
I wasn't brave, but love it still remains
I know we're okay, but that's just not the same

As we go down this old lane again
I can see just how you pretend
As the rain falls to the ground
All I can see is the clouds.

As we go down this old lane again
I can see just how you pretend
As the rain falls to the ground
All I can see is the clouds.

Clouds

I'd say you make a perfect
Angel in the snow
All crushed out on the way you are
Better stop before it goes too far

Don't you know that I love you
Sometimes I feel like only a cold still life
That fell down here to lay beside you

Don't you know that I love you
Sometimes I feel like only a cold still life
Only a frozen still life
That fell down here to lay beside you

Angel In The Snow (Cover)

I once had a girl
Or should I say
She once had me

She showed me her room
Isn't it good
Norwegian wood

She asked me to stay
And she told me to sit anywhere
So I looked around
And I noticed there wasn't a chair

I sat on a rug
Biding my time
Drinking her wine

We talked until two
And then she said
"It's time for bed"

She told me she worked in the morning
And started to laugh
I told her I didn't
And crawled off to sleep in the bath

And when I awoke
I was alone
This bird had flown

So I lit a fire
Isn't it good
Norwegian wood

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Personnel:
Paul McCartney, John Lennon - Lyrics, Music.
Jalen Linville - Vocals, Guitar.

Equipment:
Taylor 110, tuned to standard and capo'd 2nd.
Yamaha FG820-12, tuned to standard and capo'd 2nd.
Peluso P-87 into a Focusrite 2i2.
Rode NT1-A into a Focusrite 2i2.
Mixed and mastered in Reaper.

This Bird Has Flown (Cover)

You say you're fine, but I read your eyes
They like to say, the eyes don't lie
But I've seen it all
Oh, how they fall

I read the lie, and you're reading me
You like to say, "what makes you try?"
But I've heard it all
Brother, why the wall?
And I've seen it all
Sister, why the wall?
And I feel it all
Why? Why the fall?

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Personnel:
Jalen Linville - Lyrics, Music, Vocals, Guitar, and Djembe.

Equipment:
Taylor 214, strung with monel strings and tuned to CGCFCE.
Meinl Djembe Drum.
Peluso P-87 into a Focusrite 2i2.
Rode NT1-A into a Focusrite 2i2.
Mixed and mastered in Reaper.

Read the Eyes

Lifting the mask from a local clown, feeling down like him
Seeing the light in a station bar and traveling far in sin
Sailing downstairs to the northern line, watching the shine of the shoes
And hearing the trials of the people there
Who's to care if they lose?

Take a look you may see me on the ground
For I am the parasite of this town

Dancing a jig in a church with chimes, a sign of the times today
And hearing no bell from a steeple tall, people all in dismay
Falling so far on a silver spoon, making the moon for fun
Changing a rope for a size too small, people all get hung

Take a look you may see me coming through
For I am the parasite who travels two by two

But I'm lifting the mask from a local clown and feeling down again
And I'm seeing the light in a station bar and traveling far in sin
And I'm sailing downstairs to the northern line, watching the shine of
the shoes
And hearing the trials of the people there
Who's to care if they lose?

Take a look you may see me on the ground
For I am the parasite of this town
And take a look you may see me on the dirt
For I am the parasite who hangs from your skirt

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Personnel:
Nick Drake - Lyrics, Music.
Jalen Linville - Vocals, Guitar.

Equipment:
Taylor 214, tuned to CGCFCE and capo'd 3rd.
Peluso P-87 into a Focusrite 2i2.
Rode NT1-A into a Focusrite 2i2.
Mixed and mastered in Reaper.

Love ya Nick.

Parasite (Cover)

I hear you talkin' like you think it's all over.
I know you'd say, "don't take it that way."
But it's often enough that I know you ain't jokin'.
And I wanna say "the children are comin'."
I can see 'em dancin', dancin' around the hearth.
And I can hear you readin', readin' to them in the dark.
There's another path you ain't even walked.
And there's a ton for me; this is just the start.

Things seem bad - I know.
Whole country's sad - I know.
Whole damn world's fallin' down in front of us.
But trust me man, Eden's comin'.

I hear you talkin' like you think you're done.
I know you'd say, "it ain't meant that way."
You're still here with your love and you're both breathin'.
You take your love and y'all run away.
When y'all come back, there'll be grandkids on yo' lap.
And you'll remember love's everlasting.
There's many things you ain't even seen.
And I want you around to see 'em with me.

Things seem bad - I know.
Whole country's mad - I know.
Whole damn world's fallin' down in front of us.
But trust me man, Eden's comin'.

