I was perched outside in the pouring rain,
Trying to make myself a sail;
Then I'll float to you, my darling,
With the evening on my tail.
Although not the most honest means of travel,
It gets me there nonetheless;
I'm a heartless gal at worst, babe,
And a helpless one at best.

Darling, I'll bathe your skin,
I'll even wash your clothes,
Just give me some candy, before I go.
Oh, darling, I'll kiss your eyes,
And lay you down on your rug,
Just give me some candy,
After my hug.

Oh, I'm often false explaining,
But to her it plays out all the same,
And although I'm left defeated,
It gets held against my name.
I know you got plenty to offer, baby,
But I guess I've taken quite enough;
While I'm some stain there on your bed-sheet,
You're my diamond in the rough.

Darling, I'll bathe your skin,
I'll even wash your clothes,
Just give me some candy,
Before I go.
Oh, darling, I'll kiss your eyes,
And lay you down on your rug,
Just give me some candy,
After my hug.

I know that the writing's on the wall...
But, darling, I'll bathe your skin,
I'll even wash your clothes,
Just give me some candy,
After my hug.

Oh I'll be there waiting for you

Candy - Paolo Nutini Cover

Here we are, caught up in this beautiful mess,							
Helpless creatures, entwined in an unforgiving web.
This web entangles everyone, for it is a vicious monster,
This web is the one thing left in our world,
That man has yet to conquer. 
We are all victims of these sticky strands, 
For they are what makes the sun rise,
or what engraves the wrinkles on our hands.
They watch and laugh as we place flowers on a tomb, 
They are the reason why me and him,
Slow dance in a burning room.
No, we like every other creature, cannot escape the web of time,
For all love crumbles in its wake, no matter how sublime.

Time you vicious monster, look at what you’ve done!
You eat every single day away, and then you turn and run.
Fragile memories are all you leave behind,
Subconscious flutters of thought, that eventually dissipate from the mind.
And here I am, nostalgia stealing every precious breath,
The heaviest of any weight that has rested on my chest.
Reminiscing all those moments, as I sit where we had once been,
I have never felt such an overwhelming sadness, 
That invaded me from within.
Time you thief, give me those moments back!
Unlock the box in which you store all my happiness from the past.
Why do you insist on keeping it all to yourself?
Perhap you have another box for me, resting upon a shelf?
Let me open that one, for it is wrapped up like a gift,
That box does not contain a lid in which I struggle just to lift.
For that gift is accessible, available to me at any given moment,
I just have to open my eyes and simply live to enjoy its biggest component.
Oh time, you selfless giver! How could I not see?
The greatest present that could ever be given,
Is the present that you gave to me. 


The Web of Time

For this arrangement, I took a traditional Irish folk song and attached a historical event to it. This song is modeled after the story of a man who leaves for America from Ireland in the 1840’s to escape the potato famine. He is forced to separate from everything he ever knew in order to find work in America to assure the survival of his family. Throughout the song, I attempted to paint multiple different scenes; him gazing at the countryside of Ireland and realizing that he has to leave his home, the passionate goodbye between the man and his family, and the heartbreaking sadness and uncertainty that comes with not knowing what his life will hold in the years to come. Towards the end, I included a scene of him embarking from Ireland and sailing across the ocean to America. On this trip, he has a realization that he is doing this for the betterment of his family, and he views his new situation with a more positive perspective. At the end, he arrives in America, and although it is different, he knows he will find his way with the love for his family pressing him on. 

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I wrote this song for my cousin as she was preparing to leave on a mission trip to Costa Rica. I attempted to embody her beauty and grace, as well as her personal triumphs and struggles in this composition; it is a tangible symbol of the intangible differences she makes with her golden heart.

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I wrote this song for my other cousin, Savannah, as she was preparing to leave on a mission trip to Eastern Europe. I attempted to capture the excitement of seeing new things and changing new people, as well as the overall sentiment that she was where she was supposed to be, doing what she was supposed to be doing. Many of the melodies in this piece have served as a reminder that where I'm at in my life is exactly where I belong.

Candy - Paolo Nutini Cover

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