One collective location for all my tracks.  This list will update as I complete songs, with each of the songs on the playlist added in the order recorded...as you listen, you'll hear me unwind, my recording engineering skills devolving from today, going back nearly two decades to when I recorded the first song in the list, using Cakewalk and a computer microphone wayyyyy back in 2004.

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Folk & Singer-Songwriter

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Divided by Zero

Repost Exchange #4

Upbeat

Chill

___Lyrics______

Here we are now
so happy
we fall down
spinning around.

oh you got
so dizzy
and you couldn't see quite clearly.

But here we are now
so happy 
we fall down
spinning around.
Oh I got 
so dizzy
now I can’t see you clearly.

Oh no no..
Where'd you go.

Please
darling
don't pretend.
Please
darling
don't pretend.
No no don’t pretend.

It will only
hurt you
in the end.
It will only
hurt you
my dear sweet friend.

But Here we are now
so happy 
we fall down
spinning around.
Oh you got 
so dizzy
and couldn’t see quite clearly.

Oh no no..
Where'd you go.
(please reach for me)

Please
darling
don't pretend.
Please
darling
don't pretend.
oh no don’t pretend.

Before you walk out the door.
Take a look at me one more time.
I'm not a boy.
I'm not a boy.
I can take care of you.
I can take care of you.
I have been taking care of you.

Darling
don't pretend.
oh no don’t pretend.

Don't Pretend

This is a song that I wrote in the Summer of 1990 as I was beginning my life again.

Ron Snyder - DO YA WANNA TOO (1990 Original Song)

Lonely

Wrote this one in 2019.  Thls one is mostly about my childhood growing up in Fox River Grove.  We lived on Opatrny, across the street from the Opatrny's.  I mowed Mrs. Opatrny''s lawn for $5 and she always had juice and cookies for me after.  The street was named after her father I believe.  This is back before the suburban sprawl took over the town and things were still wild, you could adventure and we were always outside playing.  This is back when summers lasted forever.  The name I carved in the tree gives reference to another song, Martha ... who I crushed on pretty hard in 6th grade.  The tree is still there.  This one is for my friends, as thanks for making FRG a special place to grow up.   A lot of baseball, music, sleepovers, wheelies, and skateboarding...a beautiful and very happy time in my life...one that I hope 35 years from now, my kids will look back and feel the same way about the childhood we gave them.  My Mom, a single mother, worked hard to give me the best she could and I count myself lucky to have had her and am grateful for the years we had in this town.  There is a reason I brought my family back here.  Mom, Scott, Mark, Nina, Martha, Jen, Karen, Stephanie, Wendy, all y'all know who you are, and some of you are gone already...some of you are still a strong force in my life.  I hope we all live forever!  THANK YOU!

Verse 1
Everything you were to me, Everything I’d never be
Well, I’m lonely, so lonely, oh, I’m so lonely I could die  

Verse 2
Standing there with the wind in song, all the birds they sang along
And they’re lonely, so lonely, they’re so lonely I could die.

Verse 3 
Take me home Opatrny, where I carved your name in a tree
And I’m lonely, so lonely, oh, I’m so lonely I could die

Chorus
And I got you and you got me, on and on we’ll shuffle through history
And I got you and you got me, let’s raise a glass and toast our misery
And oh, you’re lovely, I could live forever, we should stick together

Verse 4
Promises, I’m sick of this, all those long nights I’d forget
And I’m lonely, so lonely, oh, I’m so lonely I could die

Verse 5
That’s my mother there in bed, she used to call me sleepy head
She’s lonely, so lonely, oh, she’s so lonely I could die

Verse 6
Take your time with me my friend and I’ll be here till the bitter end
I’m lonely, so lonely, oh, I’m lonely I could die

Chorus 
And I got you and you got me, on and on we’ll shuffle through history
And I got you and you got me, let’s raise a glass and toast our misery
And oh, you’re lovely, I could live forever, we should stick together

