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Music and lyrics written, recorded & mixed by Kristian Wayne Strom.  Performed by Hundred Pound Hanger with Craig O'Brien on drums.
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LYRICS:

Breaking up with you was the most ethical thing to do before the big debut.
Something was not right so I decided to take the flight rather than fight with you.

Fate said do not wait; end it now before it gets too late for us to separate.
It was all my fault but you took me with a grain of salt, so I chose to vault debate.

And I know that you hate me now.  
But I could no longer allow you to bring me down.
So I vow to learn from my mistakes with thou.

Based on history I never should have picked you to be in this business with me.
Best of luck to you and everything that you plan to do now with the crew you see.

So I vow to learn from my mistakes that I made with thou right here and now.

Here & Now

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LYRICS:

When Edgar comes and he goes as he pleases, nobody’s ever thanking me.
Uses equipment that doesn’t belong to him.
Whenever we work an event together, nobody’s ever bethinking me.
Nobody’s ever mentioning me.  
Nobody’s ever worshipping me.
Nobody’s ever thanking me.
Nobody’s ever praising me.
Nobody’s ever naming me.
Nobody’s ever…

The Edgar Effect

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LYRICS:

When he began there was ambition; VCFNA took it all away.
But he was impressed with their vision; VCFNA convinced him to stay.
Then they chose to raise his commission; VCFNA had money to pay.
So he chose to stay in position.

Finally, one day VCFNA was such a cliché.
They were so passé.
VCFNA; nothing left to say.

Soon he noticed the opposition; VCFNA had led him astray.
There was an issue of division; VCFNA was in disarray.
They had fools making big decisions; VCFNA began to decay.
He still chose to stay in position.

Finally, one day VCFNA was such a cliché.
They were so passé.
VCFNA; nothing left to say.

The dog and pony show was beginning to grow.
But little did they know he was ready to go.

When the time came for his abscission, VCFNA wanted to delay.
They were becoming a distraction; VCFNA almost every day.
He was becoming a musician; VCFNA was now in the way.
So he chose to leave his position.

Finally, one day VCFNA was such a cliché.
They were so passé.
VCFNA; nothing left to say.

The dog and pony show was beginning to grow.
But little did they know he was ready to go.
He just needed the dough so he went with the flow through the warmth and the snow. 
Toe to toe with a bro.

VCFNA

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LYRICS:

Crawling on your hands and knees, hiding from the boy you tease, who suffers from a mental disease.
He shoots and kills his enemies.

It was just a normal day, which is what they always say.
But then the spree was well under way.
Panic ensues.
You start to pray.

We are all the same.
But you are not to blame.
He commanded fame.
And we now know his name boy.

Why does this keep happening when there is a forewarning?
If you see something, then say something so we are not left wondering.

We are all the same.
But you are not to blame.
He commanded fame.
And we now know his name boy.

Columbine Valentine

Columbine Valentine

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LYRICS:

You will regret what you did to me.
This space you need eats you up inside.
My pain I feel goes away with time.

Show me what you found when you weren’t so down, and you had your feet on the ground.
Tell me how you feel knowing this is real, not just a game.
Show me what you found when you weren’t so down, and you had your feet on the ground.
Tell me how you feel knowing this is real.

Show me what you found when you weren’t so down, and you had your feet on the ground.
Tell me how you really feel now.

ReSpace

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LYRICS:

Fed the young without thought.
Mother’s tongue never sought regimen.
Ate the junk food she bought.
They were drunk.
No one taught discipline.

Carbohydrate buffet is what came to pass every day.
Something was wrong.
And they were not aware.

Second chances are useless when their stance is abstruse and down.
They have failed once again to derail addiction.
Fuck that town.

Some things will never change.
It does not matter how strange they have become.
She does it out of love.

Too much abuse and sin burning from deep within.
The fight he cannot win lingers under the skin.

So when his time is up and then his heart erupts in the end, he will cease to exist.
Love and peace will persist and amend.

When he awoke it was far too late for him because he was strung out on what she gave to him.

Matrilineal kin consuming juice and gin as they were digging in was much to his chagrin. 
Too much abuse and sin burning from deep within.
The fight he cannot win lingers under the skin.

