A love song from an observational astronomer to a near earth asteroid.

Written for the SSP talent show in July 2016 and dedicated to those who were, once upon a time, promised a recording.

Lyrics:
I guess I'm alone again, there's something I can't see
And though I try to look beyond the dark, the clouds are blinding me
I don't think that you can say that I'm the one to blame
I can't help it if I
Don't want to try
And waste my time

[Chorus:]
Why won’t you come out tonight?
Why don’t you shine your light?
Why must you love the dark side of the moon
If you could just break away
Maybe we’ll meet someday
Come face to face with the truth
Maybe then I’ll love you
 
Been looking for too long
I once believed the pictures but maybe I was wrong
Seems like every day even more the will fade
We're glowing bright
Artificial light
Stealing from the night

[Chorus]
 
It's an unresolved state of grace
But anything I'd rather see, than the emptiness of space
Oh, there's really nowhere I'd rather be
Maybe I'll try
See what I find
Just one last time

[Chorus]

1999 ML

Written in March 2015 and performed in Bob's first period honors humanities class, and later performed by Anoodnya (just about the biggest fan of this song) in the fall cabaret.

It's a little sad that the first full song I ever wrote was the result of a deadline, but I guess that makes another reason for why I'm glad I took that class.

Lyrics:
I saw reflections of stars in the sea
Past lives were still coming back to haunt me
A mural of blank disguises, unsure and indecisive
Keeping myself away from other worlds

And so I ran away
To escape
From suffocating minds
To find
Another way, in this life
Was it worth it?
Will I ever see the light of tomorrow?

I feel washed up against the tide
I’m just struggling to live my own life
This cycle is never ending, why are we still pretending
That the way that others live is only right

And so I ran away
To escape
From suffocating minds
To find
Another way, in this life
Was it worth it?
Will I ever see the light of tomorrow?

I don’t want to be the same
I’d walk away and change
If I had the strength of a thousand stars
I’ll stand against the rain
Break down walls that restrain us
From who we are

And now I'm sailing above the clouds
One liberated soul singing out loud
Smiles to people I've never seen, try to set others who want to be free
And maybe this'll last for more than a while

And so I ran away
To escape
From suffocating minds
To find
Another way, in this life
It was worth it
I am the light.

Lanei Kayci