Outro
I’m with you, you’re with me, let’s cause a scene, throw a party
I’m lonely, so lonely, but I’ll never be alone again as long as you’re by my side

Lonely

PRAYED ON MY DOWNFALL

I need this body to remember
a hill of wild flowers 
all speckled in ladybugs
must have been only four or five
the pressure of the sunlight 
was still a surprise to me

I need this body to remember
looking up from a sea into storm clouds 
turning olive not so far above
must have been no more than twelve
thought I’d die when lightning 
streaked down from the skies

I need this body that has been 
in a wet spring forest
just to dawdle in the smell of your hair
to have seen a spiderweb airborne
for the netting around our eyes to feel fair

and I need this creaky body
just to sway next to yours now, now
your closeness is the slow poison 
my body can’t do without

those with a body now sway 
to the samba rhythm
for bodies to sway

those with a body now swing
to the samba rhythm
for bodies to swing
to the samba

I need this body that has climbed cherry trees
just to have a funny old laugh with you
a lovers’ quarrel under a leaky roof
some truth like a snake outgrowing its skin

this body has pierced through enough nights now
to have its own little imagination going
and it sometimes catches a story
rising like a choir’s voice over the din

and it still has this urge
to sway next to yours now, now
your touch is the final proof
of a body we can’t do without

those with a body now sway
to the samba rhythm
for bodies that sway

those with a body now swing
to the samba rhythm
for bodies that swing
to the samba

those with a body now swing
to the samba rhythm
for bodies to swing

those with a body now dance
to the samba rhythm
for bodies to dance
while you’ve got one
while you’ve got one
while you’ve got one

those with a body now sway

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Those With A Body

The Fire Within

Labyrinth

YOUTUBE

Une chanson pour amoureux inspirée par mes voyages à Paris composée pour mon amie Caroline qui adore les voyages aussi!

A song for lovers inspired by my trips to Paris and composed for my friend Caroline who loves to travel too!

5 VOIX

Québec-Paris

Québec - Paris


A remaster of the original from 2022.

LYRICS

The dry leaves float upon the breeze.
The hidden corners of the trees.
The summer sun that penetrates.
A gloom that holds you all prostrate.

Chorus
Miss out as the championship.
Slips between your fingertips.
Come so close but yet so far.
You had it all but no cigar. 

A glistening pool just out if reach. 
The heat that has the people beat.
The endless March towards your fate.
The white rabbit is running late. 

A stopped clock isnt always wrong.
no matter where that time has gone.
A friend is still the same as then.
The wind that blew will blow again.

A door that you had punched in rage.
Your scattered drawings on the page. 
The honeysuckle wrapped around
A wall you ha built to keep them out. 

You had it all and messed it up.
The judge is throwing you the book.
The lie you tried to propagate
Was not believed at any rate. 

Covering your tracks.
Falling in a trap. 





A Trap (No Cigar)

Live acoustic recording of original song "Lollipops & Lullabies" by Hurdy Gurdy Men

studio version here: https://soundcloud.com/hurdy-man/lollipops-lullabies

Lollipops and Lullabies (lyrics)

Your missing penance for the seventh time and it's bound to rain
your heart is aching for the seventh time as you watch it break

Your hand is reaching for the nearest door as you watch it shake
your mind is searching for the freest thought that it just can't make

If I could find a way to break through all the chains about you now
It's just so hard to breath where others simply refuse to see her now

You once were promised such a great reward, and you just can't wait
and all those things you held so dearly close, now you simply hate

Two steps you say goodbye to lollipops and lullabies for now
and there was no one there to idolize or compare to now

Your missing penance for the seventh time and it's bound to rain
your heart is aching for the seventh time as you watch it break

Lollipops & Lullabies - Maya and Daniel (live acoustic version)

Soft spoken silhouette

a song about running away

----------

3am and I’m heading west
Miles shot through with regret
Eyes on the road and the memories
Safe inside my head