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Personnel:
Jalen Linville - Lyrics, Music, Vocals, Guitar.

Equipment:
Taylor 110, tuned to standard.
Yamaha FG820-12, tuned to standard.
Peluso P-87 into a Focusrite 2i2.
Rode NT1-A into a Focusrite 2i2.
Mixed and mastered in Reaper.

Love you dad.

Eden's Comin'

These days I find myself thinkin',
'bout grandma Lynn and all the faces she won't see.
It gets hard to handle if I think about it too long.
But I know, she's lookin' down on me.

These days I find myself cryin',
thinkin' 'bout my kids and the grandma they won't meet.
It gets tough to breathe if I think about it too long.
But I know, she'll be lookin' down on me.
And these days I find myself thinkin',
'bout that big ol' house and the memories that it keeps.
It gets hard to handle if we talk about it too long,
and too many comments start puttin' me to sleep.

I know,
she's up there waitin' on me and you.
And she'll meet us all up there in the big blue.
Her love still haunts that big ol' house,
and she'll meet my kids when Jesus lets 'em meet.

These days I find myself talkin'
to my grandpa 'bout the days way back when.
I see his face light up whenever he talks about her,
and I know she hears him speakin' - amen.
These days there's music we can't play,
and these days there's photos we can't see.
It gets hard to handle if I think about her too long,
and I know my grandpa got it way worse than me.

I know,
she's up there waitin' on me and you.
And she'll meet us all up there in the big blue.
Her love still haunts that big ol' house,
and she'll meet my kids when Jesus lets 'em meet.
She'll meet my kids when Jesus lets 'em meet.
She'll meet my kids when Jesus lets 'em meet.
She'll meet my kids when Jesus lets 'em meet.

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Personnel:
Jalen Linville - Lyrics, Music, Vocals, Guitar.

Equipment:
Taylor 110, tuned to standard, capo'd 1st.
Peluso P-87 into a Focusrite 2i2.
Rode NT1-A into a Focusrite 2i2.
Mixed and mastered in Reaper.

Love you mama.

Lookin' Down

I've been trying to find what to say,
but all my words seem to come right back at me.
I know why you walk - walk away.
You think that I am angry at your pain, 
and it seems like I can't relate.
But I should let you know my tone's 'cause I can see your fate.

Please believe I'm not the enemy.
I'm here to stay so face it with me.
Your smile's too rare, too rare for me.
I'm your other half so play with me.

I've been trying to find where you are.
Sometimes it seems you're gone, up there in the lavender haze.
I've been trying to hear what you say.
(Trust me) I've asked "what's the point", but now I feel it's plain to see.
And I've been trying to love; love with me.
Trust in Him to see the good within reality.

Please believe I'm not the enemy.
I'm here to stay so face it with me.
Your smile's too rare, too rare for me.
I'm your other half so play with me.

I've been trying to help bring you peace,
but all my words seem to twist into an enemy.

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Personnel:
Jalen Linville - Lyrics, Music, Vocals, Guitar.

Equipment:
Taylor 110, tuned to standard.
Peluso P-87 into a Focusrite 2i2.
Rode NT1-A into a Focusrite 2i2.
Mixed and mastered in Reaper.

Hope you're loving life Noelle.

Words

And in plays to write the wire in
I'll come back again
Torching time talking rhymes in
I'll come back again

Would you like to play
With the thought of a friend
In a distant passing stage
While you lie around
With your arms up and out
So resigned you will fall down

While you around here play
Wild on the warm and far away
While you around here play
The days keep scribbling themselves in tidy lines

Would you like to play
With a fool holding hands
With a one-eyed jack of spades
While on the deck they sing
All of the captain's cards are kings
Still he and the queen are lost at sea
I hope it isn't you or me

And I'll be back 'round again
Yes I'll walk in time with you old friend
And we'll find that place
That we had danced in so long ago
And in plays to write the wire in
I'll come back again
Torching time talking rhymes in
I'll come back again
With this letter I sign

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Personnel:
Dave Matthews - Lyrics and Music.
Jalen Linville - Vocals and Guitar.

Equipment:
Taylor 110, tuned to standard.
Peluso P-87 into a Focusrite 2i2.
Rode NT1-A into a Focusrite 2i2.
Mixed and mastered in Reaper.

The Song That Jane Likes (Cover)

Still workin' on it but its comin' along, ig.

Hills

Getting better at songwriting and recording a song at a time. Lots of love to all my family and friends; all my songs depend on that love - couldn't have written anything without it.

"Man must have just enough faith in himself to have adventures, and just enough doubt of himself to enjoy them." -G.K. Chesteron

Read the Eyes

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