Uptempo soulful rock. Female vocals by TS Rose. Recorded remotely during the pandemic, this song brings together the best in raw emotion inspired by the ongoing struggle for equal rights in this country, and the technology available to record when togetherness can kill.

Something's Wrong  With America

For Rene

A commentary on racism in our society. The children are appalled by their parents ability to turn a blind eye to the needs of those with less, and then eventually begin to see what advantages generational racism have bestowed upon themselves. What will they do with that? 
The song features Zappa alumni Napoleon Murphy Brock on vocals and Jay Dittamo on percussion with co-producing credits.

Modern Life

Soulful, wistful journey looking for something deeper in life

Where Are You

Wistful longing for something deeper in life

LC Wells plays with our emotions by taking them on a roller coaster. Raising us up and then lovingly guiding us through some of the most tender moments of life-the tunes will excite, sooth, caress and shake you.

I Wish I Was In California

Trippy spoken word piece that conveys a sense of foreboding and doom

Off The Cuff

Voices

Melt Down

Melt Down Ya Right

Melt Down BuildUp

A young woman, initially heartbroken, comes to realize that the relationship is not only over, but she is so much better off without him. A story as old as time, which now evokes a new-deeper meaning.
The #MeToo movement evolved through the eyes of the media after countless women spoke about varying degrees of home and workplace harassment.
Women have long known that harassment, in the workplace or home, is a special type of controlling manipulation.
This song takes the vocalist on her journey to strength and healing.

Just Go

Original song, pop ballad, female vocals. Sorrowful end to a young love affair. Journey through processing the universal heartbreak and regret which is inevitably experienced by us all. 

1st  verse
You were always
By my side
And all you did
Was always love me
But your love
Was too much
For me to bear
And so I had
To walk away

Part 2 of 1st verse
Now I can’t
Live without
Your love
I want you
Back in my life
I know it was 
All my fault
Let’s make it be
Like it used to be

2nd  verse
You made me laugh
When I was down
You made me realize
That I can be a fool
But I wouldn’t
Let myself
Get close
To you
And so I broke 
Your heart
That Day

Part 2 of 2nd verse
Now I am
Lost without
Your love
I need you here
By my side
I know it was 
All my fault
Why can’t it be
Like it used to be?

Bridge
I know that
You still love me
But you don’t want
To be hurt again
But give me a chance
To make you see
That I can make it be
Like it used to be

Outro
Vocal vamp

Like It Used To Be

Only An American©2018

Music & Lyrics LC Wells
Performed by LC Wells


I’m only an American
And I watch what I say
I keep my thoughts 
Hidden away

I’m only an American
And I try not to see
What liars and thieves 
Are doing to me

But I know
That something 
Is wrong
There’s going to be
Some bad problems
Before too long

I’m only an American
And I live in a dream
And I always fall
For the rich-man’s schemes

I’m only an American
And I live in the past
I don’t like the future
And the present won’t last

But I know
That something 
Is wrong
There’s going to be
Some bad problems
Before too long

They told me to 
Believe in the American dream
Then they took my job
And shipped it overseas

I got a new job
It doesn’t pay too much
But me and my family
Are down on our luck
And I feel like I’m 
Being taken 
For a fool

I’m only an American
And the wolves 
Have been fed
And now they’re telling 
Me that 
Truth is dead

I’m only an American
And I’m living in fear
They only say
What they want you 
To hear

But I know
That something 
Is wrong
There’s going to be
Some bad problems
Before too long

But I know
That something 
Is wrong
There’s going to be
Some bad problems
Before too long

Only An American

Romantic song written about a wedding in the California mountains. Evoking a mystical feeling that can capture that floating mindfulness when true love is realized.

I Found You

Musician, songwriter, vocalist: Born and raised in NJ, LC Wells left college to follow his dreams of becoming a songwriter and musician. Influenced by both the rock and jazz greats, Wells’ originals offer screaming rock solos as well as blazing sheets of sound that combine the two genres. 

Today, Wells teaches guitar and piano and records in his home studio. His focus is on songwriting and producing music for licensing. Along with producing the CD Off The Cuff, Wells created a 30-page study guide and play-a-long CD for the collection. 

To hear more of his CD, OFF THE CUFF, visit www.lcwells.com. 

From the CD jacket: 

LC Wells wants people to listen. If they did, they’d realize that while they’re talking, bad folks are busy scheming: The gold-digger in “Looking for Mr. T” who rides a Bo Diddley beat straight into some sucker’s bank account; the false prophets in “Not in the Name of God”; the morally bankrupt politicos in “Living a Lie.” They’d understand the bad vibes and sense of foreboding in “Storm Warning.”

  Life’s not all bad, though. For every moment of fear or betrayal or paranoia on Off the Cuff, there’s a moment of beauty as antidote.

  In “Woman in the Snow” a mother bids a sad goodbye to her son; “Cave Jam” is a 90-second burst of scorching guitar work. Wells pays tribute to musical heroes on “Dizzy Heights” — dedicated to the incomparable Dizzy Gillespie — and “What If,” a track that imagines the musical roads Hendrix might’ve traveled. The show-stopper is “Paralysis through Analysis,” a blazing-fast Coltrane-inspired track.

  The sounds on this record are influenced as much by Wells’s observations as they are his diverse influences — Hendrix, Cream, Zappa, James Brown, Miles, Coltrane, Charlie Parker, the list goes on.

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