I see through your platitudes
Maybe one day I’ll learn
So much distance back to you
Not sure when that bridge got burned

We write our names in the sand
Point our headlights at the moon
We make our way through this land
But gone too soon

No more equivocating
Time to put this to rest
Too much of everything
but enough isn’t the test

I’ve come so far and still I
Feel some days that’s wrong
Only wanted to let you know
That this is where love went wrong

We write our names in the sand
Point our headlights at the moon
We make our way through this land
But gone too soon

Headlights

A song about warmth in winter #folk #guitar #singer #acoustic #chill #nature 

Red and Gold

Everything

So Heavy Freestyle

One List by The Independent Sound ft. Morillo

Follow The Independent Sound on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3aqMUgCyPOhYr2kENi5WDZ?si=1XfE7M1EQ_6cWM0flBvA5g

Download One List on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/one-list-feat-morillo/1730828618?i=1730828619

Released: Feb. 14, 2024



Ⓟ Ⓒ Copyright The Jank Guitar Store Records. All Rights Reserved.

One List

One List by The Independent Sound ft. Morillo

Hoy me desperté

LINES

f*ckboy! (come and pass the time)

(Available now in most music streaming platform)

Trap in the zone
Trap in the zone 

Waking up with eagerness
and senses floating in the head 
should have to scribble it down
But it's not time yet

“I don’t want to missed this out
So, I’ve got to get out”

Trap in the zone
Nothing can torn with this sudden impulse
“I’ve got to get away, I need to keep my sane”
Trap in the zone
No space for any such distractions
“I couldn’t hear a thing, I'm in another place”


Some people just don’t understand 
What’s bugging deep within the soul
Of a life with full of passion 
It's not that typical

It’s gonna be difficult 
For the exceptional living and being 


Out in the zone
Where the mind drifts away from compulsion 
“Can’t be traditional, It’s so conventional”
Out in the zone
No place for any inspiration 
“I couldn’t stay this way, It’s pointless everyday”


Trying to move back from what keeps the heart beating fast
Just to live a life like most of us do
Slowly losing the sanity 
“I can’t contain this, I’m breaking in. Don't stop me!”

I’m in the zone
Even though no one would be there for you
It’s so heartbreaking 
But not decaying
Life in the zone
Overflowing excitement and happiness
“It’s so amazing, my heart is blazing”


Out in the zone
Where the mind drifts away from compulsion 
“Can’t be traditional, It’s so conventional”
Out in the zone
No place for any inspiration 
“I couldn’t stay this way, It’s pointless everyday”

Trap in the zone
Nothing can torn with this sudden impulse
“I’ve got to get away, I need to keep my sane”
Trap in the zone
No space for any such distractions
“I couldn’t hear a thing, I'm in another place”


Keep it up!
Na na na na na

Trap in the Zone

Trap In The Zone

WASTED AROUND

Change will come

THIS WAS MY FIRST 4-TRACK RECORDING USING A TASCAM 234 SYNCASSETTE

Studio Version - Download it NOW! Ron Snyder - PARTY HEARTY

You will not regret it in the morning. It will only prime you up for more.

Features Hugo Ribeiro on Drums (Band: GODVLAD and MOONSPELL) - Look them up on YouTube

www.cdbaby.com/cd/ronsnyder2
or
www.amazon.com/Party-Hearty/dp/B…09549541&sr=301-2
or
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RON SNYDER - Party Hearty (1984 DEMO)

Foot to the Floor

Outrunning the Night

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Outrunning The Night

Written by Jaynimical 
Produced by 6ixthDimension6
Engineered by DMP Mixing

Flow State (Prod. 6ixthDimension6)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Rd6s01ks3U

original beat by Rxck

20 Times

Too Long feat Colby Gray

It is time, it is time 
Es ist Zeit  Es ist Zeit
Tired of paying for thieves 
Tired of paying for killers 
Tired of paying for liars 
Fed up with polluters