The fight he cannot win remains under the skin.
The fight he cannot win lingers under the skin.

Mother Tongue

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Precious Roy

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LYRICS:

There is something that seems to be holding me down to the ground. 
It makes me feel just like the dirt.

Valeo

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Music written, performed, recorded & mixed by Kristian Wayne Strom.
Lyrics written by the late Ryan Colturi.
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LYRICS:

Went back to my old town yesterday
Went back to it, and nothing had changed
Saw an old friend with a little bit of hope
Asked him how my town was he said there's plenty of dope

Saddened eyes, and a hardened face
Swarming souls in a useless place
If I could have just one wish I would wish all this shit away

Wishaway

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Lapse In Time

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Snausage

Lake Calhoun

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LYRICS:

You're trying hard to fit in but you are, you're giving in to the trend with a friend.
And your hat, it keeps you blind.

And you have no respect for the other sex.
You're dressing up to hide your face.
You're looking kool.
Give it up.

So now you know (now you know) by now that I (that I can), I can hate you.
You're keeping up with the sound.
But your pants, they drag you down underground where I am found standing there, still standing there.

So now you know well that I can, and that I do, I can hate you.
So now you know there's something wrong with your head boy.

You're trying hard just to fit it but you are, you're giving in, into the trends without your friends.
And all your hats, they keep you blind.

There was nothing wrong.
It had been so long since he wrote this song.
Then you came along.
Now something was wrong.
You do not belong.
So he sings this song again.

You know what they want.
And you know their needs.
But you never tell him until after he bleeds.

Looking Kool

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This Was Only A Test

Composition I

Angel of Skulls

Composition II

Life o' the Tumbleweed

Composition III

Fields of Noise

Composition IV

At the Helm

This song was an online collaboration between me and my friend Dan Wentworth.  It is a rewritten version of an old BOB song, which was a band that we both played in back in high school.  The original version of this song was written in the early 90's.  We collaborated on this new version completely through emails.  I was living in Minnesota at the time and he was in Georgia.  I wrote and arranged all of the music while Dan wrote and arranged the lyrics.  The project slowed down after a while so with Dan's approval, I decided to complete the song on my own.   I performed the vocal tracks on this recording and added some harmonies and background vocals along the way.

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Lyrics written by Dan Wentworth.
Music written by Kristian Wayne Strom & Dan Wentworth.
Performed, recorded & mixed by Kristian Wayne Strom.
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Composition V - Better Than You

Better Than You

Composition VI

Ramen Circus

Composition VII (acoustic version of composition III)

Fields of Noise (acoustic)

Composition VIII

On the Run

Composition IX

The Day After Tomorrow

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The blessing in disguise.

We had a really good thing going on until you fucked it all up (you fucked it all up).
(Yeah, you totally fucked it up.)
But it was a blessing that was dressed up in disguise.
So we do not feel bad.

You say that you love her.
And you tell everyone, but they did not care.
(Yeah, nobody gave a fuck.)
We only wanted you to focus on the timing.
And to not fuck it all up (you fucked it all up).

So was it too much?
Or too much to ask?
'Cause I did not think so.
And neither did they, no.

We had a really good thing going on until you fucked it all up (you fucked it all up).

The blessing in disguise.

Composition X - The Blessing In Disguise

Blessing In Disguise

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You'll never be able to sever the lever that feeds the machine.
You'll never recover the time to discover the true lover of your life.
This system was put into place to spit in your face 'cause you're such a disgrace.
It's all a distraction to stop the reaction.
Slave to the wage.
Slave to the wage.

So now that you know about how they won't let you grow, you can be free.
First, save all your money.
Then, burn all your money together in harmony.
Yes, it grows on trees that sway with a windy breeze.
Get down on your knees.
It's all a distraction to stop a reaction.

Composition XI

Slave To The Wage

Slave to the Wage

I am a composer, a songwriter, a recording artist, a performing artist, a recording engineer, a mixing engineer, a stagehand, and an entrepreneur who owns a very small, independent record label and music publishing company.

KRISTIAN WAYNE STROM

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