We want more dreamers 
We want more colors 
We only want happiness 
We want to love flowers
 We want to talk about the heart 
We want to dance for hours!
Long live the Dreamers 
Long live the Colours
 Long live happiness
 Long live the Flowers
 Long live the Hearts 
Long live the Dancers
 Long live the Singers!  
Vive les rêveurs ! (Dreamers) 


Our words are simple but clear. The most beautiful songs of love, respect, tolerance, dreams… were written. Unfortunately it is always the world of guns, violence, destruction that we hear louder. The law of the strongest is always the best. The voice of the weakest or seemingly weakest, the being who speaks to birds, who likes to look at the moon rather than walk on it, is always perceived as poetry but not life. We have had enough. We want artists for president everywhere!  
We want this world to put forward good people, rather than liars, thieves, criminals, polluters. We mean it and we display it. Show your smile if you want to be with us. The little prince for president of the universe!
Finally, we have chosen a symbol of hope for this title. Pinocchio can change, can stop lying. Both symbolizes our world, the lie of everybody, as well as its remedy. The latter belongs to each and everyone, and begins with oneself.
—————————
Il est l’heure, il est l’heure…
 Es ist Zeit  Es ist Zeit
Il est l’heure.
Marre de payer pour des voleurs 
Marre de payer pour tueurs 
Marre de payer pour menteurs  
Marre des pollueurs
Vive les Rêveurs 
 Vive les Couleurs
 Vive les Bonheurs
 Vive les Fleurs
 Vive les Cœurs
 Vive les Danseurs
 Vive les Chanteurs !

Nous on veut Plus de rêveurs  
Nous on veut Plus de couleurs 
Nous on veut Que du bonheur
Marre des pollueurs  
Vive les rêveurs !

Marre de payer pour des voleurs 
Marre de payer pour des tueurs 
Marre de payer pour des menteurs  
Marre des pollueurs
Il est l’heure.

Vive les rêveurs ! 


Nos mots sont simples et clairs. Les plus belles chansons d’amour, de respect, de tolérance, de rêve… ont été écrites. Malheureusement c’est toujours le monde du canon, de la violence, de la destruction que, plus fort, nous entendons. La loi du plus fort est toujours la meilleure. La voix du plus faible ou qui semble le plus faible, l’être qui parle aux oiseaux, qui aime regarder la lune plutôt que marcher dessus, est toujours perçu comme de la poésie, mais pas de la vie. Nous, nous en avons assez. Nous voulons des artistes pour président de partout ! 
 Nous voulons que ce monde mette en avant les gens biens, plutôt que les menteurs, les voleurs, les criminels, les pollueurs. Oui nous pensons être mieux que des menteurs, des criminels, des voleurs et des pollueurs de ce monde. Nous le pensons et nous l’affichons. Affiche ton sourire si tu veux être avec nous. Le petit prince pour président de l’univers !
Pour finir, nous avons choisi un symbole d’espoir pour ce titre. Pinocchio peut changer, peut arrêter de mentir. Il symbolise à la fois notre monde, le mensonge de chacun, autant que son remède. Ce dernier appartient à chacun et commence par soi.

L'heure (release 2026)

Riddles

You speak in riddles, thinking I don’t understand
Wish I was that naive, I could at least pretend
You’re on a path that seems to lead you to a good place,
But, darling, you’re already there, I see it in your face

The fire in your eyes, I sparked it once before,
But now I’m left with nothing, just a closing door.

I wish we’d stayed friends from the start,
Romance tore us apart, left me with a hollow heart.
Now you’re happy, I hope she treats you well,
While I dwell in shadows, in this self-made hell.

I can find joy in a five-sentence text,
But it’s not enough to heal the wounds you left.
I’m stuck in the past, where we were just friends,
Before love stole you away, and brought it all to an end.
I regret my existence, a shadow of who I was,
An emo song on repeat, every line a loss.
I hope you’re better, hope she’s everything and more,
But I’m here in the darkness, where you left me before.

Riddles

I come alive at nighttime, I think it's the right time
Little bit of Hennessy, mixing with the white wine
Kiss the sun goodbye, the stars are in your eyes
We go up like balloons, now we riding through the sky
We been up for two nights, shining in the moonlight
Little bit of Hennessy, just to get the mood right
Baby, let's get higher, I can be the driver
Straight up to the moon, you know I'm a nightrider

𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓 🥀

"Skate Away" is a hauntingly beautiful ballad in the style of Joni Mitchell's "River" and Natalie Merchant's "River", blending themes of longing, nostalgia, and the quiet stillness of winter. The song's delicate piano, warm bass, and soulful trumpet create a soothing yet melancholic atmosphere, perfectly complementing the poetic imagery of snowy streets, moonlit nights, and distant bells. With its introspective lyrics, the song invites listeners to reflect on love and the desire to escape into a peaceful, dreamlike world. "Skate Away" captures both the quiet beauty of winter landscapes and the enduring power of love, making it a perfect track for those who enjoy heartfelt, atmospheric music.

I heard a whisper in the night
Was it the winter wind blowing
I think it might be snowing
Far-off bells are ringing
Like faint voices singing
As the stars above are sleeping
It's your heart that I'm keeping
Oh, can we skate away?
I think about you every day
Oh, can we skate away?
Tell me we can skate away

The snowy street sleeps below
A dog is barking in the hushed night
While the moon creates a ghostly light
With the windows covered in frost
The night echoes are lost
I know I'm not dreaming
It's my heart that is beaming
Oh, can we skate away?
I think about you every day
Oh, can we skate away?
Tell me can we skate away

"Skate Away" Written and Performed by Northern Sky

Skate Away (Church Witton Gilbert)

CoreX - Noon

Something a little different. Hope you all enjoy it. Thank you all for the feedback💯👊🏾🫵🏾 

It's a Vibe

Dancing Silence

Lyrics:

Yeah, they told me fitting in is the only way
But every time I try, it just feels so fake
Smiles on my face like a plastic display
Keeping quiet just to make the world okay

Take your medicine, work your daily grind
Shake a stranger’s hand, pretend you feel fine
But truth is something I can't leave behind
I don't wanna be another copy in line

Tell me why you need to close your mind
I don’t wanna be normal like you
Every day I’m running out of time
Searching for a place where I can be true

Closer, closer, to a dream inside
Where I don’t need the mask just to survive
Closer, closer, I can almost find
A way to be normal too
Or maybe just normal for me, not you

Whispers in the crowd say "dont stand out"
They laugh at the ones who live too loud
But I just smile, I know what they're about
Fear of themselves they can’t talk out loud

They want control, they want to choose your clothes
Script your life like a TV show
But I won’t bend, I won’t play that role
I’m the fire they can’t control

Tell me why you’re chasing their design
I don't wanna be normal like you
Every day I break another line
Finding out I’m something brand new

Closer, closer, to a spark inside
Where my flaws are fuel and my faults can shine
Closer, closer, I begin to find
Maybe my normal's the truest kind

Normal’s a word they use for control
Keep you in line till you’re grey and old
But I won’t fall for the lies they sold
My spirit’s rich, even if pockets are cold

So call me strange, call me out of place
I’ll wear my scars like a badge of grace
While you hide behind a plastic face
I found freedom in embracing my space

Closer, closer, every step I move
Not “normal like you” ... I’m carving my truth
Closer, closer, I can finally see
Being normal just means being me

Normal like me, not you.

Don’t Ya Know 

Verse 1:  

F# > B 

On your mind, humming the lines 

A smile across your face, I know we’ll be just fine 

Don’t ya know  

 

Verse 2 

Every note you sing to me 

I’ll sing along, be your harmony  

Don’t ya know  

 

Pre Chorus 

G# > F# > G# > B 

If they say no music allowed 

Just Raise your voice and put yourself out there 

 

Chorus  

F# > G# > B > G# B > C# 

Everything you do will be misunderstood, but it’s ok 

I know you and you know me, It’s ok, Don’t ya know 

 

Bridge:  

z 

 

Verse 3 

Take your time, draw your own lines 

You and me baby, we’ll be just fine 

Don’t ya know  

 

Verse 4 
Every time you move your feet  

Just little motivation to get off my seat 

Don’t ya know  

 

Pre Chorus 

G# > F# > G# > B 

If they say no dancing allowed 

Just move your ass and put yourself out there 

 

Chorus  

F# > G# > B > G# B > C# 

Everything you do will be misunderstood, but it’s ok 

I know you and you know me, It’s ok, Don’t ya know 

 

Don't Ya Know

Iteration 7

Every Damn Day
A E A E (Verse) | B A E F#
Verse 1: A E
Still think about you lover, every damn day
In my dreams we’re still together, and I’m gutted when I wake up
All the years I’ve had to swallow, leaving such a bitter taste
All this pain, this shattered love love love
Every damn day
Chorus: B > A > E > F#m11
B A E F#m11 (G#)
I wish you would have talked to me and maybe you did but I didn’t want to hear 
I wish you would have let me in and maybe you tried, perhaps I wasn’t ready to see
E
Perhaps I wasn’t ready to believe
Verse 2:
It’s a shame about your brother, not much that I can say
Despite it all, I should have been there, I was pushing you away
I lost mine too love, things will never be the same
I learned that hard truth from you
Miss you every damn day
Chorus: 
I wish I could have helped you breathe and maybe I did, for just a little while
I wish you didn’t have to leave for me to see me, that I was never really there
That you needed to come up for air
Bridge/SOLO: E > F#m11 > C# > B > out of bridge, straight into Verse 3 (A)
Verse 3
Say hello to your mother, always treat me like son
It’s amazing what you realize, just too late to be undone
I still feel you here beside me, yeah, we’ll always have Spain
Bittersweet, I’m incomplete without you
Miss you every damn day
Chorus: B A E F#(mod) A
B A E F# (G#)
I wish I could have seen you grow old, been buried at your side, instead of saying goodbye
I wish I would have seen the world, through your eyes, instead of trapping you in mine
E
To find I was living a lie
E F#
Alternate: I miss you / every damn da

Every Damn Day

Come Back Home 

 

Verse 1: (Baby Cooing in the background) 

(A) Hey you, how gently you (D) sleep 

Hey you, I hate to leave 

Sweet whispers of (B) love (promised to you) 

Speak into your (D)  dreams (into your heart) 

My (A) everything 

 

Verse 2: 

(A)Hey you, light of my (D) life  

Hey you, in my arms by night 

To have to be (B) gone (to miss you more) 

I wait for (D) you (you wait for me) 

 

Chorus  

To come back home to (A) you (G>E) 

 

Verse 3: 

Hey you, the sound of your voice 

Hey you, just enough to get by 

You know I can’t sleep (away from home) 

I lay here awake (into the night) 

I miss everything  

 

Verse 4: 

Hey you, counting these days 

This room is so far away  

To miss you this much (with all my heart) 

To carry this pain (too much to bare) 

Yes, I wait for you (I long for you) 

And you wait for me (you wait for me) 

 

Chorus  

To come back home to you  

To come back home to you  

To come back home to you  

To come back home to you  

 

Come Back Home

Gearing up for what's to come, You Run, but you don't know where. You cry, but you don't know why. Northern lights come calling, long days turn to long nights.
Gearing up for the long walk home, under aurora moonlit sky. 
Not long ago, you ruled the world. Not long ago, you were sure. Everything has a place and time, now there's no time left.
Gearing up for what's to come, You Run, but you don't know where. You cry, but you don't know why. Northern lights come calling, long days turn to long nights.
Gearing up for the long walk home, under aurora moonlit sky.

Feed Me

In The Woods 

Intro Progression:  GM > G/F# > GM > em7 > em > DM > D7sus4 > DM7 

 

Verse 1 

(GM) I’ve been trapped here in this city 

I’ve been (G/F#) trying to (GM) escape 

Like cattle in the subway 

To the (G/F#) slaughter we (GM) await  

In this (em7) smog so overwhelming  

Can’t see my (em) hand in front of my (em7) face 

And if it clears the world will see me just a (em) rat inside this (em7) maze  

There’s (DM) trash on every corner rotten (D7sus4) rancid in the (DM7) sun 

(DM) Anonymous or just a zombie 🧟  

Plastic and (D7sus4) steel, the frantic the (DM7) buzz  

 

Pre-Chorus 

(GM) And they build (G/F#) temples to the (em7) sky, they hide our light 

 

Chorus 

(C) Into the woods we all will (C/B) run 

(G) Among the evergreens we’ll play  

(C) Into the woods where we (C/B) belong  

(G) Swimming naked in the (G/F#) lake 

And I’m alive  

 

<Between Verses: GM > G/F# > GM > em7 > em> 

 

Verse 2 

We burn sage and waste the day, lie asleep within these walls 

We pave over every heartbeat until the juice of life has gone  

And we justify our pain by buying shit that we don’t need 

We’re sacrificing our existence, bury our minds within these screens 

And if you think you’re getting by, but have forgotten what the rain feels like 

Then you’re swallowing the lies, it’s not too late to go outside 

 

PreChorus 

But for our will, for our souls, to survive, to find our light  

 

Chorus 

Into the woods we all will run 

Cool in the shade we rest 

We take shelter from the sun 

In the arms of family and friends 

 

Bridge/Out 

(em) And I’m alive (G) And I’m alive (Fades out to the end) 

Into The Woods

Still Freewheeling 

 

Verse 1: 

(G) Yeah, I was (F#mb6(b9) young when I left (em7) home, (C) all that (Bsusb6(b9) time making (am) mistakes 

We’d drink and dance until the sun rose, just chasing girls making my way 

 

PreChorus 1: 

(D) Amount to (Dsus) nothing, (D) my parents (Dsus) wondered  

 

Chorus 1:  

(G) Will I ever grow up, will I ((F#mb6(b9) ever grow old, will I (em7) ever understand or do what I’m told 

(C) 10 years later and I’m (Bsusb6(b9)  still dealing, (C) driving with the windows down 

(Dsus2) I’m still freewheeling  

(G) Will I ever settle down, will ((F#mb6(b9) I lose my mind, will I (em7) ever know what it is I’m trying to find 

(C) 20 years later and I’m (Bsusb6(b9) still stealing, (C) chasing broken hearts 

(am) I’m still freewheeling  

 

Verse 2:  

Found myself in bottle, found myself living on the streets 

Lost my way, I feel forgotten, that’s all it takes when you’re chasing free 

 

PreChorus 2: 

And I wonder, was it worth the thunder  

 

Chorus 2:  

Will I ever dry out, will I ever stop crying, my body giving out, got get busy dying  

30 years later still chasing a high, calling my mom so she knows I’m alive  

Will the fire burn out, will I lose the excuses, how my life is turned out, just addiction and abuse 

40 years later no turning back 

I’m still freewheeling as I fade to black 

 

Verse 3: 

All that shame I used to carry, but my family set me free 

My final days I found forgiveness, so scared of death but I have peace  

 

PreChorus 3: 

No longer wonder, if I was loved 

 

Chorus 3:  

No, I never grew up, I barely grew old, gonna meet my maker, God rest my soul 

My brother reading my eulogy, my only regret is that my Mom outlived me 

I was worth the thunder, I was dynamite, yeah, I fought so hard to follow the light 

I’m in a picture, I’m in your memories, riding in to the sunset is where you’ll find me 

 

Chorus 4 

All these years later spent just losing my mind, that peace and love that I was trying to find  

Gotta heart so big, causing so much pain, those hooks so deep, never found my way 

So, I’m riding my Harley to the pearly gates, I’ll be there with open arms, no matter how long it takes 

I was freewheeling to the very end. 

Keep your love alive until we meet again  

Still Freewheeling

i dont feel okay, i ve got people telling me what to think
i w ont change my ways, until now i ve been able to feed myself
i w ont give them a pay, they re trying to take our lives away
they need you afraid, coz they wanna make way in your brain

everybodys here, but nobody s there
everyone knows but no one shows
everybody stares, but no one dares
and now you want a place upstairs

Right here!! its time for us to stand up for our rights
Right here!! we re not the first, and we re not the last
c ant you feel, the ground shaking under your feets
feel, everything around you is moving now

Now i want to say, people need to change their ways
if you dont wanna prey, then do something good anyway
work work everyday, you ve gotta shoot somebody to make your way
rain rain go away now, new little humans want to play 

everybodys here, but nobody s there
everyone knows but no one shows
everybody stares, but no one dares
and now you want a place upstairs

Right here!! its time for us to stand up for our rights
Right here!! we re not the first, and we re not the last
c ant you feel, the ground shaking under your feets
feel, everything around you is moving now

Right Here

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**"Waiting on the World to Change" is the first single released from John Mayer's 2006 studio album, Continuum. The song enjoyed commercial success as a single and won the Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 49th Grammy Awards. Because of its theme of discontent and hope, it quickly came into demand in a variety of television programs, charity benefits, and other events.

"Waiting on the World to Change" contains a highly popular chord progression often found in blues, rock and soul songs. The chord progression is I - vi - IV - I - V - vi - IV - I, and in the case of "Waiting on the World to Change", it is in the key of D. Another interesting fact is the accenting of the beats in the verses. Contrary to most popular music, the second snare backbeat of the second measure of the two-bar beat that repeats through most of the song features an accent on the "and" of "4", and not directly on "4".

The song's theme centers on the singer and his generation's inaction in regard to current world conditions. However, he attributes this inaction to a lack of power:

Now we see everything that's going wrong
With the world and those who lead it
We just feel like we don't have the means
To rise above and beat it

He also laments the corruption among leaders:

It's not that we don't care,
We just know that the fight ain't fair

John Mayer confirmed this feeling of discontent between the leaders and that led to an interview with The Advocate, explaining the song this way: "It's saying, ‘Well, I'll just watch American Idol because I know that if I were engaged in changing anything for the better, or the better as I see it, it would go unnoticed or be completely ineffective.' A lot of people have that feeling."[1]

 Even so, the song alludes to hope for the future, with the singer intoning that with his generation's ascension to power, things will change:

One day our generation
Is gonna rule the population
So we keep on waiting
Waiting on the world to change

Politics was a topic that Mayer had not previously tackled. On his decision to include a politically tinged song, he commented, "You cannot avoid war in life, you cannot avoid the fear of terrorism, you cannot avoid those things now, they are a part of everyday demeanor. So in that sense it's become more of an acceptable thing to comment on because it's just so much of a white elephant."[2]

**From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Waiting On The World To Change

This track was written in loving memory of my wife's sister, who we lost to suicide a few years back. It's a subject no one really wants to discuss but suicide prevention is a very important topic.

Away (Acoustic Version 1)

LoFi Americana with a dash of Indie Alt Rock and Country 

Jeremy Brizzi is a songwriter and musician.  “I do what I can, with what I have, to show you how I feel.  Thanks for listening.”

With more than 300 song left to record and a constant attention to creation, the best is yet to come!  

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